Workshop 21: OBS acquisition productivity and efficiency – technology trends and disruptors
Tracks
Side Activities
| Friday, June 12, 2026 |
| 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Room 13 |
Details
Seabed seismic acquisition continues to grow in popularity and market share, yet much of the technology is mature, even aging, and further maximising operational efficiency is challenging. Are we entering the next wave of OBS productivity and efficiency, building on disruptive technologies such as marine autonomy/robotics, novel sources/receivers, over-the-horizon control, and AI/ML?
Speaker
Mr Marcus Van Jager
Engenius Software Pty Ltd
Reducing Early Phase Uncertainty in OBN Survey Design
Dr Madjid Berraki
Leading Advisor Geophysical Acquisition
Equinor
OBN acquisition in Equinor – Challenges and Success
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
Mr Ted Manning
Senior Advisor Oil and Gas Technology
bp
Welcome, introductions and context
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Mr Per Eivind Dhelie
Seismic Acquisition Manager
Aker BP
Keynote: OBN, today, tomorrow and in the future. What will the next wave look like?
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Mr Ted Manning
Senior Advisor Oil and Gas Technology
bp
Productivity and Efficiency Introduction - what do we mean?
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Mr Warren Gray
Seisintel
Exploring OBN survey efficiency over the last decade
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Mr James Southgate
Technology Development Principal
bp
Nile Delta OBN Productivity and Efficiency Comparisons
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Mr Timothy Bunting
Chief Geophysicist
PXGEO
Deep Water OBN Productivity on Sparse and Dense Surveys
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Mr Mark Zajac
VP Technology- TGS Operations
TGS
Changing the game
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Mr Christian Strand
Senior Geophysicist
Shearwater
Improving OBN Survey efficiency while Reducing Risk Exposure and Emissions - Using Single High-Capacity Multi-Purpose Vessels
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Mr Edward Hager
Chief Geophysicist
BGP Offshore
Shallow Water and Transition Zone OBN Data Acquisition – the State-of-the-Art
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Ms Rosie Andrews
Services Director
Sercel
Leveraging Metric Driven Workflows for Complex Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) Projects
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Mr Damian Hite
Ceo
ACTeQ LLC
Meeting the Requirements for Conventional and FWI Acquisition by Harnessing the Power of USVs
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
Mr Nikolay Amelin
CEO
GWL Technologies
Autonomous Surface Nodes for Efficient Marine Seismic Acquisition
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Mr David Galbraith
Idrop As
Oceanid - new opportunities challenged
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Mr Ivar Gimse
Board Member
Allton
Disruptive node deployment technology significantly reduces OBN data acquisition cost
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Mr Ted Manning
Senior Advisor Oil and Gas Technology
bp
Marine autonomy and robotics expected impact on OBN productivity, efficiency and sustainability.
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Mr Timothy Bunting
Chief Geophysicist
PXGEO
Development of a Hovering AUV’s for the Ocean Bottom Node Method
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Dr Chris Walker
Chief Geophysicist
BGP
Can FWI have more impact on 4D data acquisition than imaging?
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
