CGG has entered into an agreement with Ghana’s GNPC Operating Services Company Ltd (GOSCO), to set up a joint-venture company aimed at performing high-end 2D, 3D and 4D marine seismic acquisition and related services in Ghana.

The main responsibility of the joint-venture company, GOSCO Geoscience Limited (GGSL), is to make seismic vessels and marine seismic acquisition technologies and services available to oil and gas industry companies operating in Ghana.

According to CGG, GGSL will be a local company and will be based in Accra. “We have joined forces with GOSCO to set up this joint venture as a response to recent growing industry interest in Ghana’s oil and gas potential. This move is another example of CGG’s strategy to work in partnership with local oil and gas players to benefit from their experience of working in the country while bringing them the benefit of CGG’s global expertise as a leading technology provider. We believe this joint venture will create a strong vehicle for growth in Ghana’s E&P industry,” Jean-Georges Malcor (photo), CEO of CGG, told Offshore Energy Today.

Anita Fatunji