Metocean Services International (MSI) is pleased to announce the award of a two-year call out contract to provide current and tide measurement services to Orogenic GeoExpro Sdn Bhd of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This contract forms part of a much larger contract awarded to only two companies, one being Orogenic GeoExpro, by WesternGeco for the provision of call out services to support their seismic programs within the region. 

WesternGeco, the world's largest seismic company, provides comprehensive worldwide reservoir imaging, monitoring, and development services, with the most extensive seismic crews and data processing centres in the industry, as well as the world's largest multi-client seismic library. Services range from 3D and time-lapse (4D) seismic surveys to multi-component surveys for delineating prospects and reservoir management.

WesternGeco operates in every continent and this contract, covering the Australasian region, can require MSI to provide personnel and equipment (current meters, current profilers, data buoys, acoustic releases, underwater modems, satellite locator beacons and mooring components) for projects in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Philippines, India, Vietnam, China, Japan and Thailand.

MSI was formed in Cape Town in September 2003 and provides oceanographic and meteorological measurement services on a worldwide basis. Since its inception, MSI has conducted projects in 20 countries spanning Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. MSI opened an office in Hobart, Tasmania in October 2006 and although this office has conducted work in Malaysia, Dubai and Russia, this is the first contract it has been awarded covering a large region.

Speaking on behalf of MSI Australia, Stefan Stimson commented, "This is a fantastic contract for MSI to be awarded and it reinforces our decision to establish a company in this region. We have worked previously with Orogenics GeoExpro and look forward to continuing this excellent relationship over the duration of this contract and having the opportunity of providing a professional state of the art service to WesternGeco throughout the Asian Pacific region".

"The partnership between MSI and Orogenics GeoExpro has previously been successful and, in this particular case, the expertise of both companies complement each other perfectly with MSI providing the entire oceanographic component of the contract and Orogenics GeoExpro providing the bathymetric and side scan data acquisition as well as the local logistical support and expertise.

Similar to our previous collaboration with MSI, we are looking forward to having another successful working relationship with MSI in terms of the provision of Metocean Services to WesternGeco under this contract. With the presence of MSI, we are confident that the oceanographic part of the work can be timely and efficiently done" said Mohamed Zulkifli Abdul Aziz, Managing Director of Orogenic GeoExpro.

As well as providing oceanographic and meteorological measurements internationally, MSI is also the Australian agent for RBR Ltd, the Canadian global leader in the oceanographic instrumentation industry, providing innovative products to scientists, government agencies, military, universities, and individuals.

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