Türkiye's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced Friday that the Oruc Reis vessel has completed 50% of the seismic studies in the Somali seas. Türkiye's seismic ...

Three different teams apparently are involved in the collection of seismic data from eight lines, six kilometres long separated by mono-winds which the vessel pulls crisscrossing the area to survey.

The seismic vessel MV Polarcus Asima will be available by early January next year and it is estimated the survey will take 50 days. Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH), which owns the successful Sea ...