Volcanic Basin Energy Research AS

Volcanic Basin Energy Research AS (VBER), historically known as Volcanic Basin Petroleum Research, is a research and consulting company based in Oslo, Norway. Founded in 1999, the company specializes in multi-client geoscience projects developed in collaboration with leading service companies and academic institutions. Its work focuses on volcanic basins and margins around the world, with particular emphasis on the North Atlantic and Arctic margins, including the Møre and Vøring basins, the Barents Sea, East Greenland, the Jan Mayen Ridge, and West Greenland. VBER also conducts studies in volcanic basins globally, such as in South Africa, India, Australia, Siberia, Argentina, and Brazil. VBER's core expertise includes integrated seismic, gravity, and magnetic (SGM) interpretation, seafloor sampling, seismic volcano stratigraphy, igneous reservoir and borehole characterization, and analysis of the petroleum implications of sill intrusions. The company offers consulting services to the petroleum industry, with priority given to companies participating in its multi-client projects. It also provides UHR-3D seismic services for offshore wind, road infrastructure, deep sea mineral exploration, and multi-client data for petroleum exploration. Additionally, VBER organizes guided field trips to notable rock, fossil, and mineral sites worldwide. A key part of VBER's history is its role in the development of the P-Cable high-resolution 3D seismic technology since 2001. In 2008, VBER co-founded P-Cable 3D Seismic AS (P3S), which was sold to Houston-based NCS Subsea in July 2016. VBER remains a co-owner of an extensive multi-client P-Cable database in the Barents and Norwegian seas and continues to work with P-Cable data to develop multi-client surveys worldwide. VBER's multi-client products include LOGi, a project pioneering igneous formation evaluation through analyses of high-profile boreholes; VMAPP (Volcanic Margin Petroleum Prospectivity), which provides new understanding of global volcanic margin petroleum systems; seafloor sampling in the NE and NW Atlantic conjugate margins; geophysical atlases based on integrated seismic, gravity, and magnetic interpretation; and P-Cable data. These products are offered to the oil and gas industry to help identify petroleum prospects and reduce exploration risks.

Volcanic Basin Energy Research AS (VBER) was established in Oslo, Norway, in 1999 under the name Volcanic Basin Petroleum Research. From its inception, the company focused on multi-client projects developed in collaboration with leading service companies and academic institutions. Its early work centered on the geology and geophysics of volcanic basins and margins, particularly along the North Atlantic and Arctic margins. A defining chapter in VBER's history began in 2001, when the company led the development of the P-Cable high-resolution 3D seismic technology. This technology became central to VBER's multi-client data offerings. In 2008, VBER co-founded P-Cable 3D Seismic AS (P3S) to commercialize the technology. P3S was sold to Houston-based NCS Subsea in July 2016. Following the sale, VBER retained co-ownership of an extensive multi-client P-Cable database in the Barents and Norwegian seas and continued to work with P-Cable data to develop multi-client surveys worldwide. Over the years, VBER expanded its expertise to include integrated seismic, gravity, and magnetic (SGM) interpretation, seafloor sampling, seismic volcano stratigraphy, igneous reservoir and borehole characterization, and the petroleum implications of sill intrusions. The company's main target areas are along the margins of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, in particular the Møre and Vøring basins, the Barents Sea, East Greenland, the Jan Mayen Ridge, and West Greenland. Its work also encompasses volcanic basins worldwide, including South Africa, India, Australia, Siberia, Argentina, and Brazil. VBER has developed several multi-client products. LOGi is a project pioneering igneous formation evaluation through in-depth analyses of carefully selected high-profile boreholes. VMAPP (Volcanic Margin Petroleum Prospectivity) has provided new understanding and opportunities in global volcanic margin petroleum systems. The company also offers seafloor sampling studies in the NE and NW Atlantic conjugate margins, geophysical atlases based on integrated seismic, gravity, and magnetic interpretation, and P-Cable data. These products are offered to the oil and gas industry for identifying petroleum prospects and reducing exploration risks. In addition to its petroleum-focused work, VBER provides UHR-3D seismic services for offshore wind, road infrastructure, and deep sea mineral exploration. The company also offers consultancy services and guided field trips to notable rock, fossil, and mineral sites around the world. As of the latest available information, VBER remains a private research and consulting company based in Oslo, Norway.

• 2016

  P3S sold to Houston-based NCS Subsea in July.

• 2008

  Co-founded P-Cable 3D Seismic AS (P3S).

• 2001

  Led the development of the P-Cable high-resolution 3D seismic technology.

• 1999

  Company founded in Oslo, Norway, as Volcanic Basin Petroleum Research.

Specialist provider of multi-client geoscience data and consulting for petroleum exploration in volcanic basins and margins, with a focus on reducing exploration risk.

• LOGi

  Multi-client project pioneering igneous formation evaluation through in-depth analyses of carefully selected high-profile boreholes.

• VMAPP

  Volcanic Margin Petroleum Prospectivity project providing new understanding and opportunities in global volcanic margin petroleum systems.

• Seafloor Sampling

  Work areas in the NE and NW Atlantic conjugate margins with focus on licensing blocks and important areas for future development.

• Geophysical Atlases

  Regional studies based on integrated seismic, gravity and magnetic interpretation, mainly focused on reducing exploration risks prior to licensing rounds in frontier areas offshore Norway and Greenland.

• P-Cable

  VBER holds unique operational experience and technical knowledge of the P-Cable technology through its role in the development of the technology.

• UHR3D

  UHR-3D seismic services for offshore wind, road infrastructure, deep sea mineral exploration as well as multi-client data for petroleum exploration.

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