RIGHTCHOICES
RIGHTSIZE
Our Company
Our People
Polarcus is a pure play marine geophysical company with a pioneering environmental agenda, specializing in high-end towed streamer acquisition from Pole to Pole.
One of our key strengths is our people. We have a well-respected and highly experienced team at Polarcus with extensive knowledge of the seismic industry. We are directly employing office, marine, and seismic personnel who operate under one unified EHS&Q (Environment, Health, Safety, and Quality) management system. Our core values of Responsibility, Innovation and Excellence are well established in the Polarcus culture and we value candidates in our recruitment who desire to be part of our efforts to conduct our business in a ‘cleaner and greener’ manner.
Our unique seismic fleet is at the forefront of maritime and seismic innovation, well positioned to meet the current and future demands of the industry. Our worldwide Contract service capabilities encompass conventional 3D surveys, broadband data acquisition, sophisticated wide and multi-azimuth projects, and high density 4D production surveys. To complement these services we are expanding our global Multi-Client Projects Library with several projects now available for data license or underway in the UK, Norway, and Africa. To complement our marine services offering we have formed a partnership with the leading data processing company GX Technology to offer clients a full seismic data services solution, including on-board services and broadband processing. Our operations are global and we aim to be the service provider of choice in areas of high environmental sensitivity including the Arctic Ocean. The expansion of the industry into frontier and environmentally sensitive sea areas is today driving a much higher level of environmental compliance worldwide as new legislation on emissions to air and water are developed and introduced. Our ultra-modern fleet, investments in “green” technologies within both maritime and seismic, and our commitment to a pioneering environmental agenda will help our clients to work safely and efficiently within these constraints.
Our Distinctive Offering Our vision at Polarcus is to be a pioneer in an industry where the frontiers of seismic exploration are responsibly expanded without harm to our world. This vision is reflected throughout our service offering and made possible by our commitment to be at the leading edge of maritime and technological innovation. Our goal is to provide a world class service to our customers supported by an ambitious and pioneering environmental agenda whereby we seek to minimize our environmental footprint wherever possible through our maritime and seismic technology choices, our survey design and planning, and our operations.
RIGHTDESIGN
Our Fleet
Certifications
Our fleet comprises three distinct vessel classes from Ulstein Design AS, each incorporating the innovative ULSTEIN X-BOW® hull that provides for a smoother and more fuel efficient passage through water. We have one of the lowest environmental footprints in the industry backed by the Det Norske Veritas (DNV) CLEAN-DESIGN notation. Our vessels run on marine gas oil with low sulfur content and are fitted with exhaust catalysts for main engine exhaust lines in order to substantially reduce the emissions of SOx, NOx, HC and soot. We use environmentally-responsible lubricants throughout, such as the latest Bio Range of lubricants from Castrol Marine. The vessels are constructed with a double hull hence there are no fuel tanks adjacent to the vessels external hull in order to reduce the risk of spillage into the environment. The adopted bilge water cleaning system will reduce contaminants to <5 ppm compared to typical shipping levels of 15 ppm.
Polarcus holds the ISM Document of Compliance and we are certified to the ISPS standards. In addition our office and vessels have achieved DNV certification to the following internationally recognized standards; ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.
The ULSTEIN SX133 and SX134 vessel classes have the high ice class classification ICE-1A/ICE-1A*, unique within the industry’s modern marine seismic fleet, enabling them to operate safely within the harsh Arctic environment. These vessels are also fitted with International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) first typeapproved ballast water treatment system to stop the introduction of invasive marine species into the sea, a problem identified by IMO as one of the four greatest threats to the world’s oceans. To provide system redundancy whether operating in harsh environments such as the Arctic or in areas with infrastructure hazards such as producing oilfields the vessels all carry the DNV Dynamic Positioning class 2 notation (DYNPOS-AUTR) that will allow for continued safe steerage of the vessel in case of an engine or propeller failure. Noise and vibration levels have been substantially reduced, backed by DNV’s COMF-V(3) notation, to provide a quieter, safer work environment for the crew and an improved life of machinery and equipment. Additional safeguards against catastrophic events are further backed by DNV’s SF notation for controlled stability and floatability.
No other geophysical company in the industry has undertaken such a project to have their Management System fully certified to the internationally recognized standards of ISM, ISPS, ISO and OSHAS. Uniquely in the seismic industry to date, the Company has secured the full suite of certification for the entire Polarcus Group, including both maritime and seismic across the full Polarcus fleet of vessels.
RIGHTPLAN
Geo Excellence
Operational Excellence
Each survey is unique and requires attention to details at the design stage to ensure success.
Once a survey design has been finalized, the Polarcus onshore geophysical QC manager ensures that all parameter information is accurately transmitted to the crew. The on-board Polarcus field geophysicists will then take responsibility to ensure the survey data is collected as per contract specifications and pertinent sequence-by-sequence and survey wide QC information is compiled and published to the project website on a daily basis.
Polarcus acquisition geophysicists, both onshore and offshore, have extensive experience in the evaluation of survey design parameters with respect to a projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s geophysical objectives and operational environment. They are prepared to work closely with our clients to provide the appropriate acquisition parameters and survey plan that optimizes efficiency whilst maintaining a very high level of data quality
Survey Design Together with the data processing and imaging specialists at GX Technology, the Polarcus geophysicists review all technical aspects of an acquisition design to ensure that proper spatial and temporal sampling are applied for the anticipated imaging and attribute processing. Several suites of software tools are available to model all aspects of the acquisition system; from the generation of the source wavelet to expected propagation paths and effects to overall survey coverage. If potential problems are uncovered, suggestions will be put forward to modify the pertinent survey design parameters in order to ensure that the highest quality data is acquired.
Class Notations Our vessels have the following DNV Class Notations*, ensuring our fleet is one of the most advanced in the seismic industry. Main Class: All ships will be given a main class consisting of a construction symbol and a main character of class. This Symbol will be given to ships built under the supervision of DNV. 1A1 The notation 1A1 will be given to ships with hull machinery and equipment found to be in compliance with the rule requirements stated in Pt.1, 2, 3 and 4 in Rules for Ships. Service and type notations: Additional class. Ships arranged and/or strengthened for a special service and found to be in accordance with relevant requirements, will be given a corresponding additional class. SPS-2008 Classification of Special Purpose Ships SF Controlled stability and floatability. COMF-V (3) Complies to controlled environmental standards covering noise and vibrations and/or indoor climate. Comfort class can be granted to vessels with acceptable environment. -V relates to noise and vibration. ICE-1A* (ULSTEIN SX134’s only) Class notation for ships operating in ice conditions of 1.0 m level ice thickness. ICE-1A (ULSTEIN SX133’s and SX134’s only) Class notation for ships operating in ice conditions of 0.8 m level ice thickness. ICE-C (ULSTEIN SX124’s only) Class notation for ships operating in waters with light ice conditions. WINTERIZED BASIC (ULSTEIN SX133’s and SX134’s only) For ships operating in cold climate environments for shorter periods, not necessarily including ice covered waters.
Equipment and systems notations: Ships having special equipment or systems found to satisfy relevant requirements, will be given a corresponding additional class. E0 Unattended machinery spaces. May be given to vessels arranged for controlling the main propulsion machinery and alarms from outside the engine room. DYNPOS-AUTR The DNV Dynamic Positioning (DP) services are represented by the additional DYNPOS class notations. -AUTR is a dynamic positioning system with redundancy in technical design and with an independent joystick back-up. Equivalent to IMO equipment class 2. CLEAN DESIGN For vessels complying with requirements for controlling and limiting operational emissions and discharges. «DESIGN» means that it has been designed for protecting against accidents and for limiting their consequences. BWM-T (ULSTEIN SX133’s and SX134’s only) Class notation for installation of type-approved treatment system for ballast water management. NAUT-AW In addition to the denotation of NAUT-OC, the class notation NAUT-AW denotes that the bridge is equipped with a grounding avoidance system (GAS) and designed to improve safety of navigation. Furthermore to reduce the workload, enabling the officer of the watch to perform all of the bridge functions he is responsible for from pilot station to pilot station under normal operating conditions. In addition, the notation denotes that the ship has extensive documentation of its manoeuvring characteristics. HELDK For vessels arranged with helicopter deck denotes that only the ship safety requirements are complied with. *unless as otherwise indicated
www.polarcus.com