RosGeo to replace its 2D-survey ships with new vessels of universal type
Local production of equipment is among the key challenges
RosGeo JSC is developing a programme for scrapping of 2D-survey ships with a purpose to replace them with new vessels of universal type, Sergey Gorkov, General Director of the corporation told journalists. According to him, the fleet of engineering facilities and 3D-survey ships are in high demand while 2D-survey ships should be replaced.
“The ships we have were mostly built in 80s, they are of fishery class and they can conduct 2D surveying. There have been no orders for 2D surveys for this or next year. Therefore, our idea is to upgrade the fleet adequately. The obsolete ships should be replaced with new ones of universal application ... For that purpose a programme should be developed enabling us arrange proper scrapping of old ships and construction of new ones. That is our proposal we are going to submit in 2022”, said the head of the corporation.
One of the key challenges is equipment for such ships since there is virtually no production of it in Russia.
“One of our tasks is to approach the creation of Russian equipment in 2022. For example, we have produced one type of bottom stations together with our partners. Their testing currently underway in the Black Sea is to be completed in January 2022. Our investment programme foresees the manufacture of 3,000 bottom stations next year allowing for launching of import substitution programme ahead of schedule”, said Sergey Gorkov adding that the investment programme of the corporation for 2022 will make RUB 9 billion including RUB 500 million allocated for digitalization projects. That is a record-high scope of investments in the post-Soviet period. Investments planned for the following three years will total RUB 23 billion.
RosGeo is the largest geological holding in the Russian Federation with a developed production and technical capabilities, high professional competences and a unique scope of accumulated geological information.
The company perform all types of geological prospecting and exploration activities from regional surveys for all types of mineral resources to estimation of the reserves and commissioning of the fields into operation, it possesses the unique competence in the area of offshore geological and on-shelf operations.
The Holding incorporates a unique in terms of the competence and scope of accumulated geological information Research and production cluster and advanced Consulting center, for geological support to projects of any complexity.
The Holding is the key contractor in performance of the activities within the framework of the state order for reproduction of the mineral resource base of the Russian Federation. RosGeo is a fully state-owned company.
