Aker Solutions' geo business has signed a six-year frame agreement with TGS to co-operate in supplying regional sub-surface velocity cubes, hiQbe(TM), for the U.K. central North Sea area.

The agreement is valid for a period of six years, with optional extensions. In addition, TGS has options to extend the agreement to other areas on the U.K. continental shelf.

HiQbe(TM) is a regional velocity cube and consists of hundreds of seismic stacking velocity data sets, and checkshots from hundreds of wells, all processed into one regionally consistent velocity cube, with anisotropy corrections, stated Aker.

"We consider hiQbe(TM) to be a leading product for regional work, saving our customers time and money, with pre-tied regional wells and a complete earth velocity model for seismic depth conversion without disruptions," said Bengt Larssen, president of Aker's geo business.