Geotechnical, Geophysical and Metocean Expertise Around the World

Geophysical Services

GEMS offers a full range of geophysical services from basic bathymetric surveys to fully integrated geoscience solutions. The company is equipped to meet the needs of its customers; deploying innovative technology to provide the most appropriate and cost effective solutions in the offshore environment.

Every geophysical survey is unique. As such, GEMS is an expert in tailoring specific packages to individual requirements. Integration of the latest technologies and techniques allows the company to offer customers a complete survey solution even in the most complex of scenarios.

Further specialisation within GEMS' geophysics division includes a focus on UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea). GEMS provides an industry leading service to aid countries making potential claims on the continental shelf, which helps them protect and control their offshore assets and establish legal rights to their Economic Exclusion Zones (EEZ). Applications include coastal surveillance, fisheries, pollution, maritime policing and oil & gas exploration and production.

Hydrography

  • Singlebeam and multibeam bathymetry
  • Seabed mapping and object detection
  • LiDAR bathymetry
  • 3D visualisation

Geophysics

  • High resolution shallow gas hazard site surveys
  • High resolution extended 2D seismic
  • Seabed debris surveys
  • Pipeline and cable route surveys

UNCLOS and EEZ surveys

  • Deep 2D seismic
  • Deep water multibeam
  • Ocean bottom seismometers
  • Gravity/magnetics