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shore Brazil.”

NOAW TECHNOLOGY

OBN AUTOMATION “Node-On-A-Wire (NOAW) is an

Seabed Geosolutions are continually automated technology for node de- increasing the level of automation in ployment in water depths less than all areas of their operations to reduce 700-1000m. Historically in such water

HSE exposure and improve both op- depths, OBC technology with dense erational performance and geophysi- receiver spacings – 25m/50m – was

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