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Richmond, BC - MDA and the Marine North East Region (RMNE) of PEMEX Exploration and Production (PEP) have signed a five year contract for the continued monitoring of natural oil seeps and oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico using RADARSAT data. This contract ensures data continuity and integrity in support of environmental stewardship and exploration activities in PEP-RMNE’s area of operations
PEP has been using RADARSAT-1 operationally since 2001 when it established its maritime surveillance strategy for the Campeche Basin. Image analysis experts are able to characterize oil on the sea surface by its origin - natural oil seep, oil spill from production facilities, or illegal dumping by ships. This information allows PEP to improve its environmental performance with regards to oil spill prevention and response, as well as to develop a deeper understanding of the behaviour of natural oil seeps in support of its exploration activities.
Miguel Herrera, PEMEX project supervisor stated, “One of the key strengths of working with MDA and the RADARSAT program is MDA’s ability to support near-real time delivery of data and information in the event of an oil spill.”
Mr. Herrera continued, “We are looking forward to the launch of RADARSAT-2 which will provide advanced imaging capabilities and an enhanced ground segment. The latter translates into even faster programming and processing services in the event of an emergency.”
Pamela Welgan, MDA Sales Director for Latin America stated “PEMEX is one of the early adopters of RADARSAT imagery to be applied in an operational context for near-real time and systematic monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico. It is, indeed, a pleasure to carry on our technical collaboration with PEMEX for another five years."
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