Seismic Crew Survey

May 2013

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Seismic Crew Report

World Crew Summary

Seismic Crew Report's monthly report indicated that 581 seismic crews had been active around the world for the month of May 2013. That was one more active crew than noted in the previous month's report.

The seismic crew totals and the geographical breakdown in the pie chart below are extracted from Seismic Crew Report. Subscriptions are available at www.seismiccrewreport.com. Custom reports are also available.

World Region Crew Summary
May 2013*
Onshore Offshore Total Working Total Last Month Difference
United States 59 20 79 82 -3
Canada 3 0 3 2 -1
Latin America 21 13 34 40 -6
Europe 9 33 42 29 13
Africa 39 21 60 63 -3
Middle East 19 2 21 23 -2
Asia Pacific 93 30 123 123 0
Russia/CIS 215 4 219 217 2
Totals 458 123 581 579 2

*Canada's annual Spring Thaw shutdown continues. Additionally, vessels are returning to the North Sea as the weather warms.

The pie chart below shows the current month's global distribution of seismic activity, according to Seismic Crew Report's monthly spreadsheet.

April 2013 Seismic Activity

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