MDA: Offshore E&P gets support from space

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced on February 11, 2014 that it has been awarded three contracts valued at a few million dollars.

The customers are undisclosed and according to the contract they will receive space-based monitoring services from MDA’s RADARSAT-2 satellite to support offshore exploration and production activities. MDA’s monitoring solutions for the oil industry help track the rate and direction of oil movement by providing information over a very large area, in any kind of weather, day or night. This detailed information supports more efficient operations and a more effective response in the event of an oil spill.