Protecting Habitats

Protecting species and habitats from the potential effects of our operations is an important priority.

We always consider threatened and endangered species and habitats in the areas where we operate. In some functional areas, we conduct biodiversity assessments as part of our predevelopment planning processes.

Seabed has participated in a collaborative conservation effort to protect the population and habitat of the lesser prairie chicken, a species of prairie grouse endemic to the high southern plains of the U.S. As part of this effort, which was initiated to help prevent the species from having to be listed as threatened or endangered, Seabed enrolled nearly 1 million acres in conservation plans and pay fees to help landowners conduct conservation efforts on their properties.

In the marine environments where we operate, we use careful location-specific management programs that incorporate the latest technology and tools to assess, mitigate, and minimize seismic operations' potential impacts on marine ecosystems. In Suriname, where we have exploration activities, every drilling ship will have a certified protected species officer on board with the dedicated responsibility of looking out for whales, turtles, and other sensitive marine species in the drilling area seismic activities are occurring. So far, more than 10,000 square kilometers of the exploratory marine seismic survey has been conducted in our offshore exploration activities with no observed impact on marine wildlife.