CGG is seeking ice-class SSVs in preparation for growing exploration activity in Arctic waters.

News of the fresh tender comes as Bourbon already has two of the six newbuildings at work for CGG, the 54-metre Bourbon Petrel and Bourbon Fulmar (both built 2013). A third sister, the Bourbon Gannet, will be in operation soon and the remaining three are to be delivered in 2014.

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