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People you can Trust: Sandeep Bhamber
In this series, we're giving you an insight into the people that make RockWave the trusted partner that keeps our clients coming back for more. They are the people you will work with on your seismic project, so it helps if you know something about them before you start. Break the ice, so to speak. Don't forget to collect your RockWaver bobble-head at the end. 1) Cats, dogs, or neither? Dogs! They're more loyal, friendly. Just happy, happy creatures. They enjoy sitting next to

Matt Swan
Feb 206 min read


People you can Trust: Steve Drewell
In this series, we're giving you an insight into the people that make RockWave the trusted partner that keeps our clients coming back for more. They are the people you will work with on your seismic project, so it helps if you know something about them before you start. Break the ice, so to speak. Don't forget to collect your RockWaver bobble-head at the end. 1) You’ve been in this industry long enough to be called “experienced”, but what inspired you to take this career path

Matt Swan
Feb 136 min read


People you can Trust: Tas Burn
In this series, we're giving you an insight into the people that make RockWave the trusted partner that keeps our clients coming back for more. They are the people you will work with on your seismic project, so it helps if you know something about them before you start. Break the ice, so to speak. Don't forget to collect your RockWaver bobble-head at the end. 1) What specifically about RockWave appealed to you, and what keeps you here? So the first thing that drew me to apply

Matt Swan
Feb 44 min read


People you can Trust: Nick Woodburn
In this series, we're giving you an insight into the people that make RockWave the trusted partner that keeps our clients coming back for more. They are the people you will work with on your seismic project, so it helps if you know something about them before you start. Break the ice, so to speak. Don't forget to collect your RockWaver bobble-head at the end. 1) What specifically about RockWave appealed to you, and what keeps you here? “There is a satisfaction that comes from

Alastair MacLeod
Jan 215 min read


5 Years of RockWave
5 years! The moment you are no longer a start-up. Having survived the early years, you should now be accelerating forward.... Sounds good on paper, right? The reality, as it turns out, was a little different... I originally planned to share a post to celebrate the milestone but then came January and anyone involved with Offshore Wind knows what happened next. Instead of celebrating, we found ourselves in cost-cutting mode, running a redundancy process and seeing our “establi

Matt Swan
Dec 17, 20252 min read


Seismic at the heart of Nederwiek Site I gets shortlisted for Award!
At RockWave, we love projects that push seismic data to its limits – and Nederwiek Wind Farm Zone Site I has been a brilliant example of...

Alastair MacLeod
Sep 15, 20252 min read
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![seismic data available on nlog website, operated by The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research[1] (Dutch: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek, abbreviated TNO](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b05ec_2aa01e7901244497b9ffe35625dac9de~mv2.webp)
3D Repurposing for RVO in Netherlands
One of the things we are proud to be trailblazers for is the use of O&G datasets at early stage site investigations – "Repurposing" we...

Matt Swan
Jul 31, 20251 min read


RockWave joins the DNV Joint Industry Project: Ground Investigation for Floating Wind Turbines (GIFT-JIP)
“A wizard is never late… he arrives precisely when he means to”. Gandalf the Grey, Lord of the Rings. The same could be said of RockWave...

Matt Swan
Jul 16, 20252 min read


Predicting CPT Measurements with Seismic
CPT prediction using seismic data is becoming more widely adopted, driven by the increasing number of sites being prepared to host...

Alastair MacLeod
May 30, 20256 min read


Wiltshire Workshop 2025
We demanded all our staff worked 5 days in the office this week. Which at RockWave could mean anywhere! That is because, if you haven't...

Alastair MacLeod
Apr 29, 20251 min read


The Case for Reprocessing Seismic vs 3D Acquisition: a success story from the North Sea.
Should O&G exploration companies invest millions in acquiring new seismic data using large 3D-capable vessels? Or can they achieve...

Alastair MacLeod
Mar 20, 20254 min read


RockWave and Beam Completes Seismic Survey for Green Volt Floating Offshore Wind Farm
The WitchGround Basin is a fascinating area to image the subsurface and provides another excuse to use our witch for scale (Note: the...

Alastair MacLeod
Mar 12, 20251 min read


EAGE Conferences 2025: Our honest opinion
In November 2024, RockWave had the privilege of exhibiting at the EAGE GET conference and attend the EAGE Annual conference, with both...

Matt Swan
Jan 16, 20256 min read


Ultra-High Resolution Seismic (UHRS) has a new name... or does it?
Learn about new seismic terminology proposals and how RockWave will adapt with a client-focused approach.

Alastair MacLeod
Nov 26, 20243 min read


Floating Offshore Wind 2024 Conference - Cost of geotechnical data for anchor locations
I attended the Floating Offshore Wind 2024 (FOW24) conference this week and heard everyone talking about their concerns with current...

Alastair MacLeod
Oct 10, 20243 min read


RockWave Tech Days: Pushing the Limits of Innovation and Collaboration
RockWave makes the best subsurface seismic images in the world. There we said it. How do we know that? The mix of individual skill and...

Alastair MacLeod
Sep 19, 20242 min read


STEM Outreach Event in Bedford
Matt Swan and myself (Alastair MacLeod) were invited for the second year in a row to showcase a career in geoscience to students of...

Matt Swan
Jul 8, 20242 min read


Equinor Showcases RockWave Data at EAGE
The one thing we love more than viewing the results of our data processing, is when our clients present how they use the data once deliver.

Alastair MacLeod
Jul 2, 20241 min read


🌴RockWave June Social to the "Beach"🌴
OK, it may have been a beach without the sea, but we still had a great time on the June social, this time organised by Operations...

Alastair MacLeod
Jun 28, 20241 min read


Tas Burn Joins RockWave!
We are delighted to announce that Tas Burn has decided to join RockWave as a Geophysicist on our Imaging team. Tas obtained a Masters in...

Matt Swan
Jun 5, 20241 min read
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