‘Veritas Vantage’ leads hunt for deposits

A hi-tech survey vessel has arrived in the Port of Cork as it helps hunt for new oil deposits off the south coast.

The SR Veritas Vantage vessel, which has been berthed at Horgan’s Quay in recent days, is conducting one of the largest ever 3D seismic surveys of the Celtic Sea.

It follows renewed international interest in the Celtic Sea reserves following the discovery of the billion-barrel oil field in the Barryroe zone last year.