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9 EARLY-STAGE MAURITANIA EXPLORATION SURINAME ACTIVITIES IRELAND Survey Ship Survey Ship Acoustic Acoustic Energy Source Energy Source Hydrophone Hydrophone After license acquisition, the first stage in the oil and gas project lifecycle is the acquisition of seismic data. Kosmos recently completed seismic surveys offshore Ireland, Suriname and Mauritania. The acquisition of seismic data involves employing specially equipped vessels to map the deep ocean landscape and the rock formations beneath it using sound waves. When the data is collected, our exp