SeaBird Exploration () is a global provider of marine 2D and 3D

seismic Seismology (; from Ancient Greek σεισμός (''seismós'') meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (''-logía'') meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other ...

data and associated products and services to the oil and gas industry. The Company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange with headquarters in Cyprus. They also have regional offices in Houston, Texas and Oslo. The company operate a fleet of six seismic vessels, specialising in long offset 2D and shallow water 3D seismic data acquisition. During autumn 2014 it became known that Seabird Exploration operated controversial seismic surveys off the coast of

Western Sahara Western Sahara ( '; ; ) is a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North and West Africa. About 20% of the territory is controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), while the ...

. Moroccan oil exploration has previously been considered illegal under

international law International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for ...

according to the

UN Office of Legal Affairs The United Nations Office of Legal Affairs is a United Nations office currently administered by Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel of the United Nations Miguel de Serpa Soares. History Established in 1946, the United ...

. The company later apologized for its operations in Western Sahara.

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