Mantle8 Secures Global Seismic Capacity in Strategic Deal with S³ to Scale Natural Hydrogen Exploration
Mantle8 has entered a long-term strategic partnership with Smart Seismic Solutions (S³), securing priority access to a dedicated fleet of seismic sensors and global field services to support its HOREX natural hydrogen exploration workflow. The agreement removes a key operational constraint by ensuring consistent, high-quality subsurface data acquisition, enabling the company to deploy multiple exploration campaigns in parallel as it transitions from technology validation to international scaling.
Seismic imaging is central to Mantle8’s system-based exploration model, which aims to map hydrogen generation zones, migration pathways, reservoirs, and traps prior to drilling. By integrating dedicated acquisition capacity with its proprietary geoscience methods, the company seeks to reduce exploration risk and improve targeting accuracy across its permit portfolio.
“This partnership is about execution at scale… Securing priority access to a dedicated fleet of seismic sensors de-risks one of the most critical parts of our exploration workflow,” said CEO Emmanuel Masini, highlighting the shift toward industrialized exploration operations. S³ will handle procurement, deployment, monitoring, and data harvesting globally, providing repeatable survey capability across diverse geological environments.
For S³, the collaboration reflects the expansion of seismic services into emerging subsurface resources beyond conventional oil and gas. CEO Patrick Robert noted that natural hydrogen requires new imaging strategies and sustained acquisition programs, positioning Mantle8’s approach as a benchmark for scalable exploration.
The agreement supports Mantle8’s objective of moving from pilot-scale projects to a repeatable, global exploration platform, with seismic data forming the foundation for resource characterization and future drilling decisions. The company is targeting low-cost hydrogen production pathways and holds multiple permits near demand centers, aligning subsurface imaging capacity with commercialization timelines.
Full press release can be found here [EXTERNAL].
