The Equatorial Margin of Brazil is open for business
Figure 1: TGS data library map, basins, 2025 OPC Blocks, exploration wells and fields for the Equatorial Margin of Brazil. Key and recent discoveries marked with a green dot. The…
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Deepwater exploration: It’s the hope that keeps us here
New technologies for deepwater So, where do you look for billions of barrels of oil and gas equivalent, after really smart and determined humans built a civilization out of looking…
Developing the Kuda Tasi and Jahal discoveries offshore Timor-Leste
Continuing the exploration and development success of the Laminaria High In 2024, Finder Energy underwent a transformational change, acquiring the rights to develop several oil discoveries on the Laminaria High…
Revitalising geothermal exploration: A path toward efficiency and sustainability
On behalf of the University of Bucharest, the implementation team was formed by Florina Ţuluca, Dumitru Ioane, Lucian Petrescu, Iulian Popa, Lonelia Panea, Ioan Munteanu, Nicolae Cruceru, Mihaela Roca, Mihaela…
Pacific oil rush: The sequel – and this time it’s Ecuador
Offshore Ecuador as the sweet spot for oil exploration It is about time to conclude that a single gas field does not do the prospective nature of Ecuador enough justice…
Exploring deeper in Uruguay: Could Namibia’s successful Cretaceous play be chased in Uruguay’s deepwater?
Figure 2. Location and coverage map of Viridien’s 3D seismic reimaging program offshore Uruguay. Deepwater Uruguay: Reducing uncertainties in the Cretaceous stratigraphic play with an improved TL-FWI velocity model FWI…
South Atlantic – a raging bonfire of memes
Namibia – Brazil: Where memes collide and where we go next From outdated to new memes: How recent discoveries in Namibia’s Orange Basin are shaping exploration strategies for Brazil’s Pelotas…
Côte d’Ivoire – The new West African exploration hotspot
Location and coverage map of Viridien’s 16,000 km2 multi-client PSDM re-imaging program along the Côte d’Ivoire margin showing current held acreage, fields and recent discoveries. A new regional framework for…
Exploration of the Papuan Plateau: How revolutionary geophysical technology reveals new seismic insights
Searcher’s Papuan Plateau 2D seismic. Holding out for a hero: How evolving geophysical technology revolutionised a Frontier Basin A lot can change in twenty years. In 2004, the Nintendo DS…
Enhancing reservoir characterization through MSI workflow
A through geological understanding remains crucial for sustainable long-term production from unconventional assets. In the Midland Basin, a key challenge is navigating thin carbonate debris flows in the reservoir, which…
Unlocking Gulf energy: The impact of advanced seismic technologies on exploration
Finding treasures beneath the waves: The role of advanced seismic technologies in the Gulf of Mexico The Gulf Of Mexico (GOM) has long been a cornerstone of America’s energy landscape,…
With ‘real-time’ reservoir management now within reach, energy companies are seeing they simply have no choice but to adapt to the growing technology landscape
Basemap: Location of the UKCS 3D Seismic Merge – Central North Sea (polygon) with an associated High Definition Frequency Decomposition RGB colour blend along time slice 1960 ms. Why the…