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A Cenomanian- Turonian source rock adventure in the Pelotas Basin

June 9, 2026

Searcher and Shearwater’s 16,500 km2 3D in the Pelotas Basin, southern Brazil. Hunting for Cenomanian-Turonian source rocks in the South Atlantic Like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, key risk elements…

AI-driven integration for deeper subsurface insights

Earth Science Analytics

June 5, 2026

The state of geoscience today: Challenges & opportunities The rise of ai in subsurface workflows Subsurface characterization has long relied on expert interpretation of subsurface rock samples, well logs, and…

From image to insight: Why seismic data quality matters for CO₂ storage

Irina Pene and Idar Kjørlaug, Viridien

June 3, 2026

Left: Overview map of the NVG reprocessed seismic dataset; Right: Coloured interpretation of the seismic line. Repurposing seismic data for carbon storage activities Carbon storage licensing on the Norwegian Continental…

Salt of the Earth: Imaging the Gulf’s hidden structures

Clay Westbrook and Andrey Bogachev, TGS

May 5, 2026

Gulf of America: Integrating technologies to see beyond the salt The Gulf of America (GOA) remains a central pillar of US energy infrastructure, and its future potential is increasingly tied…

Morocco’s oceanic crust – A new exploration paradigm

Mike Powney, Geoex MCG

April 28, 2026

Jurassic source rocks on oceanic crust – Establishing the new ‘hot’ topic offshore Morocco Morocco providing an “in-vogue” frontier Unequivocally, source rocks can generate significant quantities of hydrocarbons atop oceanic…

“Seeking the Sweet Spot in offshore Ecuador’s Sweet Shop”

Neil Hodgson, Karyna Rodriguez and Lauren Found, Searcher

April 22, 2026

Searcher use of modern processing algorithms to unleash the hidden sweetness in Ecuador’s legacy offshore seismic Setting the scene Figure 1: Offshore Ecuador Main Tectonic Elements. The destructive margin setting…

Most subsurface teams aren’t making the most of their data

Earth Science Analytics

March 24, 2026

Figure 2: Using EarthNET and its Data Lake facilitates harmonization, indexing, and contextualization of the data, making it analytics-ready. Energy companies have invested heavily in data over the past several…

Inside every Basin you know is another Basin you haven’t met

Neil Hodgson, Karyna Rodriguez and Lauren Found, Searcher; Genevieve Hirchfeld, Dheeraj Biharie, Mitch Jie A Looi, Vanisha Chedi, Sharista Kisoensingh and Nohar Poeketi, Staatsolie

March 17, 2026

Suriname’s north west sub-basin: An extension to the Golden Lane “Trendology” is often derided as an exploration strategy until it is apparent that a trap style in a regionally working…

Moroccan Atlantic Margin: Where geological diversity meets outstanding exploration potential

Karim Atika, Guernouche Karima, Manar Mohamed Amine, Benarchid Asmae and Didi Salwa, ONHYM

March 12, 2026

MOROCCO’S GEOLOGICAL HISTORY IN A SNAPSHOT During Triassic times, a series of extensional basins developed along the future continental margin and in the Atlas rift system. In the Jurassic, the…

From cuttings to clarity: AI unlocking the Norwegian Continental Shelf

Earth Science Analytics and Rockwash Geodata

January 20, 2026

Turning archives into insight The goal is simple: Make geological cuttings not just visible, but actionable (Figure 1). Traditionally stored in boxes and rarely re-examined, these samples record the geological…

Sweetness and light in Oman’s Indian Ocean

Karyna Rodriguez, Neil Hodgson and Lauren Found, Searcher

January 13, 2026

Bringing the light to Oman’s India Ocean hydrocarbon-rich future Karyna Rodriguez describes how improved data resolution facilitating new technological inquiry in Oman’s Indian Ocean is turning “flickering shadows on the…

Cameroon: Unlocking potential and reigniting exploration

Misha Isakov and Graham Cooke, Viridien

January 7, 2026

Play diversity and untapped promise – A new licensing round opens fresh horizons in Cameroon Opening the door to discovery Cameroon’s 2025 Licensing Round, launched by the Société Nationale des…

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