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Deepwater Niger Delta

Avril Burrell and Wole Oyetoran, PGS, and Ahmad Abdullahi, NUPRC

October 9, 2023

PGS MultiClient data library, offshore Nigeria. Location of the MegaSurveyPlus 3D data is shown in teal, with the area of interest highlighted in orange. Nigeria MegaSurveyPlus Reprocessing delivers excellent resolution of complex…

FWI Imaging under complex geological anomalies

Adriana Citlali Ramirez, Simon Baldock and Stuart Fairhead, TGS

September 11, 2023

Map of Offshore Liberia with project location in orange. Figure 2: a) Tomography and 15Hz DM FWI (refraction) velocity model; b) Additional higher frequency DM FWI run up to 40Hz…

“Cryptic Seismic Clues: Hunting for another source rock in the South Atlantic”

Neil Hodgson, Lauren Found and Karyna Rodriguez, Searcher

September 4, 2023

Two for the price of one: Source rocks aplenty fuel South America’s next exploration frenzy Across the globe, explorers are waking from a disturbing dream where the oil and gas…

Revealing a promising new play concept in the Salar Basin, offshore Canada

Yermek Balabekov, Susana Tierrablanca, Siriram Arasanipalai & Nizar Chemingui, PGS

August 28, 2023

Joint PGS/TGS MultiClient data library. The study area is located in the Salar Basin. The South Bank 3D survey is shown in orange. Estimating reliable earth properties using PGS Ultima…

Trinidad and Tobago’s advantage: Underexplored frontier amongst discoveries

Jeniffer Masi and Mike Powney, GEOEX MCG

August 21, 2023

Map: CAMDI Seismic Lines over T&T Bid Round Blocks T&T: A closer look at oil and gas exploration prospects The Caribbean Atlantic Margin Deep Imaging seismic survey (CAMDI) spans 16,348 km, with…

Dynamic Matching FWI + rEEI makes a difference to your interpretation

Bent Kjølhamar, Adriana Citali Ramírez and Reidun Myklebust, TGS

July 20, 2023

Gas to Europe: Refocusing exploration efforts in the Atlantic Margins According to the World Economic Forum, Europe has enough gas for the first quarter of 2023. However, there is no…

Fast and slow catastrophes trapping slope and basin floor plays

Neil Hodgson, Karyna Rodriguez and Lauren Found

June 19, 2023

Fast and slow catastrophes trapping slope and basin floor plays How slumping, sliding and folding of passive margin stratigraphy creates the elements for successful exploration while the latest seismic imaging…

New GeoStreamer X data for exploration, ILX and appraisal in the Norwegian Sea

Kjetil Roverud, Stefan Möller and Jens Beenfeldt, PGS

May 31, 2023

The GeoStreamer X 2022 survey is shown in orange with the main seismic section highlighted. The survey area for the ongoing GeoStreamer X 2023 and the 2024 program is outlined…

Sands and source rock delivered by the Tangier WAZ3D in the current Nova Scotia Licence Round

Karyna Rodriguez and Neil Hodgson, Searcher

May 15, 2023

Map showing Blocks available in the 2022-2023 Bid Round and available seismic data from Searcher. Evidence-based exploration on the slope of Nova Scotia In his definitive book on the form,…

Northern Viking Graben – Chasing the Upper Jurassic Play

Jaswinder Mann-Kalil, Anna Rumyantseva and Idar Kjørlaug, CGG

May 2, 2023

Left: Location map showing CGG’s legacy north-south, new east-west and dual-azimuth seismic coverage in the Northern Viking Graben. Right: TL-FWI velocities with frequencies up to 14 Hz, draped over dual-azimuth…

Characterising CCUS sites: Legacy data – Powered by machine learning

Geoex MCG, Earth Science Analytics and BVGS

April 17, 2023

AOI with conditioned, integrated data, extent ranges from High Island to Brazos. The US GoM and beyond A clear candidate for CCUS is the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM).…

Offshore Brazil: Reducing risk with regional 3D reprocessing

Andrew Hartwig, TGS Houston

March 19, 2023

Coloured Pre-Salt Isopach Map relating mature Lagoa Feia source rock presence with Base of Salt structure contours displaying the fetch and hydrocarbon migration pathways to the pre-salt lead. Interpreted seismic…

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