Namibia’s Orange Basin and the holey slope mystery
On any 2D dip line, we can see several almost triangular notches, divots or holes in the seabed, some 1.5 km in width and 250 m deep. Upslope, the divot…
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Supporting the search for large scale carbon storage sites
The role of the seismic industry in delivering successful CCS scale-up The seismic industry has, for a long time, been involved in helping to support the development and successful operation…
Why the conjugate margin in Uruguay and Southern Brazil may have even more to offer than the Orange Basin in Namibia
Gondwanan break-up-basins and their multiple source rocks The advantage of Namibia’s conjugate margin in Uruguay and Southern Brazil is likely to be the sand and clay deposited by the Rio…
The Big Buzz of Buzzard II
Four 3D seismic surveys comprising the “Big Buzz” dataset. Buzzard II: the sequel How about looking for another Buzzard field, next to the one that was found over 20 years…
Santos Basin, Brazil: Understanding the CO₂ exploration risk with ultra-deep seismic
Location of pre-salt blocks in the Santos Basin, the Nebula-C polygon and exploration well results. Santos Basin: New seismic data helps de-risk CO₂ contamination for pre-salt exploration CGG’s latest imaging technology…
Quad 35 Hybrid MC3Ds: Innovative multi-parameter FWI for near field exploration
Figure 2: Gjøa Well Templates Show up on Timeslice 460 ms. Figure 3: Map of Geological Structures Around Quad 35. Utilising all hybrid acquired waveforms in a revolutionary MP-FWI processing…
Geneva: Why 3D seismic is essential for effective geothermal exploration
This timeslice below shows the top of the Cretaceous carbonate succession in the Geneva area. Observe the erosional channels, karst features and sinkholes, plus the major fault zones dissecting the…
Cameroon: Douala Kribi-Campo Basin – Seize the opportunity!
Location map showing CGG’s 3D seismic coverage in the DKC basin, well locations and hydrocarbon fields in the DKC and RDR basins. A close-up of a canyon – a seismic…
A big beast makes a big point
3D that’s fast, cheap and good! And all three together in the Hottest basin on Earth So far this year, approximately 18,000 square km of new 3D was acquired in…
Deepwater Niger Delta
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
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”
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…