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Accurate Reservoir Attributes Delivered with GeoStreamer X in the South Viking Graben, Norway

September 2, 2022

Illustrated here are the two GeoStreamer X surveys (2019 southern polygon and 2020 northern polygon), the rockAVO wells used in this study and the random line for the main seismic…

Chasing the many plays of the Mauritanian Margin

Elisabeth Gillbard, Senior Geologist, ION Paul Bellingham, VP New Ventures, Eastern Hemisphere, ION

August 14, 2022

An overview map of the Mauritanian Margin. PSDM transverse with velocity overlay through the Mauritania 3D data, showing the syn-rift section (including allochthonous and partially migrated Triassic salt, deposited in…

NE Mongolia (Tamtsag Basin) Block XX exploitation licence

Mike Lakin, Envoi Ltd

July 19, 2022

Upstream projects for the global transition A Mongolian opportunity with local markets, appraisal/development and exploration upside, and generating fewer emissions than coal. Whether the world likes it or not,…

New life for the extended Orange Basin

Felicia Winter, Anongporn Intawong and Jason Robinson, TGS UK

June 19, 2022

The Orange Basin – An underexplored oil giant? The Orange Basin offshore Namibia and South Africa The Orange Basin is part of the volcanic-rifted passive margin south of the Walvis…

Exploration opportunities in the Gambia and Senegal

Felicia Winter, Anongporn Intawong and Paolo Esestime, TGS

June 19, 2022

Credit: TGS, GeoPartners. Connecting the shelf to the deepwater A flurry of hydrocarbon exploration activity continues in The Gambia and Senegal, and it is fuelled by drilling successes. The Gambia,…

Energy opportunity: Offshore Jamaica

Mike Lakin, Envoi Limited; Paul Ryan and Myles Watson, United Oil & Gas

June 19, 2022

Figure 1: Generalised map showing the Walton Morant Licence area, the identified prospectivity, well locations and seismic coverage. Geoseismic cross-section A–A’ is shown in Figure 7. Figure 2: A prominent…

Offshore Oman: stunning hydrocarbon geology from a closing ocean

Neil Hodgson, Karyna Rodriquez: Searcher; Julia Davies, Peter Hoiles: Discover Geoscience; Dr. Saleh A Al Anboori: MEM

June 19, 2022

Location map showingposition of composite line. Searcher. Offshore Oman Unexplored and tantalisingly prospective. The Eastern Oman Mountains are widely known as an ophiolite range of rugged and dramatic beauty,…

Seismic imaging-led sedimentology insight reveals extraordinary new potential in the Gulf of Papua

Alaister Shakerley, Tim Rady; Larus Energy Ltd and Neil Hodgson, Karyna Rodriguez; Searcher Seismic

May 19, 2022

Figure 2: Location map and information. Foldout seismic line is located within PPL579. © Searcher. Stunning unexplored turbidite play revealed offshore Papua New Guinea Exceptional imaging from modern multi-client PSDM…

Unifying offshore Brazil: from the Abimael propagator to the Abrolhos Islands

Andrew Hartwig, Jonathan Denly, Jeff Faw; ION

May 19, 2022

Figure 1A: Regional map with red line cross-section location. 3D processing integrates regional seismic, offshore Brazil The new Picanha 3D dataset provides the ideal foundation for an exploration and production…

Northern North Sea: a dual-azimuth solution

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

April 19, 2022

Figure 1: Overview map.The Northern North Sea is very active for oil and gas exploration with several commercial discoveries made over recent years. CGG’s Northern Viking Graben (NVG) multi-client survey…

From agua caliente (‘hot water’) to aceite caliente! (‘hot oil!’)

Neil Hodgson, Karyna Rodriguez, Dennys Uyen, Searcher; Julia Davies and Lauren Found, Discover Geoscience

January 10, 2022

Please note: due to online file size limits we have had to scale down the resolution of this foldout. You can find the higher resolution version on pp42-46 of GEO ExPro…

Barents Sea: new TopSeis images illuminate near-field opportunities

Gustav Aagenes Ersdal and Idar Kjørlaug; CGG

September 19, 2021

Map showing location of CGG/TGS Greater Castberg TopSeis survey (5,168 km²) acquired in the Barents Sea in 2019, and the main structural elements. Greater Castberg Survey – A catalyst for…

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