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Exploration Opportunities

Australia: depth reprocessing rejuvenates Gippsland Basin

Peter Baillie, Paul Carter, Jarrad Grahame, Joe Zhou and Nigel Mudge, CGG
Changing perceptions ReGeneration project overcomes the imaging challenges of the Gippsland Basin. Over the last ten years CGG has gained extensive experience in the processing and reprocessing of legacy datasets…

The chase for oil in offshore Somalia

Karyna Rodriguez, Neil Hodgson and David Eastwell, Spectrum Geo; Abdulkadir Abiikar Hussein, Mopmr, Federal Government of Somalia
Figure 1: Spectrum 2D datasets offshore Somalia. The illusive oil-prone region of offshore Somalia Offshore Somalia remains one of the last truly frontier passive margins in the world. Only two…

Offshore exploration in Greece

Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management
Map showing the location of the seismic line below in relation to major structural features in the region. Catching the deep sea wave The underexplored deep waters of the east…

The Zambezi Delta Basin

Javier Martin, Madhurima Bhattacharya and Marianne Parsons; CGG
Figure 1: Location of the gravmag, 3D seismic survey (green polygon area) and wells analyzed. Figure 2: Basin configuration at 160Ma, 145Ma and present day, with stretching orientation. Another piece…

Norway: new play models for Patch Bank Ridge, East of Utsira High

Marit Stokke Bauck, Idar A. Kjørlaug, Silje Rogne and Anna Rumyantseva; CGG
Figure 2: Coloured overview showing geological interpretation of the foldout seismic line in Figure 1. Line location indicated by yellow line in Figure 3.   Figure 3: Map showing the…

Overcoming Seismic Imaging Challenges in Highly Congested Areas

Paul Sandvik and Ed Hager, Polarcus; Mhammad Adnan and Daniel Sturko, Dubai Petroleum
Combining streamer and node technology to provide high resolution seismic in congested areas with a fast turnaround. This year, Polarcus was challenged by Dubai Petroleum to provide a high-resolution, fast-turnaround,…

Exploration opportunities in the Mediterranean

Verity Agar, Paul Bellingham, Nicola Clarke, Elisabeth Gillbard, and Ken McDermott, ION
Figure 1: Interpreted section of seismic outlined in black on foldout line. Integrated seismic datasets The offshore Mediterranean basins are the focus of renewed interest since the 2008 discovery in Libya, the Tamar…