Exploration Opportunities

Mexico: Maximus survey – opportunities in deepwater Gulf of Mexico

Figure 3: Location map of the Maximus survey. The importance of depth imaging Depth modelling using several algorithms has significantly improved salt imaging in the deepwater Bay of Campeche. The…

Côte d’Ivoire: regional understanding to unlock hydrocarbon potential

Map showing location of seismic line. Extending Oil and Gas Exploration Potential to Western Côte d’Ivoire Regional seismic data allows petroleum plays to be interpreted in full for the first…

2019 bid round treasures exposed by ocean currents

Location of the Angoche Basin and Spectrum 2D seismic lines. Drifting towards 2019 bid round treasures Mixed/hybrid deepwater turbiditic-contouritic depositional systems are only just beginning to be understood, but show…

Deepwater Santos Basin: extending the pre-salt play outboard

Huge potential in undrilled Southern Santos Basin The prospectivity of the deepwater outboard Santos Basin is revealed by new 3D seismic. With a daily oil production in the region of…

Diving deeper to reveal hydrocarbon potential in the Barents Sea

A novel solution tailored for the Barents Sea An unusual acquisition configuration resolves the challenges of the Barents Sea through an innovative combination of streamer setup and advanced imaging technologies. The…

Atlantic offshore Morocco: new data, new insights

Regional geology of Morocco is key to new understanding Seismic data provide new clues to crustal architecture and deformation history A late Cretaceous ‘Atlantis’ The 2018 Morocco Atlantic Margin Well…

Australia: depth reprocessing rejuvenates Gippsland Basin

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

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

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…