A new approach to exploration
Natalia Discovery Shown by EM Data The discovery well proved about 40m gas column in the Jurassic Garn Formation, with a gas-down-to in the Not Formation at 2,637.8m. The hydrocarbon…
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Exploration in the North Atlantic Margin
Figure 1: Location of the TGS Atlantic Margin 3D seismic project in the Norwegian Sea. Figure 2: Top Eocene horizon across the Atlantic Margin North 3D in the Southern Vøring…
Exploring Papua New Guinea
Map showing location of the new and reprocessed Searcher (in conjunction with Spectrum) 2D seismic data in the Gulf of Papua, with the location of the foldout line below highlighted…
Norwegian Barents Sea: The Norsel High
Figure 2: Map showing seismic location, hydrocarbon discoveries and main geological structures. New prospects generated in the Norsel High The new-found prospectivity in the Norsel High rejuvenates the established oil…
Deepwater West African 3D Seismic
Figure 1: (a) Geoex 3D surveys in Equatorial Guinea. (b) Map of recently awarded blocks offshore Equatorial Guinea and São Tomé and Príncipe. Exploring Equatorial Guinea’s distal hydrocarbon systems New…
Olympus rising – a step change in North Carnarvon Basin imaging
Figure 1: Location of the North Carnarvon Basin on the Australian North West Shelf and the 20,000 km2 Olympus MC3D. Figure 2: The location of the Olympus 3D relative to…
Exploring West of Shetland: the northern Flett Sub-Basin
Prospectively in the West of Shetland region Prospectivity redefined with recent 3D seismic in this underexplored region. Since 1972, 151 exploration wells have been drilled West of Shetland and discoveries…
The East Shetland Platform
PGS has provided a number of extractions from its 3D multi-client library on the ESP to provide well ties for the UK Oil and Gas Authority’s recently acquired 2D lines, which will be…
New light on Northern Argentina
Map showing Argentina deepwater survey outline. A hibernating giant? The new long-offset data reveals insights into crustal architecture. Northern Argentina has a continental volcanic rifted margin, segmented by major transfer…
Brazil regional prospectivity: highlights for future rounds
Prospectivity highlights of open blocks in Brazil main basins Foz do Amazonas Basin Foz do Amazonas is the most northern of the Brazilian equatorial margin basins. The ANP 11th Round…
Revealing future opportunities within the Southern MSGBC Basin
Exploration Potential in the Southern MSGBC Basin A new study reveals the plays and opportunities that abound in this exciting region This article supplies the geological rationale for the review,…
Australia: New imaging of the vulcan sub-basin
The Vulcan Sub-basin The Cygnus survey is located in the southern Vulcan Sub-basin, one of the most prospective areas of the Bonaparte Basin, containing oils that are normally very light.…