Seismic ocean bottom node acquisition without ROV
Guided by industry demand for improved efficiency and reduced costs for the acquisition of sparse node grid seismic and 2D transects, Allton was led to research and develop an innovative…
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Norwegian North Sea: Identifying details of Lower Cretaceous sand fairways on the Måløy Slope
Left: Map showing location of Viridien’s Northern Viking Graben (NVG) datasets. Single-azimuth reimaging was performed on the NVG data in the area outlined by the yellow polygon. The seismic section,…
New GeoStreamer X multi-azimuth seismic dataset in the Norwegian Sea unlocks new prospectivity
The GeoStreamer X 2022 survey is shown in orange, highlighting the location of the line displayed. The survey area for the GeoStreamer X 2023 survey and the 2024 programs is…
The Danish Energy Island
Bridging the gap between seismic acquisition and geotechnical parameterisation How a Portuguese and Danish consortium took on the challenge to map and characterise the shallow and deep subsurface for the…
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…
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…
A new and unique multi-client core scanning and thin section digital catalog from pre-salt reservoirs offshore Brazil
The Pre-Salt reservoirs in Brazil are home to some of the world’s largest oil and gas reserves and one of the most exciting exploration frontiers. However, until now the exceptional…
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…
Rejuvenating legacy seismic for screening carbon storage sites in the Gulf of Mexico
A major challenge in the US Gulf of Mexico is transforming disparate public datasets into a quality-controlled database. CGG has successfully created and used a database for its Storage Play…
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…
Advanced digital solutions help upstream oil & gas companies increase productivity and profitability
Today’s energy industry faces the unprecedented challenge of balancing energy security, affordability and environmental sustainability. As hydrocarbons are expected to remain major components of global energy demand for the foreseeable…