Salt of the Earth: Imaging the Gulf’s hidden structures
Gulf of America: Integrating technologies to see beyond the salt The Gulf of America (GOA) remains a central pillar of US energy infrastructure, and its future potential is increasingly tied…
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Morocco’s oceanic crust – A new exploration paradigm
Jurassic source rocks on oceanic crust – Establishing the new ‘hot’ topic offshore Morocco Morocco providing an “in-vogue” frontier Unequivocally, source rocks can generate significant quantities of hydrocarbons atop oceanic…
“Seeking the Sweet Spot in offshore Ecuador’s Sweet Shop”
Searcher use of modern processing algorithms to unleash the hidden sweetness in Ecuador’s legacy offshore seismic Setting the scene Figure 1: Offshore Ecuador Main Tectonic Elements. The destructive margin setting…
Most subsurface teams aren’t making the most of their data
Figure 2: Using EarthNET and its Data Lake facilitates harmonization, indexing, and contextualization of the data, making it analytics-ready. Energy companies have invested heavily in data over the past several…
Inside every Basin you know is another Basin you haven’t met
Suriname’s north west sub-basin: An extension to the Golden Lane “Trendology” is often derided as an exploration strategy until it is apparent that a trap style in a regionally working…
Moroccan Atlantic Margin: Where geological diversity meets outstanding exploration potential
MOROCCO’S GEOLOGICAL HISTORY IN A SNAPSHOT During Triassic times, a series of extensional basins developed along the future continental margin and in the Atlas rift system. In the Jurassic, the…
From cuttings to clarity: AI unlocking the Norwegian Continental Shelf
Turning archives into insight The goal is simple: Make geological cuttings not just visible, but actionable (Figure 1). Traditionally stored in boxes and rarely re-examined, these samples record the geological…
Sweetness and light in Oman’s Indian Ocean
Bringing the light to Oman’s India Ocean hydrocarbon-rich future Karyna Rodriguez describes how improved data resolution facilitating new technological inquiry in Oman’s Indian Ocean is turning “flickering shadows on the…
Cameroon: Unlocking potential and reigniting exploration
Play diversity and untapped promise – A new licensing round opens fresh horizons in Cameroon Opening the door to discovery Cameroon’s 2025 Licensing Round, launched by the Société Nationale des…
Proper sampling of near-surface geologic complexity illuminates tight oil reservoirs in the Permian Basin
Understanding sampling densities required to map the geology Why high-trace-density seismic surveys will be required to accurately image reservoirs in the world’s major hydrocarbon-producing provinces. A case study In some…
Harnessing AI-driven analytics for subsurface insights in East Coast Peninsular Malaysia
Project structure and objectives The initiative was divided into two major tasks: Task One – Integration of PETRONAS myPROdata with EarthNET The objective was to enable seamless data integration and…
Equatorial Guinea: Time to shine…again!
Blue skies over Malabo Time for Equatorial Guinea’s next day in the sun Figure 1: License blocks in EG. Equatorial Guinea, “EG”, is a unique land in a myriad of…