A legacy of hyperpycnal flows
Illustration by: Marcos Asensio. The cretaceous U and T sandstones, key petroleum reservoirs in the Oriente Basin of Ecuador, have been the focus of a groundbreaking reinterpretation. Recent studies of…
South America
Exploring the deepest parts of the Bolivian Subandean fold and thrust belt
Figure 1: Map of Subandean fold and thrust belt, showing the wells and fields discussed. The southern Subandean fold and thrust range in Bolivia hosts multi-TCF gas fields, where production…
Pacific oil rush: The sequel – and this time it’s Ecuador
Offshore Ecuador as the sweet spot for oil exploration It is about time to conclude that a single gas field does not do the prospective nature of Ecuador enough justice…
Exploring deeper in Uruguay: Could Namibia’s successful Cretaceous play be chased in Uruguay’s deepwater?
Figure 2. Location and coverage map of Viridien’s 3D seismic reimaging program offshore Uruguay. Deepwater Uruguay: Reducing uncertainties in the Cretaceous stratigraphic play with an improved TL-FWI velocity model FWI…
South Atlantic – a raging bonfire of memes
Namibia – Brazil: Where memes collide and where we go next From outdated to new memes: How recent discoveries in Namibia’s Orange Basin are shaping exploration strategies for Brazil’s Pelotas…
T&T deep water bid round: A gateway to energy opportunities
Trinidad and Tobago: A vital 2024 deepwater frontier The Caribbean Atlantic Margin Deep Imaging seismic survey (CAMDI) spans 16,348 km with long offsets (12 km) and a deep record length…
A coup for the country
The Ministry of Energy and Mines in Peru (Minem) recently indicated that the oil industry is ‘being reactivated’. And so far, the signs are indeed pointing in that direction, particularly…
Another gas discovery confirmed in Colombia, but the real excitement has yet to start
“You’ll be hard-pressed not to find gas out there”, was Joshua Turner’s response on LinkedIn to the news of Petrobras’ reported success drilling the Uchuva-2 appraisal well. The area where…
New plays in Southern Santos Basin revealed by large-scale, high quality 3D multi-client seismic
Figure 2: Map showing extent of Santos 3D Sul project in relationship with other TGS 2D and 3D programs. Leveraging integrated workflows and fast track data for prospect evaluation during…
Is the Colombian Basin on its way to become the next big frontier?
The demand for replacing O&G reserves along with the development of modern drilling and imaging technologies has pushed the boundaries of offshore exploration to new limits. By applying data-lead concepts,…
Much more than an oil country
With 202 Tcf, Venezuela accounts for 73 % of South America’s total natural gas resources, but gas production has been minimal in localized domestic markets due to limited existing infrastructure…
How to explain these rates?
The Jurassic Vaca Muerta unit is a treasure trove with an estimated potential of 308 TCF of gas and 16.2 billion barrels of oil. While there are various types of…