Reality Hits Brazil’s Pre-Salt Play
Recent news of at least three dry wells and suspension of the Tupi extended well test illustrate some of the challenges facing the pre-salt play that Brazil’s government has touted…
South America
I-Guazú: Great Water – Great Volcanism
Iguaçu Falls is one of the most spectacular natural sceneries in the world, caused by a wide-spread volcanic event in conjunction with continental rifting in the Early Cretaceous. This rifting…
New Insights Beneath the Salt
ION’s BasinSPANTM regional 2D programs feature surveys designed for the purpose of imaging the full crustal architecture. Their BrasilSPAN program is showing never before imaged sub-salt horizons and new stratigraphic…
Brazil’s Reserves will Last 50 Years!
Giant discoveries in the pre-salt play are expected to boost Brazil’s production to almost 6MMbopd within 10 years. According to Edison Lobo, Brazil’s Energy Minister, sufficient reserves have been found…
Colombia: Moving Out of the Shadows
The announcement of a new licensing round in Colombia emphasises how the South American country is moving out of the shadow of violence and into a new era of stability…
A New Frontier – Blocks Available
The Uruguayan offshore sedimentary basins are virtually unexplored. The time is now right to test the potential of rift basins on trend with the productive San Jorge Basin in Argentina…
GEO Tourism: Marvelous Vistas
Gateway to huge offshore oil reserves, Rio de Janeiro and southeast Brazil offers stunning scenery and geologic evidence of ancient mountains and the forces that spawned two continents. Magnificent beaches,…
All Eyes on Brazil
Since announcing that it had become self-sufficient in oil in 2006, Brazil has continued to enjoy exploration success, with a number of exciting finds being announced in the last year,…
Onshore Opportunities in Brazil
Covering an area about half the size of Europe, Brazil’s onshore basins could hold large quantities of oil and gas like their Northern Hemisphere counterparts. Yet they have remained barely…
A New Exploration Frontier
The sub-salt discoveries recently reported in the Santos basin, offshore Rio de Janeiro, Brazil could be the largest in over 30 years and has captured the world’s attention. The regional…
Norwegian Sea: Deep Penetration
The Norwegian Sea covers more than 200 000 km2 of highly prospective acreage with many proven discoveries of Mezosoicand Cenozoic age. The large shelf area can be divided into three sub-regions.…
The North Sea: Deep Imaging
North Sea Renaissance (NSR) is an ongoing long offset 2D seismic program that will total some 85,000 km at the end of this year. The program is acquired with a…