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Geneva: Why 3D seismic is essential for effective geothermal exploration

This timeslice below shows the top of the Cretaceous carbonate succession in the Geneva area. Observe the erosional channels, karst features and sinkholes, plus the major fault zones dissecting the…

A leap into energy

The application of geoscience and digital techniques to meet challenging carbon reduction goals in pursuit of cleaner energy forms has never been more critical in enabling growth and delivering energy…

Paleogeography and business

“The production of paleogeographic maps is an economically useful exercise for consultancy companies such as ours”, says Andy Horbury from Cambridge Carbonates. His company has been involved in constructing, editing,…

Cameroon: Douala Kribi-Campo Basin – Seize the opportunity!

Location map showing CGG’s 3D seismic coverage in the DKC basin, well locations and hydrocarbon fields in the DKC and RDR basins. A close-up of a canyon – a seismic…

A big beast makes a big point

3D that’s fast, cheap and good! And all three together in the Hottest basin on Earth  So far this year, approximately 18,000 square km of new 3D was acquired in…

It’s the temperature that matters

“The Golden Zone concept and its clear significance for understanding oil and gas occurrence seem not to be widely known within the petroleum industry”, write Paul Nadeau, Shaoqing Sun and…

Deepwater Niger Delta

PGS MultiClient data library, offshore Nigeria. Location of the MegaSurveyPlus 3D data is shown in teal, with the area of interest highlighted in orange. Nigeria MegaSurveyPlus Reprocessing delivers excellent resolution of complex…

Leader in marine minerals

Rotterdam. The Underwater Minerals Conference (UMC) is being held in the Netherlands for the 51st year this week, and spans six days. The number of participants has increased. And so…

Did you know that rocks have memory?

The seismic signature of a sedimentary rock is strongly influenced by the geological history of the rock, e.g., the depositional environment, whether it has experienced tectonic burial and uplift, etc.…

Half full or half empty

“Oil major ExxonMobil bets that through technological advances, shale producers can manage to double crude output from their existing wells.” That was one of the headlines from an article published…