TopSeis over Castberg area
The Greater Castberg TopSeis™ survey of 5000 square km, covering existing and newly awarded licenses and open acreage, will be acquired and processed in 2019 with final delivery estimated in…
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From shows to commercial discovery
The regional line shown below transects the Ryggsteinen Ridge on the Horda Platform in the prolific northern North Sea oil and gas province. While the line connects the Troll, Fram…
Prime example of “missed pay”
In 1984, Mobil Exploration Norway, at that time operator of the Statfjord field, drilled what was deemed to be a dry well. Located only 25 km north of the Troll…
CGG to get rid of vessels
CGG is making a major strategic shift by entering an asset-light model by reducing CGG’s exposure to the data acquisition business.
Spot on with TopSeis
AVO-analyses from TopSeis seismic data make it possible to predict hydrocarbon-filled reservoirs at very shallow depths with great confidence.
Exploring the Mid North Sea high
Hunting the carboniferous play New regional broadband 3D seismic data reveals more information about the geology of this poorly understood region. CGG recently undertook the acquisition of a large 3D…
Caspian Sea: Frontier exploration in the middle Caspian basin
CGG’s study area covers the offshore Middle Caspian Basin within Russia and Kazakhstan. A regional 2D seismic grid has been used to assess the area’s petroleum geology. This CGG multi-client dataset…
Pre-salt basins identified in Gabon deepwater area
The section around the Tupi discovery offshore Brazil (far left) compares with the section (near left) from another line in South Gabon. Note that the Tupi example is a Reverse…