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Geology & Geophysics: US & Gulf of Mexico

Big discoveries drive Lower Tertiary exploration and development rush

Significant technological and financial challenges to development notwithstanding, the past several months have witnessed a flurry of activity in the Gulf of Mexico's Paleogene play, also known as the Lower Tertiary.

Research drives advances in subsalt exploration

It has been a while since Eratosthenes measured the circumference of the Earth using geometry and optical analysis of the sun's reflection in a well bore.

CGG claims new survey records made in GoM

Using its StagSeis survey configuration, CGG claims the record for deploying the longest offsets in the industry for a full-azimuth multi-vessel survey.

CGG sets two seismic survey towing records

CGG reports setting two industry records recently.

Energy XXI, Apache venture to explore GoM shelf

Energy XXI has entered into an agreement with Apache Corp. to explore for oil and gas pay sands associated with salt dome structures on the central GoM shelf.

Lower Tertiary GoM appraisal well confirms Shenandoah oil discovery

The Shenandoah 2 deepwater Gulf of Mexico appraisal well has found more than 1,000 net feet (305 net m) of oil pay in multiple Lower Tertiary reservoirs.

Accurate subsalt imaging requires teamwork, innovation

Successful subsalt exploration in the Gulf of Mexico is not simply a matter of more and better seismic data acquisition.

Gulf operators, contractors get ready for busy 2013

Entering the new year, operators, contractors, and suppliers are looking forward to an increased level of E&P activity in the US Gulf of Mexico, both in terms of drilling and production.

TGS under way with Amerigo 3D survey in GoM

TGS-NOPEC (Oslo:TGS) has started its multi-client 3D seismic survey to cover 7,000 sq. km (2,793 sq. mi) in the Central Gulf of Mexico.

BP builds world’s largest supercomputing complex for exploration applications

BP has started to build in Houston what it says will be the largest commercial supercomputing complex in the world.

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