Offshore staff
LYSAKER, Norway – Republic of Congo has started an ongoing promotion of all open blocks, according to PGS.
On offer are five blocks in the interior Cuvette basin and 10 blocks in the Coastal basin, seven of which are offshore and extensively covered by PGS data.
Last year, state-owned SNPC and PGS reprocessed a large volume of seismic data over the Congo Coastal basin offshore area, using modern reprocessing techniques to deliver a single merged dataset – Congo MegaSurveyPlus.
According to PGS, the results have led to an improved and consistent regional geological perspective.
The reprocessed 3D dataset was tied to wells to allow for a regional interpretation and identification of prospects, plays and migration paths, with a view to reducing the technical risks of Congo shelf exploration.
Within the area are presalt plays and rift structures in prolific shallow-water acreage, close to existing infrastructure. Mesozoic salt basins with associated fields and discoveries extend to the onshore.
SNPC and PGS now plan to acquire a new regional MC3D survey over the shallow-water Congo shelf area, “Peu Profund,” which should enhance presalt imaging and improve knowledge of the post-salt opportunities.
01/30/2020
