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Thursday, October 29, 2015
Gabon’s Ministry of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons has appointed CGG as its technical consultant. CGG will aid the Gabonese government with promotion of its 11th Licensing Round.
Gabon’s licensing round was officially launched on October 27 and is offering up five deepwater blocks. The round closes on March 31.
The deep water of Gabon has significant unexplored potential within a structurally complex setting, particularly in the pre-salt section. In response to the exploration challenges, CGG has been appointed to advise the government on the promotion of the 11th Licensing Round and has worked directly with the Ministry to acquire over 25,000 sq km of new 3D BroadSeisTMmulti-client seismic data as part of an integrated geoscience program to support it. The new survey will enable better imaging of this exciting and underexplored area, and covers areas downdip and adjacent to recent pre-Aptian salt discoveries, such as Leopard, Diaman, Ruche and Tortue. It will benefit from integrated gravity and magnetic interpretation to enhance the pre-salt imaging and additional, complementary datasets including offshore hydrocarbon seeps and a full geological prospectivity report will be available.
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