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Argentina: Unconventional Discoveries

Spanish international oil company Repsol has made its biggest ever oil discovery after drilling 15 wells in the Neuquén province of western Argentina.

Ghana/Sierra Leone Lookalike Plays in Northern Brazil

Following the recent major discoveries in West Africa, a new focus has been placed on the conjugate margin in northern Brazil, where over the entire 2,200 km margin only 20 wells have been drilled in water depths greater than 500m. Using the analogy from equatorial African discoveries, it appears that the highest potential may be in the deep waters on the slope and continental rise of the Brazilian margin. ION’s Greater BrasilSPAN™ data is being used to identify and map new plays similar to those currently being drilled on the African margin.

SOUTH ATLANTIC PALAEOGEOGRAHY: Reconstructing Palaeolandscapes for New Ventures

The use of palaeolandscapes is an essential tool for understanding the South Atlantic Petroleum Provinces, where the interplay of plate tectonics and landscape evolution has a direct influence on the development of hydrocarbons.

The North Falkland Basin

What have we learned from this summer’s exploration drilling activity around the Falkland Isles?

Brazil’s Newest Independent

A new spin-off from HRT Petroleum, South America’s largest service company, HRT Oil & Gas, is staking their fortunes deep in Brazil’s Amazon Jungle.

New Insights Beneath the Salt

ION's BasinSPANTM regional 2D programs feature surveys designed for the purpose of imaging the full crustal architecture. Their BrasilSPAN program is showing never before imaged sub-salt horizons and new stratigraphic and structural details of this frontier petroleum system.

Reality Hits Brazil’s Pre-Salt Play

Recent news of at least three dry wells and suspension of the Tupi extended well test illustrate some of the challenges facing the pre-salt play that Brazil's government has touted as having "no exploration risk." However, with the huge reserves already discovered, the frontier area remains a hot play.

Brazil’s Reserves will Last 50 Years!

Giant discoveries in the pre-salt play are expected to boost Brazil's production to almost 6MMbopd within 10 years.

I-Guazú: Great Water - Great Volcanism

Iguaçu Falls is one of the most spectacular natural sceneries in the world, caused by a wide-spread volcanic event in conjunction with continental rifting in the Early Cretaceous. This rifting episode has also meant a lot to the hydrocarbon potential on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

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