http://www.geoexpro.com/rss/South_America_headlines.xmlThis newsfeed has been automatically generated by GEO Exproen-gb13 May 2012Copyright: (C) http://www.GEOExpro.comNew PSDM 3D seismic reflection data over the highly prolific Santos Basin provides comprehensive insight into, and enables a better understanding of, the evaporite architecture and potential pre-salt hydrocarbon reservoirs.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/New_Geological_Insights_Into_the_Santos_Basin/a2fa52f2.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/New_Geological_Insights_Into_the_Santos_Basin/a2fa52f2.aspxSun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Recent commercial discoveries and modern 2D seismic in the Tobago Basin suggest that prolific natural gas reserves may extend far beyond the established trend and play concepts.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Brief_Biography_of_a_Biogenic_Gas_Play/3a9bb988.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Brief_Biography_of_a_Biogenic_Gas_Play/3a9bb988.aspxSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Colombia’s regulatory reforms are paying dividends, with dozens of new oil and gas discoveries over the past two years – yet ‘rediscovered’ older fields are carrying the country to new production records.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Colombia_Rediscovered/1866d2ec.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Colombia_Rediscovered/1866d2ec.aspxSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Spanish international oil company Repsol has made its biggest ever oil discovery after drilling 15 wells in the Neuquén province of western Argentina.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Argentina_Unconventional_Discoveries/9561c5d0.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Argentina_Unconventional_Discoveries/9561c5d0.aspxSun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 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. http://www.geoexpro.com/article/GhanaSierra_Leone_Lookalike_Plays_in_Northern_Brazil/58d660db.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/GhanaSierra_Leone_Lookalike_Plays_in_Northern_Brazil/58d660db.aspxThu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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. http://www.geoexpro.com/article/SOUTH_ATLANTIC_PALAEOGEOGRAHY_Reconstructing_Palaeolandscapes_for_New_Ventures/8835552a.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/SOUTH_ATLANTIC_PALAEOGEOGRAHY_Reconstructing_Palaeolandscapes_for_New_Ventures/8835552a.aspxMon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT After many years of civil unrest and terrorist activity Peru has now experienced relative economic and political stability for more than 15 years. A well-established hydrocarbon industry offering attractive terms has helped rebuild this beautiful country. However, faced with rising internal energy consumption, the country is trying to attract foreign companies to undertake exploration in new, possibly high-risk areas like the remote Madre de Dios Basin. Can Peru ever become self-sufficient in hydrocarbons again?http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Peru_Not_just_a_tourist_destination/c05ec428.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Peru_Not_just_a_tourist_destination/c05ec428.aspxFri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT The announcement of a new licensing round in Colombia emphasises how the South American country is moving out of the shadow of violence and into a new era of stability and growth. Billions of barrels of oil may be found according to optimistic geologists.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Colombia_Moving_Out_of_the_Shadows/e8bf9521.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Colombia_Moving_Out_of_the_Shadows/e8bf9521.aspxSat, 06 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Since announcing that it had become self-sufficient in oil in 2006, Brazil has continued to enjoy exploration success, with a number of exciting finds being announced in the last year, particularly in the deepwater Santos Basin.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/All_Eyes_on_Brazil/8e350f44.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/All_Eyes_on_Brazil/8e350f44.aspxSat, 06 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT The sub-salt discoveries recently reported in the Santos basin, offshore Rio de Janeiro, Brazil could be the largest in over 30 years and has captured the world's attention.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/A_New_Exploration_Frontier/25bb830a.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/A_New_Exploration_Frontier/25bb830a.aspxThu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT