ION Geophysical has announced the first 3D multi-client programme in Mauritania in partnership with the West African country’s Ministry of Petroleum, Mines and Energy (MPME).
ION Geophysical has announced the first 3D multi-client programme in Mauritania in partnership with the West African country’s Ministry of Petroleum, Mines and Energy (MPME).
The company will integrate and reimage ~24,000 km2 of MPME-held 3D data.
ION said that the 3D volume has applications across the E&P lifecycle, helping to reduce risk at play, prospect and reservoir scales. ION expects the programme to commence in 2020 with final deliverables available in mid-2021.
Mohamed Abdel Vetah, minister of petroleum, mines and energy, said: ‘Through this project, ION will support the efforts of the ministry to improve its exploration strategy offshore and onshore in the Taoudeni area and attract more investors with the aim of developing the national resources.’
Joe Gagliardi, senior vice-president of ION’s Ventures group, said: ‘Recent world-class discoveries have identified huge volumes of natural gas. Mauritania’s subsurface has never been revealed on a regional 3D scale and we believe there is substantial potential to identify new prospective oil and gas opportunities in this proven, underexplored basin when viewed in this new context. We expect this data volume will play a pivotal role in unlocking Mauritania’s remaining hydrocarbon potential for years to come.’
