OSLO, Norway, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- GULF OF OMAN, Oman -- PGS in
cooperation with the Government of the Sultanate of Oman, Represented by the
Ministry of Oil and Gas (MOG) are pleased to announce that Two of the
deepwater/transition blocks formerly offered as part of the Gulf of Oman
Licensing Round in 2003 have been merged.
The 7,920 sq km Block 18A and 13,520 sq km Block 18B have been combined to
form a new 21,440 sq km Block 18, while boundaries for the 23,800 sq km
offshore Block 41 remain unchanged.
The 2 blocks have been selected after interpretation of the new GO2002 2D
survey acquired by PGS Geophysical AS. The GO2002 survey comprises of 5839
line-km's with additionally 2738 line-km's of reprocessed data, both available
from water depths of 50-3,000 meters. All seismic data will be made available
in two data packages. Bids are requested by the MOG by the 1st September 2004.
Closures of hundreds of square kilometers have already been identified.
Reservoirs are potentially stacked in growth-fault roll-over anticlines and
collapsed-crest listric fault blocks. Diapir flanks and flower structures
provide additional structural closures. Stratigraphic pinchouts are
additionally evident in seismic sections.
Detailed information regarding the Gulf of Oman and the PGS GO2002 Oman
Survey can be found in the data library on the PGS website at
http://www.pgs.com or by contacting Mark Spencer Jones (PGS, Oslo).
SOURCE Government of the Sultanate of Oman
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http://www.pgs.com
CONTACT:
Mark Spencer Jones, Lead Geologist, New
Ventures of PGS Geophysical AS, +47-67526400, for The Government
of the Sultanate of Oman
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