- Activity following the latest BBG3 lease sale reflects continued industry confidence in the Gulf of America. The BBG4 lease sale is expected in March 2027, providing runway for basin evaluation, prospect development, and strategic planning.
- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act mandates 30 Gulf lease sales through 2040, giving operators a predictable, long-term path to acreage access.
- Recent deepwater discoveries continue to confirm the basin’s potential, including Bandit (April 2026) in Green Canyon and Nashville (January 2026) in the Norphlet play.
- Long-offset OBN and elastic FWI are opening up subsalt plays that older streamer data couldn’t image clearly, with decades of production still delivering upside as imaging technology advances.
The Gulf remains one of the world’s most active super basins, and TGS holds the seismic foundation to match. Coverage spans regional 2D, narrow and wide azimuth streamer, and modern OBN 3D datasets including Amendment, Amendment West and APEX 1. Long-offset acquisition with enhanced frequency sources (EFS) like TGS’ Gemini, paired with E-DMFWI imaging, sharpens subsalt targets that older streamer data couldn’t resolve. This translates to better prospect decisions and reduced risk ahead of upcoming lease rounds.
- 3D coverage: Modern 3D OBN seismic in key subsalt areas plus narrow and wide azimuth streamer.
- 2D coverage: Regional 2D across the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.
- Additional coverage: 23,000+ well logs, production and forecasting data, multibeam bathymetry, geochemical core analysis, post-well interpretation, CCS saline aquifer data.
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