France: Rhone Maritime structures seen, 3D possible
Noble Energy Inc., operator of the Rhone Maritime concession in the Mediterranean off France, may shoot 3D seismic on the block depending on the outcome of detailed interpretation of the blockwide 7,500 km of 2D survey.
Initial data analysis is focused on the postsalt Pliocene and presalt Miocene sections that have yielded material discoveries elsewhere in the Mediterranean and has already indicated the presence of large structures, said Melrose Resources PLC, which has 27.5% interest in the block.
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Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.