Government-Funded Exploration License Competition

In the 2015/16 UK Budget, OGA was assigned funds to acquire seismic and other geoscience data in under-explored areas of the UK Continental Shelf in order to improve regional evaluations and stimulate future exploration activity by improving the fundamental geological understanding of these areas. Two areas were selected for surveying, in collaboration with industry, and the geophysical acquisition work was completed and data processed. The surveys cover the Rockall Trough and the Mid North Sea High (MNSH) areas wi...