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Ukraine Oil and Gas Licences Auction September 24th 2024

Posted on 10 July 2024 by Charles Hewlett

The original announcement is in Ukrainian at- https://www.geo.gov.ua/derzhheonadra-oholosyly-auktsiony-z-prodazhu-11-vuhlevodnevykh-dilianok-nadr/

Translated into English, the web page reveals the following information for the blocks on offer

The State Geology and Subsoil Service of Ukraine has announced its ninth auction in 2024, for which it offered 11 subsoil plots with deposits of oil, condensate, natural gas, gas from coal deposits, gas from shale formations, free gas and gas dissolved in oil. The total initial cost of all the lots is 739,387,627 hryvnias. Auctions will be held on the Prozorro platform. Real-time sales

“Investment attraction is an unchanging priority in the work of the State Geodesy. We are constantly working on the preparation of new lots for e-auctions. Tenders for the sale of 11 hydrocarbon subsurface plots were announced today. Ten of them are located in the Western oil and gas-bearing region, one in the Eastern region, said the Head of the State Geodesy Roman Opimakh. – Business is ready to invest in subsoil development, and holding electronic auctions is an effective tool that ensures a transparent procedure for granting special permits for use, creates conditions for determining the market price of the lot. The geological industry is the basis of sustainable and effective development of the national economy. Therefore, it is now very important to continue to work full time, even in these difficult times for the country, in order to save jobs and pay taxes.”

10 of the blocks are in the Western (Carpathian) region and 1 block in the Dnepr-Donetsk Eastern region.

Location of blocks up for auction in the Carpathian region

Locaion of the West Mazharivska block in Poltava oblast of the Dnepr-Donetsk region

The links to the Prozorro website for the blocks offered in the auction are as follows:
1. South Girska block – https://prozorro.sale/auction/SUE001-UA-20240626-1861

2. Mezhyrechye-East area (to the depth of the limestone top (V0) of the Oleskivsky suite (C1ol)) – https://prozorro.sale/auction/SUE001-UA-20240626-76697

3. Dobrobrativska block, including the Staniv field – https://prozorro.sale/auction/SUE001-UA-20240626-35884

4. South Monastyretske field – https://prozorro.sale/auction/SUE001-UA-20240626-88115

5. North Glybivska block – https://prozorro.sale/auction/SUE001-UA-20240626-19712

6. North-Vivnyanska block – https://prozorro.sale/auction/SUE001-UA-20240626-78713

7. West-Mazharivska block, including Gulakivska block – https://prozorro.sale/auction/SUE001-UA-20240626-93429

8. Tarashanska block – https://prozorro.sale/auction/SUE001-UA-20240626-01149

9. Lyubinetska block (from a depth of 4,000 m), excluding the intersection with Dovgolutska (in the absolute depth range 4,700 to 5,800 m) – https://prozorro.sale/auction/SUE001-UA-20240626-92124

10. Krynytska block (excluding the section of the intersection with the Bilche-Volitska-Uhersky gas storage field (horizon XVI, in the depth range of 800-1130 m)) – https://prozorro.sale/auction/SUE001-UA-20240626-19756/

11. Kitvan block – https://prozorro.sale/auction/SUE001-UA-20240626-89116/

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Nigeria – 2024 Licensing Round

Posted on 13 May 2024 by Chris Morgan

The NUPRC has launched the 2024 Licensing Round, offering 12 blocks in the offshore Niger Delta. The licensing round is expected to be open for 9 months, until at least January 2025.

Scanned and digitized well log data can be previewed and purchased from the Nigeria Online Wells Portal at https://nigeriaoilwelldata.com, sign-up and data preview is free.

The Nigeria Online Wells Portal is hosted by Lynx, in partnership with Bilview Energy Ltd and the NUPRC.

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EFA at the GESGB/HGS Africa Conference 2023

Posted on 18 September 2023 by Chris Morgan

The Exploration Fabric of Africa project (see https://efafrica.com and https://www.lynxinfo.co.uk/efa-efsa.html) will be exhibiting at the GESGB/HGS Africa Conference 2023, at the Kia Oval, London, on 20-21 September 2023.

The EFA was initiated in 2010 as a memorial to the life and work of Dr. Ed Purdy, an acclaimed geologist who built a reputation as a carbonates specialist during a long career both with Exxon and as an independent consultant. The objectives of the EFA were to update a set of pioneering maps on Africa that Dr. Purdy authored and published in 1989. These were masterpieces of hand-crafted work, combining geology, tectonics, basin outlines, hydrocarbon discoveries and extensive use of annotation and color coding to highlight the known working plays across the continent. The EFA project entailed the digitization and enhancement of these maps as a multiplatform GIS, and was carried out on a pro-bono basis by a group of former friends and colleagues of Dr. Purdy, led by Peter Wigley.

The EFA project is now a multi-platform web-based GIS, and the team will be happy to demonstrate and discuss how it has evolved, plans for the future, and donations to Africa-based charities and academic institutions from the proceeds of the project.

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Trinidad and Tobago 2023 Shallow Water VDR

Posted on 22 March 2023 by Chris Morgan

Lynx is hosting the official Virtual Data Room for the upcoming Trinidad and Tobago 2023 Shallow Water Competitive Bid Round, which is to launched shortly by the MEEI – https://www.energy.gov.tt/for-investors/2022-shallow-water-competitive-bid-round/

The VDR is now open at https://ttshallowwaterbid2023.com/

26 blocks are on offer in this bid round, and the VDR includes extensive 3D seismic data, along with 2D seismic and logs and reports from 96 wells for recconnaisance and prospectivity evaluation.

All explorers and potential investors are invited to sign up for an account and login at https://ttshallowwaterbid2023.com

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Nigeria Mini Bid Round 2022

Posted on 19 January 2023 by Chris Morgan

NUPRC has just announced the Mini Bid Round 2022 offering deep water acreage over 7 blocks – https://www.nuprc.gov.ng/public-announcement-2022-mini-bid-round/

Well data from surrounding blocks is available for purchase from the Nigeria Online Wells Portal at nigeriaoilwelldata.com to tie with the seismic data obtainable from PGS and TGS

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Trinidad and Tobago 2022 Onshore and Nearshore Competitive Bid Round – Virtual Data Room

Posted on 27 June 2022 by Chris Morgan

Trinidad and Tobago’s Virtual Data Room for the 2022 Onshore and Nearshore Competitive Bid Round is now open for all explorers to view – see ttdataroom2021.com.

Proudly hosted by Lynx

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PESGB Asia-Pacific E&P Conference

Posted on 7 June 2022 by Chris Morgan

We will be exhibiting at the PESGB Asia-Pacific E&P Conference in London on 29th-30th June. We hope to see you there!

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Nigeria Online Wells Portal

Posted on 15 February 2022 by Chris Morgan

We are pleased to announce the Nigeria Online Wells Portal – nigeriaoilwelldata.com – in partnership with Bilview Energy Ltd.

Preview and purchase scanned log images and digital data by browsing an interactive map of over 6000 onshore and offshore wells in the Niger Delta.

This new Portal provides an exciting and convenient new way to access well data, searchable by name, field and block.

Create a free account at nigeriaoilwelldata.com and start exploring!

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SSV25 – convert polychromatic seismic displays to SEG-Y

Posted on 1 October 2021 by Gareth Williams

Badly need to load and reinterpret a key seismic line, but all you have are some color powerpoint slides from a long-lost workstation project? Here’s a solution. Version 25 of the Lynx Seismic Scanning & Vectorizing application (SSV), for robust and rapid conversion of analog trace data to SEG-Y, now supports the vectorizing of seismic data from gradational color and greyscale displays. See how it works here…

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Lynx iXplor Web Viewers

Posted on 29 September 2021 by Chris Morgan

The iXplor web viewers provide intuitive and secure web-based visualization for digital 2D seismic lines and 3D seismic surveys, digital wireline logs and high-resolution raster images of seismic sections and well logs. The viewers work in all modern browsers on desktop and mobile platforms, with no browser plugins required.

The iXplor Viewers provide a secure mechanism for viewing of confidential, sensitive and valuable digital data by preventing direct access to the digital source data – the end user will only ever see a set of small image tiles which are reassembled in the browser for viewing. As an additional measure, a repeating watermark for all imagery can also be added for all displays.

iSeisview Features

iSeisview works with industry-standard SEG-Y for 2D lines and 3D volumes
End-user can interactively choose display colors, vertical and horizontal scales and amplitude scales
2D profile viewer shows a standard two-way time display of the seismic trace data
3D survey viewer shows an inline and crossline profile in an interactive 3D wireframe viewer
Line, survey and well intersections are posted for each seismic profile
Horizon and fault picks and surfaces can be overlaid on the seismic display
C-Card Header display
Integration with the Lynx iXplor Geoviewer for standalone web mapping applications
Optional watermarking

iLogview Features

iLogview works with industry-standard LAS format
End-users can interactively turn individual curves on and off, set curve display colors and limits, depth units and vertical scale
Switch depth units between metres and feet
Formation tops and core photos for the borehole can be posted in the viewer alongside the curve display
Log header display
Integration with the Lynx iXplor Geoviewer for standalone web mapping applications
Optional watermarking

iRasview Features

iRasview works with images in PDF, TIFF, JPEG or PNG format; multi-page images can be automatically concatenated
Instant display of high-resolution images, with no scrolling lag
Optional watermarking

iXplor Viewer Technology

The iXplor Web Viewers can be deployed on a Tomcat Java application server running on Windows Server.

All the viewers require server-side configuration by an administrator to define the set (or sets) of digital source files which are available for viewing Each dataset includes a set of files on disk and an associated metadata table (in either a PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle database, or as a shapefile or CSV files) including geospatial information (if available) for determining locations and intersections. The datasets may be updated dynamically via the admin GUI or REST interface.

The iXplor web viewers are available either as an integrated part of the Lynx iXplor CMS platform for national data archives, as server-side components for an existing E&P web mapping platform, or as part of a hosted Virtual Data Room from Lynx.

If you would like to know more about the Lynx iXplor Web Viewers, please ask us for more details.

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A very satisfied client

Posted on 7 July 2021 by Chris Morgan

A recent quote from a very satisfied client of our seismic vectorizing service:

Loaded perfectly and looked really good – tied well to the old lines and gave us data where we had none before

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Trinidad & Tobago VDR – 3D datasets available for free download

Posted on 28 May 2021 by Gareth Williams

The VDR for Trinidad and Tobago’s 2020/21 Deep Water Competitive Bid Round is now offering the opportunity to download four of the 3D surveys for free. Approx. 5,500 sq kms of data acquired in 1998. Access the VDR via https://ttdeepwaterbid2020.com.

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Trinidad and Tobago Virtual Data Room for the 2020 Deep Water Competitive Bid Round

Posted on 21 October 2020 by Gareth Williams

Trinidad and Tobago’s Virtual Data Room for the 2020 Deep Water Competitive Bid Round is open to all explorers – see ttdeepwaterbid2020.com

Proudly hosted by Lynx

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“EFA Online” – A GIS Portal for Africa Explorationists

Posted on 16 October 2020 by Gareth Williams

The annual HGS-PESGB Africa conference is this year being held online with sessions running on consecutive Thursdays throughout October 2020.

Lynx were pleased to submit a poster presentation for the second session held on 8th October, entitled ‘“EFA Online” – A GIS Portal for Africa Explorationists‘.

This 5-minute presentation provides a demonstration of the Exploration Fabric of Africa (EFA) project, an enormously successful collaborative effort to gather and publish continent-wide maps charting broad knowledge of African exploration results set against a framework of regional geology, tectonics and gravity-magnetics data. Many of these map layers have been recently updated and are now available for viewing via an interactive online web map.

A recorded video of the presentation can be viewed here.

Access to EFA Online is complimentary for all 2020 Africa attendees – please apply here for access.

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iSeisview 3D viewer update

Posted on 28 February 2019 by Chris Morgan

Lynx iSeisview now has a new ‘cube’ viewer for 3D seismic surveys. This new viewer is enabled by default for 3D surveys, and provides an interactive 3D cube perspective view of the survey, allowing zoom and rotation to view inline and crossline profiles from any angle, with a choice of display styles and scales.

Lynx *iSeis*view 3D cube viewer with horizons and intersections

The new cube viewer works in all modern browsers (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Microsoft Edge) on desktop and mobile devices, and even (with a few small limitations) in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Use your mouse or touch gestures to rotate, pan and zoom the view of the 3D survey.

You can try out the new 3D viewer in our Lynx iXplor Virtual Data Room demo site – with username iXplor_VDR_demo and password lynxvdr

The 3D viewer display can be switched dynamically between the new ‘cube’ perspective view and the original ‘flat’ inline or crossline profile viewer. The mouse position in the seismic viewer is updated dynamically on the basemap to reflect current CDP position on both profiles.

CDP positions under the mouseon the current inline and crossline are shown on the basemap

Click on intersection markers to open intersecting lines, surveys and wireline logs in new windows

Contact us about licensing options for iSeisview, or for more information on the Lynx iXplor Content Management System or Virtual Data Rooms.

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