Gulf of Mexico Still a Standout for Super Basin Exploration

摘要

Super basins around the world offer plentiful opportunities for exploration and development, even with the temporarily reduced financial outlook of the oil industry. Ask explorationists to pick a favorite in today's environment and the popular choice is almost a cheat. The Gulf of Mexico isn't just a super basin. It's a huge expanse of prospects and possibilities, of proven resources and potential reserves. An onshore, near-shore, offshore and deepwater exploration province that is really a vast collection of basins and geological features. A grouping of multiple petroleum systems whose peak generation window continues today.