Chasing the Next Giant: Play-Opening Opportunities along the Southern African Margin, with Insights from South America

Workshop Themes:

• Conjugate Margin Analogues: Comparative analysis of play elements, structural frameworks, and deposit models between the Southern African Margin (e.g., Orange and Luderitz Basins) and key South American basins (e.g., Santos, Campos, and Pelotas).
• Tectonic & Geodynamic Evolution: Updated regional understanding of rift-to-drift history, crustal architecture, and continental breakdown along the South Atlantic margins.
• Deep-Water & Ultra-Deep-Water Reservoirs: Reservoir provenance, turbidite architecture, depositional controls, and diagenetic impacts on high-quality deep-water reservoirs across both margins.
• Source Rock & Petroleum Systems: Charge timing, heat flow, source maturity, and migration pathways across conjugate rifted margins.
• Emerging & Play-Opening Frontiers: Evaluation of untested plays, deep-water traps, and onshore basin extensions to identify the next generation of giant prospective resources.
• Advanced Technology Application: Deployment of high-resolution seismic imaging, quantitative interpretation, and novel geoscientific approaches to mitigate exploration risk in complex play settings.
• Exploration Strategy & Path to Commercialization: Current industry updates, future drilling projections, and key technical and operational considerations for bringing deep-water frontier discoveries to development.