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Two margins, one Cretaceous play: the South Atlantic's next exploration chapter
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Report summary
The South Atlantic's next exploration chapter may already be written. A new Wood Mackenzie insight finds that Brazil's Santos Basin and the SW African Coastal Basin share the same Upper Cretaceous Sandstone play. Drilling vintage and fiscal terms, not geology, explain the gap between them. Find out where the next round of South Atlantic capital should go.
Table of contents
- Where to find Conventional Plays data in Lens
- Methodology
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Conventional Plays in Lens and Lens Direct
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