Gulf of America Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 2
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has confirmed Gulf of America Big Beatiful Gulf 2 (BBG2). TGS provides unmatched seismic and geological data to support confident bidding.
Gulf of America Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 2
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced a Final Notice of Sale for Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 2 (BBG2), the second offshore oil and gas lease sale under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The lease sale is scheduled to begin 11 March 2026 and offers approximately 15,066 unleased blocks covering about 80.4 million acres on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of America.
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TGS Data Coverage
TGS offers modern seismic data across the Gulf of America, supporting all key blocks in GOA Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 2. The portfolio includes 3D streamer, OBN and regional 2D data supported by advanced seismic imaging, including Elastic Dynamic Matching FWI (E-DMFWI).
E-DMFWI has been applied across Amendments 1, 2 and the newly acquired Amendment 4, delivering improved low-frequency penetration and clearer deepwater imaging. Laconia Phase 3, underway in central Keathley Canyon in collaboration with Viridien, uses ZXPLR nodes and the Sercel TPS source to enhance imaging in the Paleogene play. TGS is expanding its Paleogene portfolio with Amendment West 1 and the APEX 1 survey, a next-generation multi-client OBN program designed to enhance deepwater imaging.
The TGS data library includes 23,000 well logs, multibeam bathymetry, geochemical analysis, CCS saline aquifer data, production trends and post-well interpretation, supporting informed bidding strategies across complex deepwater basins.
Data-Driven Exploration
TGS delivers exceptional value across the Gulf of America through high-quality, comprehensive regional data, including streamer and ocean bottom node (OBN), which is crucial for imaging complex subsurface structures. By enabling more accurate prospect identification, pre-drill assessments and risk mitigation, TGS supports improved exploration outcomes. With these insights, operators can better understand both regional and reservoir-scale geology, leading to more informed assessments of lease areas ahead of bid submissions for the BBG2 Gulf of America lease sale.
Amendment 1 & 2 sparse OBN-based (In partnership with SLB) Final 24 Hz E-DMFWI Velocity and FWI Derived Reflectivity (FDR) image.
Reducing Uncertainty in the GoA with Superior Acquisition and Imaging
The combination of sparse OBN acquisition and TGS’ Elastic Dynamic Matching FWI (E-DMFWI) is revolutionizing imaging in complex geological settings. TGS’s Amendment Phase 1 & 2 surveys, acquired in partnership with SLB, demonstrate how long-offset OBN acquisition and TGS’ E-DMFWI overcome illumination limitations and depth velocity uncertainties encountered in Gulf of America subsalt imaging, issues evident in legacy wide-azimuth streamer only based images.
Official Lease Sale Announcement from The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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