In recent years the search for hydrocarbon reservoirs has moved into deeper and more complex environments. In the Gulf of Mexico this has meant exploring below salt sheets, which distort the seismic raypaths and thus effectively mask the underlying geology. In northwest Europe subsalt plays face similar challenges and in the North Atlantic/Faroes imaging below basalt is a major issue.

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