Seismic Data Sharing to the South. Mexico Deregulation Ushers In Data Sharing.

Who announced seismic data sharing? Mexico’s chief oil regulator, Juan Carlos Zepeda

What data will be shared? decades of seismic and other valuable geological data retained by Mexico including:

• well logs
• geological cores
• a collection of seismic images and data
• both in Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico

Will there be a fee to obtain the data? yes. As example, more than 12 firms paid $120 million for data related to 10 Gulf of Mexico sites

Houston Chronicle | Mexico to open seismic data to oil firms – for a fee