Geoscience and Data

Take a look at a map of the petroleum-related Call for Bids NS25-1P parcels. Access a geoscience report describing the geology and exploration potential of the petroleum-related Call for Bids NS25-1P parcels. Review wells, seismic and GIS information.

This page includes links to previous geoscience reports describing the geology and exploration potential of the petroleum-related Call for Bids NS25-1P parcels. A link is also provided for the Data Management Centre where available wells, seismic and GIS information can be found.

  • Petroleum-related Call for Bids NS25-1P includes eight deep-water parcels on the central Scotian Slope and five shallow-water parcels in the Sable Island area of the Scotian Shelf.  
  • The Scotian Shelf parcels are directly adjacent to 21 significant oil and gas discoveries, eight of which were commercially developed and produced oil and gas from 1992 and 2018.
  • The shelf parcels have good to excellent natural gas potential and moderate oil potential and the deep-water parcels have good to excellent natural gas potential.
  • Parcels cover the Upper Jurassic to Cretaceous Sable Delta and associated deepwater depositional system on the slope seaward of it.
  • The most common play types within the shelf parcels are rollover anticlines and subtle drapes over basement highs. There is also potential for stratigraphic traps and other salt-related traps like turtle structures, subsalt cut-off traps, and three-way closures against salt are abundant throughout the deep-water parcels. 
     

Petroleum-related Call for Bids NS25-1P: Acreage above the 'Sable Delta' and its deepwater stratigraphic equivalents

The following report provides a brief overview of known hydrocarbon occurrences, their geological setting, and additional exploration potential in the Sable Subbasin and its deepwater stratigraphic equivalents. 

Petroleum-Related Call for Bids NS25-1P Parcels

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CNSOER Data Management Centre - The CNSOER Data Management Centre (DMC) provides public access to non-confidential petroleum-related exploration and production data from offshore Nova Scotia, free of charge. Access to the DMC is facilitated via an online web map interface and is accessible 24/7. Learn more.

CNSOER Maps and Coordinates - The CNSOER Maps and Coordinates section of our website provides information about exploration, significant discovery and production licences in the Canada-Nova Scotia offshore area. Learn more.