“We made multiple applications in the Irish offshore licensing round, some in the south Porcupine basin, but we have also looked at some of the other basins in the area,” Europa’s chief executive Hugh Mackay tells Upstream. 

“When we were putting together our applications, we were very much encouraged by what we could see in the 3D seismic, which is like night and day compared to the 2D seismic that most people will be relying on.