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Significant uplift in the seismic imaging quality from the latest wide coverage of the Multi-Client Broadband PSDM 3D (MC3D) acquisition and processing, as well as cost and operational efficiencies, is an essential element to unlock the exploration potential of the under-explored South Makassar Basin. Many of exploration wells are usually drilled based on limited data, and structural closures are defined by sparse 2D seismic data and inadequate petroleum system models. Additional 3D seismic acquisition over the same area may enhance the structural imaging and provide a better understanding of the petroleum system. However, imaging the stratigraphic and structural complexities beneath carbonate platforms and steep slopes can be challenging and continued de-risk the plays. In 2018, Mubadala Petroleum requested PGS to acquire the first Multi-Client Broadband PSDM 3D survey in the South Makassar Basin. This MC3D survey has, for the first time, enabled imaging of well developed Eocene Platform carbonates and the Basement. Historical exploration and production activities with in the Basin have focused largely on the Oligocene aged carbonate debris flow deposits, as seen at Ruby Field. These new Eocene Platform carbonate and Basement plays have enabled Mubadala Petroleum to develop a significant exploration portfolio, revitalizing exploration activity in the Basin.