TGS Getting Ready for Multi-Client 3D Survey Offshore Brazil
Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has outlined plans for the start of Pelotas Norte Phase I multi-client 3D survey in the Pelotas Basin, offshore southern Brazil.Phase I will encompass approximately 14,800 square kilometers across 21 exploration blocks, the majority of which lie in un-held acreage expected to be included in upcoming bid rounds. A Ramform Titan-class vessel is scheduled to mobilize for the survey later in 2025, with project duration running into the third quarter of 2026. The vessel is utilizing TGS GeoStreamer technology for high-resolution 3D seismic data acquisition, with
Microplastics Becoming Measurable Part of Ocean’s Carbon Cycle
University; East China Normal University; NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands; The Ocean Cleanup, The Netherlands; Egger Research and Consulting, Switzerland; University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Utrecht University, The Netherlands; Universidad Catolica del Norte, Chile; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Harvard University; University of Siena, Italy; and the National Biodiversity Future Center, Italy
Brazil-Made FLiDAR Tech for Offshore Wind Set for $10M Investment Boost
units will start operating in December, while the others will be in late 2025, resuming the projects that began with the pioneering Bravo (Buoy for Offshore Wind Evaluation) unit, which has just completed one year of nonstop wind measuring operations in the Areia Branca Sea on the coast of Rio Grande do Norte.Bravo is a floating Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) model developed with national technology for the first time.It is an optical sensor that uses laser beams to measure wind speed and direction, generating data compatible with the wind turbine operation environment. It can also record weather
Over 50 Species New to Science Found Along Salas y Gómez Ridge
Island. The ridge lies off the coast of Chile and is a biologically rich region under consideration for a high-seas marine protected area designation.The research team, led by Drs. Erin E. Easton of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Javier Sellanes of the Universidad Católica del Norte, closely examined 10 seamounts and two islands on the 2,900-kilometer-long oceanic mountain range. They determined that the individual seamounts harbor distinct ecosystems like glass sponge gardens and deep coral reefs.The Salas y Gómez Ridge comprises over 110 seamounts and supports the migration
Abundant Life Found on Seamounts Off Chile’s Coast
An international group of scientists, led by Dr. Javier Sellanes of the Universidad Católica del Norte, may have discovered more than 100 new species living on seamounts off the coast of Chile. The recent Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition resulted in finding deep-sea corals, glass sponges, sea urchins, amphipods, squat lobsters, and other species likely new to science.The team explored seamounts along the Nazca and Salas y Gómez Ridge, both inside and outside Chile’s jurisdiction, to collect data that could support the designation of an international high-seas marine protected area.
CorPower Ocean Attracts Investment for Wave Energy Tech Project in Portugal
project."Portuguese authorities have joined the Swedish Energy Agency, EIT InnoEnergy, and private investors to support CorPower’s flagship HiWave-5 demonstration project in northern Portugal," the company said."The investment supported by the European Union is provided through the NORTE 2020 Program operated by aicep Portugal Global (Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency) and CCDR-N (Norte Portugal Regional Coordination and Development Commission)," CorPower Ocean said.The CorePower wave energy converter is of point absorber type, with a heaving buoy on the surface absorbing
Toxic Mud from Dam Collapse Affects Coral
and one of the great uncertainties was whether it would reach the Abrolhos archipelago on the southern coast of Bahia, 250 km north of the river mouth. The Fundão dam collapse released approximately 39.2 million cubic meters of tailings and other waste. The tailings reached the river Gualaxo do Norte, crossed its bed and emptied into the Rio Doce. It is believed that 20.3 million cubic meters of material was deposited in the dam of the Risoleta Neves Hydroelectric Power Plant (Candonga). Another 18.9 million cubic meters of tailings followed the flow of the watercourses and reached the sea on
Swathe Services Takes Over as HYPACK Distributor
Swathe Services will take on responsibility for sales and maintenance of HYPACK software solutions in the U.K. and Ireland following the closure of HYPACK’s U.K. partner Del Norte Technology.U.S. company HYPACK – A Xylem Brand is a supplier of hydrographic survey and data processing software for single beam, multibeam, side scan sonar and many other applications in the hydrographic survey and dredging industries.Swathe Services, the Cornwall, U.K. based hydrographic survey services company specializing in Multi-Beam Echo Sounder (MBES) surveying, takes over HYPACK distributor duties for
TE SubCom Announces Contract for Jupiter Cable
providers, has announced that the supply contract for the JUPITER Cable system has come into force. Scheduled to be ready for service by early 2020, the JUPITER Cable system will connect the following locations: Maruyama, Japan; Shima, Japan; Los Angeles, California, USA; and Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines. The new transpacific route will provide greater diversity of connections and enhanced reliability for customers, as well as optimal connectivity to data centers on the West Coast of the United States. “The demand for bandwidth in the Pacific region continues to grow at
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