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Posts by Ronny Setså
Japan eyes production from REE-rich muds
The unusual deposit was first discovered by Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) in 2013 and is located in an area off the Minami-Torishima Island (Marcus Island) in…
Leader in marine minerals
Rotterdam. The Underwater Minerals Conference (UMC) is being held in the Netherlands for the 51st year this week, and spans six days. The number of participants has increased. And so…
An exciting discovery in the far north
“Plan B” became as successful as anyone could have hoped, as a new hydrothermal vent was discovered by a Norwegian team of researchers. This summer, the GoNorth expedition was originally…
A star to enable safer CO₂ storage
It forms a wonderful pattern, NORSAR‘s new array NORFOX, which is buried deep in the forest on Løten, Norway. However, it is not particularly visible. Some long tracks and a…
ISA: No quick decisions despite deadline breach
The Metals Company (TMC) is eager to begin production. They might be the first company in the world to start deep sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), located in…
A national team for increased knowledge in the deep sea
“This is collaboration across disciplines, and both industry and academia are involved in order to utilise the expertise we have in Norway”, said Anette Broch Mathisen Tvedt, CEO of Adepth…
10 can turn into 1000
Hydrothermal chimneys are a spectacular sight. They were first observed in the Pacific Ocean in 1979, and in Norway at the Jan Mayen hydrothermal fields on the Mohns ridge in…
Producing more from Norwegian oil fields without impacting the climate
“The answer is a definite yes”, says Ole Gunnar Tveiten, geologist at AGR, regarding the possibility for Norway to maintain oil production in the years to come and at the…
Challenging ground conditions for Norwegian offshore wind
“The ocean bottom conditions on the Norwegian continental shelf are challenging and vary from place to place, so they must be examined in detail”, says Lars Jensen, geophysicist at the…
Finding Hidden SMS Deposits
“Metalliferous sediments are important deep-sea exploration targets,” said Acer Figueroa, PhD student at the National Oceanography Centre (University of Southampton) during the Deep Sea Minerals conference in Bergen in October…
Oil companies are actively looking at deep-sea minerals
“All extractive activity comes with costs, both in terms of money and in terms of environmental impact. Many terrestrial mines have to blast and move huge amounts of waste rock…