Deep-sea mining plumes may settle locally
A team of researchers has found that the large majority of sediments stirred up during a seabed mining operation settles locally.
Posts by Ronny Setså
Have a look at our program!
The preliminary program for the NCS Exploration Strategy 2022 conference in November is out. Book your tickets by September 30 to get the best prices.
A promising exploration method
Researchers at the University of Bergen have shown that geophysical measurements of self-potential can detect sulphide deposits in the deep sea.
Call for papers
The international conference Deep Sea Minerals will be taking place for the 2nd time this fall (October 26-27, in Bergen, Norway). The first conference in 2021 was attended by almost…
NCS Exploration – new dates, new venue
The NCS Exploration conference will this year be held at Scandic Oslo Airport. New dates are June 8. – 9. 2022.
Cuttings, cores and wine
Join Stratum Reservoir’s Rock n’ roll Ice breaker event at their office and storage facilities in Stavanger April 5th.
Gas leaks in the middle of the Arctic Ocean
“We have discovered the first direct indication of source rocks on the Lomonosov ridge in the Arctic Ocean,” says Yngve Kristoffersen, polar researcher and professor emeritus at the Department of…
Oil theory in deep water
At the end of last year, Per Arne Bjørkum – Scientist at Equinor and Professor emeritus at University of Stavanger – published a new line of thinking as to when…
Subsurface digitalization – what has worked and what hasn’t?
Submit your abstract for the DIGEX 2022 conference by February 4th!
Subsurface Manager
Do you want to help accelerate the energy transition? PGS is seeking a Subsurface Manager. Application deadline is January 7th.
20 years of EU’s cobalt demand may lie here
“In just a small area of the Norwegian Sea, we can potentially have cobalt resources equivalent to 20 times the EU’s annual needs,” said Rolf Birger Pedersen, head of the…
The potato fields of the deep sea
They are known as polymetallic nodules, manganese nodules or simply manganese tubers. The names give you an idea of the shape and metal content. Manganese modules were first found during…