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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Seabed Minerals

Draghi’s nod to marine minerals

Ronny Setså
”My concern (…) is that, over time, we will inexorably become less pros­perous, less equal, less secure and, as a result, less free to choose our destiny.” Mario Draghi, former…

China’s showing its muscles in the deep sea

Ronny Setså
China has reached a significant milestone in the field of deep-sea mining with the successful trial of its Kaituo 2 (Pioneer 2) vehicle in the Western Pacific Ocean. During the…

Joining the race

Henk Kombrink
When looking at activities when it comes to the development of deep-sea mining technology and the licensing aspects of it, it is easy to be drawn to the news around…

New mineral discovery in the Norwegian Sea

Ronny Setså
Grøntua is the name of the new sulphide depos­it that was found during a trip under the auspices of the Center for Deep Sea Research at the University of Bergen…

A frontrunner in deep-sea minerals

Ronny Setså
The Norwegian deep-sea mineral community closely followed the talks from Nagase Kunpei and Kiyotaka Orita of the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) during the Deep Sea Minerals…

USA looking to join the race

Ronny Setså
The Metals Company may be the first company – commercial or state-owned – in the world to start full-scale deepsea mining. That makes their quarterly and annual reports a well-worth…

Nodules may indeed be “battery rocks”

Ronny Setså
Nodules were originally termed “a battery in a rock” by The Metals Company (TMC) to convey to the public the need for deep sea minerals for the green shift. Polymetallic…

386 blocks

Ronny Setså
It is 59 years since Norway announced the first round of hydrocarbon concessions for the Norwegian continental shelf. At that time, the offer included 278 blocks south of the 62nd…