@ SAMS, Science + Autonomy = Answers
seasonal sea ice coverage isn’t that well understood.That’s because monitoring arctic areas during cold dark winters isn’t easy, so data is sparse and usually only obtained in summer. In 2018, SAMS was part of a group that looked to change that. It went into the Norwegian arctic Barents Sea in January (24-hour darkness), April and July (24-hour daylight) - something no one had done in that area in a single year - to gather data on cruises using research vessels (the University of Tromsø’s Helmer Hanssen and British Antarctic Survey’s RRS James Clark Ross). To fill
Offshore O&G: Cuts, Delays in Norway as Costs Soar
oil prices seen falling over the next two years and drilling costs staying high, spending on getting more out from fields can easily be abandoned, Nyland said. "When the cost is increasing, you stop two things: exploration and increased oil recovery projects." Developments in the Barents Sea in Norway's Arctic could also be at risk because they tend to be much further from shore than fields in the North Sea and the area lacks infrastructure. (By Balazs Koranyi, Editing by David Evans
