... "discovered" the Americas. In this treaty, Pope Alexander VI, divided the world beyond Europe between Spain and Portugal, effectively cutting off northern European access to China and the Spice Islands. Almost immediately the King of England funded exploration of alternative routes and in 1497-98, John Cabot...

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... wave field simulation simulation result oscillation reflection approx interaction direct arrival ice sheet modeling & simulation upstream oil & gas field data exploration flexural wave wave propagation geophone simulation Diez , A. , and O. Eisen . 2015...

... and variability of ice conditions will affect the feasibility of operating in such a region, with significant impact on the design and selection of resources to be used and the ice management requirements to support exploration and development. By measuring the ice thickness, operators can determine...

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... seasons. Multiple subsea buried pipeline alignment options and several potential island sites have been studied. Over the years, the arctic exploration teams have completed 600 boreholes, 75 piezocone penetration test (CPT) soundings, subsea temperature measurements, and performed comprehensive laboratory...

... area, bearing costs that would have been on the order of three times that of the geophysical survey, thus realizing significant cost savings by using a combined geotechnical and geophysical approach to the issue of exploring for Arctic gravel resources. undesirable material overburden deposit...

... by Nalcor, has generated industry interest in the area resulting in successful calls for bids in the deepwater region by the Canada Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB) in 2014 and 2015. With the recent exploration license activity and significant deepwater discovery, the potential for further...

...OTC-25548-MS Charting a Collaborative Course for Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration Jocelyn A. Fenton, M.S., Statoil USA E&P Inc. Copyright 2015, Offshore Technology Conference This paper was prepared for presentation at the Arctic Technology Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark, 23 25 March...

... of Ultimate Oil and Gas Resources. Prepared for Northern Oil and Gas Branch . Indian and Northern Affairs Canada March 2009 . Oil and Gas Exploration & Development Activity Forecast Canadian Beaufort Sea 2013 - 2028 , Lin Callow , LTLC Consulting, Salmo Consulting Inc . March 2013...

... of wells cluster - production units (platforms, subsea units); and necessity to spend 80-90 % CAPEX before start of production. This paper is devoted to solving the problem how to reduce the risks and uncertainties and accelerate offshore fields exploration and development. The methodology to assess...

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..., floating platforms and artificial islands. Arctic offshore wells have been mainly drilled from anti-ice floating drilling platform, ice-resistant fixed drilling platform and artificial island. In future, arctic petroleum exploration & production will move to deeper water area; natural gas development...

... of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. To date there has been no regional study of the Metocean conditions offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, and as part of Nalcor s exploration strategy, a metocean study was seen as a crucial piece of information in an area of frontier exploration. Nalcor commissioned C-CORE...

... Arctic Offshore Technology Assessment of Exploration and Production Options for Cold Regions of the US Outer Continental Shelf , Paulin, Mike , IMVPA Project No. C-0506-15 , 2008 Environmental and load criteria for the Beaufort sea drilling structure , R.C. Ertekin , S.M...

... throughout the world, including those in the Arctic. Exploration and development in the Arctic requires expensive, tailored technologies as well as safeguards adapted to the extreme climatic conditions. In the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident, there have been additional costs associated...

... then be ballasted into position. The units would be designed to accommodate the shallow waters of the near shore Arctic seas. In addition, the individual units could be configured to serve multi-functions in the exploration and development of offshore hydrocarbon fields configuration caisson storage...

...; illustrations may not be copied. The abstract must contain conspicuous acknowledgment of OTC copyright. Introduction Getting the right information, into the right hands, in a timely manner, is a crucial aspect of oil and gas exploration and production, especially in harsh conditions. Many of the survey...