... "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...

... it directly relates to the oil and gas industry will be reviewed. structural geology maritime boundary island natural language artificial intelligence coastline legal limit littoral arctic coastal state coastal frontage reservoir characterization upstream oil & gas seabed resource...

... island reservoir characterization upstream oil & gas gravity inversion oceanic crust inversion altenbernd nare strait baffin bay greenland References References Altenbernd , T. , Jokat , W. , Heyde , I. , and Damm , V. 2014 . A crustal model for northern Melville...

... in northern waters. liquified natural gas offshore technology conference island strategic program knowledge engineering lng ice force canadian academy upstream oil & gas canada beaufort sea engineering knowledge platform subsea system expertise engineering expertise gas monetization...

... Abstract This paper presents recent investigation results and geotechnical considerations used to design a manmade gravel island in support of offshore oil production in the Beaufort Sea off the coast of Alaska. Winter geotechnical investigations were conducted in 1997, 1998, 2013, 2014...

... reviews the oil shale deposits of Arctic Canada from Ordovician to Carboniferous age. Ordovician shale of Baffin Island, Southampton Island, and Akpatok Islands consist of organic lean, calcareous deposits with variable thickness. The Devonian cannel and canneloid deposit of Melville Island, Arctic Canada...

... pipeline bundle backfill construction trench construction activity roller cradle pipelay offshore pipeline midstream oil & gas welding contractor thickness island water depth References References API RP 2N , 2009 , Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing, and Constructing...

... Abstract Five general categories of offshore structures incorporating granular material (‘islands’) have been utilized in the Beaufort Sea, primarily in the 1970's and 1980's. Although each concept has generally served its purpose, there have been many issues both during construction...

... the Chukchi Sea coast. california freeze-up season aoga project alaskan beaufort barrow san luis obispo beaufort beaufort sea landfast ice zone air temperature us government otc 23807 upstream oil & gas multi-year ice floe vaudrey chukchi sea thickness island satellite imagery...

... Abstract In August 2010 a 265 km2 ice island calved from the Petermann Glacier innorthern Greenland. Soon after the initial calving event the mass broke intoseveral pieces, some of which exited Baffin Bay and drifted south toward theLabrador coast. By June 2011 PII-A, a large fragment...

... Abstract Eighteen artificial (man-made) islands have been constructed in the AlaskanBeaufort Sea to support oil exploration and production. The first islands, constructed in the late 1970s, were in shallow nearshore waters where wave andice conditions are relatively benign. By the early 1980s...

... is crucial to protect people and assets in the Bering andChukchi Sea areas. Table 1 shows some meteorological observations from thethree events. dutch harbor storm offshore technology conference extratropical cyclone november 2011 gale force wind island extratropical storm climate prediction...

... and cold regions; when the standard should be used; types of ice actions and how they should be applied; ice actions in the context of other physical environmental actions; manmade islands; subsea installations; ice data collection; monitoring; interpretation and analysis; ice management systems...

... Abstract This paper details the preliminary design of a patent-pending arctic production island. The system utilizes modularized sections assembled together as a stable, ice-resistant production platform. Details are incorporated into the system to provide ice resistance and minimize...

...-photography techniques were first used by the US Air Force to discover and map ice islands in the 1950s. Later the oil industry employed aerial photography to map the location of sea ice and ice features that could affect offshore exploration and development. Stereographic techniques were used to the estimate...