TDI-Brooks recently completed two environmental post-operations surveys (EPOS) projects in Mexico for TOTAL in Block 2 (Perdido) and Capricorn Energy Mexico (CAIRN) in Block 9 (Sureste Basin). The Block 2 EPOS program was in deepwater (approximately 3,300 m) offshore northern Mexico, while the CAIRN project was in shallow water. These were the first EPOS programs completed in a COVID-19 work
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By Viviana Castillo, APL-UW The humid air penetrates my pores as I sit over the bridge on a massive ship. The sun is setting, I can hear the engines roaring as the water splashes the sides of the hull. I put my headphones on to try and drown out the noise. It doesn’t work, but I pretend it does. I’m
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Scientists and engineers on a deep-sea expedition aboard the research vessel Atlantis in the East Pacific Ocean will be broadcasting live from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 11, Wednesday, Dec. 12 and Thursday, Dec. 13. The expedition’s scientists and engineers will talk about their research, including their use of submersibles, and answer questions from the audience. The
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An article published in Nature Communications shows that because “coral reefs serve as natural, low-crested, submerged breakwaters, which provide flood reduction benefits through wave breaking and wave energy attenuation,” coral reefs save billions of dollars each year in flood damage. Losing coral reefs results in worse flooding further inland for larger numbers of people, and it increases in the costs
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InterMoor, a provider of mooring services, foundation solutions and offshore installations, has moored the first privately-operated rig in Mexico’s offshore waters since 1938. InterMoor was contracted by Talos Energy to moor the semisubmersible ENSCO 8503 in the Bay of Campeche, offshore Mexico. The asset is the first privately-operated (non-Pemex) rig to be moored in the area since the energy reform
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