2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (398+ words) This week, the US BOEM released its critical mineral sales and bidder qualifications. "We are pleased to share important news about potential upcoming opportunities to lease areas of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf for the potential future development of critical and…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (192+ words) The deal comes as operators face increasing technical complexity across mature assets, decommissioning and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects." The transaction increases Elemental Energies" global workforce by around 10%, taking total headcount to more than 300 across Norway, the U.K. and North…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (319+ words) Teledyne RD Instruments (RDI), a division of Teledyne Marine, announced that it has been selected by marine engineering consultancy Deep Reach Technology (DRT) to support a landmark deep-sea environmental impact assessment (EIA) project within Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), supplying…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (235+ words) Greenpeace along with iwi and environmental groups are calling the decision to reject Trans-Tasman Resources" proposal to mine the Taranaki seafloor a massive win for people power and the ocean. In a draft decision, released last week, the Fast Track…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (424+ words) Japan's government said on Monday that it has successfully retrieved rare-earth-rich seabed mud for the first time from depths of around 6 km (4 miles) during a test mission. A Japanese scientific drill ship departed on January 12 for the remote Minamitori Island…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (153+ words) Polymetallic nodules, such as those shown here, can occur on the ocean floor and are of interest for the critical minerals they contain. Credit: NOAA. NOAA contractor NV5, a current hydrographic survey services vendor, will begin survey work in February 2026." The…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (285+ words) The AXO315T1 MEMS accelerometer operates at temperatures of up to 175 degrees Celsius and is aimed primarily at measurement while drilling (MWD) applications. The device is also suited for logging while drilling (LWD), directional drilling and wireline operations, where reliable downhole navigation…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (441+ words) Japan will conduct test mining of rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 miles) southeast of Tokyo, from January 11 to February 14, the head of the government-backed project said. The operation will mark the world's first attempt…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago   (392+ words) Source: Department of Interior The US Department of the Interior has announced the publication of a Request for Information and Interest to explore the potential for seabed mineral leasing offshore American Samoa. The Request for Information, scheduled for publication in…...