News articles tagged with 'drilling'
UF Pine Island pollen study leads to revision of state's ancient geography
— 3 Mar 2011 13:02 | Geology and palaeontologyA new University of Florida study of 45-million-year-old pollen from Pine Island west of Fort Myers has led to a new understanding of the state's geologic history, showing Florida could…
Magma power for geothermal energy?
— 18 Feb 2011 17:11 | Geology and palaeontologyWhen a team of scientists drilling near an Icelandic volcano hit magma in 2009, they had to abandon their planned experiments on geothermal energy. But the mishap could point the way…
Geologists get unique and unexpected opportunity to study magma
— 17 Feb 2011 17:57 | Geology and palaeontologyGeologists drilling an exploratory geothermal well in 2009 in the Krafla volcano in Iceland encountered a problem they were simply unprepared for: magma (molten rock or lava underground)…
Drilling in the holy land
— 3 Jan 2011 17:17 | Geology and palaeontologyAbout 50 miles from Bethlehem, a drilling project is determining the climate and earthquake activity of the Holy Land. Scientists from eight nations are examining the ground below the…
'Fracking' mobilises uranium in marcellus shale
— 26 Oct 2010 14:02 | EnvironmentScientific and political disputes over drilling Marcellus shale for natural gas have focused primarily on the environmental effects of pumping millions of gallons of water and chemicals…
Science's policy clout diminished, but oil risk looms large
— 3 Sep 2010 11:40 | EnvironmentMore people are likely to believe scientific studies claiming that oil drilling is riskier, not safer, than was previously thought, according to a new study of attitudes in California.…
Bedrock is a milestone in climate research
— 5 Aug 2010 09:22 | EnvironmentAfter years of concentrated effort, scientists from the North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling (NEEM) project hit bedrock more than 8,300 feet below the surface of the Greenland ice sheet…
Ice core drilling effort involving CU-Boulder to help assess abrupt climate change risks
— 3 Aug 2010 12:21 | EnvironmentAn international science team involving the University of Colorado at Boulder that is working on the North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling project hit bedrock July 27 after two summers…
Oil drilling suspension should top agenda at arctic emergencies meeting
— 16 Jun 2010 13:20 | EnvironmentAs oil continues to spew into the Gulf of Mexico from a sunken BP drilling rig, a key meeting of arctic countries starting today needs to push for a suspension of all arctic drilling…
Waste steel in the Gulf of Mexico
— 11 Jun 2010 11:45 | EnvironmentThe huge tonnages of waste steel from decommissioned offshore oil and gas structures represents a serious problem for operators looking to recoup losses and avoid environmental harm.…