New and Upgraded Spatial Layers in ArcticWeb
Happy New Year to the ArcticWeb community! We are excited to announce that we are kicking off 2012 with the addition of thirteen new and upgraded spatial layers now available on ArcticWeb. Below you will find the data owner, followed by the data theme, and the frequency of data updates to each theme, where known. [...]
Arctic Frontiers Conference: Call for Papers
The Arctic Frontiers 2012 conference takes place next January in Tromsø, Norway. The theme this year will address “Energies of the High North“, including nonrenewable and renewable resources of energy. Presentations will focus on the global energy outlook, and assess the potential of traditional and renewable energy resources in the North. The fundamental issues addressed [...]
Geological Society Presentation Available
KADME and Acona, the project team behind ArcticWeb, recently presented at the Geological Society event “Exploring in the Arctic”. Erin Lynch of KADME, and Arild Haugen of Acona, presented the case for the oil industry reducing risk in the Arctic through more accessible data. ArcticWeb was highlighted as one of the key solutions currently in [...]
ArcticWeb at Geological Society in London
KADME and Acona, the project team behind ArcticWeb.com, will be presenting at the Finding Petroleum event “Exploring in the Arctic” on Tuesday, 11 October at the Geological Society in London. Erin Lynch of KADME, and Arild Haugen of Acona, will be making the case for the oil industry reducing risk in the Arctic through more accessible data.
Meet ArcticWeb in Halifax this week
ArcticWeb is in Halifax, Canada this week exhibiting at the 3P Arctic conference. The 3P Arctic is organised by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, who are seeking advancement of Arctic exploration understanding. With exploration, research and other activities increasingly taking place in the Arctic, the need for a pan-Arctic geoportal like ArcticWeb has never been greater. [...]
Norway’s Most Northerly discovery made
This month ArcticWeb joint industry partner Total made Norway’s most northerly gas discovery. Located in the Norwegian Arctic of the Barents Sea, Total’s wildcat well 7225/3-1 is estimated to contain between 10 and 50 billion standard cubic metres (Sm3) of recoverable gas.
