The industrialization of the deep sea is expanding worldwide. Increasing oil and gas
exploration activities in the absence of sufficient baseline data in deep-sea ecosystems has …

The deep ocean below 200 m water depth is the least observed, but largest habitat on our
planet by volume and area. Over 150 years of exploration has revealed that this dynamic …

Commercial-scale mining for polymetallic nodules could have a major impact on the deep-
sea environment, but the effects of these mining activities on deep-sea ecosystems are very …

Oil pollution entering the marine environment has been an issue of concern for many
decades. It can come from riverine or land-based sources, accidental and intentional …

Thousands of the world's offshore oil and gas structures are approaching obsolescence and
will require decommissioning within the next decade. Many nations have blanket regulations …

Abstract Hundreds of Oil & Gas Industry structures in the marine environment are
approaching decommissioning. In most areas decommissioning operations will need to be …

For thousands of years humankind has sought to explore our oceans. Evidence of this early
intrigue dates back to 130,000 BCE, but the advent of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in …

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a key technology to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2)
emissions from industrial processes in a feasible, substantial, and timely manner. For …

Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are used extensively by the offshore oil and gas and
renewables industries for inspection, maintenance, and repair of their infrastructure. With …

Multiple hypotheses have emerged to explain the apparent paradox of high diversity of the
deep‐sea benthos when the environmental conditions are often predicted to inhibit rather …