Studies for ExxonMobil Eastern Newfoundland Offshore Exploration Drilling Project
December 2017 — Newfoundland, Canada
Clients: Stantec, Statoil Canada
Qualitative Assessment of Radiated Sound Levels and Acoustic Propagation Conditions (32 p)
Predictions of underwater sound levels from drill rigs (semisubmersibles and drill ships), dynamic positioning (DP) systems, support vessels, and a vertical seismic profiler (VSP) for two exploration drilling programs.
Marine Mammals and Ambient Sound Sources: Analysis from 2014 and 2015 Acoustic Recordings (56 p)
Acoustic recordings were acquired in Flemish Pass and analyzed to characterize the baseline soundscape, the presence of marine mammals, and the soundscape during Statoil’s 2014-2016 drilling program.
