Japan’s Nikkei business daily reported that the mission aims to extract 35 tonnes of mud from the sea floor over around three weeks. Each tonne is expected to contain around two kilograms (4.4 pounds) ...

TOKYO -- Japan will extract rare earth minerals from an offshore deposit in a first-of-its-kind pilot project that will begin ...

Japan will attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind beginning in January ...

China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) announced that its Deep Sea No.1 Phase II project in the South China Sea has entered ...

China's deep-sea drilling plan to pierce the Earth’s crust. The Chinese deep-sea drilling ship Meng Xiang. Xinhua. View 11 Images 1 / 11. Drill hoist gear. Xinhua.

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has fully launched the second phase of its Deep-Sea No. 1 natural gas project ...

Commissioned in late 2024, Meng Xiang is a 560-foot, 42,600-ton ship with a 36,000 ft deep-sea drill capacity. It can stay at sea for 120 days, house 180 personnel, and includes nine cutting-edge ...

The method is a well-established CCUS technique used in oil drilling to enhance oil recovery. In this process, CO2 captured from industrial activities is transported via tanker trucks or pipelines ...

The world's first deep-sea mining test was conducted by US company Deepsea Ventures in July 1970. A vacuum-cleaner-like machine bulldozed through the abyss and sucked up 60,000 baseball-sized ...

But try telling that to those who advocate deep-sea drilling for precious metals. In a world hungry for the minerals that power our batteries and connect our computers, ...

The deep sea provides food to many species in shallower waters, like the swordfish, which dives up to 1,200 meters to feed. Related We’re protecting the ocean wrong ...