Igneous intrusions have a strong influence on petroleum systems, groundwater aquifers, and CO2 storage reservoirs, particularly because they can act as either barriers to, or carriers for fluid flow. This depends on several syn- and post emplacement processes, including fracture development in the intrusion and the host rocks, contact metamorphism of the host rocks, and hydrothermal activity. ...

The aim of this thesis is to evaluate petrophysical properties and seismic interpretation of main reservoirs of Norne field in Mid Norwegian sea. Petrophysical evaluation helps in getting familiar with reservoir characterization using wireline logs data. The main concentration has been given to evaluate different reservoir properties i.e. porosity, shale volume, water saturation, hydrocarbon saturation, ...

The abyssal Pacific Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) hosts vast, commercially valuable seafloor deposits of polymetallic nodules. Foraminifera (testate protists) dominate benthic communities in this region. Here, we present a taxonomic survey, combining morphological and genetic data and focussing on mainly meiofauna-sized Foraminifera from the eastern CCZ. Sequences obtained from >100 specimens, the ...

Submarine tailings placements (STPs) is an alternative practice of handling mine waste, which involves deposition of tailings into submarine environments. However, the environmental impacts of STPs remain poorly understood. This thesis is a contribution to improve the understanding of how submarine tailings placements interact with natural sediments. It is based on multi-proxy analyses of 10 sediment ...

The present volume is rooted in a map of sedimentary successions of the Arctic Region by Grantz et al. (2011), and contains a brief, but comprehensive compilation of geological and geophysical data characterizing all significant sedimentary successions in the Arctic, which cover 57% of the polar area north of 64°N. Two main goals have been designated: (i) to provide, based on the present-day ...

This study is a part of the Barents Sea drill cuttings research initiative (BARCUT), investigating the inflow of Atlantic water to the southwestern Barents Sea during the Late Glacial and Holocene as well as providing data for future references.

We present ionospheric plasma conditions observed by the EISCAT radars in Tromsø and on Svalbard, covering 68°–81° geomagnetic latitude, during 6–8 September 2017. This is a period when X2.2 and X9.3 X‐ray flares occurred, two interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) arrived at the Earth accompanied by enhancements of MeV‐range energetic particle flux in both the solar wind (SEP event) and inner ...

Sub-seafloor hydrothermal processes along volcanically active plate boundaries are integral to the formation of seafloor massive sulfide deposits and to oceanic iron cycling, yet the nature of their relationship is poorly understood. Here we apply iron isotope analysis to sulfide minerals from the Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse (TAG) mound and underlying stockwork, 26°N Mid-Atlantic Ridge, to trace ...

Batymetridata og 2D og 3D seismisk data og er brukt for å kartlegge formelementer i det sørvestlige Barentshavet. Megaskala glasiale lineasjoner (MSGL) kartlagt i de glasiale trauene indikerer tidligere isstrømaktivitet i Bjørnøyrenna og Djuprenna. Dynamiske endringer i strømningsretning er påvist fra MSGL med ulike orienteringer som kutter hverandre. Ut fra kartlagte MSGL er 10 strømningssett laget. ...

Determining the timing of post-Caledonian brittle faulting in northern Norway is important for the understanding of the extensional tectonic evolution of the north Norwegian continental margin. Fault gouges from the Troms and Vesterålen regions of northern Norway yield Carboniferous to Permian and Carboniferous to Cretaceous K–Ar illite ages, respectively. The results show a contrast in fault activity ...