• Character of seismic motion at a location of a gas hydrate-bearing mud volcano on the SW Barents Sea margin 

      Franek, Peter; Mienert, Jürgen; Buenz, Stefan; Géli, Louis (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-07-09)
      The Håkon Mosby mud volcano (HMMV) at 1270 m water depth on the SW Barents Sea slope has been intensively studied since its discovery in 1989. A variety of sensors monitored morphological, hydrological, geochemical, and biological parameters in the HMMV area. An ocean bottom seismometer deployment allowed us to register seismic motion for 2 years, from October 2008 to October 2010. The analysis of ...
    • Hot Vents Beneath an Icy Ocean: The Aurora Vent Field, Gakkel Ridge, Revealed 

      Ramirez-Llodra, Eva; Argentino, Claudio; Baker, Maria; Boetius, Antje; Costa, Carolina; Dahle, Håkon; Denny, Emily Maria; Dessandier, Pierre-Antoine; Eilertsen, Mari Heggernes; Ferré, Benedicte; German, Cristopher R.; Hand, Kevin; Hilário, Ana; Hislop, Lawrence; Jamieson, John W.; Kalnitchenko, Dimitri; Mall, Achim; Panieri, Giuliana; Purser, Autun; Ramalho, Sofia P.; Reeves, Eoghan P.; Rolley, Leigthon; Pereira, Samuel I.; Ribeiro, Pedro A.; Sert, Muhammed Fatih; Steen, Ida H.; Stetzler, Marie; Stokke, Runar; Victorero, Lissette; Vulcano, Francesca; Vågenes, Stig; Waghorn, Kate Alyse; Buenz, Stefan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-28)
      Evidence of hydrothermal venting on the ultra-slow spreading Gakkel Ridge in the Central Arctic Ocean has been available since 2001, with first visual evidence of black smokers on the Aurora Vent Field obtained in 2014. But it was not until 2021 that the first ever remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dives to hydrothermal vents under permanent ice cover in the Arctic were conducted, enabling the ...
    • Impact of tides and sea-level on deep-sea Arctic methane emissions 

      Sultan, Nabil; Plaza-Faverola, Andreia; Vadakkepuliyambatta, Sunil; Buenz, Stefan; Knies, Jochen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-09)
      Sub-sea Arctic methane and gas hydrate reservoirs are expected to be severely impacted by ocean temperature increase and sea-level rise. Our understanding of the gas emission phenomenon in the Arctic is however partial, especially in deep environments where the access is difficult and hydro-acoustic surveys are sporadic. Here, we report on the first continuous pore-pressure and temperature measurements ...
    • Origin and transformation of light hydrocarbons ascending at an active pockmark on Vestnesa Ridge, Arctic Ocean 

      Pape, Thomas; Buenz, Stefan; Hong, Wei-Li; Torres, Marta E.; Riedel, Matthias; Panieri, Giuliana; Lepland, Aivo; Hsu, Chieh Wei; Wintersteller, Paul; Wallmann, Klaus; Schmidt, Christopher; Yao, Haoyi; Bohrmann, Gerhard (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-25)
      We report on the geochemistry of hydrocarbons and pore waters down to 62.5 mbsf, collected by drilling with the MARUM‐MeBo70 and by gravity coring at the Lunde pockmark in the Vestnesa Ridge. Our data document the origin and transformations of volatiles feeding gas emissions previously documented in this region. Gas hydrates are present where a fracture network beneath the pockmark focusses migration ...
    • Quaternary and Neogene Reservoirs of the Norwegian Continental Shelf and the Faroe-Shetland Basin 

      Bellwald, Benjamin; Planke, Sverre; Vadakkepuliyambatta, Sunil; Buenz, Stefan; Batchelor, Christine L.; Manton, Ben; Zastrozhnov, Dmitry; Walker, Faye; Myklebust, Reidun (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-01)
      Glaciogenic reservoirs host important hydrocarbon resources across the globe. Examples such as the Peon and Aviat discoveries in the North Sea show that Quaternary and Neogene reservoirs can be prospective in the region. In this study, we interpret 2D and 3D reflection seismic data combined with borehole information to document unconventional play models from the shallow subsurface of the Norwegian ...