UK's Endurance CCS Project Expands Seabed Seismic Monitoring Ops

The Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) has expanded its offshore monitoring program for the Endurance CO2 storage project in the UK North Sea, awarding Sonardyne additional work to provide passive seismic monitoring services.

The services have been added to Sonardyne's existing contract for environmental monitoring at the Endurance site, located approximately 75 kilometers off the Yorkshire coast.

Under the expanded scope, Sonardyne will adapt, deploy and operate advanced ocean bottom seismometers (OBSs), manufactured by German technology company KUM, on the seabed above the Endurance storage reservoir.

The equipment will gather baseline seismic data ahead of storage operations, helping to characterize naturally occurring seismic activity in the area. The services could also continue during CO2 injection to provide longer-term subsurface monitoring.

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