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Posted: Thursday, May 6, 2021 13:29 You may not know it, but the GPS system in your car, and the apps in your phone depend on the magnetic field of the Earth. But what happens if that field moves?  As aviation and marine and all navigation systems also depend on it, potentially there could be trouble. Well the field is on the move, and a new study suggests human activity is likely behind it. In our terms, i.e. the average citizen, that movement is not really noticeable at all, but for na...

Advertisement Fugro is conducting a seep survey and geochemical campaign in Block 48, offshore Suriname, for Petronas Suriname E&P B.V. (PSEPBV), a subsidiary of Petronas. The work for PSEBV is being conducted from the survey vessel MV Fugro Brasilis and involves geophysical data collection, heat flow measurements, core sampling and onboard geochemical analyses, which aim to optimise future exploration activities in this frontier area. The fieldwork for the campaign will run through 1Q21 with ...