The pressure beneath the surface

 

 

 

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What the 2026 hydrographic industry survey tells us about workforce gaps, technology strain and the sector’s readiness for change

Hydrography is reaching a point at which standing still is no longer an option. The latest industry survey reveals a sector balancing rising data volumes, shifting skill demands and rapid advances in automation, AI and remote sensing. Organizations are working to secure certified personnel, keep pace with modern equipment and deliver high-quality data, despite mounting operational pressure. What emerges is a field that is adapting – but not without friction. Across all responses, one theme resonates: the future is arriving faster than expected. The question is whether the sector will shape that future, or be shaped by it.

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Scientists went hunting for freshwater deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean. What they found could have global implications

 

 

 

CNN

By

Laura Paddison

Sep 17, 2025

 

A ship set sail from Connecticut in May to spend three months offshore hunting for freshwater deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean. 

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This summer scientists drilled deep below the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of northeastern US and tapped into a huge, mysterious reservoir of freshwater — what they discovered could have big implications for a world grappling with an increasingly severe water crisis.

The existence of freshwater beneath the Atlantic has been known for decades, but it had remained virtually unexplored. In the 1960s and 70s, scientific expeditions and companies drilling the ocean for resources such as oil would sometimes hit fresh water.

Then, in 2019, scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Columbia University announced a “surprising discovery.”

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New MH370 search to begin as Ocean Infinity expands deep-sea capabilities

 

 

 

News

 

Anew deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is set to begin before the turn of the year, as marine robotics firm Ocean Infinity prepares to deploy a significantly upgraded fleet of autonomous underwater systems. The mission signals the most technologically advanced effort yet to locate the aircraft, more than 11 years after it vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Ocean Infinity, the US- and UK-based marine robotics company, will launch a large-scale survey of a 15,000km2 area in the southern Indian Ocean. Deep-sea operations are scheduled to resume on 30 December and will run intermittently over a 55-day window, Malaysia’s transport ministry confirmed on Wednesday.

Coordinated uncrewed swarms

The company plans to deploy coordinated ‘swarms’ of

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US oil production sets new record high in September, shrugging off surplus fears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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28 Nov 2025, 7:57 pm

US oil production rose to record highs in September, data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on Friday, shrugging off concerns that the market is heading towards a surplus.

US crude oil output rose 44,000 barrels per day in September to a record 13.84 million bpd, according to EIA data.

 
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Oil output from New Mexico, the second-largest oil producing state, hit a record 2.351 million bpd, while output from the federal offshore gulf region rose to 1.983 million bpd in September, the highest since February 2020.

Future US oil production growth is expected to be concentrated in the offshore gulf region as the

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