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It's not a continuous 24/7/365 process. They have a drilling season each year, I believe about 6-8 weeks, have drilled at 2 different sites and been interrupted
by altacc 3y ago
It's not a continuous 24/7/365 process. They have a drilling season each year, I believe about 6-8 weeks, have drilled at 2 different sites and been interrupted by the pandemic.
- jppope 3y agowhy was ice drilling interrupted by the pandemic?
- applied_heat 3y agoGetting supplies such as food and shift changeovers?
- eastbound 3y ago[flagged]
- altacc 3y agoInternational travel was not easy nor reliable during the pandemic, with many borders de facto closed or severely restricted, with quarantines, tests, etc.. needed. The drilling season involves moving an international team from each of their home countries to Greenland, then back again a few weeks later. So practically impossible to make sure the drilling season could happen with the crew required and then get them home again.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoEvery country I know of had special exemptions in place though, after the first few weeks of panic, for those who could supply credible written explanations.