Identifying True Bedrock Offshore: Managing Rockhead Uncertainty in Glaciated Terrains
You drill, You recover several meters of hard rock. You classify it as bedrock, But what if it isn’t? During the Quaternary period, glaciers reshaped large parts of Northern Europe, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. The legacy of glaciation has left behind complex, variable ground conditions that present significant challenges for offshore developments. Successive glacial […]
Berwick Bank – Offshore Wind Farm (2024-2025)
Introduction The Berwick Bank project aims to install 4.1 GW of offshore wind capacity in the North Sea off the coast of Dundee, Scotland within an area of 1,010 km². Over a two-year engagement (2024–2025), GeoIntel has supported Phase A by overseeing the offshore wind geotechnical testing campaign, delivering a comprehensive laboratory testing strategy report […]
MCA Senegal 2 – Transmission Lines (2023-2025)
Introduction The MCA Senegal 2 transmission lines project involved laying a pair of around 17 km transmission cables across the bay of Dakar. The cables carry power from the power plant to Senegal’s capital. The route ran mainly through a subsea trench. Land sections were installed mostly using horizontal directional drilling (HDD). GeoIntel supported […]