Celtic Sea

• One of the most severe marine heatwaves on the planet is taking place in the shallow seas around the UK and Ireland.
• That’s according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which has labelled this a “Category 4” heatwave.
• Rarely used outside of the tropics, a cat 4 heatwave means “extreme” heat.
• The heatwave is strongest in the northern North Sea, northwest of Ireland, and the Celtic Sea between Cornwall and southern Ireland.

Oceans are slow to warm up and cool down

• You might find yourself wearing a jumper on Monday but shorts and a t-shirt by Wednesday.
• But oceans are different – their ability to absorb lots of heat means temperature varies slowly and extremes are rare.
• As such, these already very warm areas will warm further until a sufficiently strong storm comes along and mixes the heat down into a thicker surface layer.

Fish may go hungry

• Those fish eat smaller fish and crustaceans, which in turn feed on microscopic plants known as plankton.
• At this time of year, these plankton are dependent on nutrients mixed up from the deep water into the surface layer.
• A heatwave on the surface could potentially harm the deeper ocean too, and the fish that live there.
• Some warm water fish species are appearing in UK waters for instance, and native fish reproduction cycles and those of the plankton they feed on are no longer in perfect sync.

• We now start 2023 with even greater enthusiasm for the competitions awaiting Alberto and his new crew, united and determined to do better and better”.
• In the second season, the Class40 IBSA will cross the Atlantic three times, while experiencing a new boat formation, with the building of a crew.
• “This year’s calendar includes a series of very tough races, designed for a team, rather than for solo sailing.
• Santurde has a great deal of sailing experience, and has achieved several wins in the Class40 double championship.

• Leading energy services provider Expro (NYSE: XPRO) has successfully completed the plug and abandonment (P&A) of Irelands first indigenous gas wells.
• The subsea intervention scope utilized Expros 7 3/8 ELSA (Expro landing string assemblies) system, supported by a complete backup system and direct hydraulic topside and subsea controls package.
• Achieving over 3,000 successful operations globally, ELSA is Expros industry-leading subsea well access technology, providing clients with a safe and environmentally secure operating system for the commissioning and decommissioning of subsea wells.
• Expro completed the work scope with 100% operational uptime and zero non-productive time (NPT) across the duration of the project.

• LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. and LONDON, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) and Associated British Ports (ABP) announced today their intention to partner in bringing the first large scale, green hydrogen production facility to the UK.
• The facility would import green ammonia from production locations operated by Air Products and its partners around the world.
• This would be used to produce green hydrogen, which would decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors such as transport and industry.
• Air Products and ABP are working together to bring the new green hydrogen facility to the Port of Immingham.