SWAIS2C Antarctic Ice Drilling Project
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Antarctica
Source: CPG Click Petróleo e Gás
An international scientific project drilling 1,800 meters of ice in West Antarctica using a pressurized hot water system to reach the bedrock and extract a geological core recording up to 23 million years of climatic history. The project recovered 228 meters of sediments and rocks, revealing evidence of past open ocean beneath the ice and providing data crucial for understanding climate change and
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Oil and Gas
- Location
- Antartica
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- CPG Click Petróleo e Gás
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Original status | completed |
Taiyo status | Closed |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | An international scientific project drilling 1,800 meters of ice in West Antarctica using a pressurized hot water system to reach the bedrock and extract a geological core recording up to 23 million years of climatic history. The project recovered 228 meters of sediments and rocks, revealing evidence of past open ocean beneath the ice and providing data crucial for understanding climate change and sea level rise. |
Original sector | Science and Technology |
Location
Country | Antartica |
Source
Source | CPG Click Petróleo e Gás |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Oil and Gas |
Article published date | 2026-03-31 |
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