Service: Engineering Geologist
Location: Outer Continental Shelf, Atlantic Ocean, 2022-2023
Client: Avangrid
Commonwealth Wind is an offshore wind development south of Martha's Vineyard in the Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf OCS-A-0534.
Commonwealth Wind consists of 60 proposed turbine locations. The scope of work included continuous sampling boreholes with PS logging, Seabed and Seabed Seismic CPTs, and Downhole CPTs to up to 75m depth.
The work was carried out from the Fugro Explorer and the Tidewater Regulus.
Ms. Whitney was the on-board Client Representative from October - November 2022 and January - March 2023.
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Service: Client Representative and Technical QA/QC
Location: Papua New Guinea, 2022
Client: Total Energies
Aure Scarp Quarry Geotechnical Site Investigation was carried out to assess a potential source of aggregate to meet the needs of early works on the PRL-15 development.
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Offshore the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, 2022
Client: Equinor
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Service: Client Representative and Technical QA/QC
Location: Papua New Guinea, 2022
Client: Total Energies
Preliminary assessment of foundation bearing soils.
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Slovakia, 2022
Client: Slovenske Elektrene
Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: The Netherlands, 2022
Client: RVO
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Service: Client Representative
Location: German Bight, North Sea, Feb-March 2022
Client: TenneT Offshore / Intertek
The BalWin high voltage cable routes will connect three new 2GW offshore wind farms to mainland Germany. The site investigation for the three cable routes involved five vessels carrying out CPT and VibraCore sampling along three routes of approximately 130km in length.
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Service: Client Representative and Technical QA/QC
Location: New Jersey Bight, Atlantic Ocean, 2021
Client: Norwegian Geotechnical Institute / Equinor Wind US LLC
The Empire Wind Project is a proposed offshore wind turbine grid planned for an area of 80,000 acres, in federal waters, an average of 20 miles south of Long Island, east of the Rockaways.
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Service: Client Representative
Location: Denmark, 2021
Client: ENERGIE
Geotechnical site investigation to support nearshore and marine pipeline crossings.
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Service: Client Representative and Technical QA/QC
Location: Outer Continental Shelf, Atlantic Ocean, 2021
Client: Vineyard / Park City Wind
Park City Wind is an 804 megawatt offshore wind project to be constructed in Vineyard Wind’s federally designated lease area (Lease Area OCS-A 0534).
This lease area is located 23 miles off the coast of Massachusetts on the outer continental shelf.
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: South Korea, 2021
Client: Dynafrax
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Saudi Arabia, 2021
Client: NEOM
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Location: Offshore the Netherlands, 2021
Client: RVO
Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Ghana, 2021
Client: Tractebel
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Offshore Malaysia, 2021
Client: Shell
Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Brazil, 2021
Client: Vale
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Romania, 2021
Client: Van Oord
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Japan, 2021
Client: Tepco
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Indonesia, 2021
Client: Tractebel
Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Rwanda, 2021
Client: OTEC Engineering
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Algeria, 2021
Client: AMEC
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Service: Fault Investigation
Location: Saudi Arabia, 2020
Client: Assystems
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Brazil, 2020
Client: Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: The Netherlands, 2020
Client: SPIE
Location: The Netherlands, 2020
Client: Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
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Location: The Netherlands, 2020
Client: Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Persian Gulf, 2020
Client: Technip
Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Indonesia, 2020
Client: Tractebel
Service: Seismic Interpretation
Location: United Kingdom, 2020
Client: United Utilities
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Service: Geohazards Investigation
Location: Kazakhstan, 2019
Client: CNPC
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Service: Fault Investigation
Location: Papua New Guinea, 2019
Client: Total Energies
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Papua New Guinea (PNG) occupies one of the most active and tectonically complex plate boundary collisions on Earth, and experiences frequent large-magnitude earthquakes and rapid rates of subduction and mountain building.
The fundamental geology of the region has been studied for over a century, but little is known about the earthquake history prior to ~1900. We present new geological and geomorphological data that constrain the magnitude and frequency of paleo-earthquakes on a previously unconstrained plate boundary thrust fault near the Purari River in the Gulf Province of southern PNG. A paleoseismological investigation of this fault identified evidence for repeated earthquakes of ~Mw 7.3 to 8.1.
Based on radiometric dating and oral histories from villages along the fault, the most recent earthquake occurred approximately 450 years ago. This event ruptured the ground surface and caused coastal uplift of a Holocene strandplain complex. The timing of the event coincides with village re-settlement and re-initiation of the regionally important Hiri trading voyages. The results shed light on what may have caused abrupt changes in trading activities and village movements in the region over the past few thousand years.
Service: Geohazards Investigation
Location: Papua New Guinea, 2019
Client: Total
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Desk-top and field based geohazard mapping and characterization in the PRL-15 and along the proposed pipeline export route.
Service: Geohazards Investigation
Location: Saudi Arabia, 2019
Client: Saudi Aramco
Service: Geohazards Investigation
Location: Makassar Strait, Indonesia, 2019
Client: ENI
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Service: Engineering Geologist
Location: France, 2018
Client: Andra/Fugro Geoter SAS
Carried out core logging, sample selection and preparation, and geotechnical testing to determine suitability of proposed site for long term storage of low-level nuclear waste.
Service: Client Representative
Location: Singidia Region, Tanzania, 2018
Client: Total Energies
Reviewed and validated contractor’s technical proposals, cost estimates, and project execution plans for preliminary fault investigation of select faults across the East African Rift. Supervised field reconnaissance and trench site selection.
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Service: Ground motion modelling
Location: The Netherlands, 2018
Client: Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Kenya, 2018
Client: EGIS
Service: Fault Investigation
Location: Turkey, 2018
Client: BP
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Service: Geohazards Investigation
Location: Offshore Myanmar, 2018
Client: CPPC
Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Offshore Myanmar, 2018
Client: Total
Service: Lead Technical QA/QC
Location: Tanzania & Uganda, 2018-19
Client: Total Energies
The EACOP project is a proposed 1,443 km oil export pipeline that will transport crude oil from Kaballe, Uganda to Tanga Port in Tanzania. The geotechnical site work included execution of 70 boreholes, 259 trial pits, and 115 CPTs.
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Service: Client Representative and Technical QA/QC
Location: Tanzania & Uganda, 2017-18
Client: Total Energies
Technical support and QA/QC for the geological site investigation along the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Slovakia, 2017
Client: Jensen Hughes
Service: Fault Investigation
Location: Uganda, 2017
Client: Total
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Service: Fault Investigation
Location: Turkey, 2017
Client: Mitsubishi
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Service: Geohazards Investigation
Location: Papua New Guinea, 2017
Client: Total
Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: United Kingdom, 2017
Client: Nugen
Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Uganda, 2017
Client: Tractebel
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Service: Fault Investigation
Location: Turkey, 2017
Client: BP
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Service: Engineering Geologist
Location: East Kalimantan, Borneo
Client: Aurecon
Conducted analysis of existing Preliminary Feasibility Reports, reviewed proposed alignment options, and prepared geotechnical design tables for a proposed railway in Kalimantan (Borneo).
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Service: Engineering Geologist
Location: Western Pilbara, Australia
Client: Aurizon
Carried out comprehensive review of existing data for proposed railway alignment options including test pit logs, geological mapping, aggregate material assessments, and preliminary design options; prepared reference condition tables to assist with preliminary design; and prepared Geotechnical Report presenting a synthesis of knowledge relating to the project.
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Service: Engineering Geologist
Location: Pilbara, Western Australia, 2014
Client: Samsung C&T, Calibre Global
Construction Phase: Technical QAQC/Client Representative (2014-2016).
Design Phase – Project Manager (2012-13).
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Tajikistan, 2016
Client: Tractebel
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Service: Fault Investigation
Location: Papua New Guinea, 2016
Client: Total
Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Myanmar, 2016
Client: Tractebel
Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Myanmar, 2016
Client: Tractebel
Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Myanmar, 2016
Client: Powerchina
Service: Fault Investigation
Location: Turkey, 2016
Client: BP
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Myanmar, 2015
Client: Tractebel
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Offshore Carnarvon Basin, Australia, 2015
Client: Lloyd's Register
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Service: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Location: Offshore Browse Basin, Australia, 2016
Client: Woodside
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Service: Fault Investigation
Location: Turkey, 2015
Client: BP
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Service: Fault Investigation
Location: Turkey, 2014
Client: BP
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Service: Engineering Geologist
Location: Northwest Shelf, Australia 2012
Client: Woodside Browse Pty. Ltd
Provided geotechnical support to offshore oil and gas infrastructure design. Tasks included characterisation of engineering properties of offshore sedimentary deposits and development of stratigraphic models; logging, sampling, and preparation of sediment and rock samples including bulk, box and piston core samples; development of geotechnical testing programmes; and preparation of geologic ground models to support offshore installations.
Logging procedures conducted in compliance with the relevant Australian, British and ASTM Standards and included visual examination of whole cores and x-ray imagery, and microscopic analysis of soft sediment core slabs.
Service: Engineering Geologist
Location: Northwest Shelf, Australia 2012
Client: Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd.
Provided geotechnical support to offshore oil and gas infrastructure design. Tasks included characterisation of engineering properties of offshore sedimentary deposits and development of stratigraphic models; logging, sampling, and preparation of sediment and rock samples including bulk, box and piston core samples; development of geotechnical testing programmes; and preparation of geologic ground models to support offshore installations.
Logging procedures conducted in compliance with the relevant Australian, British and ASTM Standards and included visual examination of whole cores and x-ray imagery, and microscopic analysis of soft sediment core slabs.
Service: Engineering Geologist
Location: Northwest Shelf, Australia 2011
Client: Inpex Browse Ltd.
Provided geotechnical support to offshore oil and gas infrastructure design. Tasks included characterisation of engineering properties of offshore sedimentary deposits and development of stratigraphic models; logging, sampling, and preparation of sediment and rock samples including bulk, box and piston core samples; development of geotechnical testing programmes; and preparation of geologic ground models to support offshore installations.
Logging procedures conducted in compliance with the relevant Australian, British and ASTM Standards and included visual examination of whole cores and x-ray imagery, and microscopic analysis of soft sediment core slabs.
Service: Professional Geologist
Location: California & Oregon, 2001-2010
Client: BGC
Participated in all project aspects of a small engineering geology and geotechnical consulting firm. Developed project scopes of work, budgets, schedules, field programmes, sampling and testing regimens, conduct soils laboratory analyses, write reports and recommendations, managed team personnel and subcontractors, presented results to clients and at public forums.
Projects were wide ranging and varied and included landslide and slope stability evaluations and monitoring, site geotechnical and geohazard assessments, foundation soils investigations, and Alquist-Priolo fault studies.
Service: Engineering Geologist
Location: California, Pacific Northwest, 2009-2010
Client: Various
Conducted field and office based geologic hazard and risk assessments for infrastructure development, monitored slope stability instrumentation, performed soil and aggregate testing within multi-accredited materials testing laboratory. Project information available upon request.
Service: Engineering Geologist
Location: Palawan, Phillipines, 2010
Client: Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.
Provided geotechnical support to offshore oil and gas infrastructure design. Tasks included characterisation of engineering properties of offshore sedimentary deposits and development of stratigraphic models; logging, sampling, and preparation of sediment and rock samples including bulk, box and piston core samples; development of geotechnical testing programmes; and preparation of geologic ground models to support offshore installations.
Logging procedures conducted in compliance with the relevant Australian, British and ASTM Standards and included visual examination of whole cores and x-ray imagery, and microscopic analysis of soft sediment core slabs.
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Service: Engineering Geologist
Location: California, Pacific Northwest, 2008-2009
Client: State of California, Green Diamond Timber Company
Conducted hydrogeologic and geomorphological assessments for existing and proposed rural forest and ranch roads. Development and implementation of appropriate site-specific recommendations for the maintenance, upgrade, or decommissioning of existing roads. Assessed the adequacy of existing drainage structures in the context of erosion potential, mass wasting, and stability of adjacent hillslopes with the intent of minimising the potential for sediment delivery to watercourses. Project information available upon request.
Service: Engineering Geologist
Location: California, Pacific Northwest, 2008-2009
Client: State of California, Green Diamond Timber Company
Conducted hydrogeologic and geomorphological assessments for existing and proposed rural forest and ranch roads. Development and implementation of appropriate site-specific recommendations for the maintenance, upgrade, or decommissioning of existing roads. Assessed the adequacy of existing drainage structures in the context of erosion potential, mass wasting, and stability of adjacent hillslopes with the intent of minimising the potential for sediment delivery to watercourses. Project information available upon request.
Service: Staff Geologist
Location: California and Oregon, 2006-2008
Client: BGC
Conducted geologic hazard and risk assessments for residential, commercial, and industrial projects in California and Oregon. Geohazard investigations focused on fault rupture, tsunami inundation, liquefaction hazards, slope stability, and soils hazards; Prepared Fault Evaluation Reports (FER) in compliance with the State of California Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act; Developed, implemented, and conducted long term slope stability monitoring programmes for hazard characterization and risk assessment to develop mitigation strategies to guide engineering solutions; Prepared erosion control design and monitoring plans for commercial and residential development and storm water management. Project information available upon request.
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Service: Geology Technician
Location: Northern California, 2001-2006
Client: Pacific Lumber Company
Mapped and characterized landslides in the field and using remote sensing. Assisted Registered Professional Foresters to develop Habitat Conservation Plan and Basin Plan compliant Timber Harvest Plans (THPs) within a rigorous regulatory atmosphere. Prepared geologic reports following California Forest Practices Act and California Geological Survey guidelines, evaluated the effect of proposed timber harvest on slope stability and sediment delivery to water courses, and developed GIS database of landslides for 220,000-acre (90,000 Hectare) property. Project information available upon request.
Service: Laboratory Technician
Location: Fortuna, California, 1998-2001
Client: Pacific Lumber Company
Carried out geotechnical laboratory testing on soils and rocks according to ASTM standards; assisted in the development of geologic models to support habitat conservation plans.
