Ship&Offshore | Issue 02/2023
Digital portal launched to track birds on rigs
Xodus, a global energy consultancy, has launched a digital setup, the Offshore Bird Portal (OBP), to collate geographic and seasonal data on seabirds residing or visiting offshore platforms and structures in UK waters. The information is important not only for offshore operations today, but also for the energy industry to ensure that bird habitats are disturbed as little as possible as offshore assets are decommissioned in the future. The data will reveal up-to-date information on birds in the area and provide valuable information for the scientific community....