Managing Deep-Sea Exploration Programs from Concept to Success

Odyssey is a world leader in marine exploration and has undertaken expeditions in varying environments throughout the world addressing many commercial and regulatory demands. Odyssey works in a variety of settings such as shallow coastal territorial waters, abyssal plains in exclusive economic zones, and high seas in international waters on projects involving mineral exploration, environmental analysis, oceanographic survey, and recovery operations. Odyssey Marine Exploration (Odyssey) excels in adaptively managing programs from initial concept through realization of commercial goals while successfully satisfying the regulatory and engineering demands of deep sea projects. This poster presentation reveals best practices throughout a project life cycle and presents case studies in areas including but not limited to: • Research practices to identify and define valuable subsea resources • Project planning and licensing to achieve project goals and meet regulatory requirements • Optimizing offshore operations to achieve desired results • Designing projects to support processing and commercial programs