Marine operations

“Working with our team at AMEC, you’ll be surrounded by smart, motivated, talented people. Our specialists around the world are involved with anything from flood hazard identification to protecting threatened species at any one time. It’s an exciting and rewarding market to be in.”

Roger Jinks, President, Earth & Environmental


Marine operations

AMEC delivers a full spectrum of marine environmental services. We assist private sector clients in conducting marine operations and in meeting regulations pertaining to ocean and coastal development. We assist governments in the development of regulatory requirements and procedures. Professional services span oil and gas, marine mining, marine transportation and coastal zone management sectors.

  • Environmental program coordination
  • Weather forecasting
  • Met-ocean monitoring
  • Ice management
  • Emergency response, health and safety and oil spill contingency planning
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Environmental effects monitoring
  • Environmental assessment
  • Marine research and applications

Weather forecasting

  • Offshore operational forecasts
  • Local and marine forecasts
  • Personnel for weather observation and briefings
  • Meteorologic monitoring stations
  • Meteorologic data analysis
  • Weather reports for network television

Environmental program coordination

  • Emergency and oil spill response / contingency plans
  • Environmental protection planning for drilling permit applications
  • Emergency response and oil spill operations
  • Day-to-day environmental operations
  • Environmental monitoring instrumentation
  • Drilling and mining operation waste management
  • Physical environmental services
  • Environmental compliance as required by regulatory agencies

Ice Management

  • Ice management plans
  • Ice monitoring programs
  • Sector-sonar for measurement of iceberg drafts
  • Real-time iceberg tracking
  • Ice observations for offshore operations

Met-Ocean Monitoring

  • Support for more than 80 drilling operations
  • Temperature directed fishery service
  • Real-time sea bottom temperature mapping
  • Satellite-transmitting "waverider"
  • Remote acoustic doppler current profiler

Regulatory Compliance

  • Total Regulatory Compliance for Oil and Gas Exploratory Drilling and Production
  • Drilling Programs and Development Scenarios Compliant with Local Environmental Legislation
  • Development of Government Guidelines and Environmental Policy 
  • Environmental Assessment Hearings

Emergency Response, Health & Safety

  • SmartMate, Onboard Oil Pollution Emergency Response Software
  • Customized Emergency Response, Health & Safety, and Oil Spill Contingency Plans 
  • Models for Real-time Oil Spill Trajectory and Search and Rescue Prediction

Environmental Assessment

  • Oceanographic, Meteorological, Fisheries, and Biological Data Assembly
  • Numerical Models to Predict Conditions in the Physical Environment
  • Geographic Information Systems to Catalogue Physical, Biological, and Sociological Data

Environmental Effects Monitoring

  • EEM Programs for Determining Long-term Impacts
  • Site Specific Programs for Determining Cause and Effect Relationships
  • Mitigative Measures Planning
  • Hazardous and Non-hazardous Waste and Chemical Management
  • Health and Safety and Environmental Management.