Abstract:The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) began officially on October 1, 2003, the result of a decade of planning by the international scientific community. IODP represents the first-ever multiple platform scientific ocean drilling program, building upon successful single platform
programs that began in the late 1960s. Dynamically positioned drilling vessels are being supplied by both the U.S. (riserless) and Japan (riser-equipped), while a European consortium is providing additional drilling capabilities … Show more
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