environmental monitoring brochure

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Subsea Solutions for Environmental Monitoring

Monitoring platforms, Sensors & Applications


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We maximizemarine performance

by providing the Full Picture

Our missionWe shall earn the respect and recognition for our

dedication to provide innovative and reliable marineelectronics that ensure optimal operation at sea. Byutilising and integrating our technology, experienceand competencies in positioning, hydroacoustics,communication, control, navigation, simulation, andautomation, we aim to give our customers The FullPicture. The Full Picture yields professional solutionsand global services that make a difference enablingyou to stay ahead of the competition.

Our philosophyOur success depends on the success of our customers.

Actively listening to our customers and trulyunderstanding their needs, and then translating theseneeds into successful products and solutions is centralto achieving our goal.Our people are the key to our success and we empowerthem to achieve. Working together in a global networkof knowledge, guided by our values, engendersinnovation and world class performance. Every day wehave to think a little differently, because every clientis unique.We aspire to translate the imagination and dedicationof our staff into successful technologies and solutions.Our commitment is to add value to your operations byproviding you with The Full Picture.

Subsea Solutions for Environmental Monitoring

Environmental monitoringMonitoring platformsApplicationsReference projects

Kongsberg Maritime solutions for Subseaenvironmental monitoring are used fora wide range of applications within thefollowing segments:

n Offshore Oil & Gasn Renewablesn Ocean observatories , oceanographic,

metocean and research applicationsn Arctic applicationsn Deep Sea minerals exploration

Kongsberg Maritime operates in closecollaboration with customers to developinstruments and solutions that supportchallenging applications. With more oceansmonitoring happening now than everbefore, our solutions are vital to support

further understanding of the oceans andmarine life, and to help protect this delicateenvironment.

The offshore Oil & Gas industry has aduty of care in its treatment of the oceansand is working hard to reduce negativeenvironmental impact. Our solutions aredesigned to support the industry and arebuilt to operate during the whole life-cycleof a eld:

n Pre-installation survey and baselinestudies before activities

n Constructi on and installationn Drilling, production and daily operationn Decommissioning and survey

Our monitoring solutions are a natural partof mandatory impact assessment strategiesthroughout the entire life-cycle of a eld.

Todays higher level of offshore activitiesincreases the need for fast, ef cient andaccurate monitoring.Our solutions provideReal Time Monitoring,so you always havelive data about youroperations in yourhands. Real Time Monitoringis also an important toolfor making youroperations moreeffective.

Environmental monitoring


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Monitoring platforms

This platform uses our established and highly regardedcNODE transponder technology. Kongsberg Maritimetransponders are well proven in challenging offshoreapplications within Dynamic Positioning since the80s, so are ideal for use in environmental monitoringscenarios where the attributes of toughness, reliabilityand functionality are vital.

The Stationary Sensor Network platform includesspecially developed Landers; complex sensor nodeswith a wide range of integrated sensors, including i.e.cameras, echo sounders, hydrophones, sonars for subseagas leakage detection and oceanographic sensors.KONGSBERG landers have a cable or batteries as anoption for communication and power.

The monitoring setup usually includes the simplecNODE based sensor nodes.

The combination of Landers and cNODE based singlesensor nodes results in an advanced sensor network forautonomous monitoring tailored for each application,with critical features including:

n Subsea Logging of datan On-demand uplink of selected datan Wireless communication, battery poweredn Optional Wired communication and power

Single sensor nodes use sandbag deployment and acousticrelease; the result is easy deployment and recovery.

Retrieval of environmental data from the sensor

nodes can be done in various ways including real-timeacoustic (wireless) uplink to topside vessel via a dunkingtransducer or Kongsberg HiPAP, or uplink to surfacebuoy and relay by satellite or radio to shore or vessels.Subsea data can be delivered as a direct view in topsidecommand units or in an OPC-UA server for interface tovarious topside data handling systems.By combining these main sensor platforms, stationarytethered sensor nodes and AUVs as mobile sensorcarriers, the result is a powerful and flexible collaborativesensor network that can meet almost any need forsubsea environmental monitoring at water depths downto 4000 m.

Both platforms feature a scalable wireless sensor network were each sensor node is capable of carrying various sensors for monitoring andcommunication of sensor data.

cNODE with Interfaced sensor.

Lander for demonstration of use case drilling as part ofStatoil IEM project.

Seaglider is an autonomous underwatervehicle (AUV) developed for continuous,long term measurement of oceanographicparameters. Rather than an electricallydriven propeller, the vehicle uses smallchanges in buoyancy and wings to achieveforward motion. The systems pitch and rollare controlled using adjustable ballast (thevehicle battery). Seaglider can be equippedwith a wide range of sensors and is a suitabletool for environmental monitoring.

cNODE ready fordeployment withfloating collar,sandbag and acousticrelease for recovery.

Based upon our own industry leading hydroacoustic technology and sensor carriers,we have two main platforms for subsea environmental monitoring: Stationary SensorNetworks and AUVs. Both platforms feature a scalable wireless sensor networkwhere each sensor node is capable of carrying various sensors for monitoring andcommunication of sensor data.

Stationary Sensor Network

Our fleet of AUVs ranges from thelightweight REMUS 100 to our flagshipHUGIN, which is capable of performingsurveys to depths of 4000 m and operatingfor up to 48 hours at a time.

AUVs operate without cable and canmanoeuvre according to a pre-programmedmission plan for days, at depths of severalthousand meters without any externalreference or operator input. The AUVcan carry virtually any sensor relevantfor environmental monitoring. They aresilent cost-effective platforms with limiteddisturbance to marine life and can coverlarge areas and navigate with high precision.

An AUV can navigate with referenceto the surface or the bottom and canget very close to targets of interest toprovide optimal high-resolution recordingconditions for sensors. Practically all existingenvironmental sensors are already interfacedand tested on Kongsberg Maritime AUVs,which because of their use as surveyplatforms, are field proven in all oceanconditions, including ice covered areas.

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Vessel Mounted instruments

Our monitoring instruments such as sonars andecho sounders are widely used as vessel mountedsystems for environmental monitoring surveysfor applications such as Marine life, Subsea gasleakage detection and Pre-installation.


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Applications

Renewables

For the renewables sector including offshorewind turbines, in addition to tidal and wavepower installations, we provide solutions forthe lifetime of a eld, which cover:

n Pre installation survey for feasibility

studies and planningn Marine life impact during construction and

operationl Background underwater noise

monitoring with hydrophoneinstrumented sensor nodes

l Underwater noise monitoring duringoffshore construction

l Monitoring of marine mammals, shbehaviour, and other marine life in areaswith renewables energy installations aspart of baseline studies and environ-mental impact assessment

n Inspection with ROV instrumented withSubsea Camera and Sonar

n Subsea inspection and long term scourmonitoring with Kongsberg Mesotech DASsonar to detect possible erosion aroundinstallations

n Monitoring and inspection during decommissioning with AUV/Seaglider orROV instrumented with camera sonars andsensors

Oil & Gas

We provide monitoring solutions for thewhole lifetime of an oil eld. For the variousapplications we have topside solutions fordata visualisation and data logging.

For Oil & Gas applications KONGSBERG is

developing a new integrated solution.

Pre installation survey/baseline studiesOur systems are used to support docu-menting of marine life and natural oil and

gas leakage. These studies may also includeKongsberg GeoAcoustics sub bottom pro-

lers for detection of gas pockets in sedi -ments below seabed.

Construction & installationIn addition to construction and installation,our solutions also support the seismic phase,

where we monitor certain parameters todocument levels of environmental impact.Examples include construction noisemonitoring for assessment of impact onmarine mammals.

DrillingFor the drilling scenario we have solutionsincluding integrated landers and single sensornodes, with a wide range of sensors, formonitoring of the impact of drill cuttings onmarine life such as corals, calcareous algaes,in addition to other marine life.Simrad echo sounders developed by

KONGSBERG are essential here.

ProductionWhen the oil eld enters the productionphase, we provide solutions for monitoring a

wide range of parameters like subsea oil andgas leakage detection, where KONGSBERGdeveloped echo sounders and sonars arewell suited for detecting subsea oil and gasleakage.This, in combination with KONGSBERGsolutions for monitoring of wellhead pressureand temperature, enables our customers

to keep a real time view of any impact andindicators of risk; key elements to maintainsafety and provide the basis for fast responseto any incident.

DecommissioningFor the decommissioning phase, we delivera wide range of instruments for monitoringacross the entire spectrum, including forexample, KONGSBERG subsea cameras forinspection by AUV or ROV.

Oceanography & researchFor oceanographic and ocean observato-ries KONGSBERG uses special set-ups tocover a variety of projects in the categoryof research, metocean, marine life, sheryresearch and aquaculture (sea farming).Commonly used sensors are echo sounders,sonars, hydrophones and oceanographicsensors like Salinity, ADCP and CTD. In theseapplications we use both wireless and cablecommunications solutions.Sensor carriers may be subsea sensor nodes,surface vessels, AUVs or gliders dependingon the application.

Arctic operations

For Arctic applications that include off-shore oil & gas operations including seismicoperations, we monitor for speci c Arcticparameters, such as presence of ice and icethickness combined with sea current datafrom ADCP. Our solutions provide data forice management support during marine op-erations. Our sonars, mounted on vessels, arealso used for detection and categori sation oficebergs.

KM Subsea integrated Ice profiler node withupward looking echo sounder, ADCP and

cNODE acoustic modem.Battery capacity up to 5 years.Monitoring solution for offshore wind park.


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Deep Sea MineralExploration

The offshore activities within deep sea a

mineral exploration are increasing. For envi-ronmental impact assessment of operations,KONGSBERGs subsea solutions can be usedfor baseline studies and monitoring during andafter operations. Of special importance here isturbidity monitoring and current profling aswell as observe marine life. Subsea noise mayalso be an important para meter to monitor. ForROV mounting, KONGSBERGs subsea camerasare widely used. In addition to environmentalassessment, the KONGSBERG subsea solutionis widely used for survey and mapping prior todevelopment.

Hydrophone applications

Noise level monitoringNumerous offshore applications within

renewables or oil & gas are involved in theproduction of man-made underwater noise.Examples are construction noise from pilingduring installation of wind farms or noisefrom operation of airgun arrays duringseismic operations. Such operations cangenerate noise levels that may have potentialto cause harm to sh and marine mammalslike whales and seals.KONGSBERG has developed hydrophonesolutions for monitoring of background noiseprior to development and noise level duringconstruction and operation.

Kongsberg Maritime provides instrumentation for ROVs

Underwater Sound detection/monitoring.Subsea gas leakage can be passivelydetected by the use of hydrophone arrays

on the seabed.

Such leakages can be natural seepage of CO 2 or Methane from the seabed.The hydrophones may also be used whenlooking for leakage from subsea gas

reservoirs, production units and pipelines.

Marine mammals like whales can be detectedby hydrophones picking up the sound ofvocalization from mammals.

This is used both for marine science and alsouseful as a tool for detection of mammalsprior to the start of an offshore applicationsuch as Seismic or similar operations wherethe operator must be able to identify thatmammals are not present within the speci carea.

The KONGSBERG RUNES hydrophonebuoy is used in applications for noise levelmonitoring in offshore renewable as wellas other underwater sound recordings.

KONGSBERG has a skilled team specialisedfor under water sound and noise monitoringthat offers services related to the use ofhydrophone solutions.

KONGSBERGs technical experts select ahydrophone with the right characteristicsfor the speci c application. This would bea KONGSBERG or third party hydrophone,depending on the requirements.

Hydrophone buoy for measurementof noise and biological sound.KONGSBERG`s Hydrophone

Monitoringscenario in Arctic field

Topside options withKONGSBERG HiPAP, Dunkingtransducer or Surface buoy.Subsea scenario typicallyincludes: cNODE based sensornetwork dual-purpose with AUVsor Seagliders.


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Minutes of recordings from a Simrad scientific echo sounder; wave activitycan be seen on the surface, a school of fish has been swimming by, and

jellyfish can be seen swimming slowly through the acoustic beam

Marine mammals

Marine mammals differ from other oceanbiology as they feed in the deep oceans butbreathe air from the surface. Observing andmonitoring these animals can therefore bechallenging. In some situations operations

are being carried out where you want to beassured that no mammals are present withina certain area. For example, where there isseismic shooting and piling. Passive acoustictechniques use hydrophones to listen forwhales, but this technique is dependent onthe mammal actually vocalizing, which theydo not always do.

Omni directional sonars have proven tobe very ef cient in order to establish if amammal is present or not. The Simrad omnisonars transmit both 360 horizontallyand 180 vertically, enabling you to follow

the animal from the surface into the deepocean. In the surfacing part both bubblesfrom the wake, the whale itself and also itsvocalization can be observed on the sonarscreen. All Kongsberg Maritime sonars andecho sounders have the ability of a soft startwith reduced power in early transmission toavoid transmission with mammals in the nearvicinity of the transducer.

Ecosystem monitoring

Revealing the secrets of the deepAcoustic sensing enables non-invasive learning about the aquatic ecosystem.Active acoustics have been used by academia and governmental institutions fordecades to quantify sh stocks in order to manage the populations. Recentlythe management focus has shifted from individual sh stocks towards a moreholistic ecosystem approach, looking at the whole food web from small planktonto large mammals.Through the extensive range of Simrad scienti c echo sounders, multibeams

and sonars, Kongsberg Maritime is well positioned to give the users the verybest overview of what happens below the surface. From layers of zooplanktondrifting around the oceans, sh feeding on the plankton and predator preyinteractions between sh and mammal, acoustics will reveal it all withoutdisturbing the actual interactions. All systems are calibrated in order to outputabsolute values of the biomass observed, and all data is stored in a well-documented RAW data format that has been scrutinized by scientists worldwide.

Whale/surface interactions observed on thesonar screen. Note how the whale clicks and

whistles also appear on the screen.


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Baseline studies Oil & Gas Construction Seismic operations Drilling Production Decommissioning Renewables ArcticDeep Sea Minerals &Dredging

Oceanographic

Echo sounderPlankton, sh, marinemammals

Gas bubbles and oildroplets

Plankton, sh, marinemammals

Plankton, sh,marine mammals





Plankton, sh, marinemammals, icebergs


Plankton, sh, marine mammals

Camera Corals, shGas bubbles and oildroplets

Corals, sh Corals, sh Corals, sh Corals, sh Corals, sh Fish Fish Inspection Inspection

Hydrophone Fish, marine mammals Leak noise Noise Noise Noise Noise Noise Noise Noise, marine mammals Noise Noise, marine mammals

Sonar F ish, ma ri ne ma mmal s Leak det ec ti on F ish, ma rine mammal sFish, marine mam-mals

Fish, marine mammalsFish, marine mam-mals

Fish, marine mam-mals

Fish, marine mammals Fish, marine mammals Fish, marine mammals Fish, marine mammals

MultibeamFish, bottomtopo graphy

Leak detectionFish, bottom topo-graphy

Fish, bottomtopo graphy

Fish, bottom topo graphyFish, bottom topo-graphy





Fish, bottom topo graphy

Subbottom pro ler Gas pockets Gas pockets Gas pockets Gas pockets

ADCPWater current speedand direction

Water current speedand direction



Water current speed anddirection






Water current speed anddirection

CTDSalinity, temperatureand depth pro ling

Salinity, temperatureand depth pro ling


Salinity,temperature anddepth pro ling

Salinity, temperature anddepth pro ling






Salinity, temperature and depthpro ling

Turbidity sensor Water clarity Water clarity Water clarity Water clarity Water clarity Water clarity Water clarity Water clarity Water clarity Water clarity Water clarity

Fluorometer Algae, pollution Algae, oil leaks Algae, water quality Algae, water quality Algae, oil leaks Algae, oil leaks Algae, pollution Water quality Algae, oil leaks Algae, pollution Algae, pollution

AUV Initial survey platform Survey and inspection Inspection Inspection Inspection Inspection Survey and inspection Survey and inspection Sensor platformSurvey, Instrumented withoceanographic sensors

SEAGLIDER Mobile platform forvarious sensors

Mobile platform forvarious sensors


Mobile platform for varioussensors





Mobile platform for varioussensors

KM cNODE sensor network Sensor platform Sensor platform Sensor platform Sensor platform Sensor platform Sensor platform Sensor platform Sensor platform Sensor platform

Lander Integrated sensorplatform

Integrated sensor platformIntegrated sensorplatform

Integrated sensor platform

TopsideDunking transducer orsurface buoy

HiPAP ordunking transducer orsurface buoy

HiPAP ordunking transducer


HiPAP ordunking transducer orSurface buoy



HiPAP ordunking transducer orSurface buoy



Dunking transducer orSurface buoye, Gliders

Products

Appli-cations

Applications Matrix


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We are always there, wherever you need us

Kongsberg customer services organisation is designed to provide high-quality,global support, whenever and wherever it is needed. We are committed toproviding easy access to support and service, and to responding promptly toyour needs. Support and service activities are supervised from our headquartersin Norway, with service and support centres at strategic locations around theglobe where you are and the action is. As part of our commitment to total

customer satisfaction, we offer a wide variety of services to meet individualcustomers' operational needs. Kongsberg support 24 is a solution designedto give round-the-clock support. For mission-critical operations, Kongsberg support 24 can be extended to include remote monitoring. We can adapt thelevel of support needs by offering service agreements, on-site spare part stocksand quick on-site response arrangements.

Global and local supportWe provide global support from localservice and support facilities at strategiclocations world wide. Service and supportwork is carried out under the supervisionof your personal account manager, whowill ensure that you receive high-qualityservice and support where and when youneed it. Your account manager will ensurecontinuity and work closely with yourpersonnel to improve and optimise systemavailability and performance. Under thedirectionof your account manager, and with alocal inventory of spare parts, our well-quali ed eld service engineers will beable to help you quickly and effectively.

Solid competence reduces costWe have always recognised the importance ofsupporting our products and systems with professionaltraining.

A wide range of courses are therefore offered toensure that you achieve the goal of full systemutilisation with safe and ef cient operation.

Upgrading that paysProduct and system upgrades can improve yourvessel's operations and reduce your overallmaintenance costs. We will ensure that existing

products and systems can be extended or upgradedbased on standard upgrade kits.

Support 24Call +47 815 35 355E-mail: [email protected]

Some reference projects

Statoil Integrated Environ-mental Monitoring IEM3 year R&D contract 2011-2014collaboratively between Statoil, KongsbergOil & Gas Technologies, IBM, Det NorskeVeritas (DNV) and Kongsberg Maritime,develop a real-time monitoring system. KMSubsea division handles the complete WP1,subsea solution. Det Norske Veritas (DNV),

IBM and Kongsberg Oil&Gas handles WP2topside solution.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

AALDOGActive Acoustic LeakageDetection of Oil & GasCollaborative project. Kongsberg Maritime,Statoil, Metas , Christian MichelsenResearch AS (CMR) and Institute of MarineResearch (IMR).

CLAMCollaborative embeddednetworks for submarinesurveillanceEU based R&D project collaborativebetween Kongsberg Maritime , Universitiesof Twente Roma and Padova, MicroflownTechnologies, Sintef ICT, CINI.Underwater sensor networks includingsensors for subsea gas leakage detectionand mobile nodes (AUVs) as sensor carriers.More info about the project at:www.clam-project.eu- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Marine RenewablesRecording underwater background noisein areas allocated for development of tidalenergy (Pentland Firth, Orkney, Scotland)and wave energy (Outer Hebrides,Scotland).

Whale trackingWhale tracking with fisheries sonar, projectswith BP in the Beaufort sea, Alaska and oneother project collaborative with Instituteof Marine Research (IMR) and NorwegianDefence Research Establishment (FFI)tracking killer whales in Ofotfjorden, Norway.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

The Ocean HUB ProjectMonitoring the behaviour of herring in awintering area in the Ofotfjorden, Norway.The Institute of Marine Research (IMR),NUI AS (Norsk Undervannsintervensjon),Kongbsberg Maritime - Simrad FisheryResearch.


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