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The Bergen regionWorld leading within Subsea Technology

WORKSHOP ON CABLE-BASEDOCEAN OBSERVATORIES

Bergen 11. June 2007

Jon Oddvar HellevangChristian Michelsen Research (CMR)

Leader Forum for Technology and Environment - NCE Subsea

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NCE Subsea: Introduction

• National initiative to strengthen regional industrial clusters with potential for growth.

• Initiated and supported by:

• NCE Subsea is facilitated by:

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NCE Subsea: Partners and members

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NCE Subsea: Industrial basis

• Existing well defined cluster related to subsea technology in Hordaland

• Turnover 8 billion NOK, export 3 billion NOK, • About 4000 employees • Increasing involvement from competence

institute/organisation • Main focus on installation and operation of

subsea installations in addition to sensor development and environmental/resource surveillance

• World leading related to operation:– Statoil and Hydro operate their subsea wells from

Bergen (1/3 of the world total number of subsea wells)

– FMC and AKS are doing global support from this area

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NCE Subsea: Main focus areas

• Developing an industrial cluster

• Education and competence– Targeted education

• Innovation

• Internationalisation – Internationalisation of sub-suppliers

• Technology and Environment – Standards for Subsea operations– Condition performance monitoring– Integrated Environmental Monitoring

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Integrated Environmental Monitoring

• Integrated Environmental Monitoring is defined as one of five ”lighthouse” projects within NCE Subsea

• Vision: ” Integrated Environmental Monitoring - The fundament for sustainable exploitation of fish and petroleum recourses”

• Main objective: ”Unite the effort from research, government, petroleum and fish industry to develop and integrate an innovative surveillance methodology for marine recourses and the environment that secure safe utilization of the ocean for everyone”

• Organisation involved in this ”Lighthouse project”: Norsk Hydro (leder), Statoil, Institute of Marine Recearch, Aker Kværner, Marin-Innovasjon, CMR

• Realization of projectcs: – We like to see NCE Subsea companies as suppliers and participants where

relevant– NCE Subsea could further give guidance and provide information

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Integrated Environmental Monitoring (cont.)

• Working with a list of parameters of interest to measure

• Mapping related activity where we can cooperate– Regional ocean observatories (ESONET, NEPTUNE etc.)– Local ocean observatories : (Ofotfjorden, ICUWA, ”Barentshavet på skjerm”, etc.)– Other environmental monitoring research programs (CORAMM, HERMES,

SERPENT)– Other activity: (SFI – ”The Michelsen Centre”,”Havet og Kysten”, SFF etc.)

• Different concepts has been suggested:– Separate system based on acoustic communication– Possible connection to exiting subsea infrastructure is being evaluated– Cable based observatories concept similar to EMSO

• A workshop was arranged in Bergen the 17th of April– Way forward will partially be devised based on the results from this workshop– Both a long term and short-term plan will be outlined

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Related activity: Example 1

Ormen Lange:

Surveillance of pipelines. None supporting sections > 50meter are monitored

Parameters that are monitored:• Acceleration• Salinity• Ocean current

Developed by Naxys

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Related activity: Example 2

Ofotfjorden:Institute of Marine Research (HI). Ref. yesterdays speak by Olav R. Godø.

http://www.imr.no/aktuelt/nyhetsarkiv/2005/november/silden_er_kommet_til_ofoten

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Related activity: Example 3

Regionale cable observatories:• •Concept related to monitoring of fish in the

Barents Sea (IMR) • ”Barentshavet på skjerm” (consept)• ESONET, NEPTUNE, etc. (planned and demo)

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Summary

• We shall get installation in the sea that give us experience• We shall establish connection between relevant sensors and infrastructure

on an offshore installation • We shall interact with ongoing activity within the members of NCE Subsea • We shall learn from experience and seek contact with both national and

international institute and organisations

• Getting access to existing subsea infrastructure and sharing data is regarded important for success

• Both short term and long term proposals will be maid

• A range of different financing options are evaluated: – Oil companies/licences– NFR, Demo 2000, Petromaks– FP7-ESFRI (EMSO)