Offshore staff
TRONDHEIM, Norway –Eni Norge, Statoil, GDF Suez E&P Norge, OMV Norge, and the Norwegian Coastal Administration have teamed with Aptomar on a joint industry project (JIP) aimed at strengthening technology functionality and communication infrastructure for offshore oil spill detection and management systems.
“Traditionally, the oil spill segment has been somewhat product focused,” says Lars Solberg, CEO of Aptomar. “This joint industry project takes a broader system approach to oil spill detection and management. The objective is to improve safety while reducing costs through improving technologies and utilizing offshore assets more effectively.”
The JIP will provide operators with several new functionalities and solutions within tactical oil spill management.
For this project, Aptomar will develop remote control of the SECurus system – a technology used to detect and combat oil spills. The objective is to enable onshore personnel to assist offshore crews performing oil spill monitoring and detection, both during production and in the event of oil spill combating.
Additionally, the JIP plans to develop a system that facilitates integration of all types of existing camera sources – from ROVs and PSVs to platforms and fishing vessels – including geographical information, into Aptomar’s tactical collaboration and management system.
To ensure a common operating picture onsite during an oil spill, the JIP also aims to develop a local offshore communication network that enables data sharing of this information between all assets involved in combating the spill, including vessels, installations, and airborne support without using base stations or satellites.
The project will also see the development of an oil spill combating program integrated with a maritime simulator. The JIP is expected to be concluded at the end of 2014.
09/05/2014
