Offshore staff
HORTEN, Norway — Equinor and Vissim have developed a new ocean space surveillance and vessel traffic management system for operators on the Norwegian and UK continental shelves.
Previously, Equinor had used Vissim’s technology for sea surveillance, marine and air logistics, coordination of offshore activity, and emergency response. In 2018 Equinor awarded the company a contract for a surveillance and marine coordination system addressing the operational and efficiency needs across the broader domain of offshore energy.
The new, expanded ocean space surveillance system incorporates subsea infrastructure monitoring, marine planning through weather forecasts and real-time monitoring and 3D situational awareness.
It also provides optimization of sailing plans and prediction of vessel routes, improved communications between offshore personnel, vessels and control rooms, along with a vessel database and environmental surveillance.
On the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), the system continuously monitors more than 60 offshore installations and 5,000 to 6,000 vessels for Equinor and other operators.
In addition, the new system incorporates machine learning, and its IT architecture is said to make it easier to store, manage and use data for new purposes.
Vissim has replaced existing software on offshore facilities and control rooms on the NCS.
Håvard Odden, Vissim senior vice president for maritime awareness, said, “The software platform can be applied to any type of offshore basin or coastline where there is a desire to improve efficiency and safety of marine operations, with the associated cost and environmental benefits this brings.”
09.01.2022
