Offshore and coastal technology for petroleum production and transport from arctic waters
The objective of the project is to increase the knowledge of Arctic/cold climate technology for safe and sound petroleum production and transport from the Arctic region. The project aims in particular towards sustainable development and exploitation of petroleum resources in Arctic waters. The project will enhance the competitiveness of Norwegian oil industry active in Arctic waters.
The project comprises 9 different topics – all relevant for the oil industry and especially applicable for the offshore petroleum production and transport in the ice-infested part of the Barents and Pechora Seas. However, the research is also relevant for the petroleum development in the Kara Sea, the Caspian Sea and off Sakhalin. The research project comprises the following tasks:
Task 1: Ice ridges
Task 2: Dynamic ice actions on structures
Task 3: Marine units in ice
Task 4: Ice gouging and protection of sub-sea installations
Task 5: Berm breakwaters and ice barriers in cold waters
Task 6: Ice actions on jack-ups
Task 7: Thermal stresses in ice and inhomogeneity
Task 8: Collection of ice pilot experiences from sealers
Task 9: Miscellaneous (work shops, printing of books)
