Intervention Vessel for Barents Sea Operation

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tor Einar Berg ◽  
Bjørn Ola Berge ◽  
Henning Borgen ◽  
Saara Hänninen
Keyword(s):  
Research Council ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Development Effort ◽  
Northern Norway ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
The Barents Sea ◽  
Project Construction ◽  
Norwegian Research Council ◽  
Work Done

This paper describes work done to specify, design and test an offshore intervention vessel for operation off northern Norway and in the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea on an all-year basis. The design has been developed basedon input from manufacturers of subsea systems, owners of offshore vessels and Statoil. Research and development effort have been shared between research institutes (MARINTEK and VTT), the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Statoil, STX OSV and Aker Arctic Technology. The work has been done as a part of the Norwegian Research Council supported project “Construction and intervention vessels for Arctic oil and gas – CIVArctic).

scholarly journals Assessment of initial seismic impacts on the northern part of the Barents Sea shelf (Novaya Zemlya region) for the purpose of seismic microzoning in the areas of prospective hydrocarbon mining

2019 ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
I. G. Mindel ◽  
B. A. Trifonov ◽  
M. D. Kaurkin ◽  
V. V. Nesynov
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Arctic Shelf ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Seismic Microzoning ◽  
Novaya Zemlya ◽  
The Barents Sea ◽  
National Task ◽  
Seismic Impacts

In recent years, in connection with the national task of developing the Arctic territories of Russia and the perspective increase in the hydrocarbon mining on the Arctic shelf, more attention is being paid to the study of seismicity in the Barents Sea shelf. The development of the Russian Arctic shelf with the prospect of increasing hydrocarbon mining is a strategically important issue. Research by B.A. Assinovskaya (1990, 1994) and Ya.V. Konechnaya (2015) allowed the authors to estimate the seismic effects for the northern part of the Barents Sea shelf (Novaya Zemlya region). The paper presents the assessment results of the initial seismic impacts that can be used to solve seismic microzoning problems in the areas of oil and gas infrastructure during the economic development of the Arctic territory.

Sandwaves and sand transport on the Barents Sea continental slope offshore northern Norway

2015 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 34-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reidulv Bøe ◽  
Jofrid Skarðhamar ◽  
Leif Rise ◽  
Margaret F.J. Dolan ◽  
Valérie K. Bellec ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Continental Slope ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Sand Transport ◽  
Northern Norway ◽  
The Barents Sea

Definition of Efficiency and Safety Criteria for Icebreaker in Ice Management Operations

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgeny Karulin ◽  
Marina Karulina ◽  
Mikhail Kazantsev ◽  
Aleksander Proniashkin ◽  
Dmitry Zaikin
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Marine Structures ◽  
Efficient Operation ◽  
Offshore Production ◽  
The Barents Sea ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Right

Ice management (IM) is often required to support offshore production of oil and gas in freezing seas. It helps to mitigate ice impact on marine structures and thus minimize risks of accidents as well as to increase weather windows for marine operations. One of the IM tactics is to use an icebreaker for producing a zone of managed ice for ensuring safe and efficient operation of marine facilities: platforms, offloading terminals, tankers, etc. The choice of the right icebreaker which is best capable to cope with the IM jobs is quite a challenging task. This paper suggests an approach to objectively compare operational efficiency of different icebreakers in performance of some typical IM tasks. This approach made it possible to work out universal criteria for assessing the efficiency of these ships. The criteria of icebreaker efficiency and operational performance have been derived from actual ice breaking and maneuvering data including safety aspects of required icebreaker maneuvers. The paper contains case studies with estimation of the said criteria for a number of IM icebreakers expected to be used for ice management in the south-eastern part of the Barents Sea.

Impacts of Cold Climate Environmental Conditions on a Riser System Design and Installation

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adekunle Peter Orimolade ◽  
Ove Tobias Gudmestad
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Climate Region ◽  
Probability Of Occurrence ◽  
The Barents Sea ◽  
Development Concept

Interests in exploration and production of oil and gas in cold climate areas has increased in recent times. This can be attributed to the continual depletion of reserves in mature fields, and recent discoveries of large quantities of oil and gas in the cold climate region, including the more recent discovery of the Alta Reservoir, in the Barents Sea. However, marine operations in this region are faced with challenges resulting from its arctic conditions. Knowledge of the physical environment is important in designing offshore structures, and in planning, and executing marine operations. Selection of a suitable field development concept may be influenced by the probability of occurrence of rare events, such as drifting icebergs. Furthermore, occurrence of mesoscale phenomenon such as polar low pressures may adversely affect planned marine operations. In addition, uncertainties in weather forecasting will reflect on the available weather window to perform installation and interventions works. This paper presents some of the challenges in designing and planning for marine operations in the cold climate region. A possible field development concept for the open water areas of the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea is discussed. The current research work considers the need for further assessment of the probability of occurrence of drifting icebergs as of importance when selecting field development concept. The Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) is proposed, and this should be designed with an internal turret system that can be disconnected and reconnected. Some of the challenges associated with riser systems design when considering a turret system with the capability to disconnect and reconnect are discussed. This paper also propose the use of ensemble forecasts as an alternative to the use of alpha factors to estimate operational weather window when planning for marine operations in the Barents Sea. The unpredictability nature of the environmental conditions, especially in the early winter is considered a challenge to marine operations.

scholarly journals Study of the Cu-Ni Productive Suite of the Pechenga Structure on the Russian-Norway Border Zone with the Use of MHD Installation “Khibiny”

Minerals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulkhai Zhamaletdinov
Keyword(s):  
Barents Sea ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Border Zone ◽  
Experimental Measurements ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Northern Norway ◽  
Mhd Generator ◽  
Current Pulses ◽  
The Barents Sea ◽  
Technical Character

The tracing of current-conducting channels of the Pechenga structure from Russian to Norwegian territory was the main task of this research. The study was carried out in the framework of the Soviet-Norwegian cooperation “Northern Region” to estimate the prospects for discovery of Cu-Ni deposits in northern Norway. In addition to previous publications of technical character, the emphasis here is on geological description. Experimental measurements have been performed in the field of the “Khibiny” dipole and with the use of DC electrical profiling. The “Khibiny” dipole consists of 160-ton aluminum cable flooded in the Barents Sea bays on opposite sides of the Sredny and Rybachy peninsulas. Measurements were implemented as in the mode of single pulses generated by 80 MW magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) generator “Khibiny” (“hot” launches) and in the accumulation mode of rectangular current pulses of 0.125 Hz frequency generated by a 29 kW car generator (“cold” launches). From results of measurements, it was concluded that the most promising potential for Cu-Ni deposits Pil’gujarvi formation of the Northern wing of the Pechenga structure is rather quickly wedged out in Norway, while the conductive horizons of the Southern part of Pechenga, which have a weak prospect for Cu-Ni ores, follow into Norway nearly without a loss of power and integral electrical conductivity.

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