... Abstract The ‘Frontier Arctic’ offshore has been explored on and off since the 1970s, driven by oil price and areas open for leasing or licensing. While a widespread, future return is questionable, operators contemplating a return can benefit from past experience. Insight and perspective...

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... to be a world's first truly luxury icebreaking cruise vessel capable to taking passenger to the North Pole. In the paper we will describe what kind of methods were used when selecting the design criteria when operating in extremely harsh environment. When jumping from PC6 class to PC2 class it is a whole...

... in response to the heightened concerns regarding offshore drilling risks, and to have extra visibility of Operator efforts in applying the lessons learned from the incident to prevent similar occurrences in the C-NLOPB jurisdiction. The application of the C-NLOPB's Special Oversight Measures has since...

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... and variability of ice conditions will affect the feasibility of operating in such a region, with significant impact on the design and selection of resources to be used and the ice management requirements to support exploration and development. By measuring the ice thickness, operators can determine...

... Abstract The oil and gas industry involves various high-risk operations. In conventional oil and gas operations, pressure pumping is performed during the complete life cycle of the well. Normally, a cement-pump unit (CPU) is used to perform services such as cementing, blowout preventer (BOP...

... to convince operators and field engineers to use it as a supporting tool. These facilities may have one or more main parallel and support processes and a function, therefore defining a simple way for modeling becomes an important issue. It is important to bear in mind that stations and terminals may have one...

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... retains a team deployed with the Royal Canadian Navy in the Indian Ocean. Experienced gleaned from military operations is already proving to be useful in the civil sphere, for example in conducting flare stack inspections for Irving Oil and wildlife counts that can be conducted accurately...

... not be practical or possible in the arctic environment. TerraSond's proprietary system can be towed by a vessel, or operated on land or ice by an individual surveyor. pipeline artificial intelligence arctic environment jim nash construction offshore technology conference close proximity towed sensor...

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... Abstract Oil and gas operators have explored in the Arctic regions of Russia for more than 40 years. Early drilling campaigns encountered significant problems drilling through the shallow permafrost sections due to degradation of drilling conditions as a result of permafrost thaw. Experience...

... Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU), will comprise of a number of marine vessels providing multi-functional support for drilling operations. The recent Macondo incident in the Gulf of Mexico has significantly impacted the conventional view on the multiple functionality of Arctic marine support by adding...

... Abstract Increased resource exploration and transportation in the Arctic has catalyzed the evaluation of equipment and procedures to determine their suitability for ice covered waters. Remote operating locations and harsh physical environments present new operational challenges and increased...

... operatorswith a capability to teleoperate a ~1000 kg remotely operated vehicle (ROV)under fixed ice at ranges up to 20 km distant from a support ship or otherdeployment site under direct human supervision. When operating from anicebound support vessel, the light fiber technology permits the vehicle toremain...

... Abstract The increase in offshore activity in harsh weather areas of the worldpresents a major challenge for those involved in the management and executionof lifting operations. This challenge becomes all the more important whenpersonnel are being transferred by crane. This paper examines some...

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... and economic benefits to more than 2,200 Iñupiat shareholders and incorporates the traditions of our ancestors into our business practices. UMIAQ was formed to meet the growing service demands of the oil and gas industry operating on the North Slope of Alaska. UMIAQ has technical professionals experienced...