The need for innovation to ensure safe and sustainable exploration in Arctic areas (Hege Berg Thurmann, session 4)

Hege Berg Thurmann -Group Leader for the Arctic, Environmental Loading and Response at DNV GL - makes the case for continued innovation in order to ensure safe shipping, resource extraction, and logistics in the Arctic.

An accompanying video of the session in which this presentation was given can be found on the Arctic Futures Symposium VIMEO channel https://vimeo.com/147727026 . Ms. Thurmann's presentation begins at 19:43.

Transcript

1. DNV GL © 2014 Ungraded 17 November 2015 In a challenging world we make businesses better prepared. Only by connecting the details can we impact the bigger picture 1  We classify, certify, verify and test against regulatory requirements, rules, standards and recommended practices  We develop new rules, standards and recommended practices  We qualify new technologies and operational concepts  We give expert advice to enhance sustainable business performance
2. DNV GL © 2014 Ungraded 17 November 2015 SAFER, SMARTER, GREENER DNV GL © 2014 Ungraded 17 November 2015 Hege Berg Thurmann OIL & GAS Need for innovation to ensure safe and sustainable exploration in arctic areas 2 Arctic Future Symposium 2015 • Challenges for industry in the arctic • Examples on how DNV GL addresses the challenges
3. DNV GL © 2014 Ungraded 17 November 2015 The physical environment  Low temperatures  Sea ice and icebergs  Ice accumulation from icing  Polar lows  Wind chill  Visibility & darkness  Remoteness and lack of infrastructure  Reduced satellite coverage  Uncertain metocean data  Vulnerable environment and marine resources Baffin Bay and Davis Strait Greenland Sea (east) Ice land Barenst Sea Kara Sea, inc. Pechora Laptev Sea Siberian Sea Chukchi Sea Beaufort Sea Central Arctic Ocean Candian Arctic Archipelago Bering Sea (East) Sea of Okhotsk Hudson Bering Sea (West) Operations in arctic areas require adaption to local conditions.
4. DNV GL © 2014 Ungraded 17 November 2015 Let’s join forces 4 Our simple idea: by combining our own experts and resources with those of the industry, we can achieve so much more
5. DNV GL © 2014 Ungraded 17 November 2015 The value of Joint Industry Projects (JIP)  Solving challenges of common interest to industry partners  Arriving quickly at solutions  Developing valuable new knowledge  Making results applicable for the industry by new industry leading best practices and standards 5
6. DNV GL © 2014 Ungraded 17 November 2015 75 – 100 MNOK expected JIP revenue Launching new JIP ideas for 2015 –DNV GL’s approach 15 MNOK initiation funding Value to the O&G industry 1.5 MNOK ideation costs Generated 130 JIP ideas Testing out 60+ ideas in the market Targeting execution of 30 JIPs Promote 40+ proposals 20% from legacy GL 10 NOK~ 1 Euro
7. DNV GL © 2014 Ungraded 17 November 2015 Marine icing – RIGSPRAY JIP Marine icing poses a threat:  personal safety  hindering operation of essential components  jeopardizing the stability and integrity of offshore structures and vessels.  May case falling ice Design challenges:  Limited design guidelines  Existing estimations tools have limitations  Limited data available to benchmark prediction developments. 7 The RigSpray JIP will address these this challenges by obtaining new sea spray data, and through data analyses and modelling of sea spray give the industry increased confidence in sea spray icing predictions.
8. DNV GL © 2014 Ungraded 17 November 2015 Ice loads on marine structures – FOLLOWS JIP description 8  Develop methodologies for modelling the behavior of ice in waves and calculating loads on and response of a moored floating structure  Implement prototype software for simulating loads and load effects on a moored floating structure.  Validate methodologies and software against full-scale and model-scale data.
9. DNV GL © 2014 Ungraded 17 November 2015 Summing up Challenges for industry in the arctic Operations in arctic areas require adaption to local conditions and innovation is needed to ensure safe and sustainable exploration 9 Examples on how DNV GL addresses the challenges We combine our own development resources with those of the industry, and invite partners to join us in Joint Industry Projects.
10. DNV GL © 2014 Ungraded 17 November 2015 SAFER, SMARTER, GREENER www.dnvgl.com Our purpose is “To safeguard life, property and the environment” 10 Hege Berg Thurmann Hege.Berg.Thurmann@dnvgl.com +47 95 72 21 75