2015 ARKH-P7 Artic P
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Kulluk in Beaufort Sea Ice
Artificial Island for Exploration (Canadian Beaufort Sea: Circa 1976)
Evacuation in Ice (Arktos)
Sakhalin (2001)
Molikpaq steel caisson for seasonal oil production
Terra Nova
FPSO
Hibernia
AGENDA
1 Geography and geopolitic
2 Existing facilities
3 Some technical challenges:
A Ice and Icebergs
B Winterization
C Arctic Codes
D HSE
4 Shtokman
What are the major challenges?
Geological and Technical Uncertainty
Environmental Sensitivity
Political Considerations
High Capital Costs
Physical Environment
low air temperatures
poor visibility
polar darkness
snow & blowing snow
occasional icing
Extreme Metocean conditions
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Shtokman |
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Wind 25.0m/s |
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Wind 38.5m/s |
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Wind 42 m/s |
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Wind 39.0m/s |
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Hmax 30.0m |
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Hmax 32.7m |
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Hmax 25.1m |
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Hmax 7.5m |
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Hs 15.7m |
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Hs 18.0m |
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Hs 13.0 m |
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Hs 4.0m |
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Waves |
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Surface Current 1.50m/s |
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Surface Current 1.75m/s |
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Surface Current 1.96m/s |
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Surface Current 0.90 m/s |
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Max Temp = 12.0°C |
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Max Temp = 30.0°C |
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Max Temp = 14.0°C |
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Max Temp = 18.5°C |
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Seabed Current 0.3 m/s |
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Min Temp = -2.0°C |
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Min Temp = -1.5°C |
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Seabed Current 0.6 m/s |
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Min Temp = -1.5°C |
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Seabed Current 0.5 m/s |
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Min Temp = 4.0°C |
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Seabed Current 0.50m/s |
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Water Depth |
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Conditions similar to Northern North Sea with more uncertainties on the estimate of extreme values