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INDUSTRY NEWS


Shell and Ocean Infinity Collaborate to Provide Uncrewed Seep Hunting Capability


Shell and offshore robotic ship operator Ocean Infinity have signed a joint development agreement to combine expertise and assets to execute multiclient seep hunter projects.


The combination of Shell’s specialist seep hunting expertise and Ocean Infinity’s ‘Armada’ fleet of robotic ships, will provide effective location targeting and wide scale coverage. In turn this will culminate in more reliable results, improving the focus of exploration work with fewer risks and environmental impacts.


Ocean Infinity’s Armada fleet, which will become operational next year, is equipped with autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) offering deep-water coverage on a uniquely large scale.


The Armada fleet will truly transform the way the global maritime community operates. With zero people required at sea, operations conducted by the fleet are set to be the safest the industry has seen as well as the most sustainable.


“Historically the most fruitful and successful collaborations are formed during the most challenging times.


Ocean Infinity is very excited to begin our new multiclient data chapter, and we are especially delighted to commence this endeavour with Shell,” said Katya Krylova, VP Business Development Oil & Gas Exploration Services, Ocean Infinity.


“The deployment of the Armada fleet will mark a major technological advance in the industry and redefine traditional ways of working. Refining our ability to conduct tasks such as seep hunting using uncrewed technology opens up possibilities in so many other areas; the experience gained as a result of this collaboration could prove transferable to other offshore tasks such as carbon capture storage (CCS) monitoring,” she continued.


Patented Pig Stop and Bypass Solution from Celeros Flow Technology


Oil & gas extraction and transportation increasingly involves the use of unmanned platforms as the industry looks to move to more automated operations. However, routine maintenance of pipelines continues to be time-consuming and expensive through conventional manual pig launching.


The patented Pig Stop and Bypass (PSB) mechanism from Celeros Flow Technology allows automated pigging on oil & gas pipelines to be managed remotely and reliably, either from land or a main platform. Enabling complete automation of pig launch processes, the PSB mechanism can reduce


platform footprint and realise cost savings through reduced manpower.


Developed by GD Engineering (originators of the BandlockTM


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the PSB mechanism is a critical component of unmanned or normally unmanned platform pigging solutions. It is designed to be integrated with an automated multiple pig launcher vessel and allows multiple pigs to be preloaded and sequentially launched without the need to depressurize the vessel between pigging runs. The PSB therefore delivers benefits that include reduced maintenance time and costs, as well as improving safety in oil & gas operations.


The PSB mechanism is proven in the field as a reliable and safe system for ensuring that individual pigs are


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positively launched into a pipeline, using a sophisticated bypass and pressure balance system. It allows interchangeability of any type of conventional pig with the same dimensions as the original pig design, as well as allowing future change-out of conventional pigs with intelligent pigs. This gives specifiers and platform operators the advantage of flexibility and a system that is future-proofed.


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