By Greentech Lead Team: IBM has been selected for a research
project to develop an integrated environmental monitoring system aimed at
helping oil and gas companies minimize the environmental impact of their
operations.
IBM researchers are collaborating with experts from Statoil,
Kongsberg Group and Det Norske Veritas (DNV) on developing the solution. The
new solution will be using industry frameworks combined with streaming
analytics technology to enable real-time monitoring of environmental data, and
early detection of and response to operational events surrounding offshore
installations.
The monitoring system will apply streaming analytics technology
developed by IBM Research to rapidly measure, process and analyze vast amounts
of live physical, biological and chemical data generated by sensors and cameras
attached around an offshore installation, making it easier to predict and
detect deviations.
IBM will also provide the information integration technology
that allows for enterprise-wide visibility and real-time monitoring and
analysis of offshore operational systems.
Oil and gas companies do not have solutions that are integrated
and enable physical, biological and chemical data to be measured during actual
operations.
“This initiative, which draws on IBM’s research, industry
knowledge and experience helping companies manage and gain valuable insight
from the explosion of data, will assist oil and gas companies in achieving
safer operations and minimizing their environmental impact,”
said John Brantley, general manager for IBM Global Chemicals and Petroleum
Industries.
According to Statoil, environmental monitoring is essential for
the oil and gas giant in order to achieve its target of zero harmful
discharges. This three-year research project will prove whether Statoil
succeeds in taking environmental monitoring from being a separate task to
become an integrated part of daily production, to achieve even safer operations
and reduced costs. This will represent a quantum leap for offshore
environmental monitoring.