Remote presence: Long endurance robotic systems for routine inspection of offshore subsea oil & gas installations and marine renewable energy devices

E. Omerdic; D. Toal; G. Dooly; A. Kaknjo

doi:10.1109/OCEANS.2014.7003054

Remote presence: Long endurance robotic systems for routine inspection of offshore subsea oil & gas installations and marine renewable energy devices

E. Omerdic
, D. Toal
, G. Dooly
, A. Kaknjo

University of Limerick

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Abstract

The OceanRINGS is a suite of smart technologies for subsea operations developed over the last ten years at the Mobile & Marine Robotics Research Centre (MMRRC), University of Limerick, Ireland. Applied to mini ROVs, OceanRINGS technologies enable remote presence: long endurance robotic systems for routine inspection of offshore subsea oil & gas installations and marine renewable energy devices controlled from a remote control centre (Virtual Control Cabin) through the Internet in real time. Remote presence with mini ROVs enable more regular (even continuous) inspections of subsea structures, including observatories, marine renewable energy (MRE) devices and offshore oil & gas installations (wellheads, pipelines etc.) and facilitates early stage detection of abnormalities and defects. The majority of the cost-savings for offshore oil & gas is the prevention of failure in one of the production arteries (downhole tubing, pipelines and production vessels). Money lost through lost production far outweighs the costs associated with maintenance. The OceanRINGS smart technologies could lead to significant savings in time, maintenance and operational costs (20% or more), if they become available for wide scale commercial and industrial use. This paper describes the main idea and motivation behind the Remote Presence concept.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 Oceans - St. John's, OCEANS 2014
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479949182
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS.2014.7003054
Publication status	Published - 6 Jan 2015
Event	2014 Oceans - St. John's, OCEANS 2014 - St. John's, Canada Duration: 14 Sep 2014 → 19 Sep 2014

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Conference	2014 Oceans - St. John's, OCEANS 2014
Country/Territory	Canada
City	St. John's
Period	14/09/14 → 19/09/14

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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marine renewable energy
offshore oil & gas
remote presence
smart control

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Omerdic, E., Toal, D., Dooly, G., & Kaknjo, A. (2015). Remote presence: Long endurance robotic systems for routine inspection of offshore subsea oil & gas installations and marine renewable energy devices. In 2014 Oceans - St. John's, OCEANS 2014 Article 7003054 (2014 Oceans - St. John's, OCEANS 2014). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS.2014.7003054

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Omerdic, E , Toal, D , Dooly, G & Kaknjo, A 2015, Remote presence: Long endurance robotic systems for routine inspection of offshore subsea oil & gas installations and marine renewable energy devices. in 2014 Oceans - St. John's, OCEANS 2014., 7003054, 2014 Oceans - St. John's, OCEANS 2014, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014 Oceans - St. John's, OCEANS 2014, St. John's, Canada, 14/09/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS.2014.7003054

Remote presence: Long endurance robotic systems for routine inspection of offshore subsea oil & gas installations and marine renewable energy devices. / Omerdic, E.; Toal, D.; Dooly, G. et al.
2014 Oceans - St. John's, OCEANS 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. 7003054 (2014 Oceans - St. John's, OCEANS 2014).

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Omerdic E , Toal D , Dooly G, Kaknjo A. Remote presence: Long endurance robotic systems for routine inspection of offshore subsea oil & gas installations and marine renewable energy devices. In 2014 Oceans - St. John's, OCEANS 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. 7003054. (2014 Oceans - St. John's, OCEANS 2014). doi: 10.1109/OCEANS.2014.7003054

Remote presence: Long endurance robotic systems for routine inspection of offshore subsea oil & gas installations and marine renewable energy devices

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