Commercial in Confidence Subsea Wireless Group Update for API January 2015

Commercial in Confidence Agenda About SWiG Membership Update Standards development Education

Commercial in Confidence About SWiG Subsea Wireless Group (SWiG) – Oil & Gas industry network (JIP) – Founded May 11 Why SWiG? – Lack of open standards & interoperability is stifling innovation & driving up costs Objectives – Define and promote open standards to support interoperability in subsea wireless communications and control – Raise awareness and acceptance of subsea wireless comms & control – Promote best practice and knowledge transfer Technologies – Radio, – Acoustic, – Free-space Optics – Inductive power

Commercial in Confidence 4 SWiG is currently formed of 23 member organisations Membership Update

Commercial in Confidence Standards development Radio standard submitted to API 17F for adoption Work has started on acoustic standard – Review of NATO acoustic standard (Janus) – Identification of use cases where acoustic standard would be beneficial Riser Monitoring Seismic monitoring AUVs Environmental monitoring – Discussion around what level of standardisation is beneficial and practical

Commercial in Confidence Education Case study database – Currently have 15 approved case studies to demonstrate examples of wireless within the O&G sector from members Wireless 101 – 1.5 day course introduction to Subsea Wireless – Includes theory & examples for radio, acoustics, FSO – Practical assessment of comparative technology capabilities – 3 courses run to date – approximately 75 people completed Other activities – Presentations given to students and conference delegates in UK, China, and USA.

Commercial in Confidence Conclusions Summary – Growing industry membership – Good progress on standards development – Greater understanding of technology through education programme Actions – Opportunity for an Operator to join the Steering Committee – SWiG looking for volunteers 7