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Commercial in Confidence Subsea Wireless Group Update for API January 2015
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Commercial in Confidence Agenda About SWiG Membership Update Standards development Education
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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
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Commercial in Confidence 4 SWiG is currently formed of 23 member organisations 2014 2012 2011 Membership Update
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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
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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.
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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
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