DCNS' Solutions for Deep Sea Environmentally Friendly Activities

Abstract

The exploitation of marine resources has enjoyed renewed interest with a completely new sector, that of the Deep Sea Mining of mineral resources in the seabed, that is now gaining momentum. Nevertheless, the significant environmental constraints represent a challenge for initiating these new activities, whether this is in terms of the knowledge of the concerned ecosystems or in terms of monitoring and minimizing the impact of these new activities. In the meantime, these prerequisites are becoming increasingly applicable to the Oil and Gas sector, at least in areas adjacent to countries that are sensitive to sustainable development, with increasingly prevalent regulations. This paper presents 2 technologies that aim to respond to the expectations of the stakeholders in this area. The first consists of the real-time monitoring of installations/operations and their impact on the environment using the most modern underwater technologies. The second consists of a membrane allowing the confinement of an area, the reduction of the emission of particles in suspension, noise reduction and thermal insulation.

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DOI

10.4043/27021-ms

Journal

Offshore Technology Conference

Year

2016