Krylov State Research Center says the expedition to the offshore ice-resistant fixed platform Prirazlomnaya let the Research Center specialists find a solution ensuring 100-pct efficiency of ice protection.
The work was performed in the framework of the contract with Gazpromneft Shelf focused on ensuring ice protection for safe and smooth operation of offshore oil & gas facilities.
Unique research work was carried out during the expedition at the Prirazlomnaya rig and in the area of ice hummock formation.
“The newly developed methods are simple and do not require much investments which is quite desirable amid the current economic situation. The results achieved will let ensure ice protection and smooth operation of offshore oil & gas facilities on the Arctic shelf of Russia,” the statement says.
The Krylov State Research Centre is one of the world’s major ship research & design centres established in 1894. Over its century-long efforts in the field of innovative R&Ds for the benefit of national shipbuilding, in the best interests of the country’s defence and economic development, the Krylov Centre has accumulated the wealth of unique expertise in development of naval ships, commercial vessels and offshore structures. The Krylov Centre responsibilities cover the full scope of ship qualities including seaworthiness, strength, powering, acoustics, electromagnetic signatures, nuclear & radiation safety, definition of ship concepts meeting the combination of the above requirements.