Master’s Theses in Technology and Safety in the High North: Nye registreringer

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    • Seismic Surveys in Ice-Covered Waters 

      Klavenes, Jørgen Sørensen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-06-03)
      The master’s thesis ‘Seismic surveys in ice-covered waters’ describes several methods within the maritime seismic industry to acquire data concerning the Earth’s strata. It is the objective of this thesis to present a viable solution enabling the seismic industry to perform surveys in ice influenced waters. The hardware conducted for conventional seismic surveys are introduced and explained. ...

    • Modelling of Marine Icing with Close Range Photogrammetry 

      Haukebø, Asbjørn Risholm (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-01)
      Installations and vessels operating in the high North in the winter season are likely to be subjected to marine Icing. To date there are no sensor technology available to accurately measure the total weight or volume of the ice. Photogrammetry is a universal 3-D measuring technique applied in a wide range of interdisciplinary fields. Agisoft PhotoScan is a photogrammetry software utilizing Structure ...

    • Risk-Based Spare Part Planning. Uncertainties and Operational Conditions 

      Ayele, Yonas Zewdu (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-03-20)
      Estimates which indicate a large share of the world’s undiscovered oil and gas resources is to be found in the Arctic areas and the increasing demand for energy are important reasons for the growing interest in the High North region. As the offshore industry expands into the High North, system failures associated with these projects is expected to increase significantly. Hence, the quest for ...

    • CO2 Absorption and Desorption Simulation with Aspen HYSYS 

      Birkelund, Even Solnes (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-06-01)
      The last years it has been an increasing global interest to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. One of the most important greenhouse gases is CO2. To reduce CO2 emissions carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the most realistic approach. With today’s technology absorption by an amine solution is the most developed and applicable method for post-combustion CO2 capture. But this ...

    • Criticality Analysis of Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) 

      Azad, Marziyeh Bagheri (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-06-01)
      The oil and gas industry has expanded consistently from land operations to inland waterways and then to offshore. A platform supply vessel (PSV) is an important element of offshore supply logistics. Hence, its acceptable level of availability performance is highly demanded. Identification of critical components provides essential information for improving and optimizing the maintenance management, ...

    • Environmental risk influencing factors for petroleum drilling in the western Barents Sea 

      Sætrum, Tina (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-31)
      Offshore petroleum drilling in harsh and cold environment, like in the Barents Sea, can be challenging and risky due to the prevailing weather condition. How the physical environment affects systems, components, and working environment has to be enlightened in order to operate safely. The vulnerable environment, remoteness, and possible outcomes if an accident occurs are of great concern. The society, ...

    • Application of reliability and maintainability analysis in the Svea coal mine 

      Furuly, Simon Andre (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-05)
      The field of reliability engineering is developing, as needed in the industry. This is especially in arctic regions which now are being explored and vast recourses and opportunities are found. The reliability research is limited in the arctic, little knowledge is known about operating in the arctic regions. This research study will analyze equipment in an arctic region, Svalbard. It calculates the ...

    • Barrier management - Influence from the human factor in the arctic 

      Madsen, Ole Kristian (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-31)
      In recent years several serious near-misses with major hazard accident potential have happened on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, many of them hydrocarbon leaks. Research has shown that many of these are caused by manual intervention. Despite this fact, current focus in QRAs and have been for a long time, are on technical systems. This is despite recent trends showing no decline in risk level. A ...

    • Risk of Ship Collision in the Barents Sea in 2030 

      Balto, Jan Børre Hansen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-06-01)
      This thesis evaluates the risk of ship collisions in the Barents Sea in 2030 between three future scenarios; Minimum, Basis and Maximum Scenario. IWRAP Mk2 program is utilized to make the calculations. Automatic Identification System (AIS) data of 2013 is used to parameterize current traffic density, while the increased traffic in the different scenarios is derived from an analysis of multiple ...

    • Well Testing in the Barents Sea. Risk Analysis; Methods and Procedures 

      Mathisen, Espen Heiskel (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-06-01)
      The thesis is done in co-operation with DNV GL Harstad and Schlumberger. DNV GL has provided access to historical accidents data, by using technical documents. Schlumberger has provided technical information about well testing and hazards related to such an event, and an internal risk analysis document, which they use in their operations. This document is modified to suit, and account, for arctic ...

    • Empirical and dynamical modeling of debris flow events close to Longyearbyen and Svea, Svalbard 

      Engelke, Christian (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-06-30)
      Debris flows are a mountain slope hazard relatively well studied in densely populated mountainous regions, while few investigations have been done in Arctic permafrost regions. In order to get a better understanding of the processes involved in such an envi-ronment, this work focused on debris flow hazards in the mountains close to Longyear-byen and Svea on Svalbard, Norway, situated at 78°N. A ...