Subsea Wireless Group Update for API January 2015

Subsea Wireless Group Update for API January 2015 Commercial in Confidence

Agenda • • About SWi. G Membership Update Standards development Education Commercial in Confidence

About SWi. G • Subsea Wireless Group (SWi. G) – Oil & Gas industry network (JIP) – Founded May 11 • Why SWi. G? – 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

Membership Update SWi. G is currently formed of 23 member organisations 2011 2012 2014 Commercial in Confidence

Standards development • Radio standard submitted to API 17 F 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 – SWi. G looking for volunteers Commercial in Confidence 7