ICE DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT IN SUPPORT OF CANADIAN EAST COAST OFFSHORE OIL OPERATIONS

摘要

Oil exploration and production activities off the East Coast of Canada lie within the marginal ice zone, and as such are subject to seasonal incursions of both pack ice and icebergs. To minimize disruptions to operations from encroaching ice, the offshore operators in partnership with service companies, developed and operate an integrated ice management system. This system combines the elements of: detection, tracking, threat assessment and management utilizing a wide variety of information and data sources. The following paper describes the ice management system, the process for selecting cost effective data for a given situation and the process of tracking, assessing and managing ice threats.