Research Activities Planned for the Centre for Arctic Resource Development (CARD)

摘要

Hydrocarbon development in arctic regions presents formidable challenges to the petroleum industry. The Centre for Arctic Resource Development (CARD) serves as focal point for planning, coordinating and conducting research to fill gaps in the knowledge, technology, methodology and training needed to overcome these barriers. CARD research programs have been organized into core areas of Ice Mechanics, Ice Management and Station-Keeping in Ice, and are related through the common activities of Floating System Modelling and Large-Scale Experiments. A brief description of proposed research and development (R&D) plans in the areas of Ice Mechanics, Ice Management, Large-Scale Experiments, Floating System Modelling and Station-keeping in Ice is provided below. Three of these are core areas, while the activities in Large-Scale Experiments and Floating System Modelling will draw upon expertise from the core areas. Structures and vessels designed for arctic operations must have adequate structural strength to allow for safe operations under the extreme ice loads expected during their operational lifetimes; research in this area is a strong focus of the planned work. The initiatives described in this plan represent the major priorities and range of activities that CARD will undertake with guidance from the CARD Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) to overcome challenges associated with arctic hydrocarbon development. It is expected that research programmes will be further developed and refined as Principal Investigators are hired for each of the core research areas and they bring the full extent of their knowledge and expertise into CARD.