The Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI) is pleased to announce it will fund 10 proposals for research to improve the safety and environmental sustainability of oil and gas energy development. OESI received 41 project proposals for 12 distinct research pathways. Total funding for the 10 research projects selected will reach $3,885,057, pending successful contract negotiations.
Organized under an agreement between the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Department of Energy, and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, OESI is a consortium of industry, national labs, NGOs, and academia created to support the development of critical safety and environmental improvements for all offshore energy activities, including renewable and traditional energy. These are the first grant awards from the OESI consortium, which includes wind energy, marine energy, and oil and gas. Grant awards for marine and wind energy research proposals will be announced in the coming weeks/months.
Funding will be awarded to the following project titles and lead research organizations:
Project Title | Lead Organization | Requested Amount |
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1.1 – Identify leading indicators for the risk of loss of well control | ||
Developing and Field-Testing a New Framework for Identifying and Integrating Leading Indicators of Offshore Loss of Well Control Events | Louisiana State University | $499,956 |
1.3 – Standardize well control event consequence analysis to support consistent risk measurement | ||
Standardize blowout event consequence analysis to support consistent risk measurement | Add Energy (ABL Group) | $354,160 |
2.2 – Early detection of well failure, including plugged and abandoned wells | ||
Demonstration of a Real-Time Electromagnetic Method to Monitor Plugged and Abandoned Wells | University of Texas Austin | $399,997 |
3.1 – Develop methods to monitor asset health and assess life extension using in-situ inspection data | ||
Sensor-assisted real-time dynamics-stress-fatigue estimations of riser-mooring umbilical using digital twin and machine learning | Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station | $275,000 |
4.1 – Automated remote inspection techniques to produce desired risk-based safety and integrity management | ||
Industry 4.0 – Hybrid Intelligent Autonomous Vehicle (HIAV), small form factor solution for the Offshore Oil and Gas and Renewables Market | Agellus Tankbot 360 Inc. | $317,760 |
5.3 – Enhance understanding of human factors based on past incident data to reduce incidents involving routine lifting operations | ||
Reduce the frequency and impact of crane lifting-related incidents by developing an enhanced understanding of Human Factors issues/concerns | American Bureau of Shipping | $215,696 |
5.5 – Improved obstacle detection and automated collision warning systems | ||
SMART-SEA: Safe Maneuvering using Augmented Radar Tracking for Sea-based Entity Avoidance | Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station | $500,000 |
5.6 – Novel material and improved mechanical integrity of offshore grating | ||
Design and Manufacturing of Sustainable and Durable Composites for Offshore Grating | Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station | $428,142 |
5.7 – Improved inspection technology to detect mechanical integrity issues of offshore grating | ||
Innovative Inspection Technology and Assessment Methodology for Integrity Management of Offshore Grating | Simpson Gumpertz & Heger | $399,732 |
7.1 – Measuring safety effectiveness of BSEE regulations | ||
Risk-Based Evaluation of the Effectiveness of BSEE’s Regulations 30 CFR Part 250 | American Bureau of Shipping | $494,614 |
TOTAL | $3,885,057 |