This project aims to develop an AI-enhanced autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) system designed to track Steel Catenary Risers (SCRs) in real time. Accurate tracking of SCRs is critical for maintaining the integrity of subsea infrastructure in the offshore oil and gas industry. The AUV will leverage advanced computer vision and machine learning techniques to continuously […]

The expanding economy, coupled with increased human activities and the rising demand for petroleum hydrocarbons, has led to a surge in high-risk pollutants like Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene (BTEX). These carcinogenic chemicals are notorious for their potential to escape from storage tanks, pipelines, and oil tankers, infiltrating the ocean’s subsurface. Once in the environment, […]

Our technology remotely measures sound speeds in ocean depths using acoustic techniques, eliminating the need for physical sensors to be lowered into and raised from the ocean. As sound speed is a crucial parameter in most ocean acoustics systems, our remote measurement capability revolutionizes ocean acoustics and oceanography by providing real-time sound speed data. Attending […]

More than a hundred thousand documented orphaned oil and gas wells are known to exist in the United States, with potentially over a million remaining undocumented. Due to funding shortfalls, many orphaned wells remain unplugged and are negatively impacting human health, degrading the environment, and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, such as methane. Nearly $5B […]

Hydrocarbon production from the Cardium Formation of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin peaked in the 1970’s. However, in recent years multistage hydrological fractured horizontal wells have unlocked large volumes of oil from low porosity permeability thin-bedded sandstones, laminated shales, and the bioturbated muddy sandstones. However, the geometry of the induced fractures is poorly understood. The […]

Earthquakes happen when a geological fault suddenly slips along itself. Friction primarily governs the how a fault slips and whether that slip will be slow (not an earthquake) or sudden (an earthquake), yet the friction of faults remains poorly understood. One unexplored aspect of this problem is how the unique, grooved, streaky surface geometry and […]

The research project aims to assess the current situation and future prospects for the transition to renewable energy generation in Ukraine. The need of such transition has become urgent since the Russian invasion of Ukraine which made dependency on fossil fuels one of the key exploits by Russia on the European political arena. As European […]

Pipelines carry important resources like oil and gas across long distances. These pipelines sometimes cross areas with natural dangers like landslides which can stress or damage them. This study aims to create computer models to understand how pipelines react to these dangers using different approaches. Different types of pipelines and the ways they interact with […]

This project is motivated by a significant demand for eco-friendly and recyclable composite structures for lightweight spoolable composite piping for oil, gas and water applications. Therefore, this partnership (with Flexpipe at Mattr Infrastructure Technologies) aims to determine an application envelope for multilayer spoolable larger-diameter composite piping by considering lightweight fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite structures. In addition, […]

To develop a synchronized critical supply chain solution for the maritime industry to help in reduction of operating cost and lead times of ordering.

The increasing occurrence of unprecedented natural disasters attributed to climate change serves as a constant reminder of the necessity to decrease reliance on fossil fuels. In order to harvest renewable energy sources as a solution, our research proposes an innovative method of extracting maximum energy from ocean waves via piezoceramic material. In this work, the […]

Buried pipeline systems form a key part of effective and safe infrastructures for the transportation of natural resources such as natural gas and liquid. However, they may be constructed in areas prone to landslides where ground movement may exert excessive strains on the pipe sections causing rupture. This project develops and presents a methodology for […]