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Subsea – Risers varying sea states. However, to be fully effective oil and gas companies must look at the monitoring of their critical assets holistically with the end user taking an active role in the planning and implementation of an integrated marine monitoring system.

It is vital that data is archived and stored in a common portal to allow engineers and operational teams to make the most of this valuable infor- mation. Only then can they feel con- fdent that the system is indeed ft for purpose, and the risks of lost produc- tion due to repair or worse, a lengthy shut-down, are minimized.

Louise Ledgard holds a PhD in materials engineer- ing and design from

An air gap sensor, deployed to measure wave height from an FPSO.

the University of be clearly identifed. infrastructure offshore. Liverpool, a degree

Signifcant advances in technol- Sophisticated sensors on board an in applied physics ogy over the last decade have meant FPSO can provide real time infor- and a masters in that oil and gas majors can monitor mation for operational support and business administration. She has the effect the local environmental provide valuable input into studies spent more than 15 years’ working in conditions have on their critical on the performance of the FPSO in the offshore oil and gas sector.

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