IMiRO: Neste generasjons miljøovervåkning og lekkasjedeteksjon for oljeindustrien

Leaks and produced water discharges from the petroleum industry contain substances that have a number of negative long-term effects on the marine ecosystem. It is established stringent regulatory requirements for monitoring and complying with these requirements is a significant cost for the operators. In addition, the industry has a strong vested interest in accurate and continuous measurement to early detect leaks and thus avert downtime and potential disasters. For new licenses in vulnerable areas, substantially improved solutions for monitoring a condition of government is a requirement.   Pollution from produced water is diluted in a very large volume of ocean that allows it disappear . To continuously and over time measure the variation of contamination with produced water required technology with high precision at low concentrations. No technology in the market today is able to do this because of all the challenges associated with sensitivity, interference and algae fouling. The industry is therefore looking for solutions which is able to monitor emissions and get information about this in real time from online systems.   Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) has developed a new method for measuring hydrocarbons in water. A sensor based on this method will be able to measure with higher sensitivity, precision and stability than any other sensor in the market today. This project aims to launch a this sensor market through the planned company Imiro AS. Such a sensor would meet an unmet need in the market today. In addition, the exclusive supply of such sensors do Imiro AS able to develop new business in data analysis and prediction. ENI is a partner in the project and become targets for testing of the prototype. As operator of Goliat, the first producing oil field in the Barents Sea, wants ENI to be at the forefront of technological advances in environmental monitoring.