Global energy company Repsol and consultancy and technology company Indra have jointly developed a new early warning system designed to detect leaks, enabling the energy industry to maximise safety in offshore operations.
According to Repsol, the new hydrocarbon early automatic detection system (HEADS) has successfully completed testing at the company’s Industrial Complex in Tarragon, including the Casablanca platform.
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HEADS, which requires no human intervention, uses a combination of various detection sensors, adding the automatic interpretation of infrared images and radar, as well as activating alarms.
Reliability can be increased due to the combined use of infrared images and radar, and the automation of the process allows for monitoring continuously without the requirement of an operator.
Variations in temperature between water and hydrocarbons can be detected using the infrared camera, and different operations such as drilling, production, loading or safety are monitored in a control room by the system.
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Upon detecting an incident, HEADS activates the alarm automatically and also collects all the associated information. It then registers and analyses all the related parameters.
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By GlobalDataHEADS uses an automatic identification system (AIS) to identify ships in the vicinity and allow ships to communicate their position and other relevant information, so that other ships or stations can track them to avoid any collisions.
With a short response time, the system increases detection reliability in any incident on the water’s surface, night or day and even in bad weather conditions, such as rain or fog.
Repsol provided the HEADS project with its knowledge of physical phenomena related to hydrocarbons and the marine environment, while Indra offered its expertise on image interpretation and algorithms, as well as its experience in the development of real time data processing.
Image: Repsol and Indra’s hydrocarbon early and automatic detection system. Photo: courtesy of Indra.
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