Fiber Optic Networks for the Energy Industry the Energy Industry - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services Fiber Optic Networks for the Energy Industry the Energy Industry Stephen Lentz

conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services Presenter Profile Mr. Lentz has over twenty years experience in the construction and operation of optical communications networks. He joined WFN Strategies in 2005 as Network Design Manager, in 2005 as Network Design Manager, and has supported government, commercial and oil & gas projects in Antarctica, Oklahoma, Gulf of Mexico, Australia’s Browse Basin and West Africa. Concurrently, Mr. Lentz provided network engineering and Stephen Lentz project management support for the Network Design manager NEPTUNE Canada cabled Email: slentz@wfnstrategies.com oceanographic observatory. Tel: +1 703 821 3145 Mobile Tel: +1 703 408 7787

conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services Overview •Opportunities •Representative Network •Business Structures •Business Structures •Technology Choices •Network Architectures •Conclusion

conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services Opportunities • Energy industry is realizing the value of fiber optic communications • Subsea telecom industry seeking new markets markets • Success demonstrated in Gulf of Mexico • Other projects under consideration • Fiber communications to offshore assets becoming the standard approach

conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services Challenges Possible Landing Sites 200-2000 km Existing Platforms Existing Platforms Planned Platforms 50-500 km Other Parties Potential Future Development

conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services Business Structures • Single Owner • Singe Owner, Multi-User • Consortium • Consortium • Third Party Ownership • Mutual Restoration

conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services Supplier’s Technology Concerns • Unrepeatered vs. Repeatered • Number of Fibers • Number of Waves • Branching Units • Branching Units

conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services Owner’s Technology Concerns � Riser Cables � Subsea Connections � Power Safety � Ethernet User Interfaces � Layer 2 or 2.5 Network Protection � Integration with Service Provider Backhaul: MPLS, VPLS, E-LAN

conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services Example Systems • Point to Point • Fiber Ring • Repeatered Backbone • Mutual Restoration • Mutual Restoration

conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services Point to Point System • New production field • 250 km from land • Challenging landings • Shallow water route • Possible future developments • Possible future developments • Environmentally sensitive

conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services Fiber Ring • Over twenty shallow water (<250m) platforms • Platforms 10-50 km apart • Several clusters 100-200 km apart • 500 km total length • At least five different platform owners • At least five different platform owners

conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services Repeatered Backbone • Eight initial and ten future deep water (up to 2500m) platforms • 1500 km route • Platforms 100-300 km apart • Platforms 100-300 km apart • Comms reliability and platform independence essential

conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services Repeatered Backbone Advantages • No distance limits • Platforms operate independently of all others • Multiple fiber pairs can support multiple • Multiple fiber pairs can support multiple owners and different business models

conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services Mutual Restoration • Two (or more) owners combine/interconnect systems • Concept is well understood by telecom industry • Considered in some feasibility studies • Could potentially develop in energy industry

conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services Summary and Conclusions • Now is the time to move forward • Suppliers must work with a new class of owners • Submarine cable technology provides a • Submarine cable technology provides a starting point for serving offshore assets • Solutions must address the unique integration requirements of the offshore assets Thank you!

2010 conference & convention enabling the next generation of networks & services The 7th International Conference & Convention on Undersea Telecommunications Pacifico Convention Plaza Yokohama & InterContinental The Grand Yokohama 11 ~ 14 May 2010 www.suboptic.org