United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) participated in the international exhibition and conference on shipbuilding and high-tech equipment development, Offshore Marintec Russia 2024 forum (OMR).

Specialists of the largest shipbuilding company in Russia (USC) presented a project for an autonomous robotic complex designed for underwater resource extraction in the Arctic.

Speaking at the plenary session titled "Strategic Goals and Tasks for Ensuring the Development of Hydrocarbon Resources in the Arctic Zone and Russia's Continental Shelf with Specialized Vessels, Equipment, and Technologies," Vasily Boytsov, Advisor to the General Director of USC, and Evgeny Toropov, Chief Designer of Marine Facilities at USC’s Rubin Design Bureau ( the largest in Russia among marine engineering companies offering design services.), introduced the "Iceberg" project—an autonomous robotic complex.

The project will enable year-round underwater and under-ice resource extraction in the waters of Arctic seas. The complex will include deep-water geological drilling units capable of drilling wells and taking core samples at sea depths of up to 4,500 metres.

A prototype of the drilling machine has already been manufactured and tested, according to USC.

USC specialists also pointed out that a drawback of the current technology for conducting seismic surveys from surface vessels is its significant dependence on weather conditions.

The proposed robotic complex, comprising a fleet of autonomous underwater vehicles, will possess the capability to undertake seismic surveys in hard-to-reach areas of the Arctic shelf at any time of the year, irrespective of meteorological circumstances.

Source: Severpost

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