CONCEPT SYSTEMS Narwhal ™ With approximately 25% of the planet’s remaining undiscovered oil reserves thought to be located in the Arctic, oil companies and governments continue to search for more efficient ways to manage ice operations. There is a need to reduce human, ecological, environmental and safety risks, as well as extend the operating season in this extremely harsh and fragile environment. ION’s Concept Systems group has identified the need for a new approach to ice operations management and has developed Narwhal, a system which addresses complex environmental challenges associated with drilling operations. The Narwhal system allows offshore installation managers, drilling supervisors, and support vessel crews to visualize assets and ice conditions, predict ice movement, and oversee ice management and defense operations. As a result, operators are able to maximize their operating window, mitigate risks, increase the safety of their crews, and minimize potential impacts to the environment. Narwhal draws on ION‘s 30 year track record of providing navigation and command and control systems, combined with 8 years of continuous Arctic operational experience. FEATURES → Integrated visualization and analysis → Ice trafficability → Platform, support fleet and onshore communications → Automated auditing and reporting → Planning and forecasting → Data and systems integration → Ice alert system → Metocean integration and reporting INTEGRATED VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS Narwhal provides a comprehensive view of the ice environment by integrating satellite and radar imagery, vector ice charts, meteoro- logical and oceanographic conditions, and manual observations such as wind, speed and sea conditions. By combining this information with tools to analyze, track and forecast ice conditions, offshore installation managers and analysts may better assess potential in- theater impacts and conduct pro-active ice reconnaissance missions to defend assets and mitigate HSE risks. PLATFORM, SUPPORT FLEET AND ONSHORE COMMUNICATIONS Because of the risks associated with operating in or near ice, a support fleet, which includes icebreakers, is generally required. It is critical that these vessels coordinate and stay in constant communications with offshore installation managers and drilling supervisors. The robust data management system utilized by Narwhal can take advantage of any communications link and allows fully automatic data sharing between the platform, support vessels and onshore operations. By having access to the same real-time information during operations, these operators may collaborate more effectively to make critical real-time decisions and/or execute the operational protocols in the ice management plan. Integrated Ice Management for Drilling Operations