Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Logistics
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
LOG778 Offshore Energy Logistics Planning (Spring 2025)
About the course
Nowadays Norway is one of the largest offshore energy producers in the world, with increasing potential in offshore wind energy production. The offshore energy production and distribution industry makes up a significant proportion of the Norwegian economy, and, on the other hand, wind energy is an incumbent that will increase demand for job positions in the coming years.
Energy logistics offshore is rather complex and challenging because energy production facilities are located far from shore and difficult to access, they have limited area for operations, and all logistics activities offshore are strongly influenced by unpredictable weather conditions. The focus of energy logistics offshore is thus on effective and reliable service of offshore facilities, safety, and environment.
The course gives first an outline of worldwide energy production offshore including wind, oil, and gas, the offshore oil and gas fields and offshore wind farms development projects in Norway and Europe. Offshore energy logistics networks on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) and their developments are studied, focusing on the infrastructure, the actors, and the main upstream offshore logistics activities.
The main focus of the course will be on the development of decision support tools for offshore energy upstream logistics planning problems such as installation of offshore energy production units, cargo transportation and aerial transportation of offshore personnel to offshore installations, maintenance of offshore production units, onshore base operations, and design of offshore emergency response system. The special focus will be on safety and zero emissions in offshore energy logistics planning.
This course provides knowledge of real-life offshore energy logistics planning problems and cases and aims to develop skills that will be highly relevant for jobs in the logistics departments of various companies involved in offshore energy logistics value chains and logistics networks.
The course is connected to the following study programs
Recommended requirements
Transportation and distribution planning, vehicle routing, optimization modeling
Forms of teaching and learning
3 hours lecturing, including guest lectures from industry, plus 3 hours of practical lab training per week.
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
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Mandatory coursework: Assignment(s)
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Courseworks given: 5
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Courseworks required: 5
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Grouping: Individual or groups
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Presence: Not required
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Kommentar: All assignemnts must be submitted to be admitted to final exam.
Examination
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Form of assessment: Oral school assessment
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Proportion: 100 %
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Duration: -
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Grouping: Individual
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Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
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Support material: All printed and written aids.
Syllabus
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