- Although the number of drilling projects tends to come down, there will still be a number of new drillings in the coming years. Only the most expensive projects will be canceled. The search for cheaper oil & gas will result in not so deep drillings. Therefore, the bathymetry will require much more precise assessments of the wave conditions.
- Offshore Oil & Gas decommissioning : 80% of fixed structures will cease service by 2030 in the North Sea. Decommissioning will be a major issue in the coming 10 years. It will involve many tasks that are very weather sensitive, since any failure would result in sea pollution in most cases.
- NOVELTIS provides fine scale weather forecasts and a very operational weather Downtime service.