AUSTRALIAN SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
Copyright © 2010 - Australian Satellite Communicatons
The Client
Conoco Phillips (CP) is one of the world’s largest
internatonal integrated energy companies with
operatons in the Bayu Undan feld in the Timor Sea
between Darwin and Timor Leste. CP has a gas platorm
in the Timor Sea with a recently constructed gas pipeline
covering approximately 500km to Darwin.
The Brief
In 2002 CP required satellite communicatons for their
sites during drilling, constructon and ongoing opera-
tons. Each of the multple sites in the region required
communicatons directly to other sites. A fully meshed
(any site to any site) soluton was required for voice, with
a star network back to the Perth head ofce (via Darwin
satellite gateway) for IP data. Several of the sites were
foatng vessels requiring special satellite antennas that
could track the geo-statonary satellite. Other short term
vessels also required satellite communicatons such as
the pipe-laying vessel building the pipeline to Darwin.
In 2007 CP issued an invitaton to tender for an upgrad-
ed/restructured satellite network to replace the network
previously provided by ASC. This new network was to be
based on gatewaying trafc in Adelaide and linking into
the existng CP terrestrial network rather than landing
in Darwin, but stll provide mesh (single satellite hop)
connectvity between the remote sites.
The Soluton - Part 1
CP chose Australian Satellite Communicatons (ASC) to
provide their satellite communicaton requirements
using the extremely fexible ViaSat StarWire platorm.
At the tme the StarWire product provided the best
soluton to enable a fully meshed, remotely managed
soluton. Australian Satellite Communicatons pro-
vided a full turnkey soluton including Design, Supply,
Installaton, Satellite Bandwidth, 24x7 help desk and
ongoing support.
The Ensco104 (Drill Rig), Dili (Timor Leste ofshore
supply base) and the Safe Caledonia (Accommodaton
Vessel) were the frst three sites implemented. Point to
point data links were provided from these three sites
back to a gateway site in Darwin which had existng fbre
connectvity back to the Perth head ofce.
The entre network was controlled from a Dual
Redundant Network Control System (NCS) based at ASC
in Adelaide.
Conoco Phillips Ofshore Network
ASC are specialised system integrators who offer a turnkey
solution from concept through to completion followed by an
unprecedented level of ongoing support
CASE STUDY
The Soluton - Part 1 (cont.)
Darwin On Shore Supply Base
A fxed 3.8m antenna was installed in Darwin as the ‘hub’
or ‘gateway’ for services from the other sites mentoned
below. The equipment at this site was connected to the
ConocoPhillips WAN at this point to provide connectvity
to Perth.
Ensco104, Drill Rig
A fxed 2.4m antenna was installed on this jack-up type
vessel to provide a 512kbps dedicated IP link to Darwin.
Additonal modems were provided to enable fully meshed
‘on-demand’ voice calls to any other site in the network.
Dili Ofshore Supply Base
A fxed 2.4m antenna was installed at this land-based
site to provide a 128kbps dedicated IP link to Darwin.
Additonal modems were provided to enable fully meshed
‘on-demand’ voice calls to any other site in the network.
Satellite electronics equipment was installed in a purpose
built shipping container with UPS and generator backup
power. This link was also later upgraded to 256kbps.
Safe Caledonia, Accommodaton Vessel
A foatng vessel on which we supplied and installed a
2.4m stabilised/tracking antenna to enable a 384kbps link
to Darwin. Again additonal modems were provided to
enable fully meshed ‘on-demand’ voice calls. This vessel
was in the Timor Sea area for approximately 12 months,
and equipment was installed and deinstalled by ASC in
Singapore.
SEMAC1, Pipe Laying Vessel
This is also a foatng vessel which utlised the 2.4m
stabilised antenna used previously on the Safe
Concordia. ASC again provided the installaton,
de-installaton services and ongoing support for this vessel.
Communicatons were maintained for this vessel from the
tme it lef Singapore to the tme it completed the pipeline
in Darwin.
AUSTRALIAN SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
Safe Concordia, Accommodaton Vessel
Another foatng vessel utlised for approximately 6
months during the ‘shutdown’ phase of the project. The
same 2.4m stabilised antenna was re-utlised on this
vessel afer completon of the pipeline. In an extremely
tght tmeframe ASC provided two separate links using
a single antenna. The main system provided CP with a
640kbps link to Darwin, while the second system was
used to provide internet services to the vessel staf via a
512kbps link to our antenna in Adelaide.
The Soluton - Part 2
In 2008 ASC was selected as the successful tender-
er to provide the upgraded satellite network for CP.
ASC’s soluton was based on the new iDirect VSAT
Technology which enabled mesh services between
remote sites plus star connectvity back to the
Adelaide Teleport to link into CP’s existng terrestrial
infrastructure. This system provides 1.5Mbps of shared
bandwidth between the various sites and the Adelaide
Teleport, and was designed to cater for up to 2Mbps in
the future.
The project included re-pointng of existng antennas to
a new higher powered satellite (GE23)and replacement
of RF equipment. The new iDirect 5300 modems were
also installed and confgured to provide the mesh and
star services.
This system is planned to be extended to other vessels as
they come into this feld in the future.
The Result
Australian Satellite Communicatons has gained much
experience from this project in providing reliable
communicatons services to ofshore vessels. The
company has gained a reputaton as being a reliable and
responsive supplier of high grade services which has lead
to provision of similar services to other ofshore oil and
gas facilites in the Northwest Shelf and Bass Strait.
Australian Satellite Communicatons has a well
equipped Teleport in Adelaide with extensive terrestrial
connectvity to be able to provide a variety of solutons
for your ofshore communicatons requirements.
Copyright © 2010 - Australian Satellite Communicatons
49 Port Road, Thebarton, SA 5031
T +61 8 8443 9844
F +61 8 8443 8994
E [email protected]
AUSTRALIAN SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD
www.ascs.com.au
Case Study - Conoco Phillips Ofshore Network
doc_381233839.pdf
Copyright © 2010 - Australian Satellite Communicatons
The Client
Conoco Phillips (CP) is one of the world’s largest
internatonal integrated energy companies with
operatons in the Bayu Undan feld in the Timor Sea
between Darwin and Timor Leste. CP has a gas platorm
in the Timor Sea with a recently constructed gas pipeline
covering approximately 500km to Darwin.
The Brief
In 2002 CP required satellite communicatons for their
sites during drilling, constructon and ongoing opera-
tons. Each of the multple sites in the region required
communicatons directly to other sites. A fully meshed
(any site to any site) soluton was required for voice, with
a star network back to the Perth head ofce (via Darwin
satellite gateway) for IP data. Several of the sites were
foatng vessels requiring special satellite antennas that
could track the geo-statonary satellite. Other short term
vessels also required satellite communicatons such as
the pipe-laying vessel building the pipeline to Darwin.
In 2007 CP issued an invitaton to tender for an upgrad-
ed/restructured satellite network to replace the network
previously provided by ASC. This new network was to be
based on gatewaying trafc in Adelaide and linking into
the existng CP terrestrial network rather than landing
in Darwin, but stll provide mesh (single satellite hop)
connectvity between the remote sites.
The Soluton - Part 1
CP chose Australian Satellite Communicatons (ASC) to
provide their satellite communicaton requirements
using the extremely fexible ViaSat StarWire platorm.
At the tme the StarWire product provided the best
soluton to enable a fully meshed, remotely managed
soluton. Australian Satellite Communicatons pro-
vided a full turnkey soluton including Design, Supply,
Installaton, Satellite Bandwidth, 24x7 help desk and
ongoing support.
The Ensco104 (Drill Rig), Dili (Timor Leste ofshore
supply base) and the Safe Caledonia (Accommodaton
Vessel) were the frst three sites implemented. Point to
point data links were provided from these three sites
back to a gateway site in Darwin which had existng fbre
connectvity back to the Perth head ofce.
The entre network was controlled from a Dual
Redundant Network Control System (NCS) based at ASC
in Adelaide.
Conoco Phillips Ofshore Network
ASC are specialised system integrators who offer a turnkey
solution from concept through to completion followed by an
unprecedented level of ongoing support
CASE STUDY
The Soluton - Part 1 (cont.)
Darwin On Shore Supply Base
A fxed 3.8m antenna was installed in Darwin as the ‘hub’
or ‘gateway’ for services from the other sites mentoned
below. The equipment at this site was connected to the
ConocoPhillips WAN at this point to provide connectvity
to Perth.
Ensco104, Drill Rig
A fxed 2.4m antenna was installed on this jack-up type
vessel to provide a 512kbps dedicated IP link to Darwin.
Additonal modems were provided to enable fully meshed
‘on-demand’ voice calls to any other site in the network.
Dili Ofshore Supply Base
A fxed 2.4m antenna was installed at this land-based
site to provide a 128kbps dedicated IP link to Darwin.
Additonal modems were provided to enable fully meshed
‘on-demand’ voice calls to any other site in the network.
Satellite electronics equipment was installed in a purpose
built shipping container with UPS and generator backup
power. This link was also later upgraded to 256kbps.
Safe Caledonia, Accommodaton Vessel
A foatng vessel on which we supplied and installed a
2.4m stabilised/tracking antenna to enable a 384kbps link
to Darwin. Again additonal modems were provided to
enable fully meshed ‘on-demand’ voice calls. This vessel
was in the Timor Sea area for approximately 12 months,
and equipment was installed and deinstalled by ASC in
Singapore.
SEMAC1, Pipe Laying Vessel
This is also a foatng vessel which utlised the 2.4m
stabilised antenna used previously on the Safe
Concordia. ASC again provided the installaton,
de-installaton services and ongoing support for this vessel.
Communicatons were maintained for this vessel from the
tme it lef Singapore to the tme it completed the pipeline
in Darwin.
AUSTRALIAN SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
Safe Concordia, Accommodaton Vessel
Another foatng vessel utlised for approximately 6
months during the ‘shutdown’ phase of the project. The
same 2.4m stabilised antenna was re-utlised on this
vessel afer completon of the pipeline. In an extremely
tght tmeframe ASC provided two separate links using
a single antenna. The main system provided CP with a
640kbps link to Darwin, while the second system was
used to provide internet services to the vessel staf via a
512kbps link to our antenna in Adelaide.
The Soluton - Part 2
In 2008 ASC was selected as the successful tender-
er to provide the upgraded satellite network for CP.
ASC’s soluton was based on the new iDirect VSAT
Technology which enabled mesh services between
remote sites plus star connectvity back to the
Adelaide Teleport to link into CP’s existng terrestrial
infrastructure. This system provides 1.5Mbps of shared
bandwidth between the various sites and the Adelaide
Teleport, and was designed to cater for up to 2Mbps in
the future.
The project included re-pointng of existng antennas to
a new higher powered satellite (GE23)and replacement
of RF equipment. The new iDirect 5300 modems were
also installed and confgured to provide the mesh and
star services.
This system is planned to be extended to other vessels as
they come into this feld in the future.
The Result
Australian Satellite Communicatons has gained much
experience from this project in providing reliable
communicatons services to ofshore vessels. The
company has gained a reputaton as being a reliable and
responsive supplier of high grade services which has lead
to provision of similar services to other ofshore oil and
gas facilites in the Northwest Shelf and Bass Strait.
Australian Satellite Communicatons has a well
equipped Teleport in Adelaide with extensive terrestrial
connectvity to be able to provide a variety of solutons
for your ofshore communicatons requirements.
Copyright © 2010 - Australian Satellite Communicatons
49 Port Road, Thebarton, SA 5031
T +61 8 8443 9844
F +61 8 8443 8994
E [email protected]
AUSTRALIAN SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD
www.ascs.com.au
Case Study - Conoco Phillips Ofshore Network
doc_381233839.pdf