Overview of the NF-DeepStar Joint R&D program
日本財団ーDeepStar連携技術開発助成プログラム概要

Nagayuki Suzuki
The Nippon Foundation
日本財団 海洋事業部 鈴木 長之

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Background of Ocean Innovation Consortium
Offshore Energy Resources

Offshore Oil & Gas

Offshore Renewable Energy

Unconventional Resources

Capacity building of Japanese offshore engineers is indispensable to deal with the future
market from mid- and long-term perspective .
The Nippon Foundation
May 2014

Policy recommendation on HR
in the offshore sector- Encourage students to be interested in Offshore
sectors- Establish curriculum based on industries’ needs- Give students chances to learn offshore
engineering in actual fields

Japanese Government
July 2015 Speech by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe(Grand Opening Ceremony for Special Events inCommemoration of the 20th Marine Day)
“ In order to push forward with cultivating
engineers to develop marine resources as an “allJapan” effort, we will institute .. a consortium
made by government, industry, and academia.”

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Structure of Ocean Innovation Consortium3

Overseas Cooperation

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NF - DeepStar Joint R&D Program• Signed MOU for R&D between NF and DeepStar (May 1st, 2018)• Conduct R&D through collaboration between Japanese companies
and major global energy oil companies (supermajors, etc.)• Budget：10 million US$• Term：2018～2023

MOU Signing (May 1st, 2018)
in Houston

5Terms & Conditions of NF - DeepStar Joint R&DProgram
2019.62021.62020.6
1st Phase

1st Call(2019)2023.5

2nd Phase

No. of project:10

No. of projects:4(~2021.5), 3(~2022.5)

Funding (US$1.6 million inTotal):
・≦US$200K/project (maxsupport rate: 80% of total
cost (including managementfee))

Funding (US$3.4 million in Total):・≦≒US$1milion/project (max Support rate: 80% of total
cost by Japanese company(JC))

Condition for funding:・R&D should be supervised
by DeepStar core member(s)Condition for funding:・JC should participate in the NF Ocean Innovation
consortium
・R&D should be jointly conducted by DeepStar coremembers with their financial burdens

1st Phase

2nd Call(2020)2022.6

2nd Phase

No. of project:6

No. of projects:6

Funding (US$1.5 million inTotal):
・≦US$200K/project (maxsupport rate: 80% of total
cost (including managementfee))

Funding (US$3.5 million in Total):・≦≒US$1milion/project (max Support rate: 80% of
total cost by Japanese company(JC))

Condition for funding:・JC should participate in the
NF Ocean Innovation
consortium
・R&D should be supervised
by DeepStar core member(s)Condition for funding:・JC should participate in the NF Ocean Innovation
consortium
・R&D should be jointly conducted by DeepStar coremembers with their financial burdens6

NF – DeepStar Joint R&D Program
ongoing projects

1st Call (2019～)
Projects

Japanese companies

DeepStar members

Subsea Omni Directional Optical Wi-Fi System

SHIMADZUCORPORATION

TotalEnergies
ChevronExxonMobilShell

Acid Gas Removal (AGR) and Re-injection Project

JGC CORPORATIONPetrobras
Shell
Chevron
JX

nanoActive Enhanced Flowback Technology (EFT) for Offshore Application

Nissan ChemicalCorporation

ChevronProjects

Japanese companies

DeepStar members

Smart Dissolvable Plugged Nozzle Assemblies (DPNAs) to be Installed on Limited
Entry Liners with Tracer Release Capability for Extended Reach Deviated Wells

Daido Steel Co., Ltd．

Shell
ChevronEstablishment of cost effective monitoring method for HPHT reservoir and downhole
by using P-T sensor equipped flowable ball

NAGANO KEIKI CO., LTD.

Chevron
Shell

Flow-Induced Vibration Predicting Method Study for Subsea Flowlines/Risers

Mitsubishi HeavyIndustries, Ltd.

ChevronTotalEnergies

Standardization of Inspection to Enable Digital Twin

Mitsubishi HeavyIndustries, Ltd.

Shell
OXY
ChevronExxonMobil

Reducing operational and capital risks through unified FPSO process &turbomachinery automation solution development

Yokogawa ElectricCorporation

ExxonMobil
ChevronPrevention and Remediation of Asphaltene Deposition and Hydrate Formation at
Field Conditions - Assessment and Modeling

Yokogawa ElectricCorporation

ChevronPetrobras
ExxonMobil
JX2nd Call (2020～)

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BackgroundJapan• The government declared to realize carbon
neutrality by 2050 (Oct 26 th, 2020)

The United States of America• President Biden decided to rejoin the Parisagreement (Jan 20 th, 2021)

https://www.kantei.go.jp/• To seek for a “net-zero emissions economy”
by no later than 2050 (Nov 1st, 2021)

World
••

https://www.cnn.co.jp/usa/35162464.html

Each country confirmed that the temperaturerise due to greenhouse gases will aim by therise of 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to thetemperature level of the pre-industrial era as
the outcome of the COP 26 (Nov 13 th, 2021)
This is lower than the temperature rise of 2
degrees Celsius of the Paris Agreement
https://ukcop26.org/ 9

NF - DeepStar new pillar
Japanese companies

DeepStar• Technology• Abundant experience• Knowledge
・ Testing fields

The current pillar of the DeepStar scope••••

Subsea Systems Engineering
Flow Assurance
Floating Systems & METOcean
Drilling, Completions & Interventions

Global Trend

The new pillar of NF - DeepStar joint R&D・ Green technology
i.e. de-carbonization, renewable energy, green house gas reduction, marine pollution prevention, and etc.
（＋・Safety improvement）

Innovating new green technology and support the dynamic change of the deepwater E&P
through The Nippon Foundation – DeepStar Framework

10Next NF - DeepStar Joint R&D Program• Newly sign MoU for R&D between NF and DeepStar today(December 6 th, 2021)• Conduct R&D through collaboration between Japanese companies
and DeepStar operators• Budget：10 million US$• Term：Dec 2021 ～ Apr 2026
Themes for next Program
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Geothermal generation by using high temperature in preserver (renewable energy)

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Wind power/Ocean current power generation to supply offshore oil & gas production facilities(renewable energy)

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Cost reduction technology for flammable gas removal and re injection at production facilities(global warming)

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Establishment of oil spill drift forecast simulation method by using local ocean current monitoringby aerial drone (marine environment)

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Hydrogen related technologies (global warming)

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Safety related techs including NUF (normally unattended facilities) and robotics(the safety of the working environment)

7.

Water treatment related technologies (marine environment)

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