All Outputs (14)

Supporting the pipeline of skilled engineering graduates to the green energy market: the role of engineering education in embedding sustainability and global citizenship. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MAHON, R., ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J. and IYALLA, I. 2024. Supporting the pipeline of skilled engineering graduates to the green energy market: the role of engineering education in embedding sustainability and global citizenship. Presented at the 8th World conference on Future of education, 12-14 December 2024, Cambridge, UK.

Successfully delivering on the UK's Net Zero challenge requires a highly skilled workforce. This is in direct response to the UK Government's British Energy Security Strategy (2022) which targets 50 GW of offshore wind, 10 GW of hydrogen and up to 30... Read More about Supporting the pipeline of skilled engineering graduates to the green energy market: the role of engineering education in embedding sustainability and global citizenship..

Floating wind turbine standalone option: a viable approach for reducing North Sea emissions. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MAHON, R., IYALLA, I. and MUNRO, G. 2024. Floating wind turbine standalone option: a viable approach for reducing North Sea emissions. Presented at the 2024 Topsides UK: energising the North Sea: focusing on energy security and emissions reduction, 5-6 November 2024, Aberdeen, UK.

The UK is in the race to reach its Net Zero targets and as such needs to balance activities in its offshore energy sector, providing the nation with secure energy supplies through the exploitation of its hydrocarbon resources while developing renewab... Read More about Floating wind turbine standalone option: a viable approach for reducing North Sea emissions..

Environmental and economic considerations for the decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure in Nigeria. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
AYENI, M., IYALLA, I. and MAHON, R. 2024. Environmental and economic considerations for the decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure in Nigeria. In Proceedings of the 2024 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria annual international conference and exhibition (NAICE 2024), 5-7 August 2024, Lagos, Nigeria. Hosted on OnePetro [online], paper number SPE-223134-MS. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2118/223134-MS

When offshore structures reach their end of life it becomes necessary to remove them and return the environment to its initial state. Generally, there are three options for decommissioning which are complete removal, leave in place, and partial remov... Read More about Environmental and economic considerations for the decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure in Nigeria..

Energy transition in Nigeria: a decarbonisation strategy for the oil and gas value chain through integrated renewable energy technologies. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
NKANG, D., IYALLA, I., MAHON, R. and AMBER, I. 2024. Energy transition in Nigeria: a decarbonisation strategy for the oil and gas value chain through integrated renewable energy technologies. In Proceedings of the 2024 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria annual international conference and exhibition (NAICE 2024), 5-7 August 2024, Lagos, Nigeria. Hosted on OnePetro [online], paper number SPE-223135-MS. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2118/223135-MS

The global energy landscape is transforming and is shifting toward cleaner energy sources to mitigate the effects of climate change. As such, traditional oil and gas operators are decarbonising and diversifying their existing oil and gas portfolios w... Read More about Energy transition in Nigeria: a decarbonisation strategy for the oil and gas value chain through integrated renewable energy technologies..

An enterprising approach to postgraduate engineering courses for sustainable futures. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
IYALLA, I., MOULE, C., CHARLES, S. and MAHON, R. 2024. An enterprising approach to postgraduate engineering courses for sustainable futures. Presented at the 2024 Advance HE teaching and learning conference: future-focused education: innovation, inclusion and impact, 2-4 July 2024, Nottingham, UK.

This interactive session is for HE educators seeking to align their teaching to Advance HE's strategic objectives of incorporating "experiential learning, working in multidisciplinary teams on real-world challenges pivotal in cultivating essential co... Read More about An enterprising approach to postgraduate engineering courses for sustainable futures..

Reducing North Sea emissions using cost-effective field layout strategies. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MUNRO, G., IYALLA, I. and MAHON, R. 2024. Reducing North Sea emissions using cost-effective field layout strategies. Presented at the 2024 Subsea expo, 20-22 February 2024, Aberdeen, UK.

To achieve the Paris Agreement's Net Zero emissions targets by 2050, reducing GHG emissions and carbon footprint is currently at the forefront operators' strategies for new and existing field layouts in the North Sea. Among the options to reduce Nort... Read More about Reducing North Sea emissions using cost-effective field layout strategies..

Development of drilling optimization models for autonomous rotary drilling systems. (2023)
Thesis
AMADI, K.W. 2023. Development of drilling optimization models for autonomous rotary drilling systems. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2445718

The growing global energy demand and strict environmental policies motivate the use of technology and performance improvement techniques in drilling operations. Traditional drilling methods depend on the effectiveness of the human-driller in the mana... Read More about Development of drilling optimization models for autonomous rotary drilling systems..

Decision-support for decommissioning offshore platforms. (2023)
Thesis
EKE, E.C. 2023. Decision-support for decommissioning offshore platforms. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2270718

An estimated 2,500 offshore decommissioning projects are expected to be completed between 2018 and 2040 with significant accompanying challenges. In this research, a decision model for decommissioning offshore platforms is developed. The decommission... Read More about Decision-support for decommissioning offshore platforms..

Decarbonisation of offshore oil and gas production platforms a case study of the North Sea. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
OLUKA, N., IYALLA, I., MAHON, R. and ANDRAWUS, J. 2023. Decarbonisation of offshore oil and gas production platforms a case study of the North Sea. In Proceedings of the 2023 SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Nigeria annual international conference and exhibition (NAIC 2023), 31 July - 02 August 2023, Lagos, Nigeria. Richardson, TX: SPE [online], paper number SPE-217186-MS. Hosted on OnePetro. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2118/217186-MS

The United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) of the North Sea Greenhouse gas emission from offshore oil & gas operations accounts for 14 mega tonnes of Co2 equivalent per annum, the majority of which comes from power generation for platforms (10 mega... Read More about Decarbonisation of offshore oil and gas production platforms a case study of the North Sea..

Development of predictive optimization model for autonomous rotary drilling system using machine learning approach. (2023)
Journal Article
AMADI, K., IYALLA, I., PRABHU, R., ALSABA, M. and WALY, M. 2023. Development of predictive optimization model for autonomous rotary drilling system using machine learning approach. Journal of petroleum exploration and production technology [online], 13(10), pages 2049-2062. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-023-01656-9

The growing global energy demand and strict environmental policies motivate the use of technology and performance improvement techniques in drilling operations. In the traditional drilling method, the effort and time required to optimize drilling dep... Read More about Development of predictive optimization model for autonomous rotary drilling system using machine learning approach..

The role of video aids in online teaching: engineering design as a case study. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABOLLE, J. and IYALLA, I. 2022. The role of video aids in online teaching: engineering design as a case study. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

The use of video aids has long been the subject of argument in pedagogic research (Hamel et al. 2019). With the recent shift from face-to-face to a more blended mode of teaching due to COVID, it is clear that video aids should be an inevitable part o... Read More about The role of video aids in online teaching: engineering design as a case study..

Stuck pipe prediction in deviated wellbores: a numerical and statistical analysis. (2022)
Thesis
EGBE, P.I. 2022. Stuck pipe prediction in deviated wellbores: a numerical and statistical analysis. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2071873

Due to the significant non-productive times and recovery costs associated with stuck pipe events in oil and gas drilling operations, there is value in being able to predict an impending stuck pipe event. To achieve this, the use of numerical cuttings... Read More about Stuck pipe prediction in deviated wellbores: a numerical and statistical analysis..

Computational fluid dynamics modelling of pipeline on-bottom stability. (2017)
Thesis
IYALLA, I. 2017. Computational fluid dynamics modelling of pipeline on-bottom stability. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Subsea pipelines are subjected to wave and steady current loads which cause pipeline stability problems. Current knowledge and understanding on the pipeline on-bottom stability is based on the research programmes from the 1980s such as the Pipeline S... Read More about Computational fluid dynamics modelling of pipeline on-bottom stability..

A critical analysis of open protocol for subsea production controls system communication. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
IYALLA, I., ARULLIAH, E. and INNES, D. 2017. A critical analysis of open protocol for subsea production controls system communication. In Proceedings of OCEANS 2017, 19-22 June 2017, Aberdeen, UK. New York: IEEE [online], article number 8084938, pages 2177-2183. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSE.2017.8084938

Production control system communication protocols used in subsea fields are primarily proprietary to the subsea vendor. Due to the proprietary nature of this communication system, the operators encounter many challenges including obsolescence managem... Read More about A critical analysis of open protocol for subsea production controls system communication..