He will examine the bottom of the Baltic Sea and control the state of turbines. Orlen introduces a sea drone

Orlen Petrobaltic introduced to his fleet the first civilian unmanned Drix H-8 sea vehicle in Poland, which is to support the Baltic DNA tests and offshore infrastructure monitoring. The investment is to increase the safety and efficiency of the Orlen Group activities at the sea – Orlen informed on Tuesday.

According to the company, Drix H-8 will allow, among others for ongoing monitoring of the condition of wind platforms and turbines and quick response to potential threats. Equipped with advanced hydrographic and geophysical sensors The vehicle will also allow precise mapping of the sea DNA, supporting the implementation of the EU methane regulation.

“DRIX H-8 is an innovative solution that opens a new stage in the use of autonomous technologies in the Baltic Sea, entering the global trend of the offshore digitization and automation. Orlen board for Upstream Wiesław Prugar.

The unmanned unit was designed to work in demanding conditions of the Baltic Sea. It is a safer and more ecological alternative to traditional manned units, allowing you to reduce costs and reduce the time of missions. Orlen Petrobaltic has already obtained the consent of the Maritime Office in Gdynia for the implementation of the vehicle.

Drix H-8 was produced by the French company Exail, and it was delivered to Poland by the Thingsa company Szczecin. As its president Michał Bytomski emphasized, This is the second vehicle of this type delivered to Poland and the first intended for civil applications.

Orlen Petrobaltic is the only enterprise in Poland running and exploiting oil and natural gas deposits at the Polish exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea.

Orlen and his subsidiaries are a multi -energy group that has refineries in Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania, and a network of car fuel stations, including in Germany, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria. It also develops oil and natural gas mining segment, petrochemical and energy segment, including renewable energy sources. He also plans to develop nuclear energy based on small, modular SMR reactors (PAP)

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