TECHNOLOGICAL STANDARDIZATION IN SUBMARINE SYSTEMS: HOW TO INNOVATE WITHOUT LOSING SCALABILITY IN OFFSHORE OPERATIONS

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.8208122624025

• Palavras-chave: subsea systems; technological standardization; offshore scalability; modularity; innovation.

• Keywords: subsea systems; technological standardization; offshore scalability; modularity; innovation.

• Abstract:

  Offshore operations in deep and ultra-deep waters are increasing in volume and complexity every day and are more dependent on integrated subsea systems, involving process, control, power, communication, sensor, and robotic inspection and intervention platforms. Given this, technological standardization emerges as a strategic vector to increase standardization, improve cost predictability, accelerate engineering cycles, and facilitate operational scalability. Despite this, the advancement of new solutions poses the challenge of innovating without compromising operational integration, functional safety, asset integrity, and data governance. This article analyzes this balance based on a review of the literature and documentation, combining standards and practices, sectoral harmonization initiatives, and academic literature on modularity, reliability, and subsea systems. It proposes an analytical framework of "layered standardization," in which interfaces, data, and integrity requirements are stabilized, while modules and applications maintain room for incremental and, in specific cases, disruptive innovation. It is concluded that scalability in offshore operations does not depend on eliminating customizations, but on shifting them to controlled points in the architecture, preserving a standardized core of integration, security, and traceability.