Hudson Cybertec, global Subject Matter Expert on cyber security for Industrial Automation & Control Systems (IACS), has been awarded the assignment to execute a Cyber Security Study for the yet to build Johan Castberg platform. Aker Solutions, a global provider of products, systems and services for the oil & gas industry, awarded the contract to Hudson Cybertec.
Johan Castberg
The Johan Castberg oil field is located in the Barents Sea, with a water depth of 360 – 390 meters. It is the biggest find in the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea. To extract the oil, a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) will be developed, for production and storage of oil. The topside of the FPSO will be developed by Aker Solutions. At the seabed, subsea templates will be placed. Through these templates, oil will be extracted from the wells and stored in the FPSO.
Johan Castberg is a large subsea field and key to possible further development and infrastructure in the Barents Sea. The volume of het Johan Castberg field is estimated at 400 to 650 million barrels.
Cybersecurity study
For this project, Hudson Cybertec will execute a cyber security study on the design of the Industrial Automation & Control Systems (IACS) environment. Part thereof is a Risk & Vulnerability Analysis. During the security assessment, cyber security risks and vulnerabilities are identified, so they can be mitigated. For this, the IEC 62443 standard is used as a guideline.
Hudson Cybertec is globally involved as expert in cyber security projects where the IEC 62443 standard is used. This standard was specifically developed for cyber security of IACS environments and is the international de facto standard. It offers handles for improving the digital security and safety of the IACS environments of complex installations.
