STORY: Spotting oil spills as soon as possible is a priority for the offshore oil and gas industry…and now they have a helping hand: artificial intelligence.Norwegian marine data specialists, the Miros Group, say they are using AI to assess the state of the sea around offshore installations...In order to figure out if the surface of the water has been contaminated.Here’s the company’s CEO Marius Five Aarset. :: London, England :: Marius Five Aarset, Miros Group CEO“Our contribution into the overall picture of avoiding oil spills and the negative impacts of that is to detect oil spills immediately when something would happen. So we do automatic 24/7 detection that would give the operators an alert that there is a probable oil spill taking place and they will need to look into it and take the required action to cope with it. So we really are in the early phase and trying to mitigate the potential of any spills by that.” :: Miros GroupThe company uses traditional maritime radars to create an image of the sea's surface.That’s then analyzed by AI to assess wave measurements.When oil hits the surface, the ripples normally caused by wind are calmed and the area becomes flat.Miros says it can detect that flat area and use analytics on top to assess the damage and extent of a spill.AARSET: "The very latest technology we are using is our latest release called PredictifAI…”They also say that their technology can be used to predict future sea states. :: April 10, 2025:: Miros Group“… actually telling you that in like two minutes there's coming in a wave of four meters high, and that's going to give you three meters heave or motion on your vessel. That's really a breaking new technology and (it's) made available with the AI and the computing that you have available these days.":: Taiwan Ocean Affairs CouncilMiros says that the accuracy of the initial information and data sourced by AI is key to "meaningful" results as well as generally improving the efficiency and safety of offshore operations.“…So when you know that you have a serious wave coming in, you'll probably want to avoid having people going over a gangway or lifting heavy stuff into the into the sea, but on the other side, if you know that you have a really calm period and ahead, you can use the opportunity to transport people in a safe way.":: Taiwan Ocean Affairs Council