Digital Twin

Automation of parts of the subsea inspection scope, using an AID, is an obvious next step for the offshore industry. Examples of inspection scopes, which are likely to be automated in the near-term future, include external and internal production templates, jacket structures, and flexible risers.

With a gross production capacity of up to 140,000 bopd, Argos is bp’s fifth platform in the Gulf of Mexico and the first new bp-operated production facility in the region since 2008.

The use of immersive learning technologies within training programs is widely proven to deliver better outcomes for both employee and employer, including knowledge retention and increased engagement; and this well-specific technological development will further instill confidence in the crew's ability.

The digital twins enable engineers to carry out traditional offshore work from an onshore location, accelerating work schedules and reducing costs.

DecisionSpace 365 applications empower an agile enterprise and bring planning, design, and operations together to create a digital twin of the well construction process. The applications provide operators real time and efficient collaboration with oilfield service providers and drilling contractors.

Global digital services leader Asset Information Services (AIS), a James Fisher company, announced its business development and account management expansion plans on Monday, which includes new hires in key global regions for its rapidly growing customer base.

The oil and gas industry is unique in many ways, and one of them is the harshness of the environments in which many oil and gas facilities operate.

Neptune Energy announced the development of new “digital twins” of two platforms in the Dutch North Sea, which will accelerate work schedules, and reduce costs and environmental impacts by enabling engineers to work onshore.

Controlling top-to-bottom limiters

Applications for condition-based monitoring and performance optimization may become a standard offering accompanying processing equipment deliveries.

Fifty-five FPSO units in the global fleet are reaching the end of their design life in the next five years, and a further five have life extension in place. With 19 more FPSOs currently being evaluated for life extension, what are the possible safety issues from corrosion and other structural integrity concerns?

Collaboration across a complete project and asset ecosystem enables companies to increase productivity, have lower capital costs, guarantee safety while being able to implement innovative solutions. The Digital Twin concept in process industries is all about collaboration.

Historically, operators have employed piecemeal strategies to optimize components of the production value chain. However, achieving autonomous operations will require a holistic approach, integrating traditionally disparate data sources to create a single digital twin that can be delivered with relatively small up-front investment.

Two senior executives with TotalEnergies and Schlumberger give their thoughts and analysis of what the industry’s digital transformation effort has accomplished and where it is headed in the future.

A comprehensive digital twin system integrates operational and informational data to produce a fully virtualized rendering of a facility’s current situation and predicts how the asset will behave over time.

Next-generation oil and gas projects will benefit from the improved collaboration and shared goals made possible by increased digitalization and high-quality visualization tools.

How fast can you respond to ever-changing conditions and still maintain safe, efficient operations with a remote workforce? As oil & gas, midstream and refining companies look for ways to improve efficiency and reduce costs, there are digital strategies that can have an immediate, positive impact. Please join World Oil and AspenTech® industry experts as they discuss how advancements in digital twin technology play a key role in helping companies stay ahead – safely and profitably. Learn how you can: • Reduce operating costs and risks in the “new normal” • Adapt quickly to new conditions and avoid process fluctuations • Lower energy costs and emissions while maintaining peak efficiency • Leverage digital twins, hybrid models and other innovations to meet sustainability targets All energy industry professionals involved in operations improvement should attend. The presentation will highlight best practices for deploying digital twins and there will be a Q&A session following the event.

The industry must adapt to address new and unforeseen challenges in market demand, staffing and worker health and safety. Digital transformation is a requirement to keep businesses alive while ensuring the most efficient and sustainable use of resources.

An extremely challenging economic environment is driving digital transformation across the oil and gas industries—but it doesn’t need to happen all at once. Companies can realize major top-line and bottom-line improvements, by thinking big but starting small and scaling up, using digital twins.

Operators require proof that digital twins can be trusted and will deliver value over time. Two companies have partnered to develop a methodology for qualifying the quality and integrity of the technology.

As remote inspection gains momentum in the current climate, digital twinning is gaining greater acceptance as a trusted method to reduce operating costs. New data show the benefits that digital twinning can bring to decommissioning.