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For OE magazine, September, 2016 [1112 words] [ed index links] [byline] Troels Albrechtsen [images] CREDIT: Photos from Maersk Oil

In April, the Culzean wellhead jacket was installed.

Troels Albrechtsen Heerema Marine Contractors used the to enable offshore colleagues to access real-

Thialf install Culzean’s wellhead platform jacket and [ends] time data, immediate technical evalu- access deck in April 2016. Photos from Maersk Oil.

ation and onshore support.

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AUTOMATION data to perform a task. That’s hours every day looking for work sheets, valve specs and procedures. Better data management on the work- site can signi? cantly reduce this by providing real-time information. To enable this,

Maersk Oil will attach ra- dio frequency identification, or RFID, tags to critical equipment on Culzean, which will provide the operator with all information associated with a piece of equipment in real-time. The information will include manufacturing data and cer- ti? cates, drawings, video simulation of maintenance and operations activities, maintenance history and so on.

The operator will also be able to per-

A 21st century form a maintenance routine by complet- ing a procedure prompted by a checklist on a tablet. As the decks of Culzean will be ? ooded with Wi-Fi, any areas of non-

Applying digital technology to compliance are instantly synchronized, the Culzean HPHT development platform with the master dataset and automatic noti? cations posted to the relevant op- could provide e