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AUTOMATION enable offshore colleagues to access real- time data, immediate technical evalu- ation and onshore support.

It is estimated that up to

Culzean facts 20-30% of an offshore oper- • Discovered in 2008 ator’s time is spent seeking • Contains more than 270 MMboe data to perform a task. That’s • Three-platform development, hours every day looking for with 12-slot wellhead platform work sheets, valve specs • 90m water depth and procedures. Better data • 4300m below sea level reservoir management on the work- • 176°C and around 13,500psi site can signi? cantly reduce reservoir this by providing real-time • First gas due in 2019 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- 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- compliance are instantly synchronized,

The wellhead platform jacket installed. with the master dataset and automatic noti? cations posted to the relevant op- erations management and support teams the adaptation of other exciting tech- sustainable working models which offer on and offshore. The operator can share nologies in the future. some protection against the cyclicality photos and comments and these can be For example, engineers are currently that is a fact of life in this industry. The associated with the task and stored for exploring the use of augmented reality challenging environment we’re facing as future reference. Any actions generated (AR) on offshore platforms. AR is con- an industry, forces us to develop more are assigned a priority dependent on the stantly evolving and could unlock the long-term plans and ensure we evolve criticality of the equipment and closure potential of both our physical working our working practices to become more is tracked using standard reporting environments and the people who work robust for the future. dashboards. in them. I can easily see a time where

The full potential is still being all offshore workers have AR software Troels Albrechtsen mapped out. But when it comes to installed in their goggles and helmets is senior vice managing quality – in terms of being ab- to help them navigate the platform more president and head of corporate technol- solutely certain that the critical compo- safely. From showing potential hazards ogy & projects at nent being ordered is exactly what you or the shortest escape routes on the plat-

Maersk Oil. He joined need, especially when you’re dealing form, to displaying messages about the

Maersk in 1991 as a with HPHT equipment – that alone is status of the equipment, plus providing geologist and has going to reduce unplanned downtime data on the pressure and temperature of gone on to hold roles including head of and means better production ef? ciency pipes and wells or even digitally iden- production development, head of UK over the coming decades. That cash ? ow tifying engineers new to the platform.

Exploration and New Business, head of really adds up. If we embrace digital technologies from

ExNB for West Africa and South America, the start, the possibilities are endless.

This is just the beginning head of projects and services, exploration

It’s an area we keep track of as part of

Applying these digital enhancements to our drive towards increased automation and new business, and head of geology.

Culzean could provide ef? ciency sav- and digitization as a means to strength- ings of at least $10 million per annum, en our ef? ciency and safety. Culzean

FURTHER READING as the iPad and tablet joins the wrench will be designed to work with innova-

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