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REPORT Predictive Maintenance

A complete digital twin of the Nova production system f eld being built by Aker Solutions will enable predictive maintenance capabilities.

Source: Aker Solutions the end result of a chain of events that for hydraulic systems, electrical sys- Norwegian sector of the North Sea, pro- occur on different subsystems, where tem, communications, electronics, gate duce more than just hydrocarbons. They data have historically been disparate – valves, chokes and instrumentation,” also generate and transmit large volumes in varying formats, with different levels Tjønn said. of data to be interpreted and analyzed.

of ? delity. We bring this data together, “Applying advanced machine learn- In 2018, Aker BP entered a “smart ser- ‘even’ it out and create insights from the ing, the system learns what normal be- vice contract” with software ? rm Cog- data,” Tjønn said. havior is, and can highlight potential nite and pumps supplier Framo, whereby “The system is available to opera- problems before they turn into faults. Cognite liberates and organizes Aker tional staff, managers and engineers, at It also learns from events across all BP’s industrial data to create a digital both operator and Aker Solutions, and it Aker Solutions-monitored assets, which representation of Ivar Aasen, both ret- typically works in the background pro- means knowledge can be shared glob- rospectively and in real-time. Aker BP viding noti? cations. Our service team ally, without sensitive data from each is then able to extract operational data monitor and interface directly with the individual ? eld.” insights to be shared with partners like application to ensure that those noti? ca- Framo to use for predictive maintenance.

tions that reach the operations room add With access to live and contextual- ‘Data liberation’ value and don’t distract from already ized data, Framo is able to create its

The world’s most advanced oil and gas busy schedules.” platforms, such as the highly digitized own applications to predict the status “CPM analytics are typically planned Ivar Aasen operated by Aker BP in the of its equipment and plan maintenance 48 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM