The Digital Oil Platform: Reduce Operational Costs by Optimising Digital Developments

Petrofac Bridge View Office, Aberdeen

17 October 2018
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Overview

With stability on the horizon, operators are starting to look at developments in digital technology for the oil and gas sector to reduce costs and increase production.

Attend this seminar to improve the integrity and performance of existing assets by learning about the latest digital tools. Gain insight into the application of technologies and data analysis techniques to develop best practice for your organisation. Learn more about the latest condition monitoring technologies including robotics to anticipate and avoid potential production problems and reduce costs.

Meet and engage with operations managers, plant, asset and production engineers from oil and gas companies and solution providers.

Attend this seminar to:

Hear from pioneering organisations in the field including Eni Norge, Petrofac, ABB, OneSubsea and DNV GL
Learn best practice from end users of digital tools to improve the safety of your operations
Explore the latest developments in active condition monitoring to reduce operational costs and improve safety in your organisation
Learn about how to best use and interpret data collected in order to increase production
Discuss the future of Digital Oil Platforms with operations managers, plant, asset and production engineers from oil and gas companies and solution providers

Key programme highlights:

Eni Norge share lessons learnt on the latest barrier monitoring technology for offshore production platforms
OneSubsea introduce their monitoring methods and discuss its application for subsea oil and gas
ABB highlight key areas to unlock production efficiency improvements
Petrofac discuss their application of predictive analytics to compression to support uptime improvements
DNV GL share case studies on improving major hazard awareness and real-time asset integrity management

Key speakers include:

Live Fornes, HSE Project Manager, Eni Norge
Christopher Bridge, Interpretation Domain Champion, OneSubsea
Martin J. Marple, Digital Innovation Lead, DNV GL
Steve Johnson, Vice President Digital, EPS West, Petrofac

Organising Committee:

Upstream Oil and Gas Committee, Process Industries Division, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Member Credit:
Simon Rees, Projects Director, Norton Straw Consultants

Accommodation details

We have secured preferential rates at the Jury’s Inn Aberdeen. Rates are £95 bed and breakfast, single occupancy and are available until 18th September 2018.

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Day 1

08:30 - Seminar Programme

	WEDNESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2018
08:30	REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
09:00	CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS Simon Rees, Projects Director, Norton Straw Consultants
09:10 Keynote	MONITORING AND ITS APPLICATION IN SUBSEA OIL AND GAS Christopher Bridge, Interpretation Domain Champion, OneSubsea Discuss the purpose of monitoring Systemic approach to monitoring over the asset lifecycle Example of high precision long term measurement system
	MAKING THE MOST OF NEW DIGITAL CONDITION AND PROCESS MONITORING METHODS
09:40	THE DIGITAL OILFIELD: OPPORTUNITIES TO UNLOCK PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS Will Leonard, Digital Solutions Lead (Oil, Gas & Chemicals), ABB Digitising condition monitoring and maintenance: Combining condition monitoring and analytics Inspection: Using robots to perform internal inspections Process monitoring and control: Unlocking the power of data visualisation
10:10	LIQUID, HYDRATES AND FOAM DETECTION IMPROVES OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN GAS TREATMENT Paul Stockwell, Managing Director, Process Vision Ltd Insight into the potential consequences of undetected liquids Overview of new installed monitoring system providing a continuous live stream of pipeline activity Impact on operational decisions that leads to lower downtime, higher process safety and increased production
10:40	QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
10:55	NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:25	ONLINE BARRIER STATUS MONITORING FOR SAFE OPERATION Live Fornes, HSE Project Manager, Eni Norge Nathaniel John Edwin, Senior Engineer, Safetec Nordic AS Overview of online tool for collection of barrier status information on the Goliat Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) installation in the Barents Sea Insight into real-time status on equipment collected from the Safety and Automation System (SAS) and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) How the tool monitors barrier performance and provides decision-support for safe operation
	LATEST DIGITAL REPRESENTATION TECHNIQUES
11:55	THE DIGITAL TWIN: A PATH TO PROJECT AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE Ronnie Bains, Director, Process Simulation Europe, Emerson Evolution of process simulation How the digital twin is used to support activities in the project and operations phases Benefits and value proposition of the digital twin
12:25	DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND ANALYTICS FOR BUSINESS STRATEGY OPTIMISATION: FASTER, BETTER AND CHEAPER DECISIONS Andy Moore, Consultant, Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd Using the latest advances in computational modelling and simulation to make more intelligent business strategy decisions Insight into modelling techniques for developing robust strategies, which avoid unintended consequences Examples of other industries’ techniques and how the modelling artefacts can lead to business automation
12:55	QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
13:10	NETWORKING LUNCH
	APPLICATIONS OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR OIL AND GAS
14:10	SHAPING AND PUTTING INTO PRACTICE A DIGITAL STRATEGY: AN OIL AND GAS SERVICE COMPANY PERSPECTIVE Steve Johnson, Vice President Digital, EPS West, Petrofac Defining the right vision, strategy and road map and setting the priorities Application of predictive analytics to compression and connecting the workforce to support productivity and uptime improvements case studies Examples of minimum viable products (MVPs)/Proof of Concept and implementation of digital technology improvement
14:40	EMBRACING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TO UNLEASH VALUE IN OIL AND GAS Mario Alonso, Digital Solutions Product Leader - Subsea Production Systems and Services, Baker Hughes, a GE Company Production assurance solutions: augmenting visibility of operating conditions and supporting production optimisation Integrity monitoring solutions: increasing equipment availability and predictability Autonomous equipment control: enabling optimised manpower during operations
15:10	QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
15:20	NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
15:50	IMPROVING OPERATIONS THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES Martin J. Maple, Digital Innovation Lead, DNV GL Introduction to design thinking and agile software development methods Case study: Improving major hazard awareness with virtual reality Case study: Towards real-time asset integrity management from process historical data
16:20 Panel Discussion	THE DIGITAL OIL PLATFORM OF THE FUTURE Christopher Bridge, Interpretation Domain Champion, OneSubsea Steve Johnson, Vice President Digital, EPS West, Petrofac Mahmood Shafiee, Course Director and Senior Lecturer in Risk and Reliability Engineering, Offshore Energy Engineering Centre, Cranfield University What will the platform look like in ten years and what are the barriers to reaching this? What are the implications for safety? How can we use the data collected through monitoring in a smart way to actually improve reliability and increase production?
16:50	CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
17:00	END OF SEMINAR

Live Fornes: HSE Project Manager, Eni Norge

Live Fornes is HSE Projects Manager in Eni Norge; including leading the Barrier Management Project which has identified all barriers needed to be in place in order to reduce and control major accident risk for the Goliat FPSO in the Barents Sea. The project has also developed a state of the art online Panel monitoring the real-time status of more than 10,000 technical barrier tags. Live has a MSc from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. She has more than 20 years’ experience with HSE & Risk Management; having previously worked for Shell, several consultancy companies and the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authorities.

Steve Johnson: Vice President Digital, EPS West, Petrofac

Steve Johnson, currently VP Digital for Petrofac’s Engineering and Production Services business has over 20 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas industry working with a number of organisations primarily focused on ensuring Operational Readiness, Optimisation of Performance and Reliability and Integrity Management. In his current role he is focused on enabling the enhancement of Petrofac operations and services through the adoption of technology and its integration into the heart of Petrofac’s service delivery.

Christopher Bridge: Interpretation Domain Champion, OneSubsea

Dr Christopher Bridge has worked in the Oil and Gas industry over the past twenty years, focussing on Subsea Production Systems, including trees, control systems, pipelines and risers, light well intervention, monitoring systems and the Subsea Factory concept. He is currently working with the OneSubsea Surveillance Group to improve pipeline leak detection capabilities and ensure that all measurement and monitoring systems enable clients to make decisions.

Martin J. Marple: Digital Innovation Lead, DNV GL

Dr Martin J. Maple has held a variety of technical and managerial roles within DNV GL having originally joined the legacy Advantica business in 2007 after working in academia for three years. He has provided integrity, safety and regulatory advice to oil and gas operators and regulators both in the UK and abroad. For the past two years he has focused on digital innovation leadership in DNV GL’s UK oil and gas advisory business. He holds a BSc degree and PhD in chemistry from the University of St Andrews, and is a Chartered Scientist and Chartered Engineer.

Mario Alonso: Digital Solutions Product Leader - Subsea Production Systems and Services, Baker Hughes, a GE Company

Mario Alonso is a Digital Solutions Product Leader at Baker Hughes, a GE Business. He is responsible for the digital solutions portfolio for Subsea Production Systems and Services and has been focused on development applied analytics applications for the last 14 years. Mario has a mechanical engineering background and holds a PhD in multi-phase fluid dynamics. He is a chartered engineer and member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Ronnie Bains: Director, Process Simulation Europe, Emerson

Ronnie Bains is the Director of Process Simulation, responsible for this area of the business within Europe. This includes developing and delivering Emerson’s strategies for Process Simulation and the Digital Twin, to provide value from conceptual design through to integrated operations. Prior to this he was also responsible for the Process Optimization business within Emerson Europe, including Advanced Process Control, Alarm Management & Control Performance Services. Ronnie holds an Executive MBA and a first degree in Chemical Engineering from Loughborough University in the UK.

Nathaniel Edwin: Senior Engineer, Safetec Nordic AS

Nathaniel Edwin, Senior Engineer at Safetec has been responsible for the delivery and operationalization of the barrier status panel on Goliat FPSO. Nathaniel has been working closely with operations on formalizing a work process and operating instructions that clarify roles and responsibilities for barrier management in operation. He has also been responsible for running training sessions for the same. Nathaniel has a Master’s degree in reliability and technical safety from the Norwegian University in Science and Technology. His area of expertise is barrier management and functional safety.

Paul Stockwell: Managing Director, Process Vision Ltd

Paul Stockwell created in 1991 International Moisture Analysers - a SME with ability to look at multi-species analysis. Paul served on working parties for the National Physical Laboratory, for improvement of moisture measurement. With 28 years' experience in oil and gas systems, Paul pioneered the use of laser absorption spectroscopy for natural gas measurements, which become the industry standard method for moisture measurement in natural gas. Paul gained insight into the safety and cost impacts of processes. Encouraged by market response, Paul led the demerger of the developed IP to form Process Vision, aiming to make a significant difference by improving process throughput/reducing maintenance costs/CO2 emissions/process safety.

Andy Moore: Consultant, Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd

Andy Moore is a computational modelling expert, visualisation enthusiast and multi-disciplinary problem-solver working with a leading systems and technology consultancy. A chartered physicist, he combines the latest scientific techniques with problem-solving experience from a range of industries (defence, finance, energy, transport, healthcare, others) to improve the performance of mid-size and large organisations. Andy's experience in different industries and knowledge of computational modelling techniques makes him a firm believer that many organisations can make smarter decisions and reduce costs through better use of modelling and advanced data analytics.

Mahmood Shafiee: Course Director and Senior Lecturer in “Risk and Reliability Engineering”, Offshore Energy Engineering Centre, Cranfield University

Dr Mahmood Shafiee is the Director of an MSc Course in “Renewable Energy” and an Academic Lead in “Risk and Reliability Engineering” at the Department of Energy and Power at Cranfield University. Mahmood has more than seventeen years’ experience of research and consultancy in the fields of Smart Maintenance, Reliability Assessment, Prognostics and Health Management (PHM), and Predictive Analytics. He has managed and lead several international research projects within the offshore renewables and oil and gas sectors about Inspection Digitalisation, form which more than 100 scientific papers in top-ranking journals and major conference proceedings were published and few patents were developed. He sits as the Chair of Energy Committee at the European Safety and Reliability Association (ESRA) and also is a Committee Member of the Upstream Oil and Gas Committee at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

Simon Rees: Projects Director, Norton Straw Consultants

Dr Simon Rees is the Projects Director for Norton Straw Consultants, and has been providing technical advice to the energy sector for almost 20 years. After completing a PhD in fluid dynamics at the University of Leeds, Dr Rees spent four years in the glass industry in St Helens before moving to consultancy, where he has remained ever since. During that time he has worked extensively in the nuclear, renewable and oil and gas sectors, providing detailed technical assessments, safety case support, and management advice to major projects. Currently he is working on new project development and costing techniques to reduce the risks in marginal oil and gas fields. He is a member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, a fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and Chair of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Offshore & Upstream Engineering Committee.

Will Leonard: UK Digital Solutions Lead Oil Gas & Chemicals and Marketing Manager, ABB

Will Leonard is ABB’s Region Digital Lead for Oil Gas & Chemicals industries and UK Portfolio Manager for performance improvement services. Will has more than 12 years’ experience at ABB working with oil gas and chemicals companies, academia and industrial stakeholders on innovation, skills and business partnerships. ABB’s digital offering, ABB Ability™, provides a full-range of solutions that help Oil, Gas & Chemical companies improve productivity, reduce costs improve efficiencies and safety. From electrical condition monitoring in the Barents Sea to developing the world’s largest industrial computer network for plant integration in Saudi Arabia, ABB Ability offers tried and tested solutions for each stage of the operational lifecycle.

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