Neptune Energy has announced an agreement to create new ‘digital twins’ of two offshore platforms in the Dutch North Sea, expanding its portfolio of digitised assets to 14 in total.
The twins will enable engineers to carry out traditional offshore work from an onshore location, accelerating work schedules and reducing costs. UK-based 3D technology specialist, Eserv, will digitise the Neptune-operated D15-A and K12-C platforms, after previously creating digital versions of 12 platforms in the Dutch and UK sectors.
This technology allows Neptune teams to virtually visit assets, leading to thousands of hours of work being completed from office-based locations since the twins were introduced.
Neptune Energy’s Director of Operations for the Netherlands, Stephane Lacote, said, “The use of 3D technologies such as digital twins have provided significant benefits including reducing operational costs by enabling traditional offshore activities to be completed quickly and efficiently, without travelling offshore.
“Our engineering teams can now virtually visit platforms to support the safe running of operations from anywhere on the planet.”
Digitising operational assets to improve safety and productivity, as well as reduce environmental impacts, supports Neptune’s aims to enhance asset integrity and provide employees with technologies that support collaboration with colleagues globally.
