SBM Offshore not only designs floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs), but the company also operates these vessels in some of the more remote locations in the world. To improve the design process and optimize FPSO operations, the company needed access to engineering and operations data. With the help of AVEVA Engineering, AVEVA Diagrams, and AVEVA E3D Design, SBM Offshore digitalized its engineering data. Then, with AVEVA PI System and AVEVA Asset Information Management, the company created a real-time data pipeline from its offshore FPSOs to its onshore locations, and connected engineering data to operations, giving users everywhere the insights they need, when and where they need them.
"We put the operations users in the driver’s seat so they can define how to leverage the collaborative environment for their benefit.”
Cyrille Tenets,
Global Engineering Director,
SBM Offshore
Goals
- Standardize engineering and operations data
- Build a foundation for process monitoring
- Give users any time, anywhere data access
Challenges
- Engineering data wasn’t digitalized
- No standard structure for operations data
- Data collection happens in remote, offshore locations
Solutions
Results
- Reduced design time and increased engineering efficiency
- Optimized FPSO production
- Connected engineering data to operations
- Centralized emissions management
