Norway-based oil exploration company Aker BP has announced collaboration with technology provider Cognite and manufacturer Framo, aiming to intensify digitalisation in offshore operations by changing the traditional approach to maintenance.
On 29 August, the parties signed a smart service contract. By using Cognite’s data platform, contextualised live data is made available from Aker BP’s Ivar Aasen platform in the North Sea. This provides Framo, the supplier of pumps to Ivar Aasen, real-time access to data from their equipment.
The Ivar Aasen platform in the North Sea provides Aker BP with more than just oil. It also transmits vast volumes of data back to shore. The interpretation of these data are now set to make the platform amongst the most technically advanced worldwide.
This comes in line with the company’s vision to digitalize all operations from cradle to grave, by transforming business models and activities through digital technologies and the liberation of data flows, according to Lars Atle Andersen, VP Operations – Technology & Digitalization in Aker BP.
The overall goal of the collaboration between Aker BP, Cognite and Framo is to change the traditional approach to maintenance. Continuous flow of live offshore data allows for onshore monitoring of equipment replacing unnecessary scheduled maintenance activities with maintenance when needed.
The Ivar Aasen field is located in the northern part of the North Sea, some 175 km west of Karmøy. The sea depth at the platform is approximately 110 metres.
The partners involved in the Ivar Aasen field are: Aker BP ASA (34.7862%), Equinor ASA (41.4730%), Bayerngas Norge (12.3173%), Wintershall Norge (6.4615%), VNG Norge (3.0230%), Lundin Norway (1.3850%), OKEA (0.5540%).
The newly available insights of how the pumps of a specific installation are functioning, results in more efficient maintenance. While our service agreements previously just defined hourly rates, we will now focus on uptime. This is something completely new for us and has required the design of new smart contracts with Aker BP,
…explains Trond Petter Abrahamsen, Managing Director of Framo Services AS.
