Production • Processing • Handling
Oil and gas construction for the information age
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Building Information Modelling has the ability to reduce project delivery times, operational costs and waste over the lifecycle of a project. Richard Fletcher reports.
emanding, huge, and complex projects have become standard practice for the oil and gas industry. Building Information Modelling (BIM) involves a detailed generation
and management of a digital representation of the structural as well as the functional aspects of any facility. Te model works as a shared repository of knowledge that enables and facilitates decision-making from concept through design and construction, as well as throughout its operational cycle.
Reduced costs BIM software solutions have been utilised for many years by both engineering and fabrication companies. While many plant design systems for the
oil and gas industry may still rely on 2D drawings, turning to BIM solutions will help the oil and gas industry to produce their designs in a planned and efficient way while reducing cost, time, and energy. Te model helps to demonstrate the entire
building’s life cycle, supporting processes including cost management, construction management, project management, and facility operation. BIM has a wealth of uses in the entire design
process – for example plant equipment, pipe spooling, electrical systems and various structures can be incorporated in a 3D rendered data rich environment. Furthermore, BIM software solutions like Tekla
Structures handle of the whole project lifecycle from initial conceptual studies including 4D visualisation, design of structures, safety systems, engineering,
Fig. 1. Tekla Structures handle of the whole project lifecycle from initial conceptual studies right through to decommissioning.
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