EXPLORATION • DRILLING • FIELD SERVICES
DIGITAL INTEGRATION COLLABORATION A
BB has begun a pilot project with Equinor in Norway, at the Gina
Krog platform in the North Sea. The project enables a digital transformation of monitoring of critical electrical systems on the platform, accelerating Equinor’s condition monitoring capabilities with a focus on improving safety, reducing operational costs, and increasing production efficiency. Data will be transferred from
the platform’s power management system and electrical condition monitoring system to Equinor’s OMNIA Microsoft Azure cloud platform, using an onsite ABB EdgeInsight data pump. From here, live data will be securely
streamed to ABB’s Microsoft Azure cloud where a dedicated team will use the data to continuously improve condition monitoring technology
and tools to be used by the firm’s Reliability Service team. By streaming data directly to ABB, Equinor is securely transporting high-level information from assets that will deliver transparency on performance, better predictability, and process optimisation. Per Erik Holsten, Head of Energy
Industries for Northern Europe at ABB commented: “By collaborating with
Equinor in this way, we will make sure that they have real time electrical equipment health visibility.” As the pilot progresses, ABB will take over day-to-day condition monitoring operations for the critical electrical equipment, to be managed offsite by the Reliability Service team. This will be done in close co-operation with Gina Krog personnel and Equinor’s Integrated Operations Centre
(IOC). ABB engineers will work inside Equinor’s ERP system, helping with generation of notifications. Once onboarded, ABB and Equinor will jointly investigate the opportunity to apply the same approach for other relevant equipment. l
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AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS FOR OFFSHORE PLATFORMS E
quinor is introducing autonomous ATEX-certified robots on its oil and gas installations. A partner
in the project is Austrian inspection robotics specialist, Taurob. Its robot will be used to conduct routine inspection and maintenance tasks on offshore installations. Taurob began developing robotics applied for human safety, particularly
in emergency response situations, 11 years ago. Safety is also the main driver for the energy domain to step into robotics. The innovative Taurob Inspector is the result of an intensive two-year collaboration between Taurob, French energy giant Total and UK’s OGTC. Total was the first energy major to implement robotic inspection on their plant in the North Sea’s Shetland Islands. Matthias Biegl,
managing director and co-founder of Taurob, emphasises his company’s focus on safety: “Our goal is to build trust with operators and raise acceptance on site. Going through thorough certification
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procedures with the customers and their HSEQ and Electrical departments is as important as the development process itself.” In 2019 Equinor decided to join
Total, OGTC and Taurob in the ARGOS joint industry project to develop a completely new robot, capable of performing autonomous manipulation operations. “We expect the result to be a robust and reliable robot, with maintenance intervals of up to only once per year; ideal for normally unmanned facilities (NUF) where human intervention is rare. As a so called ‘Work Class’ robot, it will physically interact with the installation,” says Biegl. First tests are being performed in 2021. l
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