Kongsberg Digital wins contract from Shell
Published by Callum O'Reilly,
Senior Editor
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
Shell Global Solutions International B.V. has awarded Kongsberg Digital an enterprise framework agreement for the supply of Kognitwin® Energy, digital twin software.
The agreement covers digital twin cloud-based services for the global portfolio of assets and capital projects within Shell Global Solutions’ upstream, integrated gas, downstream and manufacturing business lines. The Kognitwin® Energy Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution will provide integration, visualisation and analytics capabilities to Shell assets globally. The solution will be supplied through Kongsberg Digital’s cloud-native Kognitwin® Energy dynamic digital twin service platform, which will integrate and contextualise real-time sensor data, historical data, engineering information, and other transactional business data across a variety of data sources, enabling Shell to improve work processes and optimise facility performance through digitalisation. When adopted, the solution will provide Shell with the ability to access its portfolio assets from anywhere, expanding the scope of remote operations.
“Shell is a frontrunner when it comes to the development and adoption of cutting-edge technologies for the energy industry, and now they are looking to increase operational optimisation and value creation through broad and deep digitalisation of their asset portfolio. They are a perfect partner for Kongsberg Digital, where we proudly invest in deep industrial solutions that turn digital value creation into reality. We are delighted to have this opportunity and confident that our approach, which combines deep industry domain and digital expertise with hybrid analytics, will be of great benefit to Shell”, said Hege Skryseth, President of Kongsberg Digital.
Leading up to the award, Shell ran a competitive tender process that consisted of several stages of competitive down-select steps. The final step of the evaluation was a competitive Proof-of-Concept, where Kongsberg Digital’s solution emerged as the leading solution.
Yuri Sebregts, Chief Technical Officer Shell, said: “Our collaboration with Kongsberg Digital in developing digital twins brings in a new era of visually interacting with data and models at the asset, equipment and component level. Digital twins drive efficiency by enabling remote operations, automation and significantly improved collaboration. It supports our front-line operations to better leverage insights from big data, transforming ways of working to unlock value and increase resilience in the changing business environment”.
In October 2019, Shell Norway and Kongsberg Digital entered a digitalisation partnership to operationalise an advanced dynamic digital twin of the Nyhamna onshore gas plant facility. The solution has been in service since January 2020 and is continuously evolving through new product releases.
The companies have already started ramping up deployment-related activities in 2020.
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/refining/10092020/kongsberg-digital-wins-contract-from-shell/
You might also like
Hydrocarbon Engineering Podcast
In this episode, Alan Gelder, Senior Vice President of Refining, Chemicals and Oil Markets at Wood Mackenzie, provides a review of downstream markets in 2024 and looks ahead to what 2025 may hold for the sector.
Commercial progress for the Barents Blue project
Horisont Energi has progressed the commercial work and has passed a milestone for the Barents Blue project.