Offshore staff
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Akselos SA has signed a three-year enterprise framework agreement (EFA) with Shell for the use of its structural digital twin technology.
The EFA will see Akselos become one of the global energy company’s verified suppliers for structural integrity assessments, forming part of Shell’s newly formed Digital Twin Platform that plans to integrate a number of digital twin solutions for various purposes.
The global agreement will support Shell’s international teams with the design, operation, and life extension of assets across oil and gas and wind portfolios.
A structural digital twin is a physics-based model of an asset, which represents its entire physical counterpart in absolute detail and accuracy. The model is updated with loading conditions and inspection data on a regular basis, providing the ability to carry out structural assessments based on the near real-time condition, from anywhere and at any time.
Akselos CEO Thomas Leurent said: “We have deployed our structural digital twins on both a fixed and floating asset in Shell’s portfolio with excellent results…”
Earlier this year the company deployed a structural digital twin for Shell’s Bonga Main FPSO, located 120 km (75 mi) southwest of the Niger Delta.
12/15/2020
