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INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY By A. Haresign
CONNECTING TO YOUR
DIGITAL FUTURE
Technology that enables EPCs to plan, execute, and commission some of the largest, most innovative, and successful projects in the Oil and Gas industry has been crucial to them remaining commercially competitive. Engaging experienced personnel, embracing new digital processes, utilising handheld devices, all with the option of Live data-tracking, means that challenging environments, such as the North Sea, West Africa, Western Australia, Gulf of Mexico, and China, all can save time and money while increasing safety. Many EPC companies see the vast opportunities they can achieve by implementing an overall digital strategy. No more paper chasing, improved team productivity, and superefficient processes all have a net-result where companies deliver confidence to the customer, especially in Offshore projects where costs run much higher.
Jon Bell, CEO
A Shining Light Owner-operators must look at the Vendors they engage with and how they have embraced DX to increase productivity and improve risk management. CAPEX reductions have cast a shadow on Engineering and Construction businesses, with projects cancelled or rescheduled. The shining light to these darkest of situations is clear and opportune; businesses must ready themselves rather than take the risk of losing out to competitors who have aggressively sought to continue on their digital journey.
MODS Connect MODS Connect is the overarching suite of software especially built for the challenges faced by EPCs and Operators on Brownfield projects. Joint Integrity, Materials Manager, Completions, Work Pack, SIMOPS and Progress Tracker are all contained within the MODS Connect brand. Jon Bell is MODS’ CEO: “I’m proud of the projects we have worked on with our customers utilising our MODS Industrial Software Solutions. It is so rewarding to be a part of a Project from planning, fabrication, and installation through to construction and commissioning for handover. We are genuinely driving Digital Transformation forward at all levels within our customers’ business. We are not just Software Solution designers; we have actual, firsthand knowledge and experience of working both onshore and offshore, decades in fact. We know how challenging an environment it can be and are sympathetic of the systems, procedures, and associated problems especially when it comes to remote offshore installations. We, at MODS, offer a unique combination of technology and domain experience to help accelerate digital adoption with our customers and partners”.
Transparency & Visibility MODS Completions is one solution within the MODS Connect suite of software. This product ensures long delays and labor-intensive paper trails are a thing of the past. Robert O’Connor is MODS’ Completions Manager and is keen to highlight the typical pitfalls: “The Completion phase of a platform’s build or renovations is known as a laborious process that notoriously involves some sort of postponement of project schedules or handover goals. Technical integrity can also be affected impacting budgets, time, and efficiency. When you cannot give an accurate, up-to-date picture of the Completions state, stakeholders, understandably, ask for explanations as they want transparency and visibility in their investment.
www.ogv.energy I July 2021
