McDermott: Trends in Offshore Oil & Gas - GineersNow GineersNow Engineering Magazine Issue No. 021, McD | Page 31

• Operator training through virtual reality;
• Operator training and in-field
maintenance technician assistance
through use of mixed-reality platforms;
and
• Rapid engineering for brownfield
modifications through a continually
updated 3D model and data set.
From project inception to decommissioning,
the life of field services digital documents
will permit a more open exchange of
information that will improve productivity,
cross-functional collaboration and ensure
on schedule delivery of complex projects
with improved safety, quality and greater
efficiency. The life of field services will
focus on the following areas: technical and
operational data management; process
optimization; predictive maintenance;
operations management and asset integrity
management.
Engineering, although a small part of an
EPCI or subsea project, maybe 8 to 10
percent of the project cost, is an enabler
to reduce the project cost and even more
importantly to deliver quality and safety.
Engineering is the defining differentiator and
the engineering at the front end of a project
is what will make a project succeed or fail.
Engineering is a great field and the natural
resources industry is a great industry to
be in. “The future is digital innovation and
the skills that we seek will come from you.
I encourage all of our young engineers
whether in McDermott or the oil and gas
industry to think outside of the normal
routine box and remember that the sky is
not the limit,” he said.
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