Training and mission rehearsal prior to oil and gas subsea operations
The Challenge
Statoil is a leading energy company engaged in oil and gas exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf. Statoil needed a way to improve the efficiency and quality of offshore subsea operations using remote operated vehicles.
Turnover of personnel in operations, and the fact that the personnel
never actually see the installations with their own eyes, makes it difficult to have a staff with live experience. Satoil wanted to provide the next best thing: A simulation that would give pilots and crew full hands-on training prior to operations, for remote undersea installations.
The Solution
Statoil worked with FMC Technologies using Octaga Professional to develop a detailed X3D-based e-learning tool simulation for offshore subsea equipment. The simulation enables pilots and crew to perform operations, system tests and access verifications. A direct result of the training is the establishment of a best practice procedures.
The simulator can generate 3D images from any angle. Object models can be created from any standard 3D CAD software, and are given accurate mechanical functionality, dynamics, collision detection and grasping functionaliy. Crews can rehearse mission prior to subsea operations using both existing and proposed equipment.
Using video capture, trainess can record their actions. This can be used in hazops, procedures development, pre-job meetings, pilot reviews and documentation.
Training and solving problems virtually is far less costly than during offshore operations