Global energy technology company SLB has announced an expanded collaboration with Vår Energi, focusing on scaling well and integrated field planning across Vår Energi’s operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. This initiative builds upon existing collaborative well planning workflows, which have already demonstrated a significant reduction in cycle times from months down to days.
The expanded deployment of well and integrated field planning is designed to foster faster and more consistent decision-making. This is crucial as operators work to sustain production from mature offshore assets while simultaneously navigating increasing development complexities. The partnership aims to achieve similar benefits for integrated field development planning.
As part of this enhanced collaboration, Vår Energi is implementing the Delfi™ digital platform. This platform is set to connect various stages of operations, including exploration, subsurface evaluation, well planning, subsea design, field development planning, and production, all within a cloud-native environment. By enabling teams to work concurrently on shared data and standardized workflows, the approach is expected to minimize handoffs and rework.
Rakesh Jaggi, president of SLB’s digital business, highlighted the importance of digital environments in today’s complex offshore developments. He said, “As offshore developments become more complex, performance increasingly depends on how quickly teams can align, evaluate options and make decisions using trusted data.”
“By bringing disciplines together in an integrated digital environment, operators can shorten planning cycles and improve the speed and quality of decisions needed to progress opportunities, including marginal subsea tiebacks,” he added.
The expanded collaboration between SLB and Vår Energi for well and integrated field planning underscores a broader industry trend towards cloud-based planning. These approaches are vital for operators seeking to reduce the time between key development milestones, enhance coordination across different disciplines, and maximize the value derived from existing resources in mature basins. This focus on digital collaboration is key to efficient digital field planning.
