Baker Hughes Delivers Largest Remote Operations Solution in Support of Aramco’s Ongoing Digital Transformation
01 Juni 2021 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
- Digital project delivers data management and insights across
Aramco’s entire drilling fleet, making it the largest deployment in
Baker Hughes’ history
- Cross-training of local talents and a new digital remote center
create a foundation for transformation
Baker Hughes (NYSE:BKR) announced it has deployed its
industry-leading remote operations digital technology across
Aramco’s drilling operations, encompassing 200+ sites, the largest
deployment of its kind in Baker Hughes’ history.
Building upon Aramco’s existing industry-leading data management
infrastructure and capabilities, this project provides the company
with a single solution that covers data aggregation from the edge;
real-time, unified data streaming and visualization; data
management; software development services; rig-site digital
engineers; and monitoring personnel. The project supports Aramco’s
ongoing efforts to further drive digital opportunities and
initiatives and to enhance operating performance and reduce
emissions.
Baker Hughes’ technology, delivered through the WellLink
solution, includes the following benefits that build on Aramco’s
current digital capabilities:
- Remote monitoring personnel receive faster, higher
quality, standardized, real-time data delivered through a modern
user experience, enabling enhanced well monitoring and
management.
- Field-based personnel have access to a unified view of
wellsite operations from all providers on location, enabling
effective and proactive mitigation of drilling hazards.
- Office-based personnel have easy access to current and
historical well data for quick visualization and benchmarking,
enabling proactive operations management with a direct line to the
wellsite.
By connecting all drilling sites with an integrated solution,
Aramco enhances its view of its drilling operations in real time.
Following the contract award to Baker Hughes in 2020, the combined
teams worked in close collaboration and deployed the technology 50%
faster than originally planned, despite working under pandemic
conditions. Baker Hughes teams conducted more than 400 onshore and
offshore trips across 350,000 kilometers (217,480 miles) to install
rig-site edge devices and integrate data streaming, monitoring and
visualization capabilities into Aramco’s existing digital
infrastructure.
To support the needs of 2,000+ end users and 24/7 drilling
operations, Baker Hughes and Aramco established a dedicated center
staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of software engineers, data
professionals and field service technicians. As part of Baker
Hughes’ localization strategy, the team is staffed with 90% Saudi
nationals who are being cross-trained on essential digital
competencies in data operations.
“This remote operations deployment, the largest in Baker Hughes’
history, is a strong example of how we are investing for growth
with customers who are driving digital transformation at a rapid
pace, such as Aramco,” said Maria Claudia Borras, executive vice
president of Oilfield Services at Baker Hughes. “We will continue
to expand our upstream digital capabilities to transform core
operations, improve efficiency and reduce emissions. I am proud of
the Baker Hughes team’s resilience in safely executing this complex
project amid the challenges of the pandemic.”
The Aramco deployment builds on Baker Hughes’ remote operations
capabilities, spanning remote drilling, logging, and production
monitoring, to remote monitoring and diagnostic services for
turbomachinery and large-scale industrial and renewable energy
applications. Baker Hughes currently executes 87% of global
drilling services jobs remotely, leading to consistently better
outcomes for customers.
About Baker Hughes: Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR) is an energy
technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial
customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and with
operations in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and
services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and
more efficient for people and the planet. Visit us at
bakerhughes.com.
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