Shell and Kongsberg Digital form digital twin partnership

Kongsberg Digital signed an agreement to digitalise the Nyhamna facility, a gas processing and export hub for Ormen Lange and other fields connected to the Polarled pipeline. A/S Norske Shell is entering the partnership as operator of Ormen Lange and on behalf of Gassco as the operator of Nyhamna. The value of the contract scope, with a digital twin, is approximately $11mn, with deliverables starting from Q4 2019. It will utilise the Kognifai Dynamic Digital Twin to create a virtual representation of the gas plant and its behavior – continuously updated with integrated information reflecting the status of the facility in real time. As the technical service provider at Nyhamna, Shell will be equipped with the ability to simulate scenarios and uncover new options for optimisation of its real-life counterpart.