Brazilian FPSO uses digital twin technology to enhance maintenance

Yinson Production, a large FPSO owner, will use Akselos 3D simulation software and energy company Enauta’s engineering teams to monitor the operational environment on the FPSO.

The digital twin, which is based on reduced-basis, finite-element analysis (RB-FEA) technology, will be used to increase safety, enhance operational efficiency and optimise lifecycle asset management on the ABS-classed Atlanta FPSO in Brazil’s Santos Basin.

This FPSO is under construction and will be deployed in Brazil in 2024, with capacity to produce 50,000 barrels of oil per day and store 1.25M barrels.

Enauta will integrate the engineering real-time simulation with real operations and maintenance and an existing hull monitoring system.

Akselos said its RB-FEA technology is 1,000 times faster than legacy simulation solutions and allows for limitless scale and accuracy. It will provide Yinson and Enauta with indepth structural insights on the FPSO.

“Being able to monitor asset integrity in real time is a key objective for us when selecting our structural health monitoring partner for the Atlanta FPSO,” said Enauta project engineer Ricardo Portella. “Akselos gave us confidence in its capability to deliver a reliable structural digital twin.”

Enauta is an independent oil company undertaking exploration and production in Brazil. It has two production assets, including 100% ownership of the Atlanta field in deep waters of the Santos Basin and a 45% stake in the Manati gas field in northeast Brazil.