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Singapore builder plans digital twins for FPSOs
Digital twins will be developed in Singapore for floating production storage and offloading vessels set to be built for Brazilian deepwater oil processing and exports
In Singapore, construction group Seatrium and the Technology Centre for Offshore & Marine (TCOM) will build digital programs to accurately represent floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) ships Seatrium will build for Brazil’s national oil company, Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras).
These digital models will then be simulated in real-field scenarios by using extensive data gathered during the model tests of the planned FPSOs.
Seatrium and TCOM will start with the P-84 and P-85 FPSOs, which Petrobras intends to deploy in the Santos Basin, around 200 km offshore of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Physical models of these FPSOs are being made by Seatrium and will be tested in simulated high sea states at TCOM’s ocean basin facility in Singapore.
Seatrium has already conducted a tests on a similar FPSO design model at the research centre to gain a greater understanding of how these vessels would react in various sea states.
TCOM and Seatrium signed a master research agreement in April 2023 to collaborate on digital-physical modelling capabilities to predict environmental loads and FPSO responses.
Seatrium said P-84 and P-85 FPSOs would "incorporate advanced technologies and represent a new generation of offshore production assets with lower greenhouse-gas emissions, contributing towards sustainability and a lower carbon economy."
TCOM and Seatrium have previously worked together on multiple technology developments in the offshore, marine and energy industries.
In March 2023, they established the Seatrium-TCOMS Ocean Lab for developments in offshore renewable energy, such as floating wind systems; cleaner oil and gas solutions, including smart floating production platforms; smart marine systems such as autonomous vessels and green ships; new energy solutions including ammonia, hydrogen and carbon capture, utilisation and storage; and digitalisation and data analytics for enhanced predictability and reliability of ocean systems and its infrastructure.
Engineers and scientists from both companies partner to co-create, stress test and validate solutions and concepts of future ocean systems and infrastructure.
The numerical simulations and physical tests conducted in TCOM’s ocean basin facility assess the performance of ocean systems, including those at conceptual stage, in simulated operating and extreme ocean conditions.
Both organisations collaborate on enhancing field performance through technologies such as smart sensing, artificial intelligence and data analytics. Such modelling and simulation capabilities enable the creation of digital twins of ocean infrastructure assets to improve lifecycle management.
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