Offshore staff
BERGEN, Norway – Equinor has opened a new remote operations base in Sandsli on the Norwegian west coast.
The Geo Operations Centre (GOC) will pursue more efficient and improved geoscience control of drilling operations.
Equinor’s goal is to transfer monitoring and control of offshore well path drilling from offshore installations and the various onshore units to the center, helping to deliver annual savings of NOK270 million ($31.7 million).
“This is a completely new way of working and represents one of the biggest changes we have made in petroleum technology and geology during the last 20 years,” said Kjetil Hove, head of operations technology on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
“The GOC will utilize new technology and help form a digital future, where tasks are carried out and experience gained and shared in smart ways.”
01/09/2019
