Boosting Efficiency in Field Development
On October 10, 2023, SLB and Vår Energi announced an expansion of their digital collaboration to enhance well planning and integrated field development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. This initiative supports Vår Energi’s ambition to reduce the time to first oil, building on workflows that decrease cycle times from months to days.
Rakesh Jaggi, president of SLB’s digital business, emphasised the importance of quick alignment and decision-making using trusted data in complex offshore developments. He stated, "By bringing disciplines together in an integrated digital environment, operators can shorten planning cycles and improve the speed and quality of decisions needed to progress opportunities, including marginal subsea tiebacks."
Implementing the Delfi Platform
Vår Energi will deploy the Delfi™ digital platform to connect exploration, subsurface evaluation, well planning, subsea design, field development planning, and production in a cloud-native environment. This deployment allows teams to work concurrently using shared data and standardised workflows, reducing handoffs and rework.
SLB’s global energy technology expertise, with operations in over 100 countries, supports this collaborative approach. The partnership reflects a broader industry shift towards cloud-based planning approaches that reduce time between key development milestones.
Already, the technology demonstrates reduced planning cycle times from months to weeks, showing measurable impact. Validation of the process has shown that standardised, integrated workflows enable concurrent, cross-discipline work. This approach not only optimises existing resources but also maximises value from mature offshore assets.
SLB and Vår Energi are scaling digital field development planning on the Delfi™ platform across the Norwegian Continental Shelf, aiming to improve progression from discovery to development efficiently. The expanded collaboration underscores the importance of utilising cloud-native solutions to enhance performance in mature basins.
The strategic partnership between SLB and Vår Energi sets a benchmark for digital collaboration in the oil and gas sector, highlighting the role of technology in streamlining operations and sustaining production from mature offshore assets.
