SLB Foresees Transition To Autonomous Management Of Pipeline Infrastructure

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 2. The future of pipeline management lies in the transition from fragmented data and analytics to full autonomy and closed-loop control systems, where decisions are executed without human intervention, Miguel Hernandez, Head of Intelligent Operational Solutions for Asia at SLB (Schlumberger), said, Trend reports.

He made the announcement during a presentation dedicated to the development of digital technologies in pipeline infrastructure management.

According to him, the original idea behind digitalization was to consolidate all information into a single system so that analytical calculations and pipeline operation modeling could be performed based on it.

“The idea was to integrate all information in one place and use software for analysis,” he noted.

Hernández emphasized that traditional approaches to data collection and integration used decades ago no longer meet modern requirements due to limitations in architecture and data transmission technologies.

He paid particular attention to the role of modeling, noting that due to the scale of pipeline systems, it is impossible to install sensors along the entire length of the infrastructure, so software models and digital calculations play a key role.

He noted that modern systems enable the analysis of multiphase flows, virtual flow models, and transport dynamics, which is critical for ensuring the safe operation of pipelines.

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