Frans VandenBerg
Shell Global Solutions International
The Digital Oilfield: Collaborative Working at Global Scale
Abstract
Collaborative working helps companies to operate assets more efficiently and to do so as one team, with the results of higher production; less cost; lower health, safety, and environmental risk exposure; and higher morale. Shell has pursued the Digital Oilfield for the last 10 years, under the heading of Smart Fields. Collaborative work environments (CWEs) were implemented in the majority of assets, now covering more than 50% of Shell’s production. The presentation will provide an overview of current CWEs, give examples in different types of assets, and show the business value achieved. It will also show the structured deployment program and the standard design, implementation, and embedding approach that was followed.
Biography
Frans van den Berg works in the global Smart Fields program in Shell’s Projects and Technology organization in the Netherlands. He leads the company’s global implementation of CWEs. Van den Berg has served in petroleum engineering positions, asset development leadership posts in operations, and global technology deployment roles. Since 2008, van den Berg has helped to organize the SPE Intelligent Energy and Digital Energy conferences. He joined Shell after graduating in physics at Leiden University in the Netherlands.
Program outline:
17:30 – 18:00 Reception and ice-breaking
18:00 – 19:30 Technical presentation and Q&A
19:30 – 23:00 Dinner and networking