据油田技术12月6日消息称，GlobalData 表示，石油巨头正在寻求实现实际资产的自动工业化，以减少需求波动对收入的影响。

GlobalData 指出，疫情为能源需求和劳动力供应突然下降可能导致的剧变敲响了警钟，数字油田技术(如数字孪生和其他远程监控解决方案)将改变油气上游业务的游戏规则。

GlobalData 主题研究团队分析师 Charlotte Newton 评论道：“数字孪生等技术有可能成为该行业数字化的支柱。通过创建资产、系统和流程的 3D 图像和模拟，石油公司可以想象现在和不久的将来，油田中更复杂、更可靠的机械设备。”

GlobalData的石油和天然气分析师Ravindra Puranik补充道:“在疫情的第一波浪潮中，油气行业经历了重大的破坏，公司现在正在寻求尽可能多的自动化流程，以降低未来的操作风险。这一点可以从以下事实得到证明:尽管疫情导致了行业低迷，但与上游数字化相关的合同活动在过去两年中保持了柔韧弹性。北海、挪威海和波斯湾地区的上游热点地区以及美国48州地区吸引了大部分合同。”

东南亚油田的运营商也在部署数字油田技术，以优化油田开发规划并提高产量。大洋洲和西非地区也有类似的活动，随着能源价格的改善，这种活动可能会进一步增强。

Ravindra 总结道：“数字油田技术正迅速成为油气行业不可或缺的一部分，给上游油气业务带来颠覆性的颠覆。bp、壳牌和 Equinor 等石油巨头在开发技术以实现数字油田方面积累了丰富的经验，并且是这一主题的领导者。主要重点是资产管理，以最大限度地提高投资回报。公司可能会使用数字孪生和其他技术来监督资产生命周期的每个方面，以确保长期的可持续性。”

朱佳妮 摘译自 油田技术

原文如下：

GlobalData: digital oilfield technologies taking industry closer to unmanned operations

Oil majors are looking to automate their assets to reduce the impact of demand fluctuation on revenues, according to GlobalData.

GlobalData notes that COVID-19 has been a wake-up call to the upheaval that a sudden drop in energy demand and/or labour availability can cause, and digital oilfield technologies such as digital twins and other remote monitoring solutions will be gamechangers in upstream oil and gas operations.

Charlotte Newton, Analyst on the Thematic Research team at GlobalData, comments: “Technologies such as digital twins have the potential to be the backbone of digitalisation in the sector. By creating 3D images and simulations of assets, systems, and processes, oil companies can imagine more sophisticated, and more reliable, machinery in oilfields both now and in the near future.”

Ravindra Puranik, Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, adds: “The oil & gas (O&G) industry saw major disruption during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, and companies are now looking to automate as many processes as possible to mitigate future operational risks. This is demonstrated by the fact that contracts activity relating to digitalization in the upstream remained resilient in the last two years, despite the pandemic-led industry downturn. Upstream hotspots in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Persian Gulf regions, as well as the US Lower 48 play attracted bulk of these contracts.”

Operators in Southeast Asian fields are also deploying digital oilfield technologies to optimise field development planning and boost production. There has been similar activity in the Oceania and Western Africa regions, and this may gain momentum further with improvement in energy prices.

Ravindra concludes: “Digital oilfield technology is rapidly becoming an integral part of the O&G industry, bringing in game-changing disruptions in upstream oil and gas operations. Oil majors such as BP, Shell, and Equinor have garnered considerable experience in developing technologies to make digital oilfields a reality and are the leaders in this theme. The major focus is on asset management to maximize investment returns. Companies are likely to use digital twins and other technologies to oversee every aspect of the asset lifecycle to ensure long-term sustainability.”