AVEVA acquired the intellectual property rights to the engineering design database and design productivity software known as EDD and PDMSi, developed by Shell International Exploration and Production Inc., a member of the Royal Dutch Shell plc group. The EDD solution tool has been developed by Shell to improve project efficiency by automating design processes, that would lead to time and cost savings. The PDMSi application layer has been proven to reduce drawing production time by up to 85% on past Shell Deepwater projects.

AVEVA, the global engineering, design and information management software specialist, headquartered in Cambridge, UK, was the first to pioneer the concept of the digital asset. Today’s agreement sees the company draw on its 3D visualisation and digital data management expertise to further enhance the software both for Shell and other operators.

Signing the agreement at Shell’s offices, Houston, Bert Natalicchio, VP Engineering & SMART, Shell said: ‘Collaboration between world-class companies is crucial if we are to drive innovation in the oil and gas sector and create a safer and more efficient industry. AVEVA’s entire software portfolio can be used by EPCs on Shell Capital and Operational projects and may be used within the Shell ProjectVantage ecosystem platform’.

AVEVA will extend the EDD and PDMSi improvements and efficiency gains into its standard software portfolio to be made available to every plant operator and the engineering, procurement and contracting (EPC) companies that serve them. This software is applicable across a number of engineering industries including oil and gas and marine to pharmaceuticals, chemicals, power, mining and pulp and paper.

Shell and AVEVA have been at the forefront of digital innovations for decades, collaborating on the research and development of state-of-the-art 3D design solutions and intelligent visualisation software to create, manage and maintain physical assets. AVEVA’s vision is that for every physical asset, there should be a Digital Asset or Digital Twin. Such Digital Twins help improve the concerned assets operating efficiency by improving data quality and consistency throughout the asset life cycle.

Steen Lomholt-Thomsen, Chief Revenue Officer, AVEVA said: ‘AVEVA has enjoyed a strong business relationship with Shell. The majority of Shell’s upstream offshore and downstream operating assets were designed using AVEVA technology. Now, we are building on our strong foundations of proven project success and increased operational efficiency by extending our shared capabilities further still.’

The advances achieved by Shell in utilizing EDD and PDMSi may now be offered to other owner operators who want to explore how digitalisation can help their teams operate efficiently.

About AVEVA

AVEVA is one of the world’s leading engineering, design and information management software providers to the process plant, power and marine industries. Its integrated suite of solutions includes 3D and 4D design, laser scanning and intelligent, data-centric information management systems. These products are the core of digital asset technology, designed to help plant, ship and asset operators the world over to make more timely decisions using live, detailed, integrated data on performance, improving operating efficiency and saving cost. Originally developed and spun out of the University of Cambridge, AVEVA technology has been in shaping the world around us since 1967.

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