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Frank Børre Pedersen
Programme Director, Oil & Gas and Ocean Space, Group Technology and Research

Andreas Hafver
Senior Research Scientist
- DNV GL proposes new digital twin concept could show real-time status of safety risk and operations
- The concept adds a risk-analysis layer to existing digital twins
- It can capture uncertainty, and the effect of new knowledge and changes in conditions on operational performance and safety
- New DNV GL research explains the model, and its use for more efficient safety management and value creation for the industry
Few technology developments in the oil and gas industry have captured the imagination more than the digital twin. As a virtual replica of a physical asset, the two are linked for life by data from sensors and other sources. Work by DNV GL and others has established that digital twins offer significant benefits to the industry for more informed decision making around optimizing production and maintenance. Twins are starting to provide consistent, accurate single sources of information for operators to manage the efficiency, safety, and environmental performance of their assets.
In an enhancement of the concept, DNV GL has developed the probabilistic digital twin. The idea is to tightly combine data-driven digital twins and risk-analysis modelling, which is still largely conducted manually using generic data from similar assets to make assumptions about what could happen.
Contact us:

Frank Børre Pedersen
Programme Director, Oil & Gas and Ocean Space, Group Technology and Research

Andreas Hafver
Senior Research Scientist