KSA drives energy innovation with advanced construction technology

KSA drives energy innovation with advanced construction technology

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is realising Saudi Vision 2030 energy goals with advanced offshore construction technology, experts announced today in the build-up to ADIPEC 2016.

Saudi Vision 2030 aims to increase oil and gas localisation from 40% – 75%. Supporting these energy goals, leading Middle East’s leading firms are driving investment in technology.

“Constructing complex oil and gas platforms and pipelines requires precision technology, from modelling to fabrication and erection. Building Information Modelling is the biggest game-changer for constructing complex offshore projects on time and on budget,” said Anwar Al Qwasmi, General Manager for Saudi Arabia at global offshore construction technology company Trimble Solutions.

The National Petroleum Construction Company, which recently was awarded four offshore contracts in the Kingdom, has used Trimble’s Tekla Structures building information modelling (BIM) software to model offshore projects across four dimensions in an open file format. Offshore players can visualise designs in real-time to avoid clashes, and optimise steel production and maintenance.

Demonstrating BIM’s value, the global BIM market is set to grow four-fold from $3 billion in 2014 to $12 billion by 2022, according to a recent report by Transparency Market Research.

“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia demonstrates technology best practices in oil and gas construction, helping to increase productivity, enhance collaboration, and eliminate waste. As a result, offshore construction is now safer, and more sustainable and profitable,” added Anwar Al Qwasmi.

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