Leading Offshore Company Chooses SmartMarine 3D
Intergraph SmartMarine 3D has been chosen by Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), the global leader in the design, construction and repair of mobile offshore rigs, as its 3D modelling and production solution of choice for its new offshore projects, including its next-generation semi-submersible drilling rig for deployment in Brazil.
Keppel FELS is a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, and it sought to implement a next-generation 3D modelling solution for its projects to support business growth and enhance its leadership position. The company selected SmartMarine 3D and began using Intergraph’s solution for a pilot project in 2006. Keppel FELS was impressed with SmartMarine 3D’s rule-based design and open architecture, and Intergraph’s commitment and dedicated support to ensure the success of the SmartMarine 3D implementation. The company deployed SmartMarine 3D in a global workshare mode between Keppel FELS headquarters in Singapore and its engineering subsidiaries around the world. This allows users from different parts of the world to work and collaborate on the same projects in near real-time, enabling Keppel FELS to optimise its engineering resources and promote concurrent engineering for enhanced safety, quality and productivity.
Today, SmartMarine 3D is the 3D modelling solution of choice for Keppel FELS and is used in the company’s new offshore projects to deliver productivity gains. Keppel FELS implemented SmartMarine 3D for the design of a semi-submersible drilling rig for Sete Brasil, which is based on Keppel’s proprietary DSS 38E design. This design won Keppel FELS the top honour of ‘Best of Show’ in the 2011 Intergraph Golden Valve Awards. SmartMarine 3D played a significant role in the design enhancement of DSS 38E, recognised as one of the world’s most advanced drilling semi-submersibles. This rig will support the exploration of Brazil’s estimated 50 billion barrels of deep-sea oil and gas reserves.
According to executive director Aziz Merchant, Keppel FELS has been using Intergraph SmartMarine 3D for numerous offshore projects, including the DSS 38E rig for Sete Brasil. SmartMarine 3D’s rule-based architecture enables Keppel FELS to increase engineering productivity, and optimise design accuracy and quality. Keppel FELS is always looking for innovative ways to improve processes and create value for its customers.
SmartMarine 3D is the world’s most advanced offshore and shipbuilding design solution, providing companies with the capabilities they need to gain and maintain an edge in a highly competitive industry. SmartMarine 3D is breakthrough engineering technology that is automated, knowledge- and rule-driven, streamlining marine asset design processes and improving delivery schedules, with increased detail and manufacturing design productivity of up to 30 percent. SmartMarine 3D is endorsed and used by leading offshore and marine companies globally, including the most productive shipyard, the top offshore owner operator, the top fabrication yard and the top classification society in the world.
The ARC Advisory Group, a leading industry analyst firm, ranked Intergraph as the No. 1 overall worldwide provider of engineering design solutions for industry according to its Engineering Design Tools for Industry and Infrastructure Worldwide Outlook Market Analysis and Forecast Through 2016.
