Introduction to the PETROBOT Project - Final Presentation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 25 October 2016 Speaker: Sieger Terpstra - Shell Global ...

Introduction to the PETROBOT Project
Final Presentation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands – 25 October 2016
Speaker: Sieger Terpstra – Shell Global Solutions Int. Amsterdam – PETROBOT Coordinator
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Content

 The PETROBOT Project:
     How it started
     Objectives
     Organization
     Time line
 Achievements
   Vessel robots
   Tank Robot

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How it started

 A study was conducted in Shell (2011/12) into a Minimum Intervention
  Strategy for Inspection
 Quasset carried out a study in robotics in O&G industry; it concluded:
     Huge development activities;
     Largely in academia, R&D institutes
     O&G industry and robotics community “hardly know each other”

 End 2012 a FP7 call from the EU PETROBOT opened;
     Partners were invited (Nov’13);
     Proposal was submitted Jan.’13;
     PETROBOT started Sept ’13

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PETROBOT’s objectives

 The PETROBOT applications:
     Inspect vessels while taken out of service
     Inspect storage tanks while in-service

 Project objectives:
     Open up the oil- gas and petrochemical market for robotic inspection
     Mobilize the complete value chain – consisting of robot- and inspection technology
       providers, inspection service companies and end users”
 Aim to deliver robots ready for field use, building on existing technology

 Gains from the use of robots are in the domains of:
     Minimizing exposure of personnel to potentially hazardous conditions
     Reducing downtime
     Reducing costs associated with Inspection, such as:
           isolating vessels;
           reducing cleaning costs;
           reducing waste/emissions;
           no internal scaffolding

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Video

 Video Petrobot Project

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Set-up and Organization

 Contracts used for PETROBOT Project were EU-contract templates
 Project steered by General Assembly, representing all 10 Partners, work done by an
  Executive Board with all 7 workpack leaders, a Scientific Advisory Board
 Shell acted as “Project Coordinator”, linking the Consortium to the EU Commission

 PETROBOT operated with a direct budget of 6.2 M euro
  (3.7 M EU-funding), and 0.8 M euro end-user funding

                                                   Members met
                                                   very
                                                   frequently

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PETROBOT Time Line

      Sept 3rd ‘13: start of PETROBOT                                        Vessel mock-up tests
                                                                              FAST Field Test - Shell
                   Dec‘13: Specs delivered                                               SNAKE Field Test - Chevron
                                                                                           All vessel robots - GASSCO
                                GA decision on ATEX
                                                                                                BIKE - GASSCO
                                                                                                            31 Aug’16 -
                                                                                                                Project
    2013               2014                            2015                            2016                        End

DESIGN         COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT                 Integr.   Mockup.           FIELD TESTING.
             0                  1                                        2                              3

x   = EU Review                                                                                Tank robot - Shell
                                        Tank Mockup – A-HAK
                                                                                           Tank robot - VOPAK
                        Integration, exploitation and deployment (WP 5)
                                     Dissemination (WP 6)
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Highlights from the project - 1

 The Projects builds on previous work, e.g.:
     Telbot robot, Nyhamna, 2010 (YouTube)
     Tank robot developments
           PRCI Report under Contract PR-409-123700

 DOW – Description of Work
     Developed in 2 months;
     Guided the Project till end

 Design phase – First three months
     Learn to know each other – Exchange Knowledge - Identify requirements – Design
     Drivers: realistic goals; match existing practice, not more;

 ATEX
     Was excluded from initial scope
     Strongly considered after Design Phase; significant learnings obtained
     Conscious decision to first develop working robots

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Highlights from the project - 2

 Plenty engineering issues to solve
      Snake Wrist
      Magnet loads on Tank robot tracks
      Tank Robot Umbilical: design inside-out
      Space & Weight
      ….

 Field Testing – end users at play
      Vessels in Turn Around difficult to obtain;
      FAST team ended up in night shift, 24h delayed

 The business cases – WP5
     Ongoing effort all members

 Dissemination – WP6
     Members were present at seminars and exhibitions
       from year 1 onwards

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The Work Packs

 WP-1 Develop Vessel Inspection Robots         WP-2 Develop Tank Inspection Robot
 WP-3 Field tests                              WP-4 Field Test
   By:                                           By:
     OC Robotics; GE Inspection Robotics;          A-HAK; GE Inspection Robotics;
      DEKRA; Innospection                            Innospection
     Shell; Chevron; Gassco                        VOPAK; Shell; Chevron

 WP-5 Develop Business Cases
   By: Quasset, input all members

 WP-6: Dissemination
   By: Quasset, input all members

 WP-7: Project Management (contracts; Finance; Communication EU)
   By: Shell, input from all members, incl. Financial Focal Points
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Project Objectives – did we meet them

 “PETROBOT will open the oil-, gas and petrochemical markets by developing two key new
  robot inspection technologies and validating these in use cases”
     working robots available
     effective operational and inspection procedures in place
     All PETROBOT end-users active with testing; started influencing their internal
      community
     Deployments in anger started !

 “PETROBOT mobilizes the complete value chain – consisting of robot- and inspection
  technology providers, inspection service companies and end users”
     PETROBOT partners represent the value chain; they proved this cooperation is a strong
      recipe for success
     Continuation found in SPRINT – active communities, spreading in Europe, US and
      Singapore area
     Active support to EU Robotics Inspection & Maintenance Robotics Community

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Preparing for the next phase, post-PETROBOT

 The next phase consists of: Maturing Technology, Commercializing Services, Growing robot
  capability; This phase started already !

 Field Deployments took already place – this shows interest in the robots
   FAST was used for vessel inspections in anger (Nov’15), and offshore (2016), Bike
   SNAKE was used for vessel inspections in anger (Gassco Sept ‘16)
   FAST Cleaning robot being tested by Shell for offsshore “skidpan” cleaning
     (coating/corrosion removal)
   Tank robot is invited for extensive field test and maturation in Pernis Refinery; several
     requests for deployment received.

 Mature it together; share experiences

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www.petrobotproject.eu

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