Ocyan bets on technology and innovation in business management

Company rolls out actions that range from partnerships with startups to using machine learning in integrated asset tracking

Ocyan has opened important work fronts in technology and innovation in the last 12 months to make management more efficient across all areas of the company. The goal is to raise safety standards, with the focus on operational excellence and, consequently, generate new business through a competitive advantage. Based on this planning, the company partnered with Magma Global and BrasFELS to develop CompRiser, a system of riser towers using composite tubes; inaugurated the online asset tracking system in its offshore operation; launched the Ocyan Waves innovation platform and entered into alliances with foreign companies to bring new maintenance products and services not yet implemented in Brazil.

The first action was the launch of CompRiser, a solution for ultra-deep-water fields, especially Brazil’s pre-salt layer, whose studies began in 2016. CompRiser was introduced to the market at OTC Houston in 2018 and is in the process of receiving international certification from DNV GL.

“Our aim is to get it included, as soon as possible, as a solution in the proposals we present to operators,” says Jorge Mitidieri, managing director of Ocyan’s Integrated Services Unit.

Another example is the integrated monitoring system that relays data from the company’s six drilling rigs in real time to the Decision Support Center (CSD), a modern intelligence and operations center at Ocyan’s Drilling Unit (UN-P) located at the Macaé Base in Rio de Janeiro. This will help prevent risks and reduce costs, while directly improving efficiency.

“The system, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning, is part of the investments planned under the company’s Digital Transformation Program launched in November last year and which will be intensified during 2019. The use of industry 4.0 solutions enables implementation of actions that can improve sustainability and operational performance,” says Heitor Gioppo, managing director of Ocyan’s Drilling Unit.

Connection with startups and partnerships with foreign companies
Another important step was the creation of the Ocyan Waves open innovation platform, whose first program is Ocyan Waves Challenge, which challenges startups to develop solutions for the company’s operational and support problems.

“The combination of new management practices, stimulated by programs such as Ocyan Waves, with modern operational monitoring systems and new partnerships to seek innovative solutions, will ensure that Ocyan is aligned with market and industry requirements,” explains Mitidieri.

In the Maintenance and Offshore Services (MSO) area, the company entered into a series of alliances with foreign companies to bring new technological solutions to Brazil. These include the agreement with Tube-Mac, a Canadian company that specializes in installing and assembling pipes using cold worked and non-welded connections.

“All our initiatives are aligned with our pursuit of service improvement. We want to offer customers technological solutions that can be used in the sector and which are occasionally used abroad. Ocyan innovates with management systems and focuses on the integrity of assets as a competitive advantage,” concludes Gioppo.