Case Study: Jasper Offshore boosts drillship power capacity with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)

Jasper Offshore boosts drillship power capacity 40% with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

Jasper Offshore, an oil and gas company, faced a critical power management challenge with its Jasper Explorer drillship. Due to insufficient communication between its power management and dynamic positioning (DP) systems, the vessel was restricted to operating at only 60 percent of its rated power capacity, risking costly downtime and potential environmental incidents. They engaged Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) to find a cost-effective solution.

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) designed and implemented a communications and automation solution that provided the DP system with critical real-time power plant data. This enabled the crew to safely operate at full capacity, resulting in a 40 percent increase in power output. The solution avoided a major overhaul and its cost was recovered in less than one day of operation for the drillship.

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