Aibel Delivers Johan Sverdrup Drilling Platform Using AVEVA PDMS

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Aibel Delivers Johan Sverdrup Drilling Platform Using AVEVA PDMS

Case study showing how Aibel used AVEVA PDMS multi-site collaboration to complete a 22,500-ton oil platform on time and under budget with 20% fewer engineering hours.

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June 4, 2026

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3 min read

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Aibel engineered and constructed the Johan Sverdrup Drilling Platform for Equinor using AVEVA PDMS across nine global offices. Over 850 engineers worked on the $1.2 billion project with 300 concurrent licenses, producing 55,000 CAD drawings. PDMS Global synchronized design data between locations in near real time, enabling concurrent work without database conflicts. The platform was delivered in May 2018, and Aibel is now transitioning to AVEVA E3D and AVEVA Engineering for future phases.

Key takeaways

Multi-site PDMS Global enabled real-time design synchronization across Norway, Denmark, and Southeast Asia offices.

Project completed on schedule and under budget with a measured 20% reduction in engineering hours.

850+ engineers used up to 300 concurrent PDMS licenses to generate 55,000 CAD drawings.

22,500-ton drilling platform required handling millions of design objects that most tools could not scale to support.

Aibel is migrating from PDMS to AVEVA E3D and AVEVA Engineering for Phase II to further improve efficiency.

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