TX 75083-3836, U.S.A., fax 01-972-952-9435. AbstractFor BP the North Sea is an important mature basin which produces around 15% of the company's total global production of around 4000 mboed. However, like many mature basins sustaining a profitable and competitive future is challenged by the overall decline in oil and gas production rates, increasing trend in unit operating costs, the integrity and operability of the ageing infrastructure and the changing demographics of the work force. In this perspective, North Sea has become a key exemplar that illustrates how BP's FIELD OF THE FUTURE programme can help to meet numerous challenges in the management of mature areas.To help manage and reduce the negative impact of these business challenges BP is implementing a North Sea regional FIELD OF THE FUTURE Technology programme. The vision over the next 5 years is to deploy FIELD OF THE FUTURE technologies at scale across most BP operated fields with the aspiration to improve overall production by 5% and reduce operating cost by 10%.For the North Sea mature assets the main focus is around four technical projects: Advanced Collaborative Environments (ACE); Real time data monitoring and surveillance; Advanced control and optimization; Automation and remote control. From the outset BP has discovered many challenges in deploying and implementing at scale across a region. This paper will share some of the key challenges and insights involved in implementing at scale the technical projects through the appropriate process, organisation capability and technology across the region.

BP's Norway Assets have been recognised as a leading practitioner in the implementation of innovative intelligent energy solutions, what BP calls Field of the Future technology. The installation in 1999 of a fibre cable, linking BP Norway's headquarters in Stavanger with their offshore operated assets, has been instrumental in putting BP Norway in the vanguard of implementing this new technology and associated work flows. This paper will take a look back over the substantial achievements and benefits that have accrued through the implementation of these technologies and review the experience gained. It will also look forward to the plans BP Norway have for taking their achievements to an even higher level of performance by fully embracing innovative intelligent energy solution concepts in two major projects that come on line in 2010/11. This paper will present case studies of the various enabling and novel technologies installed to date, how these have been integrated within the operating environment, and demonstrate the continuing delivery of value. Examples presented will include:implementation and progressive development of the Advanced Collaborative Environment (ACE) concept;○from an early pilot operations centre,○through the implementation of what is believed to be the World's first 24/7 Onshore Drilling Operations Centre.○to the current generation of operations and support ACE's.introduction and integration of Field of the Future technology into the assets and how this continues to impact production and plant efficiency;○the first full scale life of field seismic array,○an innovative set of optimisation tools○remote integrated surveillance tools for real time remote monitoring of wells and plant. These tools have not only enhanced collaboration locally, but also enabled effective remote support form BP's Technology Centre and from specialist consultants, resulting in sustained improvement in asset performance.

BP in Norway has been in the forefront of developing intelligent energy solutions since 1999 with the installation of their first fiber optical communications link to the Valhall and Ula fields in the North Sea. Throughout the past decade BP Norway has built up considerable experience with Field of the Future Technology ranging from the first advanced collaboration environments for both drilling and operations, the worlds first "Life of Field Seismic" array on the Valhall field as well as advanced remote monitoring tools. In 2005 it was decided to go ahead with two major projects, one a new field center for the Valhall field and the second a green field development for the Skarv field based on an FPSO. This presented a fantastic opportunity to build on BP Norway's existing experience and create two truly second generation fields of the future. This paper will examine how this was achieved and how the project teams and contractors were engaged via a set of automation and remote performance blue prints to deliver this achievement. As these fields are commissioned and come on stream they will present a major change in maintenance and operational mind set for the onshore support organization in adopting the extensive remote monitoring and optimization tools that are available to them. New advanced collaborative environments have been provided not only at the main office but also at the new support base and offshore. The Valhall design also includes on onshore control room with full remote control capability. Clearly these two fields represent a sustainable approach to Intelligent Energy - a world leading example of delivering value retrofitting digital oilfield capabilities to existing assets, then incorporating all the experience and learning into a second phase of greenfield projects.