Development of simulation model to support decisions in strategic planning of logistics for offshore arctic drilling platforms. Client — Gazpromneft, the second largest Russian oil and gas company.
Period: December 2013 – May 2014
Industry: Oil and Gas
Client / Partner: Gazpromneft — Sakhalin / BRIGHT Group
Project objective
- Determination of the number of own and rented supply vessels to supply Arctic drilling platforms
- The economic justification of renting a floating oil storage facility in order to implement an oil transshipment point
- Determination of onshore supply base capacity
- Comparison of drilling platforms supply options
The main stages of work and characteristics of the model
- The simulation model concept development
- Development and testing of a simulation model on the AnyLogic 6 platform
- Verification of the model
- Scenario analysis using the simulation model
Model input data
- Transported objects data (flows of materials, personnel, end-products, waste)
- Existing logistic network configuration (allocation of service bases and points of delivery of goods, etc.)
- Technical characteristics and limitations of used transport (speed of transportation, capacity, etc.)
The main structural elements of the model
- Input data file of scenario in MS Excel format
- Simulation model with interactive presentation
- Data aggregation module that allows to generate MS Excel files with the simulation results
Model output data
- Total costs within the period of modeling
- Weighted average delivery price per one ton of transported object
- Logistic system service level
- Average and maximum volume of materials stored in complex service bases
Project result
- Logistic network development options are evaluated using the operational and financial indicators
- The optimized logistic network development scenario is determined considering the schedule of field development and current environmental conditions