Global energy technology company SLB announced the expansion of its collaboration with Norwegian operator
Vår Energi to scale digital well planning and integrated field development at assets on the
Norwegian continental shelf. The goal of the agreement is to accelerate decision-making and improve the efficiency of operating mature offshore fields.
Under the expanded agreement, Vår Energi will implement SLB's Delfi digital platform to unify the entire
oil and gas value chain — exploration, subsurface evaluation, well design,
subsea engineering, field development planning, and production — into a single cloud environment. The system allows specialists
from different disciplines to simultaneously work with shared datasets through standardized workflows,
eliminating procedural silos, reducing rework, and improving cross-team collaboration.
According to SLB, previously implemented collaborative well design tools have already reduced planning timelines
from months to days, and integrated field development planning is expected to deliver similar results.
Company representatives noted that trials confirmed planning cycle reductions from months to weeks,
proving the scalability of the digital approach across all operational areas.
SLB executives emphasized that as offshore projects grow more complex, competitiveness depends on rapid alignment
of technical teams and reliable, data-driven decisions. Unifying workflows into a single digital ecosystem
allows operators to evaluate development options faster, including subsea tiebacks of low-production
fields, while maintaining unified work standards across all disciplines.
This collaboration reflects the broader industry trend toward cloud-based integrated planning systems,
designed to reduce timelines between exploration stages and field development startup, improve coordination
of operational activities, and maximize hydrocarbon recovery from mature basins amid growing subsurface and engineering complexity.