Johan Sverdrup project: 

Statoil chose Pims Document Control 

Two happy Department Managers, Johnny Vik (left) and Håvard Matre, having received confirmation that Statoil will use Pims Document Control on the Johan Sverdrup project.

Statoil has chosen to utilize Pims Document Control in connection with the review of technical documentation for the Johan Sverdrup project. 

“This was the best Christmas gift we could hope for; to have the opportunity to be a part of the largest project in decades is a huge achievement,” say Department Managers, Johnny Vik and Håvard Matre. 

“We were optimistic when the pilot project was initiated a few months ago, but could not be sure until the final decision was made. It is great to know that the work we have done over the last six months, developing an improved version of Pims Document Control, has yielded results. All credit to Omega’s System Departments in Lithuania and Ølensvåg, for a well-executed job.” 

Streamlined and automated 

Over the last six months, Johnny Vik and Håvard Matre have led the development of the new Pims Document Control, primarily in order to meet new requirements regarding efficiency, time, and cost for several clients in the oil and energy sector. 

“We have investigated some of the challenges that companies in the industry are facing now, and knew we have hit the nail on the head when Statoil, one of the real heavyweights in the industry, chose to go for Pims Document Control. Statoil’s use of Pims will mean we gain many new users and great references in the market,” say Matre and Vik. 

The biggest improvement in the new version of Pims Document Control, is the increase in automated functions, which save clients time and money. 

“The goal has been to streamline document control procedures and provide a better experience for users,” says Matre. 

Many parts of the document control process, which were previously done manually, will be automatic in the new Pims Document Control. 

Improved usability for many users 

The system was redesigned in 2014 and adapted to meet modern application requirements, so that it could be used on tablets and mobiles. The new Pims Document Control also features improved functionality for progress reporting, ensuring that users can use the information to provide the most realistic progress reports in the engineering phase. 

Many of Omega’s clients are familiar with Pims Document Control. Statoil has used the system on many of its pipeline projects; Danish Dong Energy uses Pims in all its major development projects; Lundin, including the large Edvard Grieg project, also uses Pims. Earlier this year, Omega added Petrobras in the USA to its Pims Document Control customer list. 

“Compared to other Pims systems, Document Control serves a wider part of a project. Pims Document Control will therefore reach a much larger portion of project staff than other systems would, and it will be an important system for ‘everyone’ working on the project. With this in mind, our goal was to ensure that Pims Document Control was more efficient, providing a better user experience for both document controllers, engineers, and suppliers of documentation,” emphasizes Vik.