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“ We believe that IOT is going to be the key to preventive maintenance ”
— Chakib Abi-Saab , CTO OSM Maritime
163 would be deployed for surveillance and repairs . Now , Abi-Saab says , that could change . “ When you stop a rig operation , you ’ re talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars lost on an hourly basis . If you have a drone in the water that can do the same job , you do not have to stop the operations . So , it not only increases safety but it increases profitability .” OSM is considering the adoption of drones for both underwater and aerial inspections in combination with video analytics on its rigs and ships under management .
“ Part of the immediate efforts to build efficiencies through digitalization includes working very closely with our partners of Simplifai to completely evaluate and re-engineer processes with the objective of then using Robotics Process Automation ( RPA ) to speed up the execution of repetitive tasks and reduce manual intervention ,” adds Abi-Saab . Simplifai is a holistic artificial intelligence solutions company headquartered in Oslo , Norway . By using Simplifai ’ s technology to automate routine tasks , Abi-Saab estimates OSM
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