“We are collaborating with IIT Madras Ocean Engineering Department, which has been providing invaluable contributions in developing high-end technical solutions in the domain of offshore areas.” - Pankaj Kumar, Director (Offshore) ONGC
July 2022 : Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has developed an indigenou lifecycle management system for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to reduce the cost of maintenance and rehabilitation of offshore oil platforms.
Called the ‘Structural Integrity Management System’ (SIMS), it was developed by Offshore Structures Group from the Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras. It has a large database management system, housing crucial information about structural and other design related data, which can be extracted by a click of a button, saving considerable time and effort for ONGC.
Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, handed over the SIMS system to Shri Pankaj Kumar, Director (Offshore), ONGC, during an event on IIT Madras campus on 14th July 2022 in the presence of Prof. S. Nallayarasu, Head, Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras, who headed the Research Team that developed SIMS, ONGC Officials and other IIT Madras Researchers and faculty.
Mr Kumar launched the SIMS System, which will be implemented in ONGC with access to various stakeholders like Institute of Engineering and Ocean Technology (IEOT), offshore Assets, Offshore Engineering Services and Inspection and maintenance and repair teams of ONGC.
Addressing the event, Mr Kumar, said, “Today is the right platform to applaud the efforts of IITs, which are premier technical institutes in the country that nurture top talent. IIT Madras has been at the forefront of developing indigenous technologies and delivering solutions requested by the Industry.”
Further, Mr Kumar said, “We are collaborating with IIT Madras Ocean Engineering Department, which has been providing invaluable contributions in developing high-end technical solutions in the domain of offshore areas. This particular software - SIMS - is an example of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat - Digital India’ outcome, in keeping with the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and is an excellent effort of Industry-academia collaboration to realize his vision.”
Congratulating the Ocean Engineering Department Researchers and ONGC on development of this system, Prof. Kamakoti said,“We are not just an academic institution as our researchers have developed a product that is in the market. I am sure this software will contribute towards ‘Atmanirbharta,’ which is very important. Today, tons and tons of your personal data is going (abroad). This IIT Madras contribution is extremely important in keeping ONGC data from going out. This data, if collected in a streamlined manner for some years, can help in the development of indigenous start-ups that can develop AatmaNirbhar technologies.”
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