An overview of application of e-maintenance for arctic production facilities

In industry with a high level of investment, such as Arctic offshore oil and gas, the costs of the production losses due to a long downtime are substantial which can affect business performance. Thus the selection of the maintenance policy for the Arctic is one of the most important decisions of strategic maintenance management. It guarantees not only adequate control of the maintenance costs, but also competitive performances of the production system in terms of safety, availability and quality. Development of the communication and information technologies provides the opportunity for a new maintenance generation named e-maintenance. E-maintenance for the Arctic with high demand for efficient maintenance, remote maintenance, real-time information access and condition monitoring can be an effective strategy. This paper presents the opportunities and challenges with e-maintenance in the Arctic.