The ability to produce oil and gas in the most cost-effective way will be an important going forward. To support this DNV GL have driven several standardization initiatives related to manufacturing og subsea equipment.

One key initiative is a joint industry effort to prepare requirements for parts manufactured by additive manufacturing. We have found that additive manufacturing can open vast opportunities for customized parts and new supply chain setups. An important prerequisite is clear requirements for parts ensuring quality in the most cost effective way possible.

For mature manufacturing processes like welding and forging DNV GL we have found that harmonized requirements can generate significant value. DNV GL have facilitated and industry wide undertaking to create harmonized requirements. For welding of subsea equipment significant progress has been made in the last 12 months.

The DNV GL recommended practices for subsea forgings DNVGL-RP-0034 and DNVGL-RP-B202 has gained wide recognition and is being adopted throughout the industry. DNV GL have made valuable learnings from involvement in the implementation phase.