Cut Costs and Boost Speed: How Automation is Transforming Oil and Gas Network Design

In the oil and gas industry, efficiency drives competitiveness. Gathering networks—crucial systems transporting resources from extraction sites to processing facilities—are essential to success. Yet, designing these networks remains riddled with challenges. Manual workflows, complex modelling, and intricate route optimisations often lead to costly delays, stretched timelines, and inflated budgets, while also struggling to accommodate landholder constraints and environmental considerations.

Biarri’s Automated Network Tool (ANT) is transforming this process. By automating key stages of network design, ANT eliminates inefficiencies, drastically reduces costs, and accelerates project timelines. Whether you’re a CEO focused on the bottom line or an engineering lead seeking to optimise workflows, ANT delivers measurable benefits while minimising landholder impacts and meeting regulatory standards.

Transforming Network Design with Automation

Traditional Pain Points: Costly and Time-Intensive Processes

Designing gathering networks has historically been a laborious task. Engineers spend weeks—sometimes months—manually building and testing network designs, integrating datasets, and navigating regulatory compliance. This manual process creates several challenges:

• Slow Turnaround Times: Lengthy workflows reduce operational agility.
• High Costs and Rework: Complex designs often lead to errors, inflating construction costs and delaying timelines.
• Data Management Risks: Manual integration of production forecasts, environmental constraints, and regulatory requirements increases the chance of mistakes, leading to inefficiencies and costly rework.
• Landholder Conflicts: Inadequate consideration of landholder constraints can result in disputes, delays, or increased project costs.

These traditional methods not only waste resources but also hinder your ability to capture early revenue, maintain a competitive edge, and address key stakeholder concerns.

The ANT Advantage: Faster, Smarter, Cost-Effective

Biarri’s ANT is reshaping network design by automating manual processes, addressing inefficiencies, and empowering teams to achieve faster, data-driven outcomes:

• Rapid Prototyping: ANT compresses weeks of design work into minutes, enabling teams to create and refine network options almost instantly. This speed supports faster decision-making and shorter project timelines.
• Cost Optimisation: By automating repetitive tasks, ANT reduces construction costs and avoids expensive rework by identifying optimal configurations upfront. Its intelligent algorithms also minimise landholder impacts, creating routes that respect landholder constraints while meeting operational goals.
• Data-Driven Precision: ANT seamlessly integrates production forecasts, environmental factors, and regulatory requirements, ensuring smarter decisions and fewer risks.
• Flexibility: In a dynamic industry, ANT’s real-time modelling allows for instant adjustments to changes in production data, compliance needs, or landholder constraints, without disrupting project timelines.

Why Automation is a Strategic Priority

For leaders across oil and gas companies, automation delivers strategic advantages:

• Accelerated Revenue Capture: Faster design cycles enable projects to come online sooner, allowing your company to generate revenue more quickly.
• Stronger Bottom Line: Reduced labour and material costs directly improve profitability while freeing resources for strategic initiatives.
• Scalability: With automated workflows, your teams can take on more projects without additional headcount, supporting long-term growth.
• Environmental and Regulatory Benefits: Optimised routes reduce land disruption, ensure compliance with industry standards, and prevent landholder conflicts, avoiding delays or fines.

Unlock the Future of Network Design

Biarri’s ANT is the key to faster, smarter, and more cost-effective gathering network design. Whether you’re driving innovation as a CIO, focused on growth as a CFO, or optimising workflows as a design lead, ANT empowers you to deliver better outcomes at every stage of your projects—all while reducing landholder impacts and meeting compliance standards. Ready to transform your network design process? Visit our Contact Us page to schedule a consultation and discover how ANT can revolutionise your approach.

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