Aboyne, Scotland. December 15th 2025 – Canadian Natural Resources (CNR) has adopted the Pisys simulator to bolster the training and familiarisation of process operators at the Baobab Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit, situated in deep waters off the Ivory Coast
Pisys is a Scottish software company, specialising in HSEQ systems for industries such as energy, food, education and healthcare. Their major emergency/incident response and control room training simulator is the most widely used in the world.
CNR’s decision highlights the company’s commitment to operational excellence and safety in managing the complex subsea development of the Baobab field. The field, located at depths between 900 and 1700 metres, relies on an intricate network of subsea trees and manifolds connected to the FPSO for liquid separation and oil storage.
Paul Hunter, Systems and Controls Technical Authority at CNR, remarked, “The Pisys simulator allows the operational team to have exposure to an accurate representation of our operational system; without the need for expensive hardware and travel. The support from Pisys is very good and the system itself can be modified as the actual subsea system develops and changes. The Fidelity of the system will also get better with use and as we build new operational scenarios into it, such as ‘Black start models’ – it’s been game-changing for our team.”
The implementation of the Pisys simulator is set to significantly reduce costs and improve efficiency by facilitating remote training. This aligns with CNR’s goal of promoting local content by enabling local personnel to access training via a cloud-based system, eliminating the need for costly travel to the FPSO.
Pisys worked closely with CNR’s process engineers to replicate the Graphic User Interfaces as they would be experienced on the live system, providing a realistic and interactive training experience.They also built a process flow model in the background so that the CNR team can see data change in the same way that it would on the actual system itself.
The introduction of the simulator is expected to enhance the operational confidence of new team members, allowing individuals to be trained from anywhere in the world and experience the same scenario in real time in the simulator.
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