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BP Tangguh LNG: Data-Centric PIM on $8B Expansion | Sharecat

In my experience most solutions normally struggle to meet expectations and demands of users, but from the moment I first came across Sharecat it frankly blew my mind. When comparing the value provided to the cost spent, the Sharecat platform definitely has been a very good investment for us.

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Dodi Jatikusuma, Project Information Management Manager — BP Tangguh LNG
OVERVIEW

One workspace across seven EPC contractors and the full project lifecycle.

The Tangguh Expansion Project in Indonesia included two offshore platforms, 13 new production wells, a new third LNG liquefaction train rated at 3.8 MTPA (a capacity increase of ~50%), gas pre-treatment and processing, and a new LNG jetty with expanded loading facilities.

The project had a CAPEX of approximately $8 billion USD and delivered its first LNG cargo in October 2023. From FEED in 2014 through start-up, a single Sharecat workspace served as the information backbone across seven EPC contractors, hundreds of suppliers and BP’s operations team.

At a glance
Oil, Gas & LNG
Upstream / LNG
BP
Tangguh LNG Train 3 expansion
Onshore LNG plant + offshore platforms
Bintuni Bay, Indonesia
~$8 billion USD
2014 – 2023
BY THE NUMBERS

The full breadth of the project, captured in one workspace.

7
EPC contractors
Coordinated through one workspace
391
Suppliers
Onboarded across the programme
825
Purchase orders
Issued across the programme
102.5
Unique documents
Engineering and supplier documents
288.6
Document revisions
Captured and tracked
170.8
Tagged equipment items
Equipment items registered
7.65
Data attributes
Collected across the project
893
Workspace users
Working across BP, contractors and suppliers
PLATFORM FUNCTIONALITY USED

From supplier documents to continuous handover via API.

The Jasmine project drew on the full breadth of the Sharecat platform — from supplier document workflows through to automated tag and document numbering, with reporting threaded across the lifecycle.

01
Document management, workflows & reviews
02
Asset data and equipment registers
03
Reference Data Library / class library management
04
Automated tag and document numbering
05
Product catalogue
06
Reporting and analytics
WHY SHARECAT

When capital projects depend on contractor systems, information quality becomes a risk.

The system must be both document-centric and data-centric — capable of handling, collecting and validating documents and data automatically, while enabling collaborative working across BP, EPC contractors and suppliers.

On the original Tangguh LNG project (trains 1 & 2), BP depended on EPC contractors' systems and experienced recurring challenges with data accuracy, inconsistent equipment classes and duplicate tag numbering. These information failures translated directly into project delivery risk.

For the Expansion Project, BP defined that the required platform must be both document-centric and data-centric — capable of handling, collecting and validating documents and data automatically, while enabling collaborative working across BP, seven EPC contractors and hundreds of suppliers.

Following successful use on the BP Quad 204 project, the Sharecat platform met all defined requirements and was selected. A single workspace then supported the entire programme from FEED through start-up.

SUCCESSES & BENEFITS

One workspace across the full project lifecycle.

The Tangguh Expansion Project drew on the Sharecat platform from FEED through start-up — including documents, data, references, automated numbering, product catalogue and analytics.

$2M USD direct saving
in the EPC contract — EPC contractors did not need to provide their own central document and tag/data management tools.
Improved EPC understanding
of BP’s information requirements, leading to higher quality handover earlier.
Automated specification distribution
of the latest BP specifications with full audit trail, avoiding disputes and change orders for missing information.
Real-time integrated reporting
and analytics providing real-time status for all parties.
Significant reduction
in document control effort and cost through automation.
Efficient interface transfer
of interface-critical information between EPC contractors.
Staged operational handover
via eight predefined ready-for-start-up milestones.
Zero security incidents
controlled access in accordance with BP’s confidentiality and information classification requirements, executed with zero digital security incidents.
Verified Savings
$2

Approximately $2 million USD direct saving in the EPC contract — contractors did not need to provide their own central document and tag/data management tools.

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