Amsterdam, the Netherlands – 13 September, 2021 | Hiber, an industrial IoT as-a-service startup, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Shell to provide IoT remote well monitoring systems across the globe.
The global framework agreement allows Shell entities and subsidiaries worldwide to adopt the HiberHilo solution with minimal legal friction. HiberHilo’s end-to-end IoT system has been trusted by leading upstream operators to make well monitoring safer, more efficient, and data-driven since its launch in October 2020. Based on satellite technology, the solution empowers oil and gas companies to measure real-time well temperature and pressure on unconnected wells in offshore locations.
Shell has since installed the HiberHilo IoT remote well monitoring system at operations in the North Sea. The aim is to reduce the amount of travel required to and from remote wells. The solution enables Shell’s internal teams to access more high quality data on their well performance and to monitor well integrity issues more effectively, thereby improving the safety and efficiency of remote and offshore sites.
“After testing HiberHilo, the opportunity was clear,” said Ian Taylor, Global Principal Technical Expert for well integrity at Shell. Shell is now considering IoT remote well monitoring systems for operations in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
“HiberHilo is a simple solution to help oil and gas companies improve safety, optimize operations, and reduce their environmental footprint,” said Coen Jansen, Hiber chief strategy officer. “We’re thrilled to be working with Shell toward a technologically cleaner future. Hiber’s mission is connecting everything everywhere to deliver productivity and sustainability in global industrial IoT.”
Hiber, founded in 2016 in the Netherlands, designs, builds and operates end to end solutions for the Internet of Things, focused on industrial uses such as well integrity or heavy equipment monitoring. The company, which launched the world’s first global IoT satellite network, recently secured €26 million in EU and private investment.
