Overview

Decommissioning industrial assets—whether offshore oil rigs, subsea structures, refineries, shipping vessels, offshore wind turbines, or other renewable energy infrastructure—presents significant challenges, including cost escalations, safety risks, and regulatory compliance burdens.

Traditional decommissioning methods rely on fragmented data, inefficient workflows, and limited real-time oversight, leading to excessive costs and delays.

Aventus AI has developed Virtual Decommissioning (Virtual Decomm™)—a digital-first subdivision dedicated to optimizing the entire decommissioning lifecycle through cutting-edge AI, simulation, and real-time data integration.

What Makes Aventus AI Different?

Aventus AI offers unique intellectual property (IP) and engineering methodologies that set us apart in the decommissioning sector. Unlike conventional approaches, we have developed proprietary scanning, data capture, and engineering-driven AI techniques that bring unprecedented precision and efficiency to asset retirement, risk mitigation, and work package development.

Collaborative, Engineering-Led Approach

We do not claim to be decommissioning contractors or industry-specific experts in dismantling structures. Instead, we:
✅ Leverage our ecosystem of partners—experts in structural engineering, offshore decommissioning, marine asset retirement, and hazardous material handling.
✅ Work alongside subject matter experts to co-develop optimized workpacks, ensuring precise planning and risk mitigation.
✅ Digitally capture and model the asset to overlay structural health data, stress cracking, corrosion mapping, and erosion analysis into the digital twin environment.
✅ Use AI, IoT, and multi-physics simulation to de-risk operations and minimize unforeseen structural collapses, accidents, and delays.

Reducing Risk & Enhancing Precision

🔹 Accurate Asset Scanning & Data Capture – We utilize advanced 3D scanning, sensor-driven inspections, and digital overlays to build an accurate digital representation of an asset before dismantling begins.
🔹 Structural Integrity Simulations – By modeling the mechanical properties, corrosion effects, and stress load distribution, we ensure cutting strategies do not compromise structural stability.
🔹 Avoiding Disruptive Incidents – Improper cutting locations or misjudged disassembly points can lead to catastrophic failures, endangering workers, damaging adjacent structures, and disrupting project workflows. We prevent this by integrating physics-driven AI simulations into decommissioning planning.
🔹 Optimized Workpack Generation – By aligning our AI-driven insights with industry expertise, we help decommissioning teams execute projects faster, safer, and with fewer operational setbacks.

Aventus AI’s Virtual Decommissioning (Virtual Decomm™) Ecosystem

1. Virtual Dry Dock™ (VDD) – Data-Driven Digital Twin for Decommissioning

A digital twin-based project execution tool providing full asset lifecycle visibility to optimize decommissioning planning, cost control, and risk mitigation.

Key Capabilities:
✅ Creates a digital twin for detailed structural, mechanical, and operational insights.
✅ Develops a decommissioning strategy document list, converted into structured CMMS-integrated work orders.
✅ Simulates dismantling workflows to reduce execution risk and delays.
✅ Maps hazardous materials, dead legs, and removable structures to enhance safety and compliance.
✅ Prevents cost escalation by structuring work packages and tracking real-time project spending.

2. Virtual Well Plug & Abandonment™ (Virtual P&A™) – A Separate Use Case Application

Focused on optimizing well decommissioning, reducing environmental risks, and ensuring compliance with global regulations. This will be covered in a separate use case application.

Industries & Asset Classes We Support

• Oil & Gas Platforms (Offshore rigs, subsea infrastructure, topside processing units)
• Refineries & Industrial Plants (Petrochemical, chemical, and heavy industry facilities)
• Shipping & Maritime Assets (Cargo ships, oil tankers, naval vessels, offshore service vessels)
• Offshore Renewable Energy (Wind turbines, floating solar platforms, tidal energy structures)
• Power Infrastructure (Non-renewable and renewable power generation sites, including decommissioned fossil-fuel plants)
• Nuclear Power (Limited Scope) (Decommissioning planning & project optimization, but not handling of nuclear materials)

Regulatory Compliance & Standards

Aventus AI’s Virtual Decomm™ solutions align with global decommissioning regulations, including:

• ISO 9001: Quality management
• ISO 14001: Environmental management
• ISO 45001: Occupational health & safety
• ISO 55000: Asset management
• OGUK, API, NORSOK, and IOGP standards for offshore and subsea decommissioning
• IMO MARPOL & SOLAS standards for shipping decommissioning
• IEC & ABS Guidelines for offshore renewable decommissioning
• Country-Specific Regulatory Frameworks (e.g., UK North Sea decommissioning laws, U.S. BOEM/BSEE requirements, EU Green Deal standards)

The Business Case: Cost Control & Project Oversight

One of the biggest challenges in decommissioning is cost inflation, where original PO values can increase four, five, or even six times due to unexpected inefficiencies. This leads to billions in wasted expenditure across the industry.

🔹 Example: The Sellafield nuclear site decommissioning in the UK started at £136 billion but may reach £253 billion.
🔹 Offshore rig decommissioning in the North Sea routinely exceeds initial cost estimates by 30-50%.
🔹 Wells P&A costs can spike dramatically due to miscalculated risks and unknown conditions.

How Virtual Decomm™ Mitigates This

✅ Project Cost Control – Work orders within CMMS track every task, eliminating uncontrolled cost escalations.
✅ Decommissioning Transparency – Stakeholders get real-time project oversight for precise budget tracking.
✅ Faster Execution & ROI – Optimized workflows reduce the time to completion, accelerating returns.
✅ Regulatory & Environmental Compliance – Integrated documentation ensures projects meet all safety and legal obligations.

Let’s Discuss How Virtual Decomm™ Can Support Your Decommissioning Goals

Whether you’re looking to optimize offshore asset decommissioning, ship recycling, or renewable energy infrastructure dismantling, Virtual Decomm™ provides the tools you need to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and maintain full regulatory compliance.

📞 Contact Us Today to learn how our AI-powered decommissioning solutions can help you take control of your next decommissioning project.