What You Don’t See Will Cost You: The Case for Remote Asset Intelligence

In asset-intensive industries downtime is costly, field access is challenging, and reactive maintenance can quickly spiral into unplanned outages.  

Operators today face increasing pressure to maximize uptime, ensure safety, and reduce operational costs—all while challenged to do more with less.

One of the most effective strategies to address these challenges is to increase remote visibility into the condition and performance of critical assets. This is where digital twins and industrial data platforms are proving transformative.

Cost Savings Through Proactive Insight

By integrating real-time sensor data with a dynamic, digital representation of assets, digital twins provide operators with a single source of truth across pipelines, compressor stations, terminals, and processing facilities. This reduces the time spent searching for information and accelerates decision-making. The twin can help with digital planning & scheduling; makes planning more agile, helping planners & schedulers do their job in context through visualization and by having data at their fingertips.

According to industry analysts, predictive maintenance enabled by digital technologies can reduce maintenance planning time by 20–50%, increase equipment uptime by 10–20%, and lower maintenance costs by 5–10%. 

When these insights are delivered remotely, the value multiplies—minimizing the need for field crew mobilization and allowing subject matter experts to make high-impact decisions without being onsite.

Real-World Impact

Kongsberg Digital’s Industrial Work Surface brings this capability to life. Our platform connects remote sensors, historical and live operations data, and engineering documentation within a shared environment. For example:

• A leading pipeline operator improved compressor uptime by 12% using remote asset condition monitoring and anomaly detection powered by live sensor feeds and historical context.
• A gas processing facility reduced inspection rounds by 30% by implementing digital work instructions tied to asset health indicators visualized through P&ID overlays.

These are not isolated successes—they reflect a broader industry shift. A McKinsey study found that full-scale digital transformations can deliver up to $1 billion annually in savings for large oil and gas companies.

From Data to Decisions

With Kongsberg Digital, organizations move beyond fragmented systems and paper-based workflows. Our data operations layer provides context and quality assurance, while our digital twin model visualizes assets in real time—whether in the field, in the control room, or at corporate HQ.

The result? Faster, more informed decisions. Fewer truck rolls. Lower operational costs. And a more connected, agile workforce.

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