Dear USPI members and interested parties

Hereby our annual update on the activities and plans of USPI. It starts with a summary of data standardization developments in the process industries and in

USPI. It subsequently moves on to our plans for the coming period, in which more will be published on our website in due course.

USPI Safari: Use and Benefits of 3D Models in Commissioning

USPI held a Safari session focused on the critical build-up of 3D/2D data and equipment information to facilitate successful commissioning.
The Safari was held online on Thursday, February 13, 2025, from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM (UTC+01:00) Amsterdam.

What is the Facilities Lifecycle 3D Model Standard (FL3DMS)?

FL3DMS is a USPI initiative that aims to achieve standardization across the process- and energy supply chains for the development, use and maintenance of 3D models. A team of 3D model subject matter experts were assembled from Owners, Contractors and Software Suppliers to deliver a standard.

Whilst working on the project, the team has developed a number of deliverables to achieve this goal.

·        The initial release, R 1.0 included a 3D Model Standard based on the company standards of the participants. It also included a Business Case for standardizing and maintaining 3D models during the lifecycle of a facility, based on experience from the Owners.

• An subsequent release of the standard, R 1.1, included unique numbering of the text clauses in the standard to enable requirements management, embedment in company standards and version history.
• In this latest release, 1.2, best practices for requirements writing has been applied and the requirements numbering has been extended to the 3D Model content requirements table. The release also includes a 3D Model Lifecycle Management Guide to guide Owners on how to manage 3D Models to extract more value from them.
• The future releases are expected to include greater specifics on As Built requirements, Modelling of Equipment/Skids, and 3D Model data needed to support Advance Work Packaging (AWP) and corrosion management.  An implementation guide is also planned to accompany the next release. 

Insights from the USPI Safari about Greenhouse Gas:

The USPI Safari on Greenhouse Gas recently brought together 31 experts from the oil and gas sector in a webinar, led by Ian Cornwell from Kraken IM.

The purpose of the webinar was to present and discuss a possible role of international IM standards in the domain of greenhouse gas emissions and to explore in what stage of capital projects such standards would have maximum impact on GHG emission reduction.

USPI Hosts Successful Annual 3D Model Standardisation Meeting for the FL3DMS team at Shell’s Amsterdam Office.

From June 4 to June 6, 2024, USPI held a productive FL3DMS Face-to-Face (F2F) meeting at Shell's office in Amsterdam. The event brought together leading companies in the process industry supply chain to collaborate on how to further improve the standard and widen its use.

The meeting addressed key challenges such as methods for As Building 3D Models, management and sharing of 3D catalogues, and integration of 3rd party content from module- or equipment-suppliers. The open dialogue and constructive contribution of all participants reflected the willingness of the Owner Operators, EPCs and Software Suppliers to solve the key pain-points related to 3D Models. 

Presentation USPI on PIDMIC 3.0 - Process Industry Data Model Integration Congress 3.0  - a first step towards better harmonization

As a key part of the Process Industry Data Model Integration Congress (PIDMIC) at ACHEMA 2024, this USPI presentation by Leo van Ruijven, contributes to the overarching goal of enhancing data model integration in the process industry.