Digital Twins at Scale – Strategy, Execution and Challenges in Guyana
Chris Willmore, ExxonMobil
Explore how Chris Willmore, Digital Manager, Guyana Digital Alliance at ExxonMobil, is scaling digital twins across Guyana’s offshore operations and building the foundations for more connected and data-driven asset management.
The presentation examines what it takes to deliver digital twins in complex industrial environments, combining visual simulation, contextualised data, predictive capabilities, 3D models, and real-time operational information into a unified digital ecosystem. It also highlights the architecture supporting ExxonMobil’s Guyana operations across multiple FPSOs.
A major focus is the acceleration of digital twin delivery, with deployment times reduced from 14 months to under 3 months for future vessels through improved data modelling, automated pipelines, CI/CD processes, and scalable delivery practices.
The session also shares practical lessons around data quality, user experience, persona-led design, and maintaining accurate virtual representations of physical facilities. The message is clear: digital twins are rapidly becoming essential tools for engineering, maintenance, integrity, and reliability teams across the oil and gas sector.
