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Christian Markussen

Global Practice Lead - Digital Twins

Global Practice Lead Technology Qualification & Digital Twins with extensive expertise across various domains including development and deployment of digital twins, analytics and data quality, business development and technology qualification, Subsea/SURF systems, drilling, risk analysis, finite element analysis and lab testing. He is passionate about enabling customers’ success with digital twins and AI in a robust and safe manner.

About Christian

Christian is responsible for services related to assurance of digital twins and technology qualification. 

His focus is on enabling organizations with high-risk infrastructure to successfully adopt digital twin technologies so they can improve decision-making to drive efficiency gains, improve safety and foster innovation. He has extensive experience working with clients in the energy sector to develop and assure digital twins. Christian’s contributions have significantly impacted the energy industry, and his multifaceted experience continues to drive innovation and safety. 

Christian’s expertise extends across various domains including development and deployment of digital twins, including analytics and data quality, business development and technology qualification, subsea/SURF systems, drilling, risk analysis, finite element analysis and lab testing.

 

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I’m passionate about enabling high-risk infrastructure organizations to adopt digital twin technologies, driving innovation, safety, and efficiency in the energy sector.

  • Christian Markussen

Secondment to develop digital twin for AkerBP Yggdrasil field development.

 

Digital twin capability assessment of Visco, Cognite, AIZE and more.

 

Co-authored and responsible for further development of DNV’s recommended practice on assurance of digital twins (DNV-RP-A204). The objective of this document is to establish requirements and provide a structured process for developing and assuring digital twins, aiming to obtain trustworthy output from them.

 

Co-authored and responsible for further development of DNV’s recommended practice on technology qualification” (DNV-RP-A203). This recommended practice (RP) provides a systematic approach to technology qualification, ensuring traceability throughout the process. It covers functions, targets, expectations, failure modes, qualification activities and evidence.

Markussen, 2015. Subsea processing standardization – a way to improve the business cases. Presented at SPE Subsea Processing Workshop, Brazil, March. 

 

Markussen, 2014. Current and future technologies for powering offshore and subsea facilities. Presented at MCE Deepwater Development, Madrid, April. 

 

Markussen, 2012. Experience with technology qualification and subsea processing. Presented at SPE Conference - Subsea Processing, March. 

 

Markussen, 2008. Reliability issues for subsea solutions in Arctic waters. Presented at Russia Offshore Conference, Moscow, May. 

DNV 

 

Senior Principal Engineer – Subsea 

 

Business Development Leader, well, Subsea, Risers 

 

Head of section, Subsea well technology

SD School of Mines and Tech. 

MSc Mechanical Engineering

SD School of Mines and Tech. 

BSc w\Honours Mechanical Engineering

Telemark Engineering University 

Engineer Mechanical Engineering

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