Two years ago, SBM Offshore, a worldwide operator of 14 large floating production vessels (FPSOs), began thinking about new ways of deploying digital technology to improve how it works with its partners and service providers. There was a lot at stake for the Monaco-based group whose fleet of vessels process over a million barrels of oil per day. One area for immediate improvement was the water treatment and injection facilities critical for deepwater production, a process in which, as the industry saying goes, “water in equals oil out.” Working with its partner Veolia to improve water treatment and injection, SBM concluded that both parties needed more accurate, real-time oversight of the highly complex and expensive process where problems can result in costly downtime with hefty contractual penalties. Veolia and SBM, who are both well-established users of the PI System, used the PI System as a solution to create a rich flow of data, and move from reactive to predictive analytics for managing water treatment.