RPSEA

The people in the offshore oil and gas industry have an expectation that they can work each day with zero harm to their safety or the environment. The Ocean Energy Safety Institute and the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America have teamed up to create a roadmap to reach this goal.

The Technology Roadmap identifies R&D opportunities that will allow the US to be the leading producer of oil and gas into the future. The importance of technology transfer and time to commercialization is discussed.

The Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) has released its Technology Roadmap, a plan that outlines the challenges and research needs of the US onshore and offshore oil and gas industry for the coming decade.

New leadership aims to make positive, lasting changes at RPSEA.

Last year, lawmakers in the United States sent a blunt message to the oil business: If it wants new exploration and production technology, it will need to pick up more of the cost.

For decades, the industry has worked to realize the potential of gathering seismic data in wells. But it is a hostile environment for standard equipment. An inventor has developed a fiber optic system that can handle the heat, but he needs backers to see if it can deliver in the ground.