Data & Analytics
Shell has demonstrated drone-in-a-box operations from its Mars floating production unit, becoming the first operator in the region to secure FAA approval for self-approved offshore beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights. JPT Senior Technology Editor Jennifer Pallanich visited Shell Technology Center Houston to see the system in action.
Panelists at the SPE Subsea Well Intervention Symposium discussed where AI is delivering value today, where risks remain, and how engineers can best determine its usefulness.
As digital technologies become commonplace, industry leaders say core engineering knowledge remains essential for making informed decisions and avoiding costly mistakes.
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The company said it plans to increase its use of Microsoft’s Azure cloud service to streamline its data. -
This paper presents an oil well completion integrating multilaterals, intelligent completions, permanent downhole monitoring systems, electric submersible pump (ESP) and a horizontal wellhead system.
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This paper presents the development and test of a method to predict upstream events that could lead to flaring, applying an integrated framework using machine-learning and big-data analytics.
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A field test conducted by Yokogawa Electric and JSR resulted in a chemical plant being run autonomously for the first time by artificial intelligence for 35 days.
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Fennex has picked up more than £250,000 in new contacts as well as the Innovation Award at the SPE Aberdeen Offshore Achievement Awards.
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Swiss robotics company ANYbotics introduced ANYmal X, the first explosion-proof legged robot, at the Offshore Technology Conference Asia.
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The company uses unmanned aerial vehicles to measure methane offshore.
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Verlume and consortium partners are working to advance the development of a robotic fish designed for efficient offshore inspection.
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Data science plays an increasing role in the fight against climate change. As we use data science to develop innovative solutions to climate change, we should be careful not to replicate, or worsen, existing inequities—or create new ones.
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A new generation of detectors will be many times better at tracking discharges of the dangerous greenhouse gas.
