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 agreement will see Akselos become one of the global energy company’s verified suppliers for structural integrity assessments, forming part of Shell’s newly formed Digital Twin Platform. -
Neuromorphic computing could completely transform everything about the technology industry from programming languages to hardware.
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2020 is finally ending. While not likely to register as anyone’s favorite year, 2020 did have some noteworthy advancements, and 2021 promises some important key trends to look forward to. A collection of experts presents thoughts on the past year and predictions for the year to come.
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Geoscience data companies CGG, PGS, and TGS announced a strategic partnership to offer a shared ecosystem providing direct access to their subsurface multiclient data libraries.
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Silviu Livescu, SPE’s technical director for data science and engineering analytics, and Birol Dindoruk, recent technical director for management and information, discuss the state of the oil and gas industry’s digital transformation, where the industry needs to go, and how it can get there.
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Fugro has opened a new remote operations center in Abu Dhabi that is already handling remote and autonomous projects in the Middle East and India.
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Emerson has launched cloud-native software designed to find opportunities for field development through data mining and automation. The software, called SpeedWise Reservoir Opportunity, was developed in collaboration with Quantum Reservoir Impact.
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Price and demand pressures in the oil and gas sector make the potential value embedded in advanced connectivity for exploration and production more important than ever.
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A presentation at the 2020 Offshore Technology Conference Asia described a study of unmanned aerial vehicles operated by off-site pilots based in remote control centers many miles from the facility.
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The complete paper presents a methodology designed for optimally matching drill bits, mud motors, and bottomhole-assembly components for reduced failure risks and improved drilling performance.
