Health
With millions of wells having been drilled in the US since the beginning of the oil age, the land is pocked with old, unused wellbores. For most, repurposing is a pipe dream. Plugging is the best option.
This paper explores how artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive models, and integrated digital tools can transform readiness from periodic drills into a continuous, measurable capability.
This paper presents a competency-centered, data-driven approach implemented to strengthen control-room emergency-response capability through a cloud-hosted, scenario-based virtual plant simulator.
-
A recent settlement of up to $1.8 billion between Southern California Gas Co. and thousands of alleged victims has offered a measure of relief to some. But many residents say they still know painfully little about how the disaster affected their health. -
Researchers say they found that the amount and proximity of natural gas wells to a home were linked to higher levels of certain chemical contaminants.
-
In a perspective piece that appears in the journal Science, Elaine Hill, an economist in the University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Public Health Sciences, calls for tighter regulation and monitoring of unconventional oil and gas development as more evidence points to the negative health consequences of the practice.
-
Poor health and safety behaviors pose a challenge to drivers of trucks and commercial vehicles and to the safety of motorists and pedestrians. In Nigeria, an operator partnered with medical personnel to demonstrate the positive effects of a human performance and care agenda on driver performance, engagement, behavior, and road safety.
-
At a time when the world is dealing with the COVID-19 virus, it is a safe assumption that we are frequently thinking about our health. This selection of technical papers highlights the topic as addressed at the 2020 SPE Virtual International Conference on Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability.
-
A new study from Oregon State University found that infants born within 3 km of oil and natural gas drilling facilities in Texas had slightly lower birthweights than those born before drilling began in their vicinity.
-
Nearly 150 workers have been evacuated or are due for evacuation from Shell's Shearwater project in the North Sea since a COVID-19 outbreak emerged at the end of June, the company said.
-
The newly released document outlines the main types of tests available and examines approaches to isolation and quarantine for suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 in oil and gas industry workplaces.
-
If stakeholders take action and initiate dialogue, we may be able to accelerate efforts to make our industry safer.
-
In this case study analysis of the oil and gas sector, the authors assess the important leadership and support role that occupational health can play in managing stress and psychosocial risk, especially because this is an industry where the focus is more commonly on physical risk and health and safety.
