HSE & Sustainability
A handful of operators have cut costs, project timelines, and emissions by redeploying offshore infrastructure, but there are limited opportunities to replicate these success stories.
The challenge is to ensure that changes to major accident hazards are properly managed, whether the changes occur by adapting conventional industry operations to lower carbon or by introducing innovative technologies.
From AI-enabled walking rigs to subsea drones and autonomous inspection robots, robotics is rapidly moving from pilot projects to field deployment. The technology promises not only greater efficiency but also a fundamental shift in how the industry approaches safety and asset management.
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Long recognized as a pillar of US energy production, deepwater Gulf of Mexico could help provide the resources the world needs during the energy transition. -
Sustainability has become the new corporate imperative. Companies have begun doing their homework, diligently setting up a number of initiatives. This is a good starting point, but too often, firms are unable to systematically scale these efforts to achieve a more transformative outcome.
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The device allows for increased worker safety by monitoring surroundings and connecting to managers in real time.
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The SPE Colombia Section, through analysis of data obtained in several studies, identified a lack of soft skills in the country’s young professionals in the energy sector. As a result of the analyses, a project was designed to improve these skills through various activities and keynotes.
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The project would evaluate oil and gas extraction workers’ sleep, fatigue, and other related factors, as well as their relationship to industry-associated risks.
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The $3.8-billion campaign will result in the delivery of power and decarbonization of ADNOC’s offshore production operations.
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The CStore1 project aims to prove that floating storage and injection facilities are competitive with pipelines and fixed offshore infrastructure.
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State lawmakers sent a bill to the governor that would require setbacks between new production sites and residential neighborhoods and other sensitive areas.
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Proposed revisions to 2019 Well Control Rule aim to bolster safe and environmentally responsible energy operations.
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The Biden administration seeks to cut the cost of enhanced geothermal systems by 90% by 2035.
