Inspection/maintenance
This paper introduces a technology for offshore pipeline inspection centered on an autonomous robotic system equipped with underwater computer vision and edge-computing capabilities.
The offshore industry is actively embracing a digital-first, low-carbon future, supported by scalable demonstrators, intelligent systems, and integrated engineering approaches now entering precommercial or early-deployment stages.
This paper compares traditional welded techniques, such as above-water repair methods and underwater hyperbaric welding, with the novel options offered by subsea connectors purposely developed for corrosion-resistant-alloy-clad pipelines.
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Additive manufacturing can alleviate and avoid long, expensive production shutdowns and reduce supply chain carbon footprints. Key to unlocking this potential is building trust in “printed” parts. -
SponsoredWell monitoring hasn’t been easy. But it’s something that has to be done. Remote oil and gas wells are notoriously difficult to monitor. But new technology may make them some of the most advanced sites out there.
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The risk-management firm is teaming up with academia and a robotics specialist for a research project focused on automatic processing of data gathered by autonomous and remote-controlled vehicles.
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The American National Standards Institute accredited three of the American Petroleum Institute’s inspector certifications for pressure vessels, piping, and aboveground storage tanks.
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Saudi Aramco is accelerating the adoption and scaleup of disruptive and multipurpose robotic technologies to deliver safer, cost-effective, and efficient inspection capabilities, emergency response, aerial mapping, project monitoring, security surveillance, and environmental monitoring.
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An autonomous robot will be deployed on an offshore platform for the first time by Equinor. The operator plans to use it as its eyes and sensors on future platforms where humans will visit only intermittently.
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The paper describes the steps that have already been taken to create an industry-wide group that includes operators, class regulators, and service providers to agree on the primary challenges and to encourage development of practical solutions in a cost-efficient way.
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On the normally unmanned Valhall Flank West platform, the survey of a 1-year-old box boom pedestal crane featured auto-testing of the automatic overload protection system. A similar inspection program was performed on two knuckle boom cranes on a FPSO vessel in Skarv.
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Monitoring of corrosion in process pipelines has always been of paramount importance in ensuring plant-asset integrity. Similarly, steam traps play an important role in ensuring steam quality and, thus, the integrity of critical assets in the plant.
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The service company says its engageSubsea Remote platform provides real-time equipment-status information.
