Robotics/unmanned systems
Given the rapidly rising investments in robotics and drones, why is the SPE Unmanned Systems Technical Section struggling to find volunteers willing to form a new board and keep the rest of the Production and Facility Community up to date on the opportunities and challenges in applying these new tools in the field or at construction sites?
Advanced robotics is poised to make a big splash in the oil and gas industry, but when and just how big will it be?
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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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. -
New contracts, a joint venture, and a merger are pushing the company's robotic vessel fleet further into the mainstream of both hydrocarbons and renewable energy inspection services.
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Vaarst, a spinoff from subsea robotic and hydrographic survey company Rovco, wants to accelerate advancement in ocean robotics by providing access to artificial-intelligence technology to marine and subsea providers for autonomous robotic work.
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Oslo-based consultancy Rystad Energy sees the potential for robots and automation to replace up to 400,000 roles in North America, Europe, and Russia by 2030. The timeline is not guaranteed, though, and will move at a speed set by human decision making.
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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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Cyberhawk will provide drone inspection, surveying, data visualization services, and inspection reports.
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Advances in drone technology and construction have allowed more industrial applications to take off. One application for which drones may be particularly useful is health, safety, and environmental compliance. Similarly, drones may help facilities comply with site security regulations.
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To provide condition monitoring and combat fouling, the robot clings and moves along the hull walls. It is controlled via a 4G connection to clean and inspect the walls in line with individual vessel schedules developed through a proprietary algorithm and big data.
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After 2 years of testing, Shell is going all in on using high-flying technology to catch methane leaks to reduce its overall emissions to less than 1%.
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The Norwegian company completed what it describes as the world’s first logistics operation with a drone to an offshore installation.
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