Robotics/unmanned systems
The SPE Ecuador Section brought the excitement of robotics and energy education to life through an intensive 1-day Energy4me training, reaching 1,324 children from rural Quito.
The company has installed an autonomous drone system on Aker BP’s Edvard Grieg platform in the North Sea, enabling frequent, remote inspections from shore.
The USV Challenger will be remotely controlled from shore and will be equipped with multiple autonomous features.
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With the growing reliability of uncrewed aircraft, oil companies are now eager to have offshore rigs supplied in a more systematic and autonomous way. So, why haven’t we heard more about using uncrewed craft? -
The Saudi Arabian major is finding new ways of using drones to help improve the safety, efficiency, and environmental performance of its operations.
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The partnership aims to use artificial intelligence and advanced robotics to accelerate the adoption of technologies for predictive maintenance.
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As part of a 10-day inspection campaign, the companies inspected subsea trees and other infrastructure at the Alvheim field on the Norwegian continental shelf.
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The Unmanned Technical Section has updated its name to the Robotics and Autonomous Systems Technical Section.
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One is on Earth, and one is not. But the knowledge transfer between the oil patch and off-world has fueled meaningful technological advances for all involved.
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The USV will be equipped with a remotely operated vehicle that is capable of operating in water up to 1500 m deep and tools to perform subsea operations.
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The robot company said it plans to integrate 3D at Depth’s LiDAR inspection technology after the all-stock acquisition.
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A recently signed contract lines the company up to provide autonomous ocean robots for inspection of the oil giant’s subsea field developments in the Gulf of Mexico.
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The technology now in development at UH consists of remotely operated vehicles equipped with multiple sensors, video cameras, and scanning sonars that can swim along a subsea pipeline to inspect flange bolts.
