Robotics/unmanned systems
Autonomous drilling through managed pressure drilling (MPD) at the Atlantis field has given the operator confidence to scale the method.
This paper presents a robot integrated with a microcontroller that provides multiple functions to help with data logging, analysis, and reporting to identify hazards and improve safety protocols.
With the right infrastructure and interoperability, subsea resident robotics could unlock more frequent, cost-effective inspections—and a new standard for offshore efficiency.
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Chevron looks into using remotely operated vehicles to scrub marine growth from subsea structures. -
BMT and Ocius plan to deploy 1,000 autonomous vessels to collect data as “satellites of the sea.”
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Geo Oceans has achieved class sign off for the world’s first entirely robotic FPSO cargo oil tank special survey.
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Using autonomous systems creates efficiencies, but, even more critically, it also allows engineers to be engineers.
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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?
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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.
