Safety
The company said its frequency of serious incidents was down at the end of the year from its levels at the end of 2024.
This paper examines how real-time monitoring can improve both incident prevention and emergency response in the oil and gas industry. Drawing from real-world examples and case studies, it provides practical strategies for implementing this technology effectively.
This paper presents a novel application of artificial intelligence in computer vision for automating blowout-preventer pressure-chart-data extraction, demonstrating significant efficiency gains and a high return on investment.
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The DS-16 is one of four Valaris rigs undergoing reactivation work for new drilling contracts. -
How is it possible that, in the 30 years since the international oil and gas industry declared a commitment to eradicate the unthinkable, catastrophic events continued to occur—especially in light of so much evidence being on hand asserting overall HSE performance improvements? This paper addresses this clear conundrum and submits that there are essentially three prin…
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The idea of a root cause was developed in the early 1900s to troubleshoot simple mechanical systems. Unfortunately, the same logic does not work very well to explain human and organizational behavior.
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Human factors questions are now part of the contract prequalification service. This means that all companies wishing to bid for work in the oil and gas sector should demonstrate human factors policy and how they apply human factors in seven different areas. The SPE Human Factors Technical Section has created a guide to the process.
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The Trinity Spirit, capable of storing up to 2 million bbl, sank off the Nigerian coast on 3 February.
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One of the main reasons software implementations fail is because the scale of the project was too much from the outset.
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In-situ extraction of heavily sulfured oil by use of steam injection comes with a high risk of hydrogen-sulfide production resulting from aquathermolysis reactions. This could lead to casualties, environment damage, and corrosion of surface facilities and wells. Also, a strong need exists to understand aquathermolysis reactions and to forecast the generation of acid g…
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The number of fatalities reported to the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers was down by half from the total in 2019.
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People and businesses alike are adapting processes and products to help ensure the activities we undertake and products we produce are sustainable for the future. Industrial lighting is no exception.
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After an oilfield tank battery explosion killed a 14-year-old girl, Louisiana regulators have put new rules in place for the storage tanks and are launching a campaign to identify all of them statewide.
