Safety
The SPE Human Factors Technical Section has been officially renamed the SPE Safety Technical Section. The new name better reflects how safety is managed today across interconnected areas like human performance, risk management, and system resilience.
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.
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The HSE executive is urging offshore companies to take a closer look at human factors after inspectors formed the opinion that Apache failed to fully consider human factors as part of its plans to prevent a fire and explosion on one of its North Sea platforms. -
The company behind a 42-mile sand conveyor system is now leaning into autonomous vehicles for proppant logistics.
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This paper outlines how one company uses digital technologies to manage HSE risks in project delivery, developing an artificial intelligence (AI) predictive model to predict HSE risks and incidents based on historical incident data.
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VR provides an immersive and cost-effective approach to essential oilfield training.
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The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) recently conducted an inspection at the South Fork Wind project, the bureau’s first inspection of an operational offshore wind turbine in US waters.
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A survey conducted by Unite the Union had 75% of respondents reply that they would never fly in an Airbus Super Puma helicopter amid safety concerns.
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Using autonomous systems creates efficiencies, but, even more critically, it also allows engineers to be engineers.
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This article explores the implementation of artificial intelligence vision for leak monitoring automation in the oil and gas industry and its role in improving safety standards, operational efficiency, and environmental performance.
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A string of high-potential fires in the Gulf of Mexico leads to inspections and recommendations to improve safety.
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This study emphasizes the vital need to evaluate well conditions and working-fluid compatibility with coiled tubing materials to prolong coiled tubing operational life.
