Production & SCM
Improving offshore safety with increased mindfulness
A partnership among University of Houston researchers and energy companies, Diamond Offshore Drilling and Baker Hughes, will examine whether simple exercises designed to increase mindfulness can reduce potential safety risks associated with offshore operations.
Low natural gas prices driving increased assets
Comstock's Cheaspeake Haynessville assets acquisition could increase their net present value by a third and almost double natural gas production.
Short timeline for automation infrastructure
System integrator assembled a diverse collection of technologies to meet an aggressive schedule.
Swimming robots used for oil and gas operations
Simcoa used ABB’s submersible inspection robot service, TXplore, to perform an internal inspection for one of their power transformers that was leaking oil.
Rice University, Shell launch climate change initiative
Rice University and Shell have launched Carbon Hub, a major research initiative to create a zero-emissions future in which oil and natural gas provide both clean energy and advanced materials
Maximize production by monitoring erosion
Data from two complementary monitoring technologies enable maximized production rates, even with high entrained solids.
An immutable ledger enables multi-party operations
Put settlement disputes to bed and ensure multiparty accountability.
Develop a full understanding of riser system health
Digital elements of an asset integrity program described.
HART increasingly used for quick diagnostics
Pluggable disconnect terminals for process engineering control systems. HART can help control processes in 3 ways.
Pumps that thrive under pressure
The evolution of hydraulic transmission technology in the pressure pumping market.