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  • Johnny Wood
  • 2020-08-31
  • 4 min read

Building trust

Robotics and remote working

The digitalization of oil and gas is part of a wider energy transition where digital systems are being adopted to drive efficiency and flexibility that can help lower carbon emissions. For example, in many countries AI is now being used to monitor energy demand and weather forecasts; this data is then used to predict the required and likely power output from renewable energy sources, making it easier to balance the grid. AI is also being used in traditional power plants, increasingly switching them away from being baseload generators to perform a balancing role. Amid the current oil price volatility, intelligent systems can help reduce oil and gas operating costs by utilizing infrastructure and resources more efficiently. In the offshore sector, oil and gas platforms can operate remotely, allowing one control center in a single location to monitor multiple sites. Eliminating the need to fly operations or maintenance crew to distant rigs boosts safety, cuts operations, and transit budgets − plus fewer flights add to sustainability efforts.

Operating rigs remotely reduces the need to fly out maintenance crews
Operating rigs remotely reduces the need to fly out maintenance crews

Operating rigs remotely reduces the need to fly out maintenance crews

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