Smart Offshore Ecosystem – Enabling a Safe and Sustainable Offshore Environment Utilizing Smart Technology

Abstract

With continued pressure to reduce costs of offshore developments, coupled with more stringent environmental regulations and a continued focus on safe operations; operators, drilling contractors, and service companies alike, continue to explore different avenues to remove waste within their operations by removing inefficiencies in a safe and environmentally responsible way. If we take a closer look at other industries, we can find technologies that exist today that can be adopted and adapted to support the offshore O&G industry in these efforts to remove waste. Hybrid power systems, remote operations, digitalization, big data analytics, and automation are just a few of the tools that can drive this sustainable environment. In this paper we will explore these technologies and how their adoption can positively impact the entire offshore environment. The intent is to elicit new thoughts, and ideas of how we can collaborate, as an industry, in creating a safe and sustainable Smart Offshore Ecosystem.