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How Technology can make the Oil and Gas Industry Safer?

Published on Dec 13, 2022

In today’s world, technology has become the face of everything.

Continuous development in the tech domain has broadened the horizons
of companies across industries and toward the application and
transformation of existing processes and functions. In all this, safety has
always been one of the most significant parameters in which companies
have been investing a lot lately, and the oil and gas industry is sure to be
no exception. With the implementation of IoT, AI, ML, and robotics, the oil
and gas companies are ensuring that their employees are now safer at
their jobs against threats of injury or fatalities.

New technologies will play a major role in safeguarding and protecting

the employees against serious safety threats, like - toxic chemicals, fires,
and heavy machinery, with which the employees work closely on a daily
basis.  
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Drones and robotics 

One of the most influential safety technologies are the ones that minimize
human exposure to safety threats. The presence of drones and robotics
can significantly reduce the risks involved in contractors working near
safety hazards. In certain cases, collaborative robotics – designed to work
alongside human workers – could be used to provide support in instances
where full automation is impractical or impossible. 
For example, slipping and falling remain common cause of injury and
death on oil and gas sites. Usage of drones in inspecting critical and
otherwise inaccessible areas around an oil and gas plant will improve
safety since drones provide easy access to assets that are mounted on
dangerous heights. AI-operated drones could also be used to patrol and
survey pipelines without the need for a human operator during the flight.  

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Intelligent Leak Detection Systems
Detecting small leaks and signs of corrosion is an important and recurring
problem in the oil and gas industry. The traditional leak detection system
for pipeline systems is called the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
(SCADA) system. However, even with SCADA in place, pipeline operators
have to send out a team for manual inspection of the areas along the
pipeline, exposing them to hazardous vapors and often combustible
environments. 

For Example: IoT technologies leverage the combination of sensor

technology for monitoring the pressure, gas flow, compressor conditions,
temperatures, concentration, and other variables inside the pipeline,
enabling them to pick up leaks emerging even from a pin-sized hole. 
AI and Predictive Modeling
The pattern-finding capabilities of AI make it a powerful tool for analyzing
unstructured data. The implementation of AI and ML technologies in the
oil and gas industries can enable new predictive models that can
leverage data to forecast future events like machine failures or possible
safety events. AI would most likely turn out to be the most efficient when
its capabilities are combined with industry 4.0 technology trends, i.e.,
connectivity and networked devices.  

For example, wet scrubbers used to scrub away harmful gases, and
particulate matter in industrial exhausts must be replaced regularly. As a
scrubber age and begins to fail, emerging warning signs like lower
performance or proliferation of bacteria within the scrubber may become
apparent. A predictive maintenance algorithm could pick up on these
signs and other subtler indicators of scrubber failure much sooner before
the scrubber begins to fail completely. 

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