ROBOTICS AND VITRUAL TECH OFFERS MORE SAFETY IN A DECARBONISING OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

Offshore oilfield development options enabled by new technologies can boost safety and efficiency even before The possibility off processing moving subsea becomes reality. Indeed, the idea of reducing the number of personnel on board (POB) to conduct operations, maintenance and intervention in the offshore oil and gas industry has been attracting renewed interest since the 2014–2016 oil price slump, and again in the industry fallout from the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. In theory, demanning aligns with two top drivers of oil and gas company corporate strategy and ...


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