By Amit Mehta CEO of Houston-based Moblize (www.moblize.com Well drilling is utilizing more and more technology each year, yet engineers are still making many key decisions based on educated guesses. However, driven by innovative professionals, skilled in both E&P and data analytics, daily operations are becoming much more technically precise. Making People Smarter…
In Calgary’s corporate headquarters, it had been long been acknowledged, very quietly of course, that Saskatchewan’s energy regulator is “a bit lax” in how it policed the oilpatch. Executives believed they could get away with more. Sadly, last fall a consortium of media claimed it had uncovered almost five years of violations in how industry…
By Scott Jeffrey At the beginning of their careers, most politicians are fired with an almost religious zeal when it comes to serving the public. Even the lawyers, who make up an alarmingly disproportionate percentage of all politicians, originally enter politics with the desire to serve the common good. Sure, they’re self-centred, narcissistic, attention-seeking power…
Calls it ‘Disruptive Technology’ Last fall, Schlumberger introduced its newest valve, called the GROVE IST, which features a patented seat-on-ball design, integrates seal technology, and improves metal-to-metal valve performance. It was invented as a reliable, high-performing piece of equipment with a longer life span, a smaller, lightweight footprint, and thus delivers higher efficiency at a…
By Heather Douglas “Everything that can be automated Will be automated.” -Robert cannon, internet law and policy expert “Oil companies have been taking a longer view. For decades, they have attempted to rejig their entire value chain, harnessing technological advances in IT, communications (ICT), and engineering. The 1960s’ manual logging of operational data eventually evolved…
By Heather Douglas “In the United States between 2005 and 2015, there were 85 deaths due to fires or explosions at oil and gas wellsites, including 27 ignited by mobile engines or auxiliary motors.” United States Department of Labor, Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OHSA), June 2017. This summer, the Americans issued a safety alert…
