AUTOMATION & PROCESS CONTROL

Drone inspections for Surat

BOEING subsidiary Insitu has won a contract from Shell’s QGC in Queensland to conduct remotely piloted air services for the inspection of infrastructure and management services to cut travel time by 800,000km a year and increase safety significantly.

 QGC operations in Surat Basin.

QGC operations in Surat Basin.

One of the predictions for the oil and gas industry longer term, both onshore and offshore, has been an increase in automation and more use of drones for routine checks.    This cost saving measure...

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