Connecting the Dots: From Remote Operations to Full Autonomy
more efficient, safe, and cost-effective. There remain various hurdles, perhaps none higher than company habit and culture.“This is a really important question and I think by far the biggest hurdle for companies transitioning to remote operations or implementing this type of technology is change management,” said Brown. “It is really a different way of doing things and bringing your staff and your team along for the journey, communicating why it's being done and what the benefits are is essential. So, by far and above, the biggest one is change management,” Brown noted.Change
Drones for Coastal Enviro Management
and discussions were the following:• While UAS are a new tool for coastal management, their value has been demonstrated for a wide variety of applications such as habitat mapping, wildlife monitoring, detection of coral bleaching, shellfish management, marine debris detection, monitoring shoreline change, management of beaches and sand resources, mapping flood zones, and inspection of bridges and other structures.• UAS could also be useful in many other management contexts such as harmful algal bloom (HAB) detection and tracking, monitoring of human/animal interactions, water quality monitoring
Gougeon Named CEO at OpenHydro
; With over 20 years’ experience in delivering global technological projects and transforming organizations in the industrial sector, Gougeon’s senior management career to date has encompassed roles including consultancy in strategy and organization in McKinsey & Company, as well as change management, international business development, industrial and program management as a successful executive in the Thales and Safran groups. Operating out of OpenHydro’s Dublin offices and its Technical Centre in Greenore, Co. Louth, Gougeon heads up a business that has strong plans to
O&G Safety Conference: Leading from the Front-line
Conference – OSCC 2014 have been announced. Now in its fifth year, the annual event will take place on November 4, 2014 in the Fairmont Hotel, Abu Dhabi. Under the title of “Leading from the Front-line”, the conference will explore the dynamic of effective leadership and change management on human behaviors in relation to safety. Over 400 delegates and 25 exhibitors are expected at OSCC 2014 where leaders from the oil and gas supply chain and world-renowned experts in change management will participate in keynote session and panel debate on how leadership can implement long-term
LR Launches Offshore Drilling Software, ISIS
components out there – reliability and predictability is a must have. To have reliable, operable and manageable software requires a standardised development process, a strict, accurate yet practical testing method, and the right system from software specification at design phase to software change management at operation phase.” The ISIS notation, which is part of the newly released Mobile Offshore Unit (MOU) Rules, provides a perspective of ‘Total System through Life in Context’, and reduces the risk of ambiguity on roles and responsibilities of stakeholders - owners, operators
February 2024
