Description

This issue of Oil and Gas Technology Opportunity Engine (TOE) features ultrasonic and eddy current based non-destructive testing for the improvement of pipeline infrastructure in the oil fields and the utilization of remote imaging technologies in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for real-time inspection of piping and components. The TOE also features information on the breakthrough innovations that enables the replacement of manual processes with blockchain to incorporate automation in the oil & gas sector. The TOE focuses on innovations associated with the integration of digital twins to maximize oil & gas pipeline efficiency. The TOE additionally provides insights on the latest developments in the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions during LNG operations, the latest trends in use of wireless sensor networks for reporting anomalous events, the use of artificial intelligence and phononics for pipeline infrastructure monitoring and the use of VIS-NIR spectroscopy for effective soil remediation post oil spill.

The Oil and Gas TOE provides intelligence on innovations pertaining to technologies, products, and processes, along with strategic insights, in the upstream and downstream processes in the oil and gas industry.

The Energy and Utilities cluster provides global insights and intelligence on a wide variety of disruptive emerging technologies and platforms ranging from energy storage, advanced batteries, solar and wind energy, to unconventional oil, bioenergy, geothermal energy, and energy transmission.

Keywords: Non-destructive testing, remote imaging technologies, phononic metamaterials, blockchain, artificial intelligence, oil spill remediation, digitalization, artificial lift systems, wireless sensor networks, digital twins