DSATS/IADC ART Symposium Session: How to automate at scale in the current and societal environment?

Monday, March 8, 2021 1:00 PM to 4:15 PM · 3 hr. 15 min. (Africa/Abidjan)

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Access to this on-demand session will be made available for 90 days post-event.

These are times of almost unprecedented crisis for both the E&P industry and for society as a whole. Automation technology holds out the promise of increased efficiency and reduced cost, but its rate of uptake is far from rapid. The CAPEX constrained environment increases scrutiny on every dollar spent by operators, service companies and drilling contractors alike. Can we demonstrate convincing return on investment in automation technology? Can we show clear OPEX reduction through automation facilitated remote operations? Can we challenge the premise of capital investment being essential for technology progression and show CAPEX-free development and adoption are viable, situationally appropriate concepts?

The Symposium will explore these closely linked issues through a combination of keynote presentations and panel discussion. There will be specific focus on addressing the proposed questions from the perspective of North Sea experience, as well as the current pandemic and the E&P industry’s downturn.

Updates on DSATS, IADC ART, and the Drillbotics competition will bring the formal element of the Symposium to a close. Following a short break, attendees will be able to meet panellists, Symposium organisers, and other attendees in breakout rooms and to ask questions and continue discussions in smaller, less formal groups.

13:00 - 13:15 Keynote: Business Intelligence Perspective & Industry Outlook, Fredrik Ellekjær, Partner, Rystad Energy

13:15 - 13:30 Keynote: Broad ADC Adoption, an Operator Perspective; Bjørn Rudshaug, Strategic Project Manager Automatic Drilling Control, Equinor

13:30 - 14:45 Live Panel: How to Automate at Scale in the Current Industry and Societal Environment?

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