Where foresight replaces hindsight:How Al impacts the future of oil and gas safety

摘要

According to the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers(IOGP),there were 31 fatal incidents across the industry in 2018.This result was down only slightly from 33 the year before-a startlingly small improvement,given that preventing major accidents,injuries to people and hydrocarbon releases are top priorities across the energy industry.Thanks to enhancements in technology,safety management in the sector has undoubtedly and steadily improved.Traditional methods of capturing and handling safety information have become more efficient,helping keep people and assets safer.However,what if the future allows us to take the entire industry a step further? Widespread adoption of artificial intelligence(Al)promises to transform safety management in oil and gas.An opportunity exists for the sector to shift safety management from a backwards-looking discipline to being able to predict likely events.What does that mean,not only for the industry but for the safety manager role of tomorrow?