The article "Application of robotics in offshore oil and gas industry- A review Part ii" by Shukla and Karki (2015), states that with the growing demand for energy and oil, it is important to implement advanced systems to extract oil safely and efficiently.
The extracting system is a complicated technology for an offshore oil rig plant. This system consists of mainly three parts, the pump, the blowout preventer (BOP) and the pipe rams. With the advancement of technology, pumps can now extract oil 25% faster compared to older oil rigs, this can be seen from data posted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCED), which states that crude oil production more than doubled over the past decade (Grijpink et al., 2020). With pumping at such a high rate of velocity, safety features have also been improved to prevent blowouts. A blowout is an uncontrolled release of oil from a well that can cause the system to fail or explode, a notable case is the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico where a blowout caused massive damage to 11 lives lost and 87 days of continued oil flow into the sea (Pallardy, 2023). The safety features include a blowout preventer (BOP) and pipe arms. The BOP maintains and locks the pressure in, including sheer rams and a choke system in cases of emergency. A sheer ram cuts through the pipeline and seals the well, while the choke system slowly controls the oil flow rate to control the pressure (Shafiee et al., 2020).
With the information on the oil rig extracting system (pump, BOP, pipe rams) mentioned, it becomes evident that with the advancement of technology, oil rig extracting systems are safer and more efficient than ever before to meet the demands for energy and oil.
Shukla, A., & Karki, H. (2016, January 1). Application of robotics in offshore oil and gas industry— A review Part II. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2015.09.013
Grijpink, F., Katsap, N., Verre, F., & Ward, R. (2020, November 6). How tapping connectivity in oil and gas can fuel higher performance. McKinsey & Company. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/oil-and-gas/our-insights/how-tapping-connectivity-in-oil-and-gas-can-fuel-higher-performance
Pallardy, R. (2023, December 29). Deepwater Horizon oil spill | Summary, Effects, Cause, Clean Up, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Deepwater-Horizon-oil-spill
Shafiee, M., Elusakin, T., & Enjema, E. M. (2020, July 1). Subsea blowout preventer (BOP): Design, reliability, testing, deployment, and operation and maintenance challenges. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2020.104170
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