BP Uses Borrowed Tech to Drive Billions in Savings
The oil major is developing technology inspired by consumer devices.
BP operations in Oman.
Source: BP
As the sun reaches its crest over Oman’s sandy landscape, temperatures soar past the point at which it can melt a road. The searing heat triggers sensors that roughnecks extracting natural gas from a BP Plc well are wearing across their chests.
Faster than a drop of sweat can fall to the ground, they ping biological data to a bespoke, explosion-proof smartphone. After a near instantaneous analysis of heart rate, body temperature and breathing rhythm, a screen lights up. It’s time for a break. A medic in an office gets the same notification, and will force the crew out of the heat if it comes to that. Failure to do so risks heat stroke, lost time and lost money.