Equinor Wants to Open Airspace Over North Sea Rigs for Drone Use
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Equinor ASA and Norwegian airport regulator Avinor aim to make “advanced drone operations” over the North Sea common place to make it easier to inspect rigs and cut down the vast distances between the oil and gas platforms.
Establishing an unmanned air traffic system will make it easier to employ drones up and down Norway’s coast, with Equinor anticipating thousands of flights between installations in the coming years, Equinor’s executive vice president for technology, digital and innovation, Hege Skryseth, said Thursday. The company is also looking into using underwater drones, with a test run planned for May.