Oil & Gas Blog

From Manual Rounds to Real-Time Insight: How Non-Intrusive Monitoring Is Reshaping Integrity Management on FPSO Vessels

Jim Cahill — Mon, 04 May 2026 13:00:52 GMT

Many floating production vessels now operating off Africa and elsewhere were converted or built decades ago and are approaching or exceeding their original design lives. The monitoring equipment installed during that era is equally dated, leaving integrity teams dependent on manual ultrasonic inspections, retrievable corrosion coupons, and intrusive probes.

Optimize Oil & Gas Production with Retrievable Electric Gas Lift Systems

Jim Cahill — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:00:42 GMT

The Adaptive Gas Lift System enables continuous optimization of oil production without the need for invasive and costly well interventions, and its unique retrievable design reduces operational downtime while enhancing both the safety and sustainability of gas lift operations.

Beyond Monitoring: Actionable Solutions for Emissions Reduction Podcast

Jim Cahill — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:00:58 GMT

Manuel Arroyo and Stan Calame join Jim Cahill to discuss a new white paper, "Mitigating Emissions from Wellhead to Custody Transfer," to highlight technologies and solutions that help oil & gas producers drive emissions reductions and improve sustainability.

Hazardous Area Valve Position Sensors

Jim Cahill — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:00:35 GMT

The oil and gas producer selected Emerson’s TopWorx GO Switch Series 73 for its wellhead position verification application. These widely used and trusted lever-less limit switches have no external moving parts, no springs or cams, and no reed element.

Transforming Wellhead Monitoring with the Rosemount™︎ 3051S Quick Connect Solution

Jim Cahill — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:23:14 GMT

In upstream oil and gas operations, maintaining well integrity is a matter of safety, compliance, and production efficiency. A leading provider of integrated well construction solutions in Indonesia faced these challenges head-on and partnered with Emerson to elevate their approach to wellhead pressure monitoring.

Reducing Wellhead Fugitive Emissions with Electric Actuators

Jim Cahill — Thu, 01 May 2025 13:00:46 GMT

For producers, transporters, and distributors in the hydrocarbon value chain, Emerson provides a portfolio of proven fugitive emissions solutions.

Best Practices in Coriolis Meter Selection and Installation

Jim Cahill — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:00:29 GMT

The Micro Motion Coriolis Oil & Gas Metering Recommended Practices for Upstream Allocation whitepaper describes best practices for the selection and installation of these meters—both sensors and transmitters—based on performance level requirements and costs.

Increasing Accuracy in Multiphase Flow Measurement

Jim Cahill — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:00:28 GMT

The Roxar Rapid Adaptive Measurement technology enables multiple calculations to be performed concurrently to yield the best measurement results for the oil, gas, and water in the produced fluids.

Mitigating Risks with Ultrasonic Gas Leak Detection

Jim Cahill — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:53:52 GMT

One leak detection technology, ultrasonic noise detection, can provide constant monitoring across a wide area as it “listens” for the release of pressurized gas. The Rosemount Incus Ultrasonic Gas Leak Detector enables rapid detection of leaks.

Innovations in Multiphase Flow Measurement Podcast

Jim Cahill — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:56:13 GMT

In this Emerson Automation Experts podcast, Kelda Dinsdale joins me to discuss innovations in multiphase flow measurement with the Roxar 2600 Multiphase Flow Meter and to enable easier setup and installation, and ongoing accuracy.

Reduce Offshore Production Expenses

Jim Cahill — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:00:43 GMT

Read this case study based on an offshore oil & gas producer who gained efficiencies and increased reserves through their digital transformation with the DeltaV SaaS SCADA application.

Accuracy and Consistency in Multiphase Flow Measurement

Jim Cahill — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:08:49 GMT

Multiphase flow meters measure the individual flow rates of oil, gas, and water flowing from oil & gas production wells. Expro’s Ali Abuikhzam shares background on their collaborative work with Emerson.

Three Examples of Cloud-Native IIoT to Prevent Downtime

Jim Cahill — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:00:05 GMT

IIoT can actually help make our lives better in several ways; like increasing the safety of many very dangerous situations, how it can even prevent terrible problems before they even happen, and how it can make companies be more profitable so more people keep their jobs and prices don't over-inflate for the end buyers.

Digital Technologies Support Safe Remote Operation of Offshore Platforms

Jim Cahill — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:00:32 GMT

The ability to remotely operate offshore oil and gas platforms enables companies to minimize the number of people required on board the platform. Because less accommodation is then required, the weight of the platform can be reduced, leading to cost savings, while transporting fewer people offshore increases safety, by keeping more workers away from potential hazards, and also reduces operating costs.

Zero Emission Well Pad of the Future

Jim Cahill — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 15:45:10 GMT

Ben Fletcher, Manager of Oil & Gas Industries at Fisher Control Valves, recently published an article in the October 2022 issue of World Oil. It is titled “Achieving the Zero Emission Well Pad of the Future” and it discusses the latest round of EPA regulations, and automation solutions which can be deployed to address them. The article is summarized below.