CREDIT: bp
Ricky Burns Transformation &
Technology Manager bp
“ bp’ s Well Startup Tool models scenarios and suggests options to enhance safety and promote speedier turnaround for bringing wells back online, helping us to reduce the time production is idle and get it back to peak sooner,” the company says.
Elsewhere, offshore, fibre optic sensors running the length of a well are being used in the Gulf of America to track where oil, gas and water flow in real time. Jean-Charles Dumenil, who leads production technology delivery at bp, frames this as a judgement issue rather than purely a technical one.
“ Better insights lead to better judgement and the potential to produce more barrels,” he says.
“ WHEN WE HAVE HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN WHAT’ S UNDER THE GROUND, WE CAN WORK TO BRING PRODUCTION ONLINE SAFER AND MORE QUICKLY”
Ricky Burns Transformation & Technology Manager bp
110 September 2026