The EO/GI user community in oil & gas consists of offshore exploration and production, on-shore exploration and production, drilling and support services, oil and gas commodities trading, and energy planners. Due to their activities both on-shore and offshore their need for EO-derived information about the land, the ocean and the atmosphere. They need EO-derived information about geological features (for exploration), for asset infrastructure monitoring, construction and buildings. Safe offshore operations (ocean&atmosphere: forecast and monitoring current movement and drift, monitor sea-ice and icebergs, detect and monitor hurricanes and typhoons; land: map and assess flooding, detect wildfires . A large set of information needs results from their need to adhere to environmental regulations. They have to assess and monitor their environmental impact, ocean quality and productivity, land ecosystems and biodiversity, groundwater and run-off Many problems faced by oil, gas, including the selection and development of exploration areas, detection and mapping of illegal mining activities, or monitoring dams, pipelines and terrain movements, can be efficiently addressed by extracting information from geospatial imagery. Remote Sensing based applications reduce the need for field work, minimize environmental impacts, and ultimately safe costs, to help achieve results faster during exploration, extraction, and remediation/reclamation stages.
Develop strategies and policies for energy and mineral resources
Analyse and understand environmental impact / consequences
Plan and design oil & gas project implementations
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