Intelligent Drones Push The Boundaries Of Oil And Gas Inspection

Drones are not new to industry or the oil and gas sector. They have been used by companies that are offering full-service video, or to capture survey photographs for some time. However, Renner Vaughn, director of oil and gas at commercial drone operator, Cape, believes that there is a major gap between what companies are hoping for and achieving in the use of drones. "What we've done at Cape, is bring the user drones together with aerial telepresence, our technology, to give experts that visibility they need in real time," Vaughn said. "Instead of hiring a company to go out and perform the survey for you, I'm trying to coach them on what to see and what's important in terms of the asset inspection.