Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency

Energy & Environment

Shell introduces unmanned vessel for undersea pipeline evaluation as concerns rise

Stakeholders have called for caution in the deployment of artificial intelligence and technologies, which may result in job losses in the Nigerian oil and gas sector. The stakeholders made the call following Monday’s announcement by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) that it had introduced surface water drones for pipeline surveys in its shallow water operations. Shell had said…