Drones can combat power outages, expert says
Power companies could borrow an anti-terrorism tool to aid them in responding to outages after big storms. A nonprofit research group believes that drones could be used to gather information quickly...
View ArticleNew drone testing sites could boost oil industry use (video)
A Federal Aviation Administration decision to permit testing of drones in Texas and at sites throughout the country will open the door to more use of unmanned aircraft by oil companies.
View ArticleAerial drones developed to locate deep-sea oil and gas (photos)
Drones soon could make waves in the North Sea, the latest oil-rich region to test the unmanned flying machines' use in locating and extracting oil and gas reserves.
View ArticleDrones give energy companies high hopes for safer work (video)
Energy companies are testing drones to inspect hard-to-reach spaces like refinery flare stacks, offshore platforms and even wind turbine blades in an effort to save time and boost worker safety.
View ArticleBP launches first FAA-approved commercial drones over Alaska land
BP has launched a landmark drone program in Alaska after winning the first federal approval to fly unmanned aerial vehicles over land for commercial purposes.
View ArticleDrones could be used on North Dakota oil fields
While the commercial use of drones is largely banned, the Federal Aviation Administration allowed oil giant ConocoPhillips to use unmanned aircraft systems in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay oil field last year...
View ArticleGE shows off drone footage of Houston BOP factory
The company kicked off the campaign in Houston, at its factory near George Bush Intercontinental Airport where it manufacturers blowout preventers, the three-story tall pieces of equipment that act as...
View ArticleDrone company claims first legal Gulf of Mexico inspection flights
There are now more than 3,000 businesses or individuals in the U.S. that have been approved to fly drones for commercial reasons.
View ArticleDrones are coming to squeeze more savings from oil patch
General Electric Co. has a solution for U.S. oil and natural gas explorers struggling to save more money after squeezing drilling costs by more than a third during the past two years. Raven, a...
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