Glossary
StepChange Global Digital and Integrated Operations glossary
There are currently 15 names in this directory beginning with the letter B.
BEACON
Baker Expert Advisory Center Operations Network (a Baker Hughes acronym)
Please see SPE technical paper 78336-MS for further technical details
Please see SPE technical paper 78336-MS for further technical details
BGS
The MOTIVE Drilling Technologies bit guidance system uses cognitive computing algorithms to guide the directional drilling process in real-time
MOTIVE Drilling Technologies are discussed in the SPE JPT here
MOTIVE Drilling Technologies are discussed in the SPE JPT here
BI
Business Intelligence comprises the strategies, workflows and technologies used by organisations for the analysis of their business data, information and knowledge.
BI can provide organistions with an overview and insight into legacy, current, and future business operations and strategic performance.
BI can provide organistions with an overview and insight into legacy, current, and future business operations and strategic performance.
Big data
Big data is a field of mathematics comprising methods of analyzing and extracting unknown information from data sets too large and / or complex to be addressed by traditional data-processing methods and software technologies
Big Data Analytics
Big data analytics compises the analysis of large data volumes (i.e. big data) gathered from a wide variety of disparate sources in order to uncover relationships, patterns and connections that might otherwise be invisible
Blockchain
Blockchain is an open, distributed ledger that can efficiently record transactions between two parties in a secure, verifiable and permanent way
Totals implementation of blockchain technology is described here
Totals implementation of blockchain technology is described here
BOEM
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management manage the development of United States Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy and mineral resources
BP-ICAM
BP International Center for Advanced Materials is the BP fundamental and applied materials science research centre
Bridge Center
Shell’s onshore control room (CR) is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is known as the Bridge Center, or Bridge.
The Bridge is an integrated operations (IO) facility designed to monitor the Shell deep water offshore production activities in the Americas.
The Bridge is somewhat separate and distinct from the Shell asset linked integrated operations centers (IOC).
The Bridge is an integrated operations (IO) facility designed to monitor the Shell deep water offshore production activities in the Americas.
The Bridge is somewhat separate and distinct from the Shell asset linked integrated operations centers (IOC).
BSEE
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the US federal agency tasked with (i) improving safety and (ii) ensuring environmental protection with respect to the offshore energy industry