Extracting Innovations

This book considers the most contemporary innovations propelling the extractive industries forward while also creating new environmental and social challenges. The socio-ecological fabric of innovation in the extractive industries is considered through an integrative approach that brings together engineers, natural scientists, and social scientists-academics and practitioners-giving an empirically grounded and realistic evaluation of the innovations in this sector. It synthesizes a series of questions including: "This wide-ranging compendium scans a broad horizon of current extractives industry issues, as well as offering some tantalizing glimpses into the future." -- Tom Butler, CEO, International Council on Metals and Mining (ICMM), London, United Kingdom "The mining and oil & gas industries are quickly becoming more technology-intensive, and this book helpfully examines many of the technological forces and innovations ushering in these changes around the world. I would highly recommend this book for anybody who needs to think about the future of these industries." - Rustem R. Shagiev, Moscow Petroleum Institute, Russia "...examines the nature, trends, drivers, and challenges of innovation in the extractive industries, such as oil and gas and mining, through a series of essays and vignettes. Among the issues addressed are why the extractive sectors are historically slow to adopt and use new technology; what strategies can improve innovation and uptake; what new technologies will shape the sector going forward; how digital technologies are changing the competitive landscape and industry architecture; and how new technologies could improve social performance and environmental stewardship." -- Journal of Petroleum Technology, November 2018

Section I: Processes and Organizational Design Underpinning Innovation in the Resources Sector Understanding the Innovation Ecosystem in Mining and What the Digital Revolution Means for It John Steen, Sam Macaulay, Nadja Kunz and John Jackson Mining Innovations: Barriers and Imperatives Kane Usher and Ian Dover How Innovation and R&D Happen in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry: Insight from a Global Survey Robert K. Perrons Vignette: Technological Innovation in Mexico's Hydrocarbon Sector Victor Gerardo Ortiz Gallardo Vignette: Innovation in Australia's Extractive Industries: Current Context and Future Requirements Miranda Taylor Vignette: The Need for Innovation in Mining and Potential Areas for Adopting New Technologies Section II: Advances in Mining, Oil and Gas Technologies Digital Energy: Past, Present and Future Johnathon Ralston, Craig James and David Hainsworth An Optimised Command System for Full Automation of a Digitally Controlled LNG Train Site Brian J. Evans The Case for "n << all": Why the Big Data Revolution Will Probably Happen Differently in the Mining Sector Robert K. Perrons and Derek McAuley Advancement in Digital Oil Field Technology: Maximizing Production and Improving Operational Efficiency Richard Mohan David The Salient Distribution of Unconventional Oil and Gas Well Productivity Justin B. Montgomery and Francis M. O'Sullivan Application of Advanced Data Analytics to Improve Haul Trucks Energy Efficiency in Surface Mines Ali Soofastaei, Peter Knights and Mehmet Kizil Use of Augmented Reality in Geological Modelling: Development and Use of the Leapfrog Aspect Viewer P.J Hollenbeck Streamlining and Standardizing Data Use in the Extractive Industries Energistics Vignette: Deep Sea Mining Lindsey Harris Extracting Off-Earth Resources Serkam Saydam Section III: Social Responsibility and Environmental Stewardship Land Access and Social Consensus Sharon Flynn Leveraging Social Investment: PNG LNG, Community Health and Building Shared Values John D. Moore, Andry Nowosiwsky, Valentina Kaman and Gary Krieger Mobile Money and Financial Inclusion in Papua New Guinea's Resource Regions Tim Grice and Saleem H. Ali Vignette: Local Level Agreement in the Extractive Industries: A Viewpoint on Content, Context and continuing evolution Bruce Harvey Social Incident Investigation in Mining: Thinking Outside the Fence Deanna Kemp and John R. Owen Social Media and Community Relations: Five Key Challenges and Opportunities for Future Practice Colette Einfeld, Sara Bice and Chen Li Phytomining: Using Plants to Extract Valuable Metals from Mineralized Wastes and Uneconomic Resources P.N. Nkrumah, G. Echevarria, P.D. Erskine and A. van der Ent Vignette: The Eden Project: Innovative Restoration of a Mine Site for Tourism Saleem H. Ali The Frugal Rehabilitation Methodology for Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Mongolia Jonathan Stacey, Dr. Yolande Kyngdon-McKay, Estelle Levin-Nally and Andrew Cooke Conclusions Robert K. Perrons