Oil & Gas Operations Blog
Practical guidance on permit to work, process safety management, joint integrity, and digital transformation for oil and gas and offshore energy operators — from the Elisian team.
Digital control of work: connecting the system
Permits, isolations, SIMOPS and handovers often sit in separate systems — here's where those gaps actually break down on live, busy assets.
Shift handover protocols that keep SIMOPS safe
Cross-permit dashboards don't survive a shift change on their own — see what an area authority handover briefing needs when SIMOPS crews rotate mid-operation.
Building a Permit Interaction Matrix
A laminated permit interaction matrix can't check itself against live work on site. Here's how to build one that actually flags conflicts at permit issue.
Isolation management: the SIMOPS blind spot
When one job finishes and reinstates an isolation another permit still depends on, the gap is rarely procedure — it's whether anyone could see it.
Permit to Work Software: A Cross-Permit Checklist
Most PTW software demos look identical. Here's the checklist to test real-time cross-permit visibility before you buy permit to work software.
How to run a SIMOPS risk assessment
A SIMOPS risk assessment is only useful if its controls reach the permit floor — here's a practical, repeatable methodology for multi-activity sites.
Why permit to work needs SIMOPS visibility
A compliant permit can still combine dangerously with the job next to it. Here's why permit to work systems need visibility across simultaneous operations.
Asbestos management and permit to work systems
An asbestos register is only useful if it reaches the permit desk before work starts. Here's how that link actually gets built on live assets.
Permit to Work Software: A Buyer's Guide
Evaluating permit to work software? This buyer's guide covers auditability, contractor competency checks, and integration — the criteria that hold up under audit.
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