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THIS IS ONE OF MANY REASONS THAT DSUS IS THE PLACE TO BE INVESTED IN
Drones Are Becoming the Oil Industry's Guardian Angels
As petroleum has become harder to find, it's become increasingly costly and dangerous to extract. Could aerial data-collection bots create a new boom in fossil fuels?
By Quartz Creative
Issue No. 5, Summer 2015
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Oil and gas exploration has always moved at the speed of the equipment—glacially. Productive job sites quickly get clogged with fleets of massive trucks, cranes, and rotary diggers, forcing site planners to observe the area by helicopter just to direct traffic.
For decades, this has been the only way to do business. And it’s pricey. Drilling machinery burns thousands of dollars per day in operation, and nearly as much when it sits idle. When conditions change—weather, markets, breakdowns—teams suffer a chain reaction of runaway costs only the biggest conglomerates can afford.
With such massive overhead acting as a barrier to entry, oil and gas companies have been slow to innovate around worker safety and environmental impact. But aerial drones threaten to drastically change the pace. Are American oil companies ready?
Self-piloting drones like the Boomerang are leading a small but fundamental change in the industry. In oil and gas, equipment doesn’t move without data—where to drill, how deep to go, and so on. With the traffic bottleneck removed, suddenly equipment can move more nimbly and exploration startups can get in the drilling game for a fraction of the traditional entry cost.
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The impact of self-piloted drones comes in the form of speed and savings. By photographing job sites 24 hours a day in high definition, oil and gas principals get an up-to-the-minute view of how their resources are deployed—even when conditions are too dangerous for manned aviation. Instead of planning fleet movements weeks in advance, decisions about fleet movement are possible on the fly, cutting costs and making management more responsive. Though oil and gas are becoming increasingly hard extract in the U.S., dynamic job site monitoring is one of a handful of technologies that could keep domestic exploration competitive with overseas oil.
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The Boomerang self-piloting drone works like consumer drones, but with one key feature: it requires zero maintenance. After surveying several square miles of terrain, the three-foot-wide quadcopter can pilot itself back to a docking station where it self-installs a fresh battery pack. Other industrial drones like the Spektre can even make 3D maps of dangerous sites, forgoing the need for human workers to analyze the data once the drone is done surveying.
When combined with other technologies like additive manufacturing and advanced seismography, drones-as-a-platform can become a fulcrum point for much larger industry disruptions. Should a drone report broken machinery, its stereoscopic vision could dispatch an order for a 3D-printed replacement part right on site.
Fitted with advanced seismic sensors, drones could even replace exploration teams entirely, recording subterranean data at high sensitivity from hundreds of feet in the air. These capabilities entail a big shake-up for one of the world’s most entrenched industries—with less strip mining, fewer accidents, and cheaper fuel for the rest of us.
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Diane (Griest) Davis Myv6tmssyu's picture
Diane (Griest) Davis
June 2,2015 2:48 pm
Turn your optimism and sense of progress into clean living.These bots, drones, also carry cameras which have shown the utter devastation and destruction in tar sands fields. Develop solar energy! The math in terms of outcomes is SO MUCH BETTER. Lose the worst, replace it with what works.
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Tom Marshalek CMZY_amZ4Q's picture
Tom Marshalek
June 8,2015 12:18 pm
While surely there are many excellent uses for the underlying technologies discussed here, it is to be hoped that we realize that it's time to stop enabling the oil industry to dredge up every last drop, as the climate cannot afford for us to burn up all that carbon. The cheap, nay essentially free, fuel we need is sun and wind to charge electric automobiles (and everything else).
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Ray Downen
June 9,2015 12:10 pm
The sun is dependable. Access TO the sun is precarious. God sends not only sunshine but also clouds and storms which sometimes obscure our view of the sun. And God sends not only day but also night. No sight of sun at night. Oil and gas can be stored until needed. I'm for use of all God's gifts and not ONLY the sun and wind. We've wasted much natural gas since we didn't know how to harness and use it. Now we do know how to harness and use it and we should do so with enthusiasm.
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what are you talking about? $$$4million?????? what say you not about 2nd qtr.
100,000 SHARES OF DSUS NOW COULD BE = TOO 4 YRS OF IVY LEAGUE COLLEGE FOR YOUR CHILD OR GRANDCHILD NOW THAT"S WHAT I CALL A WORTHWHILE LONG TERM INVESTMENT DO I HEAR AN AMEN AND AMEN
DSUS IS DEFINITLY AN INVESTMENT NOT JUST A TRADE IF I EVER SAW ONE YOU ARE ONE SMART COOKIE
gap has now been officially filled for chart to move higher
NUTT currently getting into a nice pull back in price from good move forward - getting into loading zone as this pull back makes for a great entree point to this solid fast growing comnpany that has growing revenues and earnings backing up solid fundamentals.an undiscovered gem that will soon get recoqnition as it rapidly grows into its new 90,000 sq.ft facility NEEDED FOR NEW BUSSINESS COMING ON STREAM IN 2ND HALF OF YEAR.
TO ALL THOSE THAT HAVE NOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE SO FAR OF THE TREMENDOUS JOB THAT IS BEING DONE WITH NUTT AND ITS INCREASING VALUES IN BOTH CORPORATE WEALTH REVS EARNINGS INDUSTRY RECOGNITION AND OF COURSE STOCK PRICE APPRECIATION THAT DAVID AND JAY HAVE BROUGHT TO NUTT. SHAREHOLDERS YOU SHOULD BE ADDING TO YOUR EXISTING NUTT POSITIONS AND MAKE YOURSELVES PART OF THE SOLUTION RATHER THAN PART OF THE PAST PROBLEM. I SAY THIS WHY NOT START A MOBL OR MLOG I HUB MESSAGE BOARD AND ALL OF US THAT ARE HAPPY WITH THE ENDEVOURS OF JAY AND DAVID WILL NOT HAVE TO WITNESS YOUR COMPLAINING ABOUT EVERYTHING NOT BEING PERFECT IN YOUR MINDS FROM THE PAST. THIS NUTT IS BECOMING A VERY NICE LONG TERM PLAY AND YOU ARE BEING BLINDED BY YOUR HATES. STOP WHINING ABOUT A GIFT THAT IS BEING HANDED TO YOU BY DAVID AND JAY AND GET ON BOARD YOU WILL LOVE THE RESULTS.
it has been reported on numerous sites that the beginning of a massive position in dsus has started by one individual who after doing extensive due diligence has started to accumulate a very large position in DSUS-THE FIRST BUY WAS YESTERDAY WITH HIS ONE ORDER FOR 800,000 THOUSAND SHARES WAS FINALLY filled WITH A 400,00 BLOCK ON THE CLOSE @.02 CENTS - FIRST TROUNCE FOR 15,000 DOLLARS. NICE STARTING POSITION -COMPANY LOOKS LIKE IT GETTING RECOGNIZED BY SMART MONEY.
vndm has left .016 block and is now at .027
time you got on with your new found riches-dwelling in the past is a lost cause
SO FAR ITS SLOW AND STEADY-WE WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE -IN EITHER CASE WE WIN.JUST HAVE TO HANDLE IT AFTER THE FACT IN DIFFERENT WAYS-BUT THAT DECISION TO MAKE IS NOT HERE YET--SO FAR ITS ALL GOOD
check me if i am wrong but from were i sit the fundamentals and chart technicals look both to be in a rocket up position. and shares are still relatively under owned under followed and undiscovered. looks like a perfect bullish storm is about to happen once the fuse is lit. and i smell the smoke from the fuse.
thesmalls Monday, 06/08/15 01:37:36 PM
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stock looks poised to make a major jump. while past increases have brought sellers out - this current creep up has been met with no real resistance or sellers hurrying to accept bids. with the consistently increasing top and bottom lines - new investors are going to be more than ready to put the past behind them (even if they even do any real due diligence). share structure is still relatively clean on the surface (dont really know without full filings). not a lot of stocks in the $0.30 realm that will be generating those types of revenues ($15-18MM and $1-3M net income) with 32MM shares outstanding (non diluted).
wont take much of a push or some stock group to start promoting this to push it into the $1-1.50 realm on a quick run. ASK has remained thin. if the sellers have been exhausted - it will have little resistance at those multiples.
could be an interesting next 2-3 months.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU A COMPLIMENT
SMALLS----you are looking pretty dam smart now do not let it go to your head but your analysis was right on
i do agree that the fundamentals are setting up to take nutt into a much higher price range. if this is being set up to be a get rich quick scheme or a really good long term play the fundamentals will drive this stock to greater heights.one might cash in their tickets along the way or choose to ride along into even greater places only time and personal facts will dictate-but the hard facts are there to really take this company on a good long ride from here.all great stock rides have different paths but one thing they all had in common at the beginning was great prospects based on solid fundamentals - 3million to 8 million to 15plus million and climbing is not chopped liver - you can scale out and make a lot of money and i can scale in and make even more.its all up to each investor but all will do well .i think i will do the best because i do NOT have the weight of a past preconceived agenda by management.bottom line is that your path or my path will make all who buy into this stock from here a lot of money doing so.
i concur and welcome to the bright side nutt
WE shareholders are sooooo lucky to have had kerry GET together this team of giants in the drone industry AND PUT THEM into our a new public company DSUS . - A COMPANY THAT IS READY TO EXPLODE ON THE SCENE WITH THE BEST MINDS BRINGING THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE NEWSEST TECHNOLEDGEY TO LEAD THE PACK INTO THE FUTURE OF DRONES . ENJOY THE RIDE BOYS AND GIRLS YOU COULD NOT BE IN A BETTER PLACE AT A BETTER TIME AND ALL WITH THE BEST OF THE BEST. THAT C.C. SAYS IT ALL WOW WHAT A QUOTE AND A SHOT OF REALITY JUST LISTEN AND LEARN FROM THAT CONFERENCE CALL ITS THE REAL THING.
THIS IS THE REAL DEAL -THE CATS MEOW -THIS IS WHAT REAL DUE DILIGENCE LOOKS LIKE AND ONLY FEW RECEIVE TAKE A LOOK AT GREAT REPORTING --- Key facts from the Shareholder Conference Call of June 4 2015 – my take after making a few notes on items I found interesting.
The CEO, CTO and Director of US NW & Canadian Markets of Drone Services USA [the latter also being the owner of North American Survival Systems] all spoke and were clearly knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the prospects for both companies. In particular, the CTO demonstrated to my satisfaction that he has an in depth understanding of how to engineer and exploit key areas of the burgeoning low-cost drone market that are currently not covered by competitors.
Both the ProSearch and ProCargo products are better engineered than the majority of other small drones as they have been specifically designed for day-in / day-out military or commercial / industrial use (eg pipeline inspections, wind farm inspections, search & rescue etc) rather than for amateur or low-intensity / light use, and this is reflected in the higher cost and presumably higher profit margin. This separates the DSUS products from the majority of others for those customers that require a higher specification.
The proprietary thermal imaging camera produced by partner IRDistro will also be offered for fitment to lower grade drones produced by other manufacturers as the IRDistro camera has a superior alternative specification for those customers who require it. This increases potential sales of the camera.
It was confirmed that Peter Villiotis is not an officer of the new company – having resigned as CEO of the former PVEC as already promulgated in official PRs – but that he is a consultant for maritime applications of the company’s products. These are numerous and more varied than some might imagine, including: use of thermal imaging cameras to monitor engineering compartments in ships, use of drones to drop live saving equipment in exactly the right spot during “man overboard” emergencies, use of camera equipped drones to relay images of passing exotic scenery and wildlife to large screens on cruise ships to enhance the customer experience.
The company is developing proprietary software to enable one-way operation of drones (ie no need to land at the launch point and no need to land at the same elevation as the launch point). This will enable customers to continue using their current modus operandi rather than adapting existing work methods to fit the use of drones (eg end-to-end pipeline inspections).
It was confirmed that the Florida manufacturing facility is used to produce the ProSearch drone and that the Texas facility will be used to produce the ProCargo drone.
The Owner of NASS estimated that capacity existed for the production of up to 10,000 LED strobe lights per month. DSUS will receive a 17% margin of LED strobe light sales and so this will be a major revenue producer. The company has a unique patent for LED strobe lights. It is likely that the use of strobe lights on drones will be mandated and many customers will choose the LED option due to the lower power requirements. People at risk of needing to be found in desert or mountainous areas or at sea may wish to purchase a personal strobe light to increase the chance of being spotted by drone-borne cameras. SAR drones need to be seen by survivors so that they can attempt to make themselves conspicuous to cameras by waving, launching a flare or activating a strobe light.
It costs at least $2,500 per hour to operate a SAR helicopter and many are being retired by relevant agencies due to budgetary restrictions. An SAR drone can be bought for the equivalent of 1 hour of helicopter operation and then have negligible operating costs.
I consider myself an “educated customer” in this market as I have a BSc(Eng) in Aeronautical Engineering, served for 36 years as an allied Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Officer, and have recent knowledge of US SAR procedures as a volunteer in the USAF Auxiliary. I’m not offering investment advice or endorsement of any product but I’m happy to state that I will be continuing to hold my investment stake in DSUS (both “old” and “new”) and am excited for interesting developments over the coming days, weeks and months. Take that for what it is worth and I really don’t care what other shareholders or potential investors elect to do ! I won’t be answering “silly” or irrelevant questions !
Good luck to all.
if any one that listened to the C.C and did NOT own any stock THEY would be insane not to buy buy buy and stay along for a long long ride- dsus is the real thing -boy are we lucky
interesting is the understatement of the century--nutt will NOT be under every ones radar for long
sorry i can"t oblige you yet etrade still a no go i do wish they would hurry up thou i aim to please along with a lot of others i hope need to clean up all crap hanging around that wants out
WHOOPI--NOW EVERYONE AT ETRADE WILL BE ABLE TO DUMP THEIR SHARES TOMORROW--HAPPY DAYS
you can only ask and listen if you are a shareholder -lots of companies do that TOO AVOID TROUBLE MAKERS
NEWS--and the expansion roles on and the good news on revs keeps getting better and better
you cannot register on the home page as far as i can see you have to email in
TAKE IT EASY- NO NEED TO PUMP-ITS ALL GOOD BE COOL-THIS IS JUST THE START OF A LONG LONG ROAD UP-REMEMBER THIS DSUS IS THE ONE IN A THOUSAND PINKS THAT WILL MAKE IT TO THE MAJORS- SO JUST RELAX AND ENJOY THE RIDE ITS GOING TO BE A LONG ONE
E TRADE ONLY BROKER REFUSING TO RELEASE SHARES TO NEW SYMBOL DSUS [INCOMPETANCE OR AGENDA]?????
NEW DSUS BOARD HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN
ALERT ALERT E TRADE WILL BE GOOD TO GO TOMORROW -IF YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR STOCK TODAY JUST CALL E TRADE AND ASK FOR CORPORATE DIV. AND THEY WILL MANUALLY DO IT FOR YOU TODAY. YOU CAN SELL TODAY ANY POSITION
DSUS now up on OTC SITE FULL QUOTE
DSUSA--WHAT A SITE TO BE PROUD OF
THE INVESTOR IS LIMITED TO INVEST UP TO 10% OF THEIR STATED NET WORTH
WITH THEIR EXPERTISE AND FUNDING ALSO THE SKY"S THE LIMIT ON DSUS
'S SHARE PRICE
WOW=these guys are NOT fooling around.
appears consolidation is over-
ist qtr filings just released
the selling is NOT DILLUTION JUST SHARES OF ZERO COST ILL GOTTEN SHARES THAT IS BEING SOLD FOR ALL PROFIT ALL PART OF THE ORIGINAL 50 MILLION O/S AFTER SPLIT A.I.M.O.
WOW-TO ALL I MEAN ALL POSTERS LOOKS LIKE WE REALLY ARE FOR REAL -THIS IS GREAT GREAT NEWS-JUST WAIT TILL NEXT TUESDAY-AGAIN ONE BIG WOW
NOW THAT SAYS A LOT .LOOKS LIKE DSUS IS FOR REAL- WOW TO ALL
you worried for nothing- great news for us and the general just out