News
May 08, 2024
The REMOTE-CON notation demonstrates the vessel’s alignment with remote-control functions and signifies that the design and construction of the offshore asset are assessed against and adhere to the ABS Requirements for Autonomous and Remote Control Functions.
News
May 07, 2024
The artificial intelligence-based Autonomous Machinery Health Management Function (HiCBM) and the Autonomous Safety Management Function (HiCAMS) both received AIP from ABS at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.
News
May 06, 2024
Optime Subsea's second-generation ROCS has gradually become the new industry standard for well completion operations. Because it has eliminated the need for the umbilical, which traditionally connects the surface to the seabed for controlling the tubing hanger in subsea well completions, and the associated topside hydraulic control unit.
News
May 03, 2024
Unique Group, a prominent figure in subsea technologies and engineering, has finalized the strategic acquisition of Subsea Innovation, a leading subsea technology and equipment manufacturer.
News
May 02, 2024
TAQA’s Threlix is designed to assist operators in mitigating drilling dysfunctions across multiple axis in Rotary Steerable Systems applications, improving drilling efficiency and cost reduction.
Webcast

Achieving successful production automation

May 01, 2024
Baker Hughes
Want to improve recovery from existing resources? Need to boost production from underperforming and mature fields? Looking to increase ROI without additional CAPEX? For many, production automation offers the answer. But in a world where many operators are still struggling through well management in Excel spreadsheets, it’s difficult to know where to begin. Successful production automation requires a balance of technology, change management, and process optimization. In this webcast, you will learn how one operator achieved double-digit production uplift and revolutionized their field operations using an automated field production solution.
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An Open Approach to Digitally Connecting the Total Asset Journey of FPSOs

February 07, 2024
SLB, Rockwell Automation, Sensia and Cognite
The FPSO coalition of SLB, Rockwell, Sensia, and Cognite has introduced an open approach for digitally connecting the total asset journey, from reservoir to topside, to continually maximize value, minimize environmental impact, and create a new level of performance for FPSOs. This integration of collaboration and digitalization will shape the future of FPSO performance. How? In this webcast, FPSO coalition experts will be providing insight into the “how”: through leveraging automation technologies for enhanced operational efficiency and harnessing digitalization to drive decision making for asset optimization, as well as understanding the key factors and considerations in vessel automation and digitalization implementation.
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Optimizing Fracturing Operations: Enhancing Production and Capital Efficiency with Active Frac Guidance

January 24, 2024
Drill2Frac, ShearFRAC, Corva
Join us for an innovative collaboration between ShearFRAC, Drill2Frac, and Corva, designed to revolutionize your completion operations through data-driven solutions. The journey to enhanced capital efficiency begins with Drill2Frac’s characterization of the lateral, providing a solid foundation for proactively developing an optimized completion strategy for the actual well drilled. During the stimulation treatment, ShearFRAC will showcase how pressure responses are continuously monitored, enabling real-time recommendations for operational adjustments. This process ensures that your operations remain responsive and adaptable, leading to improved performance. These processes are made possible through Corva's cloud-based data capture and analytics platform. This technology fusion paves the way for accelerated production recovery, minimizes fracture-driven interactions, reduces completion costs, and lessens the environmental footprint of your operations. We will equip you with the knowledge and insights necessary to harness the power of data and analytics, empowering you to enhance capital efficiency across the entire completion value chain.
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Webinar with World Oil: Increase Exploration Success with Innovative Digital Geoscience Solutions

December 13, 2023
AspenTech
In today’s volatile environment, there is a pressing global need for secure, sustainable and affordable energy. Oil and gas exploration and production companies must optimize performance to remain profitable, while also reducing geological risks—especially for structurally and lithologically complex reservoirs. The future of the upstream industry lies in the adoption of innovative geoscience digitalization solutions to optimize operations. Machine learning applications for geoscience data have been in use for more than 25 years but have become critical in recent years due to the massive growth in the amount of petrotechnical data being acquired. As machine learning evolves and gains acceptance, it will play an increasingly visible role in analyzing surface and subsurface data. Join World Oil and AspenTech for this webinar to learn how to: • Improve digital representations of the subsurface, such as rock prediction volumes, using machine learning and AI • Leverage, QC and de-risk existing data from the subsurface, and display them in a comprehensive manner • Make faster, more educated business decisions at lower cost Register now to join the conversation and hear how you can leverage digital solutions to increase exploration success.
Webcast

Oil and Gas Digital Transformation: Lessons Learned and Strategies Going Forward

November 29, 2023
Ericsson
In the oil and gas sector, digital transformation is currently in its early stages, yet its potential to profoundly revolutionize industry operations is undeniable. Oil and gas companies and operators that proactively embrace digital transformation will find themselves more competitive and better positioned for success in the future, benefiting from substantial enhancements in their operations, processes, and business models. The primary objective is to harness the full capabilities of AI, ML, IoT, and big data to mitigate risks, automate tasks, and enhance decision-making processes. To ensure your ecosystem is well-prepared for this transformative journey, we invite you to join a panel discussion led by industry experts from Ericsson and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). During this session, we will explore leading trends, impactful use cases, and best practices meticulously designed to accelerate your digital transformation journey. You’ll be sure to gain valuable insights into the strategies necessary for navigating this evolving landscape successfully while mitigating risk.
Webcast

Unveiling Secure Controllers for Efficient and Automated Operations

November 16, 2023
Baker Hughes
Artificial Lift secure controllers are revolutionizing and shaping the future of the oil and gas industry by enhancing operational efficiency and automation. Discover the cutting-edge advancements and immense potential of secure controllers, while also conducting a thorough gap analysis for field automation. Furthermore, gain a comprehensive understanding of the critical IT cybersecurity requirements associated with these controllers.
Webcast

Applying Gen AI for Drilling Optimization: Insights from a Real-World Implementation

October 18, 2023
DeepIQ
Drilling Activity generates a significant amount of data. This data is typically captured across a variety of sources such as time and depth series data from geological surveys and drilling operations, unstructured data from End of Well reports, and structured data from internal IT systems. To date, synthesizing this data into a usable format and generating actionable insights has been a challenge. In this talk, we present results from a fielded Gen AI solution that synthesizes data from our historic drilling wells in Romania and provides a natural language interface for drilling experts to interact with. Additionally, it provides recommendations for optimizing well design and performance parameters based on past results. Our goal is to reduce project costs by streamlining information discovery and improve decision accuracy by leveraging data-backed insights.
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Geology while drilling: Digital enabler for Sustainable Energy

October 25, 2023
SLB
Geological evaluation of subsurface is an essential component of formation evaluation that connects well-centric data to reservoir scale. Recent technology breakthroughs in logging-while-drilling (LWD) borehole imaging and advanced surface logging have attracted substantial attention of the energy industry, more so for possible applications in sustainable energy initiatives. Digital innovations have led to development of smart and efficient solutions that can be made available in real-time for strategic decisions as the well gets drilled. Geology while drilling is taking the center stage from picking mineralogy on cuttings to inferring depositional architecture and structural framework with image logs with deep learning workflows and artificial intelligence embedded in the tools. Geothermal, hydrogen exploration and carbon sequestration all can benefit with these digital innovations in geology while drilling.
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Integrating AI and Rig Automation to consistently drive high-performance drilling efficiency across operations

September 06, 2023
Corva and Nabors Industries
Discover how Nabors Industries and Corva are transforming the drilling industry with data and automation in this exclusive webinar. Nabors Industries is a global leader in drilling and rig services, and Corva is a pioneer in real-time drilling analytics. Together, they have developed cutting-edge solutions to optimize drilling performance, enhance safety, and reduce environmental impact. In this webinar, you will learn about the current trends, challenges and opportunities in the global oil market, and how Corva and Nabors can help you achieve your drilling goals with data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.
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Leveraging production facility and methane event data to maximize production while reducing emissions with TechnipFMC’s e-Mission™ Suite and Kuva Systems

August 09, 2023
TechnipFMC
e-Mission™ Suite is a configure-to-order composable digital twin solution that consist of four applications: Thermal, Methane, Tank, and VRU. These offerings provide actionable operational insights to reduce flaring and methane emissions while improving asset integrity for production facility equipment that will aid in meeting net zero goals. In this webcast, Laura Schilling will be detailing how TechnipFMC’s e-Mission™ Suite leverages production facility and methane event data to maximize production while reducing emissions. Stefan Bokaemper will be explaining how the data captured with Kuva Systems is utilized to identify methane emission events that will aid in determining potential root causes. Find out more on how these technologies can enable production facilities to reach their net zero goals.
Webcast

Collaboration and Digitalization will Shape the Future of FPSO Performance

June 28, 2023
SLB, Rockwell Automation, Sensia, Cognite
The FPSO market is seeing an unprecedented amount of investment in new and refurbished vessels. And while the industry traditionally adopts a conservative approach to change, a new paradigm is needed to allow new technologies and expertise from multiple companies to come together to evolve the performance of FPSOs. This panel discussion brings together an industry coalition to discuss how a digital approach to the design, build, integration and operation of these vessels will give operators better visibility into their operations, increase reliability and predictability, and assure equipment uptime and performance.
Webcast

Balancing Energy Security, Affordability and Sustainability

May 09, 2023
Aspen Technology
Disruptions in energy markets, lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict in Europe – all have added to the Energy Trilemma. Digital solutions are playing a critical role in identifying pathways to address the dual challenge of meeting the growing need for energy and resources while reducing emissions. Please join Vice-President of Content of Gulf Energy Information, Lee Nichols, Dr. Carole Nakhle, CEO of Crystol Energy and Dr. Paige Marie Morse, Sustainability Advisor at AspenTech, for a panel discussion moderated by Ron Beck, Sr. Director Solutions Marketing at AspenTech, as they address a range of topics, including: • How the last 18 month rebalanced the narrative of energy security and sustainability • How digital technology fits into the industry transition and balancing act • The implications for the Inflation Reduction Act’s “carrot” approach as opposed to the “stick” Attend this free webinar and get actionable ideas for how your company can address the challenging balancing act in today’s energy markets. There will be a Q&A session following the event. We encourage you to join the conversation by submitting questions when registering.
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The Only Path to Rapid Decarbonization is through Digitalization and Automation

May 10, 2023
SLB, Rockwell Automation and Sensia
Oil and gas companies across the globe are quickly adopting energy transition strategies to align with government regulations and public sentiment towards meeting net-zero goals. Technology can play a major part in rapidly implementing these strategies. This panel discussion will look at the positive impact of digitalization and automation on this journey and provide real-life use cases that demonstrate the effectiveness of adopting this approach in reducing the carbon footprint of your operations across the oil and gas value chain.
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Right information, right time, right decisions - Wellbore on DELFI

December 13, 2022
SLB
Existing data is everywhere, and not often easy to consume. It can be found in different databases, projects, and directories. Interpreting newly acquired data can take weeks. The information needed to make the best decisions is either lost in a sea of data or comes after the window of opportunity for action has closed. SLB is changing the data workflow and digital operations are advancing to help customers make the right decisions, at the right time, with the right information. Digitally assisted operations with Wellbore on DELFI help customers make better decisions during or just after data acquisition, when these decisions count the most. With existing data, Wellbore on DELFI leverages the OSDU™ Data Platform to break down barriers between users and their data. Users quickly analyze data and select relevant wells for automated interpretation, conditioning, and better operational planning.
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Accurate Wellbore Positioning Using WellDefined Automated Survey Solutions

December 07, 2022
SLB
Join our expert, Mahmoud ElGizawy, to learn how automated survey management solutions can allow operating companies and service providers to access the most advanced directional survey correction algorithms to optimize drilling applications in real-time by providing accurate wellbore positioning data. This allows timely correction to the wellbore trajectory without requiring additional tools or onsite personnel. The automated survey solutions maximize reservoir production by accurately placing the well in the planned spot while avoiding collision with other wells in close proximity.
Webcast

Automate your frac pad with TechnipFMC’s iComplete™ CyberFrac™

September 29, 2022
TechnipFMC
TechnipFMC’s iComplete™ CyberFrac™ system is a fully digital and automated platform for controlling equipment operations during hydraulic fracturing through app-based configurability. In this webcast, John Eden will explain how this system enables well site managers and their teams to follow approved procedures and establish sitewide operational awareness through the Digital Handshake™ while reducing manual errors. John will also be joined by Tara West and Kelly McFadgen from Marathon Oil Corporation to offer customer testimonial to how CyberFrac has provided versatility and flexibility to their frac pads and the improvement they have seen firsthand after implementing the system within their Bakken asset.
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