Automation & Control

Article
January 2025
Automation and remote operations solutions address persistent industry challenges to drive efficiency, safety and sustainability in wellsite operations. These innovations redefine what is possible in well construction and set new benchmarks for performance and operational excellence. 
Article
January 2025
The oil and gas industry stands at a critical technological inflection point, where innovation, efficiency and adaptability are no longer optional but essential for survival. One such technology is an advanced platform that can provide a unified, accessible data environment for enhancing collaboration and efficiency. 
Article
January 2025
Proven remote inspection technologies are pioneering how oil and gas operators can achieve greater efficiencies and insights with new data and information on how an asset performs.  
News
February 03, 2025
Abyss Solutions has signed a research and development contract with Petrobras. The partnership focuses on the development of an innovative image contextualization and enrichment service capable of aggregate engineering and operational metadata.
News
January 30, 2025
The Forum Energy Technology (FET) Subsea product line has secured a contract to provide a work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) system and a Dynacon Launch and Recovery System (LARS) to ACSM, a global maritime survey and ROV services operator. 
News
January 27, 2025
InflowControl has launched its Gas Autonomous Inflow Control Valve (Gas AICV®). This new technology marks a significant milestone as the world's first autonomous flow control valve specifically designed for gas reservoirs.
News
January 24, 2025
Atlas Energy Solutions has completed the delivery of 100 loads of proppant with its two RoboTrucks, semi-trucks equipped with the Kodiak Driver, Kodiak Robotics’ self-driving system.
Article
December 2024
Advancements in drilling automation and controls enhance operational consistency and safety.
News
January 07, 2025
PakEnergy has acquired Petrosight in a move to reinforce its position as a single-source provider of end-to-end well-lifecycle management solutions from site planning and construction to drilling, production, workovers and decommissioning.
News
January 06, 2025
Halliburton and Coterra Energy announced the launch of autonomous hydraulic fracturing technology in North America with the Octiv® Auto Frac service, which is part of the ZEUS platform.
News
December 09, 2024
SLB has announced the launch of Neuro™ autonomous geosteering, a tool designed to dynamically responds to subsurface complexities to drill more efficient, higher-performing wells, while reducing the carbon footprint of the drilling operations.
Article
November 2024
Oil and gas operations can use IoT and cellular technology to remotely monitor and optimize reservoir, well and facility performance—all while minimizing the need to physically send workers into potentially hazardous environments. 
Article
November 2024
Advanced functionalities and high-resolution data unlock exponential increases in efficiency and optimization through total-view well intelligence, real-time diagnostics, remote monitoring and full-range automated control—all incorporated within a plug-and-play platform scaled to the economic profile of a marginal plunger lift well. 
News
November 19, 2024
SCS Technologies today announced the adoption of Microsoft RealWear Navigator Z1 for its Factory Acceptable Tests (FATs). SCS can now conduct FATs remotely, increasing productivity while saving time and costs associated with critical oil and gas system and component testing.
News
November 10, 2024
Last Mile Production will implement B4ECarbon™ in its West Texas oil and gas operations. A collaborative effort by Blockchain for Energy (B4E) and Enovate Ai, B4ECarbon™ is an emissions management solution to streamline emissions tracking and reduce the environmental impact of operations.
News
November 05, 2024
Tenaris is expanding its Rig Direct® service package with the introduction of WISer™, a suite of digital solutions designed to enhance well integrity, safety, efficiency and reliability in well construction operations.
News
November 05, 2024
ADNOC has awarded an EPC contract to Jereh Oil & Gas Engineering Corporation, worth up to $920 million (AED3.38 billion), to install remote sensing and well-operating equipment at its onshore Bab, Bu Hasa and Southeast fields, extending its AI-powered well digitalization program to cover the fields.
Article
October 2024
Consistency and repeatability improve efficiency in drilling operations, delivering safety gains in conjunction with reductions in flat time.
News
October 18, 2024
Siemens' new SIRIUS 3RC7 intelligent link module offers complete data transparency down to the field level with minimal installation and commissioning effort.
News
October 09, 2024
NDT Global has launched a new 56-inch ultrasonic inline inspection tool, developed in partnership with Aramco, to meet the specific inspection needs of large-diameter pipelines.
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