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February 18, 2025
Halliburton today announced the launch of the new EcoStar® electric tubing-retrievable safety valve (eTRSV). This second-generation product builds on the success of the industry’s first electric TRSV, which won the OTC Spotlight on New Technology Award in 2017.
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January 30, 2025
Aramco Americas has contracted GHGSat to monitor methane based on the success of an earlier pilot program. Abating methane emissions is an important lever for Aramco in its ambition toward net-zero across its wholly owned and operated assets by 2050.
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January 29, 2025
SLB has opened its Africa Performance Center in Luanda, Angola. The center will serve as a collaborative hub for industry stakeholders providing access to innovative solutions across digital, AI, oil and gas and new energy sectors within Angola and Africa.
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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.
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January 06, 2025
Solace Global Risk has officially acquired Nuraling, an independent AI innovation, bringing tailored machine learning solutions to Solace Secure and other services.
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December 2024
Innovations in personnel monitoring solutions can improve crew safety and reduce operational downtime in the oil field 
Webcast

Reshaping Reservoir Management: Using direct measurements of phase flow for enhancing field production

January 29, 2025
Tracerco
Discover how innovative chemical tracer technology is reshaping reservoir management and field optimization. This webcast highlights low-risk, non-intrusive (non-wireline-deployed) tracer advancements that provide essential insights into short- and long-term phase production and interwell communication. These solutions enable operators to improve well performance, establish best practices, and drive strategic field development—all without costly or disruptive interventions. Key Takeaways: -Understand how advanced tracers deliver actionable data for optimizing production. -Explore real-world case studies showcasing enhanced well performance and operational efficiencies. -Learn practical applications for improving interwell communication and reservoir management. -Discover strategies to reduce operational risks, costs, and environmental impact.
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December 17, 2024
Elementz, a new Aberdeen-based company specializing in subsea asset integrity management software, has unveiled the board of directors that will oversee its goal of achieving turnover of £2 million in year one.
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December 12, 2024
Baker Hughes and the University of California, Berkeley have announced a new long-term research partnership to establish the Baker Hughes Institute for Decarbonization Materials at UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry.
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December 12, 2024
Sinopec, China’s Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, has successfully obtained ISO's approval for the Technical Specifications for Multi-element Thermal Composite Flooding of Heavy Oil proposed by academician Sun Huanquan's team.
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December 04, 2024
Gradient Geothermal will provide Chord Energy with geothermal power generation and fluid cooling services. This first of its kind deployment of Gradient's technology removes heat from produced fluids and channels those resources to create electricity.
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December 04, 2024
Compass Datacenters has signed a multi-year capacity agreement with Siemens to supply a custom modular medium-voltage skid solution. The solution consolidates the capabilities of multiple electrical components into a single integrated unit.
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November 2024
A combination of a turbo-expander and a liquid jet ejector can be used to extract energy from multiphase streams during production.  
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November 27, 2024
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has presided over the annual meeting of the ADNOC Board of Directors. His Highness highlighted ADNOC’s important role as a primary catalyst for the UAE’s growth and diversification
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November 22, 2024
ABS and the Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute (KOMERI) signed an agreement at Offshore Korea that establishes a framework for strengthening technology research and development in the shipbuilding and marine industries.
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November 21, 2024
Miros has launched its new wave and vessel motion prediction technology — PredictifAI, which delivers a monitoring solution that automatically adapts to varying sea and weather conditions.
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November 18, 2024
Paradigm has announced an expanded Aberdeen facility which will house its growing workforce and asset base, enabling it to deploy technologies that lower the carbon impact and cost of traditional oil and gas exploration and production operations.
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November 18, 2024
Texas A&M University has announced the launch of a new Chancellor’s National Academy STEM Ph.D. Fellowship Program, an elite opportunity for students pursuing graduate studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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November 14, 2024
Seatrium and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) announced they have joined forces to inaugurate a state-of-the-art Digital Learning Lab. The initiative aims to enhance digital skillsets in the Marine & Offshore (M&O) Energy industry and attract a new generation of talent.
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November 14, 2024
Caterpillar Oil & Gas has announced the launch of the Cat® Closed Crank Ventilation (CCV) System, a technology designed to eliminate the venting of crankcase gases, commonly referred to as blow-by emissions, from internal combustion engines.
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November 12, 2024
Kent, a UAE-headquartered engineering company, has launched its UAE Designers and Drafters Training Program. This initiative is specifically designed to equip young Emirati high school graduates and engineering diploma holders with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in the energy industry.
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