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BP meets AI as oil giant seals big UK battery power deal

BP meets AI as oil giant seals big UK battery power deal Supermajor says agreement first of its kind since tech acquisition as transition plans come under scrutiny following Looney exit   BP sealed a power trading deal to handle energy stored by two large-scale battery systems in the UK, in a first-of-a-kind deployment of specialist AI-enabled software technology acquired by the company. The UK-based supermajor will provide physical power trading and optimisation for 80MW/160MW...

Halliburton introduces digital platform to optimise ESP performance

Halliburton introduces digital platform to optimise ESP performance   Halliburton Company has introduced a new data science-driven platform that helps operators?design, build, and operate end-to-end electrical submersible pump (ESP) monitoring solutions. This application can be customised for specific?needs.? The Intelevate platform integrates historical engineering and performance data with active operational information to provide a holistic view of an operator’s ESP syste...

Over £9 million awarded to nine game-changing data and digital technologies to accelerate net zero

Over £9 million awarded to nine game-changing data and digital technologies to accelerate net zero   Over £9 million awarded to data and digital technologies that will enable the energy transition, as part of NZTC’s 2023 open innovation programme, £3 million from NZTC and over £6 million co-funded by industry.  Nine winning technologies to secure up to £500K NZTC funding with the potential of additional match funding from industry. ...

New app from Intelligent Wellhead Systems provide instant access to key wellsite operational data

New app from Intelligent Wellhead Systems provide instant access to key wellsite operational data   Intelligent Wellhead Systems, a supplier of digital control technologies that improve oil and gas well completion operations, announced the introduction of the inVision Mobile App, pioneering technology that provides current users of the IWS inVision Technology Platform with instant access to key wellsite operational data  It is the latest addition to the company’s portfo...

NSTA delivers for industry as supply chain tool goes digital

NSTA delivers for industry as supply chain tool goes digital   Supply Chain Action Plans transferred to online portal for easier submission, tracking and data analysis Duplication removed to speed up process, saving industry time New system will assist in monitoring progress on commitments to support UK supply chain A tool designed to support the supply chain and make North Sea projects more efficient has gone digital in a move that will save companies time and money...

Shell Ventures and Idékapital invest USD 90 million in Kongsberg Digital

Shell Ventures and Idékapital invest USD 90 million in Kongsberg Digital   Kongsberg Digital Holding ASA, a business area within KONGSBERG, has raised USD 90 million in investment from Shell Ventures and Idékapital. The funding and new investors will support and accelerate the future growth and development of Kongsberg Digital. The investment values Kongsberg Digital at USD 540 million post-money. As an industrial software company, Kongsberg Digital is transforming ho...

Digitalization across oil, gas industry is gathering momentum, analysis shows

Digitalization across oil, gas industry is gathering momentum, analysis shows   (WO) – Key research shared by the Offshore Energy Digital Strategy Group (OEDSG) at an OEUK- hosted webinar reveals digitalization across the oil and gas and renewable energy sectors is gathering momentum. The 2023 Offshore Energy Digital & Data Maturity Survey report aims to deepen understanding of how organizations are applying data and digital technologies to help transform the UK energy sy...

STC INSISO announces two contract wins to deliver supply chain management software

STC INSISO announces two contract wins to deliver supply chain management software   Aberdeen-headquartered, STC INSISO has announced two SaaS (software as a service) contract wins to deliver its digital supply chain management product. Vendorse will be delivered over the next three years to ICR, and global oil and gas service company, Coretrax, with the deals totalling approximately £200k. Vendorse is a complete cloud-based platform for organisations to effectively manage...

TGS and KONGSBERG to Cooperate for Data-Driven Solutions for Offshore Wind Field Development

TGS and KONGSBERG to Cooperate for Data-Driven Solutions for Offshore Wind Field Development   TGS and Kongsberg Gruppen (KONGSBERG) have today announced a strategic collaboration to jointly develop integrated data and digital solutions for the offshore wind industry. The aim of the partnership is more efficient use of data and digitalization to drive faster scaling of offshore wind. According to forecasts, the offshore wind installed base worldwide is expected to more than quadrup...

Repsol Sinopec rollout emissions.AI across their UKCS assets following a successful pilot project

Repsol Sinopec rollout emissions.AI across their UKCS assets following a successful pilot project   Following the successful pilot of emissions.AI, Repsol Sinopec is extending the use of OPEX software to several of its UKCS operated assets in alignment with their Emission Management Plans. As part of the company’s commitment to emissions reduction and Net Zero, the extended roll out will see the technology adopted across four installations. Repsol Sinopec initially deploye...

Kongsberg Digital To Become The Majority Owner Of The Software As A Service Company FutureOn

Kongsberg Digital To Become The Majority Owner Of The Software As A Service Company FutureOn   Kongsberg Digital has significantly increased its investment in FutureOn, a Norwegian software company. FutureOn provides cloud-based digital transformation tools that deliver collaborative working environments with access to distributed data, best-in-class industry software and geospatially accurate data visualisation. The value propositions of FutureOn and Kongsberg Digital are highly c...

TotalEnergies, Rockwell Automation implement robot fleet management system for offshore platforms

TotalEnergies, Rockwell Automation implement robot fleet management system for offshore platforms   Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, it is working with TotalEnergies to implement a robot fleet management system, driving autonomous operations for its offshore platforms. The long-running project will reach a significant milestone with its first test on an offshore asset scheduled for mid-2023. Au...

Neptune Energy boosts global portfolio of digital twins

Neptune Energy boosts global portfolio of digital twins   Neptune Energy today announced an agreement to create new “digital twins” of two offshore platforms in the Dutch North Sea, expanding its portfolio of digitized assets to 14. The twins enable engineers to carry out traditional offshore work from an onshore location, accelerating work schedules and reducing costs. Leading UK-based 3D technology specialist, Eserv, will digitize the Neptune-operated D15-A and K12-C...

Ace Aquatec and Ocean Health partner to develop FaunaGuard

Ace Aquatec and Ocean Health partner to develop FaunaGuard   Aquaculture technology specialists, Ace Aquatec, have partnered with marine ecosystem restoration specialists Ocean Health to further develop FaunaGuard, which uses academically validated sound patterns with award-winning transducer technology to create temporary exclusion zones around project sites. This ethical acoustic system is an important tool for safeguarding oceanic wildlife from the risks associated with offshore co...

Proserv and Intelligent Plant pen new agreement to underpin alliance

Proserv and Intelligent Plant pen new agreement to underpin alliance Tie-up sees Proserv CEO Davis Larssen join Intelligent Plant’s Board and propels the rollout of collaborative digital technology services for the energy market.   Aberdeen, March 9th: Global controls technology company Proserv has signed a fresh agreement with Intelligent Plant, the Aberdeen based software engineering firm and data analytics experts. The new arrangement extends a previous alliance announced...

Digital transition and collaboration set to drive consultancy growth

Digital transition and collaboration set to drive consultancy growth   An Aberdeen-headquartered engineering and technical consultancy, which employs 400 people worldwide, has announced plans to drive continued cross sector growth on the back of three strategic divestments and planned investment in digital tools and partner developed solutions. Last year, Vysus Group’s decision to sharpen its focus on high-end engineering technical advisory and consultancy services saw the d...

Process safety professionals are invited to share feedback on new artificial intelligence tool

Process safety professionals are invited to share feedback on new artificial intelligence tool   Aberdeen-based process safety firm, Salus Technical, is inviting process safety professionals to participate in a free demo of its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, ahead of the release of the full product later this year. The demo is accessible by invitation only and will run for two months. HAZOP.AI, which is designed for Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP), will prompt users t...

Ashtead Technology signs rental agreement with Maritime Robotics

Ashtead Technology signs rental agreement with Maritime Robotics   International subsea rental equipment and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has signed a multi-year rental agreement with Maritime Robotics, a leading provider of unmanned technology solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Ashtead Technology will be a rental partner for Maritime Robotic’s Otter Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) for high-quality maritime data acquisition. The Otter is the smallest...

Wintershall Dea selects AGR’s time and cost management software for its drilling & well projects

Wintershall Dea selects AGR’s time and cost management software for its drilling & well projects   Wintershall Dea will implement AGR Software’s iQx™ probabilistic time and cost estimation and tracking applications for its drilling and well projects in Norway. The development will play a role in enabling greater standardisation for Wintershall Dea’s well and drilling teams in the well delivery process. The move will also improve communication and automat...

Bumi Armada adopts artificial intelligence technology to reduce operational emissions

Bumi Armada adopts artificial intelligence technology to reduce operational emissions   International offshore energy facilities and services provider Bumi Armada have partnered with leading provider of digital solutions, OPEX (an ERM Group Company), to drive down carbon emissions on its Armada Kraken FPSO facility, which serves the EnQuest-operated Kraken Field located in the northern North Sea. Bumi Armada will deploy OPEX Group’s emissions.AI software to deliver real-time...
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