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Digital platform reveals valuable secrets of the North Sea

Digital platform reveals valuable secrets of the North Sea   More than 50 years’ worth of crucial North Sea data has been made available by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) through its National Data Repository (NDR) – helping companies make better informed decisions as part of the transition to net zero. The introduction of the new data will help areas including exploration, production efficiency and the drive to net zero – particularly the identification of potent...

Shell and Baker Hughes to deliver smart oil condition monitoring and equipment health service

Shell and Baker Hughes to deliver smart oil condition monitoring and equipment health service   Shell announces the launch of VitalyX, powered by Shell Remote Sense and Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes business, as an intelligent, advanced analytics-based oil condition monitoring and machine health service for the marine sector. VitalyX combines Shell Remote Sense lubricant analysis expertise with Bently Nevada’s 60-year experience in condition monitoring and protection to offer...

Using AI to optimise energy consumption and reduce emissions

Using AI to optimise energy consumption and reduce emissions   Improving energy efficiency and optimising energy use is one of the quickest and lowest cost pathways to impact corporate sustainability targets and reduce operational emissions. Reducing energy consumption makes a lot of sense in the current environment because it not only reduces the carbon footprint of an asset but also reduces costs through fuel savings and carbon (ETS) payments. With the right focus on this area...

UK government looks for ways to allow oil drilling despite climate backlash

UK government looks for ways to allow oil drilling despite climate backlash   It was notable that in his response to Monday’s catastrophic IPCC report, Boris Johnson had extremely tough words when it came to the question of a fossil fuel that the world has relied on for more than 100 years. It was time to consign coal to history, he said in a strong statement designed to show leadership ahead of the UK government hosting the now critical Cop26 climate summit. Coming after...

North-east 3D scanning firm fills gap in the market with new online viewer platform

North-east 3D scanning firm fills gap in the market with new online viewer platform   In response to customer demand, Aberdeen-based 3D scanning specialists, Viewport3, have developed a new online viewer platform for reviewing 3D data files. ‘Viewport View’ brings the firm’s customers closer to their 3D data, regardless of the format or who collected it. Viewport View has been designed to offer simple, user-friendly access to 3D data files, without the requirement...

World’s Largest Oil Company Saudi Aramco Negates Bitcoin Mining Rumors

World’s Largest Oil Company Saudi Aramco Negates Bitcoin Mining Rumors   The World’s second-largest oil trading company, Saudi Aramco has denied rumors that were circulating on media websites in the weekend indicating that the company was planning to start mining Bitcoin. The rumor, it is reported, emanated from a Brazilian Bitcoin miner Ray Nasser who is also the head of mining operations at Wide & Trust in an interview with a YouTube crypto channel. The miner i...

‘True digital transformation is as much about people as advancing technology’ – report calls for greater investment in data professionals

‘True digital transformation is as much about people as advancing technology’ – report calls for greater investment in data professionals   A new report commissioned by OGUK and launched today (July 22) by Robert Gordon University (RGU) calls for more recognition for the critical and diverse roles data professionals play in support of the oil and gas industry as it embraces the challenge of decarbonising its operations. Building on the foundations of the 2020 UKCS...

Aize Performance Elements awarded a grant to encourage innovative R&D jobs in Scotland

Aize Performance Elements awarded a grant to encourage innovative R&D jobs in Scotland   Aize AS is proud to announce the next development phase of the Performance Elements application. This development shall focus on three key areas, which are: advanced performance, machine learning, and production optimisation. This large-scale research and development project has been enabled with support from Scottish Enterprise, Scotland’s national economic development agency. Aize i...

Barclays Eagle Labs and partners launch EnergyTech programme to drive digital transformation in the sector

Barclays Eagle Labs and partners launch EnergyTech programme to drive digital transformation in the sector   Fifteen Emerging digital technology companies have begun a twelve month programme working together with major players from across the energy industry to drive digital transformation and culture change in one of the UK’s largest industrial sectors. The EnergyTech programme, an initiative led by Barclays Eagle Labs, in partnership with Opportunity North East (ONE) and Co...

Aker BP Implements Digital Twin Solution from Halliburton

Aker BP Implements Digital Twin Solution from Halliburton   Halliburton Co. is expanding its digital collaboration with Norwegian E&P Aker BP by deploying digital twins to automate work processes and accelerate decision-making, the company said on July 13. These cloud services operate in iEnergy, Halliburton’s hybrid cloud environment to manage exploration and production applications. Aker BP is leveraging Digital Well Program, a DecisionSpace 365 cloud application, buil...

Aberdeenshire Company Leads the Way in Helideck Monitoring Systems

Aberdeenshire Company Leads the Way in Helideck Monitoring Systems   A rising star in the provision of offshore environmental monitoring systems has become the first in the world to achieve an important industry accreditation. At just two-and-a-half years old, Nevis Technology has succeeded in securing Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) certification for its Elements Helideck Monitoring System (HMS) – and is the first in the world to do so. Aberdeenshire-based Nevis Technology...

Industry Digital Training Alliance Gathers Pace as More Operators Join

Industry Digital Training Alliance Gathers Pace as More Operators Join   A new collaboration that increases access to digital well integrity training is gaining momentum after two energy companies today, Wednesday 7 July, announced they are joining the initiative. TotalEnergies and TAQA have added their weight to the collaboration that was announced in January this year by operators Spirit Energy and Neptune Energy, and oil and gas e-learning firm Norwell EDGE. Together they are d...

Tech Insights report shows increasing focus on data and digital

Tech Insights report shows increasing focus on data and digital   The Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA) Technology Insights, launched today, shows that net zero and data and digital are increasingly key areas of focus for innovation in the oil and gas industry, alongside the core technologies for exploration, development and asset operations. Based on the analysis of over 800 individual technologies reported by Operators in their 2020 Technology Plans, the new Technology Insights...

AVEVA and Wood Launch New Industrial Solution to Accelerate Digital Transformation

AVEVA and Wood Launch New Industrial Solution to Accelerate Digital Transformation   AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software driving digital transformation and sustainability, has formed a new alliance with Wood, the global consulting and engineering company, to accelerate digital transformation of industries such as power, energy, chemicals and mining with the launch of a new solution called Connected Build, a key part of Wood’s Digital Twin offering. Wood has standardize...

An Introduction to Environment 4.0 - a New World of Possibilities Delivering Real Results

An Introduction to Environment 4.0 - a New World of Possibilities Delivering Real Results   Who says there must be a trade-off between addressing the Environment and delivering measurable business results? Enter Environment 4.0. Booth Welsh and it’s company brand iTech have collaborated to coin the term ‘Environment 4.0... This is an extension of their technology offering to show businesses the opportunities in using emerging technology to deliver tangible results in ef...

Stena Drilling acquires 30% stake in digital offshore lifting technology company Intebloc

Stena Drilling acquires 30% stake in digital offshore lifting technology company Intebloc   Stena Drilling, an independent drilling contractor, today announces its acquisition of a 30% stake in Intebloc, an award winning specialist digital lifting technology solutions provider, which improves the safety and productivity of offshore lifting operations. The deal marks another milestone on Stena Drilling’s digital evolution, as it positions itself as one of the most digitally effi...

Norway’s auditor general lifts lid on energy industry’s cyber security risks

Norway’s auditor general lifts lid on energy industry’s cyber security risks   Norway’s Auditor General’s Office (AGO) has questioned the general standard of cyber defence competence among leading companies and agencies in the country’s public energy sector. It identified shortcomings in cyber defence policy and strategy in a number state-owned enterprises, including water and power resource organisation NVE (Norges Vassdrags- og Energidirektorat)....

On-the-rig simulator used in plug and abandonment campaign for the first time

On-the-rig simulator used in plug and abandonment campaign for the first time   Well Expertise has successfully used a mobile simulator for plug and abandonment well control training to decommission several North Sea wells and is now planning other well campaigns using the simulator. Well Expertise is the well management company for operator DNO during planning and execution of the permanent plugging and abandonment (P&A) of three subsea template wells at Oselvar. This is th...

Remote Video Inspection; Powered by the TAAP Enterprise Application Platform.

Remote Video Inspection; Powered by the TAAP Enterprise Application Platform.   Over the last fourteen years, the TAAP Technology platform has ever evolved in terms of functionality and capability with the last twelve months being no exception. Reacting to the demands of the Enterprise which in itself has had to balance vastly different working conditions whilst still satisfying customer expectations, TAAP’s Low Code, No Code platform has kept pace and facilitated the changes ne...

New programme brings together leaders of ambitious digital tech businesses to plan for growth

New programme brings together leaders of ambitious digital tech businesses to plan for growth   Ambitious digital tech businesses in the north east of Scotland are on track for growth, with support from Opportunity North East Digital & Entrepreneurship’s new business growth programme. With the digital tech sector predicted to be one of the fastest growing in Scotland, 1.5 times faster than the overall economy[1], the business growth programme supports digital tech busines...
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