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*By Gustavo Karman, Chief Product Officer (CPO) at Lead Energy Aug. 5 - The opening of Brazil’s Free Energy Market marks a new phase for the electricity sector, characterized by scale, pressure for efficiency, and the need for deep digital transformation. The expansion of the free market environment to smaller consumers requires a structural shift... Continue Reading →
Aug. 2 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil has identified four additional potential discovery opportunities in Guyana after applying artificial intelligence to its Stabroek Block exploration data. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Neil Hansen disclosed the results during ExxonMobil’s second-quarter 2026 earnings call on July 31. The company trained artificial-intelligence models using information gathered from previous discoveries, drilling... Continue Reading →
June 11 (OE) SLB has signed a long-term framework agreement with Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA to support the modernization and development of the country's oil and gas sector. The memorandum of understanding establishes a framework for cooperation across exploration, field development, production, digital enablement, and workforce training and development. The companies said the collaboration... Continue Reading →
May 20 (interestingengineering) China’s offshore wind-powered underwater data center, said to be the world’s first of its kind, has entered full commercial operation off the coast of Shanghai’s Lingang Special Area. The $226M project was officially launched in June 2025 through a cooperation agreement signed between the Lingang Special Area administrative committee, Shanghai Lingang Special... Continue Reading →
May 18 (Reuters) - Omnia, the data center platform of Brazil's Patria Investments, has signed a $2 billion, 20-year energy supply agreement with renewable generator Casa dos Ventos to power a data center it is building for TikTok-owner ByteDance, the companies told Reuters. The data center, located at the Pecem port complex in the northeastern... Continue Reading →
May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy announced a plan to merge on Monday in a $66.8 billion deal that will form one of the world's largest electric utilities during an expansion of energy-intensive data centers to support artificial intelligence. The all-stock transaction, which is pending regulatory approvals, is one... Continue Reading →
April 14 - OceanX Energy’s entry into the Brazilian market brings advanceddigitalization, data intelligence, and energy management solutions to thecountry’s offshore industry. OceanX Energy is building a future where accurate,real-time data powers every offshore decision; every asset operates atpeak efficiency; and every operation delivers maximum uptime andperformance. In partnership with its local partner in Brazil,... Continue Reading →
March 6 (electrek.com) Aikido Technologies has unveiled a concept that combines floating offshore wind turbines, battery storage, and AI data centers on a single platform. The offshore infrastructure company says its new platform, called AO60DC, is designed to co‑locate AI-grade computing directly with renewable energy generation at sea. Wind, batteries, and AI compute on one floating... Continue Reading →
March 4 (TN) Petrobras and the startup Wiise have partnered to develop innovative software based on artificial intelligence (AI) to support specialists in risk analysis of offshore wells. With an investment of R$ 11.2 million in Research and Development (R&D), the project developed by Wiise goes beyond process automation, proposing the creation of a methodology... Continue Reading →
Feb. 23 (OE) Saipem has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI)-based predictive maintenance system onboard its ultra-deepwater drillship Saipem 12000, aiming to improve operational efficiency and offshore safety. The system uses real-time data and artificial intelligence algorithms to monitor equipment conditions, predict potential failures and schedule interventions before issues occur. By anticipating faults, the approach is... Continue Reading →
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