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Ocean Infinity, in partnership with Kraken Robotics, has reached what it calls a significant milestone in battery technology for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The new technology has now been tested following 18 months of research, development and trials, which was aimed at improving the safety, efficiency, and quality of AUV operations. Continue reading
Ulstein Group unveiled a hydrogen-powered ship design that it claims is market-ready, offering zero-emission marine operations. Recently, DNV GL identified the five most promising alternative fuels for shipping, with hydrogen as the ultimate zero-emission solution. The first complete hydrogen fueled prospect has been put together by Ulstein Design & Solutions BV and Nedstack fuel cell... Continue Reading →
Norwegian oilfield services company Aker Solutions and a group of oil and gas operators have come together in a joint industry project with the aim of making subsea gas separation a reality. Using CO2 injection to increase recovery rates in offshore oil and gas fields can improve the economics of a field significantly, but so... Continue Reading →
Remote operated vehicles (ROV) have become standard workhorses for the offshore industry, providing vital support to underwater operations, from drilling to servicing the latest subsea processing technologies. But, they’re now undergoing a transformation. Continue reading
6th November 2019 Wood today announced the creation of a new Technical Consulting Solutions (TCS) business unit, combining its diverse, multi-sector and technology-enabled specialist advisory and consulting capabilities into one global business. TCS immediately becomes a leader in the technical consulting space with an annual revenue of $2.8 billion and a connected global network of... Continue Reading →
Oct 25, 2019 Baixada Santista has the potential to become a new center of goods and services for the oil and gas sector, along the lines of Macaé (RJ), says São Paulo State Finance and Planning Secretary Henrique Meirelles. “There is no doubt that the Santos Basin's share of pre-salt production is growing. Along with... Continue Reading →
Total announced plans to open a Digital Factory in Paris in early 2020 that will bring together up to 300 developers, data scientists and other experts to accelerate the group’s digital transformation. Total’s goal is to leverage the capabilities of digital tools to create value in all of its businesses. The Digital Factory will be tasked with developing... Continue Reading →
Veolia Water Technologies said its VWS Westgarth subsidiary has been awarded a multimillion dollar contract by SBM Offshore for the supply of a seawater treatment package for the Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO), to be deployed in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana. The award is for the design and procurement of... Continue Reading →
Prysmian in collaboration with its innovation hub Corporate Hangar, is poised to launch Alesea, an IoT solution that provides virtual assistance for cable drum management. Alesea is the first start-up to enter the runway phase at Corporate Hangar, the innovation hub co-founded by Prysmian Group in 2017 to support and develop high value projects of... Continue Reading →
As the oil and gas industry increasingly automates functions, one service company has focused on changing the focus from dumb iron to the cloud. Weatherford’s vision is to take its range of production tools and technologies to the next level by bringing them together with the basics of Industry 4.0, which relies on automation and... Continue Reading →
