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James Fisher Continues Growth in Middle East

Oct 17, 2018

James Fisher and Sons plc reported further expansion of its operations in the Middle East, including the recent completion of cable and pipeline trenching projects and new construction and decommissioning activities going live across the region…

Digitization of the Norwegian Continental Shelf

Sep 18, 2018

A new web-based tool is being used for the first time offshore for collecting, systematizing and presenting safety critical information on the Goliat platform in the Barents Sea.The system, developed by Eni Norge in cooperation with Safetec and SINTEF…

Chevron partners with Microsoft for digitalization, IoT efforts

Nov 02, 2017

Chevron has agreed a seven-year partnership with Microsoft which will see the internet giant become the oil major's primary cloud provider. Chevron says the move will 'accelerate the application of advanced technologies including analytics…

GE, Maersk Drilling step up digitization pact

Jul 18, 2017

GE Marine and Maersk Drilling are extending the scope of their digital partnership, following the success of their SeaStream Insight pilot project that was launched in November 2016. The collaboration brings the next big step in innovative…

Interventions in the digital age

Jul 01, 2017

Audrey Leon discusses the next game-changing intervention technologies with OE’s Deepwater Intervention Forum advisory board members ahead of this year’s show. Onboard the Well Enhancer looking…

Rosneft, Maersk hit by Petya cyber attack

Jun 28, 2017

Rosneft and A. P. Moller Maersk, which owns drilling firm Maersk Drilling and oil firm Maersk Oil, as well as a huge container shipping business, are among a slew of companies across the globe hit by the Petya ransomeware virus.  The virus…

Bourbon, Kongsberg sign digitization pact

May 31, 2017

Bourbon and Kongsberg Maritime have strengthened their collaboration in digital solutions for next generation connected vessels by signing a strategic agreement of collaborative development on connected and autonomous vessels. The two…

Statoil in major digitization investment

May 22, 2017

Statoil is establishing a digital center of excellence and launching a roadmap with seven specific programs for digitalization in the company towards 2020. Digitalization will help improve the safety, security and efficiency of Statoil operations…

Weatherford debuts ForeSite

May 09, 2017

Image from Weatherford. Weatherford International has commercially released the ForeSite production optimization platform at the Weatherford Enterprise Software Conference. The ForeSite…

DNV GL: Global confidence stabilizing

Jan 26, 2017

DNV GL’s 2017 outlook for the oil and gas industry has revealed short-term agility and long-term resilience, with an overall stabilization of confidence in some regions, despite depressed and prolonged oil and gas prices. Image of Tørstad…

GE to maximize Transocean's productivity

Jan 11, 2017

GE Oil & Gas and Transocean signed a US$180 million contractual service agreement (CSA), to further maximize productivity and lower operating costs for Transocean.  As a pioneer of new business models and performance-based service agreements…

A 21st century platform

Sep 01, 2016

Applying digital technology to the Culzean HPHT development could provide efficiency savings of at least US$10 million per annum and introduce the iPad and tablet as standard offshore equipment. Maersk Oil’s Troels Albrechtsen explains. The…

NOV, GE enter FPSO pact

Jul 07, 2016

National Oilwell Varco (NOV) and GE Oil & Gas entered into an agreement to collaborate on delivering integrated solutions for floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels. Image from GE…

Stop competing, start collaborating

Jun 01, 2016

We have the saying “digital oilfield” within the industry, but does it exist in reality? Audrey Raj reports. Technip CEO Thierry Pilenko.  Images from OTC Asia. With offshore…

Forecasting the future of oil and gas operations

Apr 27, 2016

A new report from DNV GL paints a very automated future for many oil and gas processes and sectors. Melissa Sustaita sets out the details. Sames. Image from OE staff. Over the…

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