Digital oilfield

In the second part of this exclusive article, Eric Haney, Lone Star Analysis, USA, discusses the technological developments designed to advance the digital oilfield.

Eric Haney, Lone Star Analysis, USA, discusses the technological developments designed to advance the digital oilfield.

Infrastructure Networks will sell, supply and service Machfu solutions, delivered over INET’s wireless platform, while Machfu will use INET’s LTE coverage to connect to oil and gas assets real time in key energy producing areas.

The company’s report ‘Robotics in Oil & Gas’ reveals that the complex challenges, particularly in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, are prompting companies to explore the potential of complexly engineered robotics solutions to work autonomously or in conjunction with field operators.

Subsea UK and its technology arm, the National Subsea Research Initiative, have joined forces with the UK Defence Solutions Centre to accelerate the development of underwater robotics, unmanned operations, sensors and other technological and digital innovations.

The acquisition extends Anova's range of monitoring solutions for oils and natural gas.

Equinor’s six-figure sponsorship agreement includes supporting the current Code Factory programme, which aims to engage young people in coding, programming and virtual reality and support building these critical skills early.

Companies are invited to highlight the advances in underwater robotic technology at Subsea UK’s Underwater Robotics conference in Aberdeen later this year.

Dan Munro, Managing Director, PJ Valves, explains why the oil and gas industry has yet to reach digitalisation's full potential.

CGG GeoSoftware has developed a machine learning ecosystem providing open access to data within its geophysical and petrophysical applications.

Schlumberger has introduced the GAIA digital exploration platform at the 81st EAGE Conference and Exhibition. The GAIA platform enables exploration teams to discover and access basin-scale data and manage their exploration opportunities.

WFS Technologies, a specialist in Subsea Internet of Things (SIOT®) devices, has unveiled solutions to tackle the real-time monitoring of offshore risers both above and below surface, on fixed structures including jackets and braces.

S-Cube says that its XWI algorithm has the predictive power to match rock measurements pre-drilling with up to 90% accuracy.

Chris Sugahara is to succeed Charles (Chuck) Davison as CEO of the company.

The company trialled its new ANALYSE statistical method on a full campaign on an FPSO, resulting in cuts to scope, POB and costs and an improvement to integrity assurance.