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Unity delivers custom thru-tubing solution for Well Isolation Project in Italy

Aberdeen-headquartered well integrity and decommissioning specialist Unity has successfully completed a well intervention project in Central Italy for SMAPE, deploying a bespoke thru-tubing solution for a major international oil company to achieve well isolation in a technically challenging well environment.

Why electric submersible pump (ESP) optimisation starts with motor control

Motaz Hassan, Global Application Manager - Artificial Lift Solutions at ABB, Motion Drive Products, explores some of the most common ESP challenges from backspin and gas lock to underload conditions. He then explains how application-specific drive control helps improve reliability, protect equipment and support production continuity.

Form first oil to late life

James Ferguson, Hunting Subsea Technologies, describes a lifecycle approach to subsea engineering that connects standardised hardware, intervention capability, and enhanced reservoir recovery.


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A practical path to security of supply

Andreas Fliss, Norway Country Manager for James Fisher, explores how electrification, digitalisation, and asset intelligence in Norway’s upstream sector is supporting both energy security and net zero targets simultaneously.