Digital oilfield news
More North Sea organisations set to join the digital safety revolution by adopting the Restrata Platform
Restrata has announced that more operators are on the verge of adopting its safety and emergency response technology.
Schlumberger, Chevron and Microsoft to collaborate on digital transformation
As part of the collaboration, the three companies will work together to build Azure-native applications in the DELFI cognitive E&P environment.
Blockchain to be implemented in Bakken shale field
The OOC Oil & Gas Blockchain Consortium, whose members include Chevron Corp., ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil Corp., Equinor and Royal Dutch Shell, has awarded a contract to Data Gumbo to pilot blockchain technology for water handling services.
DNV GL unveils concept for live asset risk assessment using digital twins
The Probabilistic Digital Twin concept was unveiled at Offshore Europe 2019 this week.
Oil and gas’s largest blind spot: product quality
Adam Weinstein, Validere, argues that the contamination of oil in the Druzhba pipeline earlier this year hints at an industry wide problem, and suggests that the answer lies in the Industrial Internet of Things and artificial intelligence.
Eigen and Chrysaor initiate engineering support project
The partnership involves Eigen building process system monitoring, equipment performance monitoring and condition monitoring displays for Chrysaor’s critical mechanical and process equipment.
Lundin Norway digital drilling operations portal implementation launched
The Drilling Portal combines remote monitoring of information from multiple different systems to provide a quick and intuitive overview of all drilling operations.
Halliburton introduces cloud technology for reducing reservoir uncertainty
Among the cloud applications released are Scalable Earth Modeling, Full-Scale Asset Simulation, Data Foundation and Real-Time Control – Edge.
S-Cube algorithm helps Tullow discover oil in Guyana
The XWI algorithm, which enables data-driven earth model building, helped Tullow Oil to strike oil at the Jethro-1 well earlier this month.
Weatherford automated connection integrity system achieves 50th run
The Vero system applies artificial intelligence to validate well integrity.