Digital oilfield news
Statoil: joint offshore digitalisation
An integrated operations support centre and a drilling operations centre will help reach Statoil’s ambition of increasing value creation from operated fields in Norway by more than US$2 billion from 2020 to 2025 before tax.
US deepwater royalty cut would make its tax burden significantly lower than regional peers, says GlobalData
Cutting the US deepwater royalty rate from 18.75% to 12.5% for new leases, as proposed by the US Royalty Policy Committee in its meeting on February 28, would significantly improve the attractiveness of the country’s fiscal regime, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
AVEVA announces combination with Schneider Electric’s industrial software business
This end-to-end offering unlocks the power of two industry leaders to deliver improved profitability and operational excellence to maximise return on capital.
GE and Noble link up the world’s first Digital Rig
Following the partnership formed by GE and Noble Corporation plc, the two companies launched the world’s first digital drilling vessel, targeted to achieve 20% operational expenditure reduction across the targeted equipment and improve drilling efficiency.
Global Energy Talent Index indicates desire for automation and digitalisation in energy industry
The survey of energy professionals and management also reveals that sector pay has increased modestly in the past year, while over half of those surveyed would consider moving to another sector.
Aker Solutions forms collaboration with Cognite to strengthen digital offering
Aker Solutions agreed on a long-term collaboration with software company Cognite to accelerate the development of digital solutions that will drive major efficiencies through the entire life of an energy asset.
New CGG GeoSoftware technology drives greater E&P efficiency
Recent developments bring new capabilities within each individual solution while offering increasingly integrated workflows from geology and geophysics to reservoir engineering.
Weatherford announces new ForeSite™ software release
Production optimisation software now available for gas-lift and ESP systems.
Eigen Delivering Enhanced Operational Management at Goliat
Offshore Oil and Gas digitalisation software provider and systems integrator, Eigen, is delivering a new Barrier Status Panel to improve the management of operational safety on Goliat.
Emerson and AspenTech Form Alliance to Deliver Digital Technologies
Alliance brings two leading companies together to help customers tackle complex problems, optimise operations, and achieve Top Quartile performance