How long can oil & gas keep putting off digitalisation?
In the face of significant challenges, the oil & gas sector needs to embrace digitalisation and increase the pace of change to survive the decade ahead.
In the face of significant challenges, the oil & gas sector needs to embrace digitalisation and increase the pace of change to survive the decade ahead.
Swire Energy Services (SES) will invest £4 million in new robots for blast paint coating thousands of its offshore containers.
Ocean Infinity has formed a joint venture with Gregg Drilling, in a step they say will reduce the environmental impact of offshore operations.
A top north-east visitor attraction is preparing to welcome guests once more following a major £6 million revamp.
Even when the Covid-19 downturn is finally past us, operators will have to continue exploring new avenues for cost reductions to be better equipped to withstand future market declines. In a report that looked into the adoption of robotics across the petroleum industry, Rystad Energy found that existing solutions could replace hundreds of thousands of oil and gas jobs globally and reduce drilling labor costs by several billion dollars by 2030, if there is an industry push for such a transition.
BME Services, part of Aberdeen-based equipment and industrial service company BME Group, has unveiled North Sea helideck refurbishment contracts worth £500,000.
A sustainable future is closely linked to creating and adopting innovative technologies. These new products, services and ways of working may solve many of the challenges we face as individuals and as a society. However, to unlock the power of innovation, these technologies must be adopted and deployed. How we produce and consume energy is a critical element of a sustainable future.
Safety, training and competency firm RelyOn Nutec will start offering Sparrows Group crane and lifting operation courses at its centres.
A rallying cry for improved digital collaboration was issued to North Sea oil and gas firms during the opening session of Energy Voice’s Virtual Tech Showcase.
Air Control Entech has won a £175,000 government grant to advance its offshore drones for the next generation of wireless technology.
Training and HR software firm Mintra has bought maritime digital learning and crew competence management specialist Safebridge for £5.2 million.
Energy services giant Baker Hughes is buying industrial asset management solutions firm ARMS Reliability.
Subsea technology firm OceanTools, of Aberdeen, has shipped a first batch of equipment it says could help save thousands of people if another tsunami struck south-east Asia.
Air Control Entech (ACE) has launched the “world’s first” lightweight optical gas imaging inspection system for use in the oil and gas industry.
Tracking carbon dioxide is difficult, but will play an important role in tackling the world’s emissions problem.
With the greatest and most urgent energy transition in human history accelerating, the quest for new technology solutions across multiple, diverse low carbon fronts is becoming ever more urgent.
An autonomous vehicle developed by an Oxford University spinout has passed a trial at a BP refinery in Germany with flying colours.
Drilling contractor Noble Corporation has rolled out an Aberdeen technology firm’s new safety observation app across its fleet.
Oilfield technology specialist Well-Sense, of Aberdeen, has unveiled a new chief executive.
Two firms based in Aberdeen – the business performance improvement specialist STC Global and software development services company Insiso – have merged to create STC Insiso.
The rapid transition under way in energy means that now more than ever the sector must grasp the opportunities presented by technology.
Forum Energy Technologies today announced it has completed manufacturing a highly advanced submarine rescue vehicle (SRV) including cutting edge technologies, which may be utilized to extract submariners from distress situations.
The UK has grand hopes to extend its links with Africa, particularly in the renewable space where there is clear scope for facilitating investments and supporting increased generation.
Technology start-up Xergy has secured almost half a million pounds to help further develop its “revolutionary” digital platform.
Bosses at Deep Casing Tools (DCT) will use a cash injection of £1.6 million to bring more ground-breaking oil and gas technology to the global market.