The contract is for Equinor’s unmanned process platform at the Krafla field in the North Sea, with plans for tie-in to an Aker BP host platform in the North of Alvheim area. The announcement comes as Aker BP has stopped all nonsanctioned projects. The remaining two Phase 2 wells will come on stream in 2021. The unmanned development is expected to add 80 million BOE of production to the aging Norwegian North Sea field. Aker BP said it aims to produce 1 billion BOE from Valhall over the next 40 years.

The contract is for Equinor’s unmanned process platform at the Krafla field in the North Sea, with plans for tie-in to an Aker BP host platform in the North of Alvheim area. Drone Used For World's First Logistics Operation to Equinor Platform The Norwegian company completed what it describes as the world’s first logistics operation with a drone to an offshore installation. Askeladd Vest is Phase 2 of the Snøhvit gas development, which is expected to see an FID this year. Sleipner’s share in net-zero emissions savings will be more than 150,000 tonnes per year. Although these look like ordinary tankers, they are unique and run on LNG and recovered oil vapors.

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Industrial blockchain network Data Gumbo has facilitated real-time tracking of lease operating expenses for oil and gas operators by using validated field-operating data to trigger automated payments based on agreed terms. The agreement will use IBM’s hybrid-cloud technology and Red Hat’s OpenShift platform to expand access to Schlumberger’s Delfi exploration and production software suite. Advanced machine-learning methods combined with aspects of game theory are helping operators understand the drivers of water production and improve forecasting and economics in unconventional basins. The Norwegian company completed what it describes as the world’s first logistics operation with a drone to an offshore installation. Using 3D and artificial intelligence technologies, a digital map of all three bridge-linked jackets was captured, enabling Neptune to detect asset-integrity issues early and plan fabric maintenance work on Cygnus. In this 30-minute interview, Angela Dang Atkinson, a data scientist with Cognite, talks about what skills beyond technology new petroleum engineers need and what challenges they will face in the digital oil field. The Oil and Gas Technology Centre’s first virtual hackathon—Code[Less]—will take place 21–24 September, with 75 participants teaming up to solve challenges, without using coding, to raise awareness of the demand for automation and innovation in the energy sector.

Don't miss out on the latest technology delivered to your email every two weeks. If you are not logged in, you will receive a confirmation email that you will need to click on to confirm you want to receive the newsletter. Data Science and Digital Engineering in Upstream Oil and Gas (DSDE) is an online publication from SPE that presents the evolving landscape of data management and data use in the industry. Sign up for the monthly newsletter to receive the latest from DSDE in your Inbox. Studies conducted through collaboration between an operator that knows the physical reality and a data-science company that knows the best machine-learning methods yield good practical results.

The tech giant and supermajor have been working on cloud solutions already, but in a new agreement, they will combine their talents to create new technologies for oil and gas as well as energy consumers. A new open innovation studio aims to use crowdsourcing to redefine the future of oil and gas exploration. To provide condition monitoring and combat fouling, the robot clings and moves along the hull walls. It is controlled via a 4G connection to clean and inspect the walls in line with individual vessel schedules developed through a proprietary algorithm and big data. The maritime technology company successfully completed a remote deadweight audit for a semisubmersible oil and gas drilling rig.

Recent advances in data technology and machine learning have disrupted many businesses and processes and can lead to a new paradigm in workplace safety as well. This case study demonstrates the application of data science and predictive analytics to aid the health, safety, and environment function.

The dynamic nature of unconventional-reservoir developments calls for the availability of fast and reliable history-matching methods for simulation models. In this paper, the authors apply an assisted-history-matching approach to a pair of wells in the Wolfcamp formation. Decline-curve analysis is one of the more widely used forms of data analysis that evaluates well behavior and forecasts production and reserves. This paper presents technologies that apply DCA methods to wells in an unbiased, systematic, intelligent, and automated fashion. Companies that fail to understand the differences between data privacy and data security put their brands and bottom lines in jeopardy.

Data scientists working with large data sets or in high-performance computational environments may find these programming languages essential to extracting data quickly and effortlessly. What Is an "Edge Cloud?" It would literally be a world full of data centers, including the largest and the smallest varieties. But whose networks would they be? The answer depends on where these data centers are—or perhaps vice versa.