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Echodyne Pioneers Drone Flight Over Trans-Alaska Pipeline
August 8, 2019
Echodyne, Iris Automation and Skyfront ensure safety of first ever BVLOS flight without human observers conducted by University of Alaska Fairbanks’ UAS IPP team. Echodyne, the manufacturer of innovative, high-performance radars for government and commercial markets, announced today that its
Oilfield Technology Group Partners With Black Mountain Sand for In-Basin Resin Coatings
August 2, 2019
The Oilfield Technology Group (OTG) of Hexion and Black Mountain Sand entered a partnership created to provide in-basin production of resin-coated proppants. The partnership utilizes Hexion’s Voyager mobile resin coating service and substrate from Black Mountain Sand. This unique partnership
Jacobs Engineering Group Selects Coreworx Interface Management for Refinery Project
July 24, 2019
Coreworx said that Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has added seats to their existing hosted subscription service of Coreworx Interface Management (CIM), in use since 2017. This will support extending use to their upcoming $400 million refinery rebuild project. The project
ExxonMobil Signs Agreement to Accelerate Development of Open Process Automation Systems
July 19, 2019
ExxonMobil said today it has signed collaboration agreements with six other companies to accelerate the development of Open Process Automation (OPA) systems. The companies currently included in this collaboration are Aramco Services Company, BASF, ConocoPhillips Company, The Dow Chemical Company,
Oxy Low Carbon and Chevron Invest in Carbon Engineering to Advance Innovative Low-Carbon Technology
July 12, 2019
Carbon Engineering Ltd. (CE), a Canadian clean energy company, has received equity investment from two global energy companies: Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC (OLCV), a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation; and Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), the venture capital arm of
Baker Hughes and C3.ai to Deliver AI Across Oil and Gas Markets
June 27, 2019
GE subsidiary Baker Hughes is planning to implement AI into the oil and gas sector at scale via its new joint venture with US-based C3.ai. Automation began entering the oil and gas industry in the 1990s AI is starting to
Gazprom Neft Trials Drones for Hydrocarbon Exploration
June 25, 2019
Gazprom Neft has become the first company in Russia to successfully use drones in multilevel magnetic prospecting surveys, having successfully tested this technology at the company’s Novoportovskoye field. Used across an area of 100 km2 the domestically-produced drones, specially modified
Bardasz Enters Partnership with RigNet for Machine Learning, AI, Real-time Solutions
June 25, 2019
Bardasz announced its partnership with RigNet for regional rights to offer their suite of AI Intelie Solutions to serve customers with a complete suite of machine learning, AI and real-time solutions. “Bardasz is excited to begin this relationship with RigNet,
IBM Develops Pangea III Commercial Supercomputer for Total
June 24, 2019
The enhanced capabilities of Pangea III will extend Total’s molecular modelling to optimize refining processes and improve lubricants’ properties. US- based information technology company IBM has developed Pangea III, which is claimed to be the world’s most powerful commercial supercomputer
Flinders University Scientists Develop Environmental Polymer Which Soaks Up Crude Oil
June 14, 2019
On the eve of the anniversary of the US Deepwater Horizon disaster, polluted beaches, oily water, dead birds and marine life destruction caused by crude oil spills could be a thing of the past thanks to pioneering research led by
