Automation & Control

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May 06, 2019
During Day 1 of OTC 2019, Weatherford International plc has unveiled Victus intelligent MPD, an Industry 4.0 solution that features intelligent control, equipment automation and leading technical competence driven by a global engineering organization.
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May 06, 2019
Modus is adding a second Saab Seaeye Sabertooth to its Hybrid Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (HAUV) fleet.
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May 01, 2019
Industrial workers can feel safer and experience ease of maintenance with the newly released insulated bus option for Allen-Bradley CENTERLINE 2100 motor control centers from Rockwell Automation.
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May 01, 2019
TUV SUD NEL, the flow measurement R&D specialist, has launched a joint industry project (JIP) to fill a significant knowledge gap in the oil & gas industry’s use of online oil-in-water analyzers to help optimize oil and gas recovery.
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April 29, 2019
Industrial workers can now more easily use the data from their equipment to predict production issues and improve processes with their existing automation and control skill set.
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March 26, 2019
Weatherford International plc has brought to market the world's first remote-activated, single-trip deepwater completion system.
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March 21, 2019
Rotork has launched the latest generation of its innovative monitoring and control system for valve actuators and plant equipment.
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March 2019
The novel approach of the Active Control Device enables active seal condition monitoring and control to compensate for seal wear. This feature provides deepwater rigs with a more sophisticated and effective means of maintenance.
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March 08, 2019
Some of the best was held for the last in the Technical Program at the annual SPE-IADC Drilling Conference, held in The Hague, the Netherlands.
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February 19, 2019
Rockwell Automation, dedicated to industrial automation and information, and Schlumberger, provider of technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production, and processing to the oil and gas industry, have announced that they have entered into an agreement to create a new joint venture, Sensia, the first fully integrated digital oilfield automation solutions provider.
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February 18, 2019
Transocean Ltd. has announced that it has entered into an agreement with its customer, Equinor, to license and install Automated Drilling Control (ADC) systems on four high-specification, harsh environment rigs currently on contract in Norway and a fifth semi-submersible that is expected to commence operations in the Norwegian sea this summer.
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February 05, 2019
Bedrock Automation, the maker of the world’s most secure open industrial control system (ICS), has established a partnership agreement with Wood, a globally recognized integration provider.
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February 04, 2019
Industrial workers can strengthen their grasp of production and make more informed operating decisions with the new Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5480 controller by Rockwell Automation.
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January 23, 2019
Under the deal, 4Subsea’s autonomous, retrofittable sensors will be available to the global oil and gas industry via Ashtead Technology. Additionally, 4Subsea will explore utilizing Ashtead’s acoustic sensors for further developing their services offering to the market.
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January 16, 2019
LYSAKER, Norge -- Aker BP has become the first company on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to operate a staffed platform from an onshore control room. Ivar Aasen in the North Sea is now operated from Aker BP’s offices at Trondheim torg.
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January 2019
With a few considerations, today’s data-centric workflows can be enhanced with the introduction of MBE, reducing risk and cost.
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December 06, 2018
Ice-class passenger ferry Suomenlinna II was remotely piloted through test area near Helsinki harbor, proving that human oversight of vessels from anywhere is achievable with today’s technologies.
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December 04, 2018
Equinor is stepping up its use of wired drill pipe to acquire subsurface real-time data during drilling operations, in line with the corporate digitalization strategy and to prepare for automated drilling.
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November 06, 2018
Fugro has signed a joint development agreement with L3 ASV, a leader in the field of unmanned and autonomous vessel technology, to create the next generation of autonomous vessels for the commercial survey market.
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October 24, 2018
UK subsea services company, Rovco, has expanded its ROV and hydrographic survey capabilities with the addition of a Saab Seaeye Falcon DR ROV to its fleet.
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