Digital Transformation
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December 2025
A staggering 91.5% of large projects in the Energy, Utilities and Resources (EU&R) sector go over schedule, over budget, or both. EU&R companies are awash with data. It takes an AI-driven composable approach to data management, using technology to build streamlined solutions that sift and sort the raw data into actionable insights.
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December 2025
As upstream digitalization accelerates, next-generation networks are becoming mission-critical. This article breaks down why DWDM and IP/MPLS technologies are emerging as the backbone of AI-enabled operations—from real-time offshore data transmission to cyber-resilient pipeline monitoring—and how they position producers for the digital energy era.
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December 2025
NOV integrates patching, malware defense, and real-time monitoring to safeguard rig control systems, strengthen reliability, and minimize downtime.
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December 2025
As the global energy landscape evolves, the Middle East remains a focal point of opportunity and complexity. For 2026, the region's upstream sector faces a dual imperative: to sustain production amid maturing reservoirs and to accelerate innovation through automation and artificial intelligence (AI).
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December 2025
This article explores how advanced space technology and resilient satellite connectivity can support the development of autonomous oil rigs by addressing connectivity challenges in remote, hazardous environments. Improved remote monitoring, control and autonomous tools have the potential to enhance safety, increase operational efficiency and strengthen resilience across the energy sector.
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January 13, 2026
Speaking at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026, UAE Energy Minister Sultan Al Jaber said surging AI and data-center demand will drive long-term growth in power consumption, with oil and gas continuing to supply most global energy needs alongside expanding renewables.
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January 08, 2026
Saronic and Hornbeck Offshore Services have formed a strategic partnership to evaluate autonomous vessel technology for offshore energy and service operations, including pilot projects and fleet applications.
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January 07, 2026
Siemens and NVIDIA expanded their industrial AI partnership at CES 2026, unveiling new digital twin and AI tools aimed at improving lifecycle efficiency across energy and infrastructure assets.
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December 2025
Progressive cavity pump applications are being redefined by with revolutionary electric submersible progressive cavity pump (ESPCP) systems.
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December 2025
This article examines Halliburton's data-driven approach to well control audits that use artificial intelligence (AI)-supported workflows, real-time data, and historical records to identify at-risk wells, streamline compliance, and reduce nonproductive time.
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December 2025
H&P’s FlexRobotics™ system has reached its first commercial use in the Permian, where robotic arms are handling pipe-movement tasks typically performed manually. Following lab and field testing, the company is now evaluating the technology’s impact on crew workflow, rig-move times and operational consistency.
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December 12, 2025
KROHNE introduces enhancements in ultrasonic flow meter verification to improve custody transfer accuracy, reduce pumping costs, and ensure API-compliant performance in oil and gas operations.
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December 11, 2025
SLB and Shell have signed a new collaboration agreement to co-develop AI-driven digital solutions aimed at boosting upstream efficiency. The partnership will use SLB’s Lumi™ platform to unify data and accelerate automation across subsurface, drilling and production workflows.
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November 2025
NOV discusses how real-time, digital ESP management solutions help unlock new levels of efficiency across a well’s production life cycle.
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December 05, 2025
Rystad Energy says digitalization could save oil and gas operators more than $320 billion in five years, as drilling optimization, robotics, predictive maintenance and new tech partnerships reshape the OFS sector.
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November 2025
As LNG export capacity surges and AI-driven power demand skyrockets, U.S. natural gas is poised for its biggest growth cycle yet. In this month’s Drilling Advances, columnist Ford Brett breaks down why “trash gas” may soon turn to gold—and what a 25% jump in gas production by 2030 means for rigs, crews and drilling technology.
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December 02, 2025
Nokia and Tampnet are bringing next-generation 5G connectivity to the U.S. Gulf, upgrading offshore networks that support hundreds of platforms and vessels. The initiative marks a major step toward safer, more automated offshore operations.
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November 26, 2025
Carlyle Group’s Jeff Currie says the massive surge in AI-related capital spending mirrors the shale industry’s pre-crash “growth at all costs” era, warning that Big Tech’s datacenter and chip investment boom is following the same debt-heavy playbook that once wiped out trillions in oil and gas equity.
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November 12, 2025
Chevron has chosen West Texas as the site of its first natural gas-fired power project supplying energy directly to a data center, marking its entry into the fast-growing AI infrastructure sector.
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November 11, 2025
Anasuria Operating Company has selected MODS Connect WorkPack and MODS Connect Completions under a new 12-month contract to digitalize project execution and completions across its UK North Sea assets.
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October 2025
Problem-solving is the only constant in oil and gas. Before first production, operators wrestle with weather, geography and geology. Afterward, they are expected to run safely and efficiently across aging assets and volatile markets. Weatherford’s answer is simple in principle and rigorous in practice: transform raw field signals into better decisions—at the bit, at the wellsite, and across the asset.
