David Storey of Santos has a theory on why oil and gas knowledge management systems have seen limited success to date, and outlines an alternative approach>>moreSpecTec has signed up Premium Drilling and Premium Offshore to use its maintenance and spares management software, designed for use in applications with limited data connectivity with headquarters
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Scott M Shemwell of oil and gas IT consultancy Strategic Decision Sciences suggests that drilling risk can be evaluated taking into account a much broader amount of information >>more
Vietnamise oil and gas companies Hoan Vu Joint Operating Company and Hoang Long Joint Operating Company have signed up to buy Roxar´s reservoir simulation software Tempest>>more
Senergy has created a new Formation Integrity team to help oil and gas companies control sand production and wellbore stability.
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The Petroleum Open Standards Consortium (POSC) has opened registration for its meetings in Aberdeen on October 17 to 20, including a public seminar and exhibition on WITSML and meetings on PRODML
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CapRock provides VoIP to Diamond Offshore rigs
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BP America has awarded cable company Nexans a NOK 98m (USD 16m) contract to design and manufacture a 26km, 1700m deep umbilical cable with a 24 kilovolt power connection, believed to be the world´s first
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Automation company Honeywell has won a contract from Qatar Shell Gas To Liquid to design and implement the process control system for its Pearl gas to liquid plant, including the production platforms.
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A consortium led by Siemens has won a Eur 35m contract to fit automation, generator, power, telecoms and dynamic positioning systems on a new semi submersible drilling platform
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IQPC's Intelligent Wells Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Aug 29-30 - speakers from Shell, Petronas, Quantx, Baker Oil Tools
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Middle East role in World Energy Balance, Dubai, Sept 19-20. Speakers from Kuwait Oil Company, Schlumberger, Weatherford
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IQPC's Real Time Technology and Workforce Integration Conference, Dubai, Nov 13-14 - speakers from Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company, HP, Paras Consulting, BP
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