Apr-June 2026
May 2026
How Aker BP is moving to full autonomy on Yggdrasil - with drones which can be launched from shore, and robotics systems. Aker BP and contractor Aker told the story
How Aramco uses AI - to build dynamic subsurface models, understand reservoir flows, predict equipment failures and corrosion, manage emissions, optimise energy consumption, and reduce planning timelines, helped by its own LLM
BAKER HUGHES ANNUAL MEETING
Decarbonising hard to abate sectors - Shell, ThyssenKrupp, AWS and Singapore Government shared their perspective in a panel discussion at the Baker Hughes annual meeting
Can oil and gas companies be carbon focussed businesses? - If the conventional business model for non-OPEC oil and gas companies is running out of steam, can they move to carbon capture or CO2 utilisation business models?
It seems there will be plenty of molecules in the future of energy - such as gas, hydrogen, geothermal and synthetic fuels. CRC, Fervo Energy, Texas Electric Reliability Council and HIF explored
Operational challenges with energy AI - you should expect challenges connecting to legacy systems, and persuading people to act on the results. Microsoft, Databricks and Augury shared perspectives
The next step with AI is moving to “augmented work,” - finding the right way to combine people, AI agents, and physical AI, said Brian Solis of ServiceNow
IT
Cognite: LLM agents with industrial data - if your industrial data is contextualised you may be able to run LLM based agents on it. Cognite provided examples from batch manufacturing and maintenance
Livewire providing reliable connectivity for drones - drone operations have complex connectivity challenges – radio, cellular, satellite. Livewire’s software manages this
Transferring digital systems on acquired assets - the story of how Tenaz Energy took over Dutch North Sea offshore assets from NAM in late 2024, working with Cegal to transfer the IT/OT systems and 1.6 Pb data
AI to support ship navigators – AI tools to support navigation, like Orca AI show navigators which vessels they may collide with. A study with North Standard proves they can work
OT
Do you want “direct to device”? - when one device, such as a mobile phone or sensor, simultaneously uses satellite and terrestrial communications. Viasat did a customer survey
Warning about IT cybersecurity platforms used for OT - 32 per cent of IT decision makers admitted they are managing OT cybersecurity with detection platforms originally built for IT in an e2e-assure survey
NSTA’s new digital and data strategy - the UK O+G regulator's comprehensive plan to develop its digital and data systems, built around structured data and continually modernising systems
Volvo Penta’s power platform for crew transfer vessels - an integrated “power platform”, incorporating propellers, generators and software
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