Majority stakeholder Siccar Point Energy said it would continue talks with the UK government over the future of the field.
Read the article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-59512742...
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Shell Pull Out of the Cambo Oil Field
The Cambo oilfield lies in blocks 204/9 and 204/10, approximately 125km north-west of the Shetland Islands off the shore of the UK. It is one of the deepest fields ever to be discovered in Northern Europe and is located in 1,100m of water.
Majority stakeholder Siccar Point Energy said it would continue talks with the UK government over the future of the field.
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BP chosen to help establish Aberdeen as ‘world-class’ hydrogen hub
Aberdeen City Council (ACC) has picked oil and gas giant BP (LON: BP) as the preferred bidder to help build a green hydrogen production hub. The commercial partnership, formed following a robust tender process that kicked off in June, aims to establish the Granite City as a “world-class” base for hydrogen. A key part of the Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub programme will involve the creation of “Scotland’s first” scalable facility capable of producing green hydrogen. It’s hoped phase 1, which involves... -
QT LTD and Crescent Point Energy Partnership
From the press release:
QT LTD is pleased to share its partnership and success with Crescent Point Energy Corp. (“Crescent Point” or “CPG”) (TSX and NYSE:CPG), as their Trusted OT (Operational Technology) Advisors and Management Consulting Group.
Rob Fiorentino VP, Operations and Technology Crescent Point Energy – “Crescent Point has successfully removed approximately $130 million of permanent operating costs throughout 2019 and 2020 as a result of its OT Platform and... -
Neptune Energy’s wells digitised with gaming tech
Oil & Gas Technology reports on innovative use of gaming technology to digitise the company's Subsea wells.
From the Article
"Neptune Energy has announced the digitalisation of its portfolio of subsea wells in Norway, using an innovative data visualisation platform based on 3D gaming technology to enhance drilling and production efficiency, and reduce time and costs."
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A stunning turnaround, oilpatch profitability 'has probably never been better'
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L3 Harris Tapped to Deliver USV for Offshore Oil Spill Response
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are a familiar sight in the sky with the advent of drone technology. Less common is the Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) developed by L3Harris Technologies. In this article from Offshore Engineer, they look at how the technology is being used to contain oil spills and the spread of any contaminants without exposing any humans to the harmful substances.
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Thematic Research into Quantum Computing in Oil and Gas - ResearchAndMarkets.com
You may know "quantum computing" as that thing that will render all encryption useless in about 20 years. In this article from https://www.businesswire.com we learn how some of the big oil and gas players are using the current incarnation to solve a wide variety of problems.
From the Article
"Quantum computers are machines that use the properties of quantum physics to store data and perform computations. Use cases stretch from improved weather forecasting to cracking... -
Digital twins in oil: How futuristic tech is keeping fossil fuels alive
I've heard a lot about "digital twins" over the last year but almost exclusively in the water wastewater industry. This article from verdict.co.uk discusses how some of the big players are using these sophisticated computer models to create efficiencies while they wait for the price of oil to rise again.
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"A digital twin is tech designed to optimise and protect the physical environment. This is done through real-time analytics and the use of simulations... -
National Observer - It's official: Biden suspends oil and gas leases in Artic refuge
By Mark Thiessen & Matthew Daly | News | June 2nd 2021 - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Decades-long political and legal battles over drilling in America’s largest wildlife refuge took another turn when the Biden administration suspended oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. -
US fuel pipeline hackers 'didn't mean to create problems'
In the days following its ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline the criminal organization known as Darkside wrote on its website, "Our goal is to make money and not creating problems for society." Good to know. My takeaway…- Darkside had a website with a logo
- They also had a Media Relations person
- That person writes press releases about their editorial position
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How do the flight crew, ground crew and operations personnel of a commercial airliner miss crucial steps to verify that the aircraft has working airspeed indicators before takeoff? There are so many lessons to be learned here that will help any industry. Have you heard of Dr. Reason’s Swiss Cheese Model?
This was part of the discussion we had on our Industry Panel today for May. Enjoy!...May 19, 2022, 04:48 PM -
Chris Foot from RadixBay gives eight steps to take to improve your organization's data quality in a proactive way, before data errors and other issues cause business problems.
Establishing and maintaining high levels of data quality is a constant challenge for organizations -- and the unbridled growth in the amounts of data they're generating makes that task more difficult. The use of data to help uncover new business insights and drive effective decision-making is also increasing at...May 19, 2022, 11:48 AM -
An Event, Pwn2Own Miami 2022 has wrapped up, and it was an amazing three days of competition. The Event, run by The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) pitches researchers against Critical Infrastructure Software and Control Systems to try and find vulnerabilities in real-time on a stage. In total, $400,000 was awards for 26 unique 0-day Exploits (plus a few bug collisions).
A zero-day vulnerability is a vulnerability in a system or device that has been disclosed but is not yet patched. An exploit...May 19, 2022, 11:47 AM -
Orbital Assembly Announces the Pioneer Space Station for Gravity Enabled Tourism and Commercial Use
Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the only company developing the first commercially viable, space-based business park with gravity, announces plans for its Pioneer class station, the first free-flying, habitable, privately-operated facility in orbit.
The Pioneer-class are the world’s first and largest hybrid space stations for both work and stay. These customizable environments...May 19, 2022, 11:46 AM -
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E-commerce businesses are becoming increasingly popular, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic. To meet the rising demand for e-commerce volumes, the e-commerce industry along with the logistic companies are shifting to automation.
There is a mutual growth between the eCommerce businesses and logistic industries, and it is a common trait.
Automation is nothing new for the logistic industry. Even the use of steam engines during the industrial revolution can be labelled...May 04, 2022, 06:44 AM
