Weatherford International has been awarded a three-year contract with Saudi oil giant Aramco to deliver drilling services, the company announced in a press release. Under the contract, Weatherford will deploy its Drilling Services portfolio, which includes a suite of technology that combines real-time information analysis and drilling tools to maximize efficiency. Deploying these service and technology offerings […]
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ADNOC, Aramco, Kent experts outline how Metaverse is transforming the industry
Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote speech in 2021 might have shot the term Metaverse into the mainstream, but it wasn’t a new idea, nor the first time it was discussed. Science fiction writer Neil Stevenson first coined it in his 1992 novel Snow Crash as a place where the characters could go to escape a dreary totalitarian […]
GE Gas Power empowers Kuwait’s energy future with technology centre
GE Gas Power is actively contributing to Kuwait’s energy and economic development by not only providing advanced gas turbines, services, and upgrades but also by fostering the growth of local professionals through the GE Kuwait Technology Centre (GEKTC). This one-of-a-kind facility serves both domestic and international customers, including prominent oil and gas companies. It consists […]
Chevron JV secures engineering contract for Rabigh complex
Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) announced a recent contract award from Saudi Arabia’s TAQAT Development Co for a new 75,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) graphite complex in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia. Under the agreement, Chevron Lummus Global will provide pilot plant testing, licensing, basic design, and additional engineering and operations support. The feedstock will be supplied by […]
ADNOC partners with French company to design unmanned ROVs
ADNOC’s shipping unit ADNOC Logistics & Services has partnered with French marine and energy services firm SeaOwl to develop unmanned remotely operated vessels as part of its sustainability efforts. The vessels will be designed to reduce up to 30% of carbon emissions, with its smart automation systems capable of optimising routes, further contributing to ADNOC […]
ADNOC, Baker Hughes sign deal for green tech solutions
ADNOC and Baker Hughes signed today an agreement to accelerate the development and commercialisation of technology solutions for green and low-carbon hydrogen, as well as graphene. The agreement, which follows a strategic technology collaboration agreement signed between the two companies in November 2022, will see ADNOC collaborate with Baker Hughes as a strategic partner to […]
How will ChatGPT impact oil and gas projects?
Engineers and designers are building AI-models like ChatGPT to help create virtual worlds in the metaverse to run simulations and increase productivity and efficiency metrics
du’s Jassim Al Awadi on adopting mixed reality technologies
Jasim Al Awadi, Chief ICT Officer (Acting), du, reveals how the company is pioneering digital twin technologies and how its partnership with the RTA elevates their capabilities as a digital innovation provider
Aramco, Linde to jointly develop ammonia cracking technology
Saudi energy giant Aramco will partner with global industrial gases and engineering company Linde Engineering to jointly develop a new ammonia cracking technology. The collaboration between the two companies will combine Linde Engineering and Aramco’s experience and capabilities in industrial research and development, lower-carbon hydrogen, and ammonia cracking technology, Aramco said in a press release. […]
Aramco signs pact with Renault, Geely for engine venture
Aramco has signed a letter of intent with Renault and Geely to become a potential minority stakeholder in a new powertrain technology company, Aramco announced today. The new company will be dedicated to internal combustion and hybrid powertrain technologies. Aramco’s investment would support the growth of the company, and contribute to key research and development […]