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Saipem secures significant $4 billion EPC contract offshore Qatar for North Field expansion

Saipem’s scope of work encompasses the engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of six platforms as well as approximately 100 km of corrosion resistance alloy rigid subsea pipelines of 28’’ and 24’’ diameter, 100 km of subsea composite cables, 150 km of fiber optic cables and several other subsea facilities. View the full article

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ChampionX fills technology void with new plunger lift well automated solution

Unify is a new-generation digital platform and is the first plunger lift controller in the ChampionX SMARTEN automation product family. It harnesses the latest AI, IoT, and wireless technologies for edge device automated operations and “live” visibility into plunger cycle behaviors via high-frequency data captured at one-second intervals. View the full article

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Petrobras, Ecopetrol ordered to halt drilling natural gas well offshore Colombia

Set to face a shortfall of natural gas at the start of next year, Colombia’s hopes are riding on the future potential of its deepwater wells. Ecopetrol’s offshore chief, Elsa Jaimes, said in an interview last month that production from Caribbean waters could come online as early as 2029, depending on approvals from local communities and securing environmental licenses. View the full article

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Askelos launches FPSO structural performance management software for 35% OPEX savings

by extending safe operating windows, Akselos can help operators avoid over $100 million in lost production by potentially avoiding unnecessary dry dock. The software also allows FPSO operators to extend the operational life of assets by removing unwanted and overly conservative fatigue estimates, powered by the Akselos RB-FEA technology. View the full article

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Over 600,000 bpd of Gulf of Mexico oil production shut-in as Hurricane Francine approaches Louisianna

Personnel have been evacuated from a total of 171 production platforms, 46% of the 371 manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Evacuations have also commenced from three non-dynamically positioned rigs, equivalent to 60% of the five rigs of this type currently operating in the Gulf. A total of four DP rigs have moved off location out of the storm’s path as a precaution. This number represents 20% of the 20 DP rigs currently operating in the Gulf. View the full article

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