Petrobras Strikes Hydrocarbons in Brazil Equatorial Margin Deepwater
State-run energy giant Petrobras has logged a breakthrough discovery at its Morpho-1 wildcat well, confirming the presence of hydrocarbons in the deepwater frontier of Brazil's Equatorial Margin. Drilling at water...
Emerson Secures Automation Deal for Shell Prelude Floating LNG Facility
Emerson has won a significant automation contract for Shell's Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, the world's largest offshore vessel. The agreement covers delivery and integration of control systems...
Holland-Controls Modernizes Siemens PCS 7 Control Infrastructure for Offshore Oil Platform
System integrator Holland-Controls has initiated a critical automation system modernization project across an active offshore oil and gas production platform. The engineering scope focuses on overhauling legacy control hardware and...
Hazardous-Area Computing Systems Secure Offshore Oil and Gas Rigs Against Explosive Environments
Operating in high-risk marine zones requires explosion-proof industrial computers and certified hazardous-area computing systems designed to mitigate ignition risks. Modern offshore rigs rely on heavy-duty purge-and-pressurized enclosures, specialized C1D1 computing...
Schneider Electric and Bilfinger Complete Autonomous Offshore Buoy Pilot in North Sea
Schneider Electric autonomous automation technology has helped enable a new offshore operating model as Bilfinger completes a 1,000-hour North Sea pilot using renewable power, remote control, and software-defined automation for unmanned subsea assets.
Emerson Expands BP Partnership with Automation Systems for Shah Deniz Gas Project
Emerson automation technology will support BP’s $2.9 billion Shah Deniz Compression project offshore Azerbaijan, delivering advanced DeltaV Distributed Control System, Safety Instrumented System (SIS), and digital engineering solutions to enable remote offshore operations...