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The pilot used sensor technology originally deployed by NASA for the Mars Curiosity Rover to collect methane emissions data live-streamed from a drone. BP said it plans to deploy the technology to all of its North Sea assets, including ETAP and Glen Lyon, in 2020.

Equinor Technology Ventures and OGCI Climate Investments have agreed to back the tech developer, which integrates its SeekIR miniature gas sensors onto drones to detect, localize, and quantify carbon emissions.

Maria Moraeus Hanssen, COO and Deputy CEO of Wintershall Dea, will leave the company on 31 December to focus on other opportunities. Until that time, she will continue in her present role. She had previously served as CEO of DEA prior to its merger with WIntershall. Before joining DEA, she had worked as CEO of Engie E&P International and as head of the E&P business un…

Blending smart-proxy models with data-driven models to create hybrid models is not always the best idea for physics- and engineering-related applications.

Equinor is working on a natural language processing tool that could combine data sources and help planners anticipate the issues that affect onsite operational safety.

ExxonMobil confirmed an exclusivity agreement with Var Energi for negotiations of a sale that could reach $4 billion, according to Reuters. If it goes through, the deal would make Var Energi the second-largest producer on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

The company has proposed the Probabilistic Digital Twin to close the gap between digital twins—used increasingly by operators to manage the performance of their assets—and risk analysis still largely conducted manually before assets enter service.

Even the most powerful computers are still no match for the human brain when it comes to pattern recognition, risk management, and other similarly complex tasks. A new approach, however, could enable parallel computation with light, simulating the way neurons respond in the human brain.

At least a half dozen energy data firms are offering satellite imaging of the 75,000-sq-mile oil field to provide intelligence to energy companies on activities including the appearance of drilling pads and hydraulic fracturing ponds and the movements of drilling rigs and crews across the Permian.

Commissioners adopt 1,000-ft residential setback rules, double the state’s mandate, as part of a package of measures passed after 5 hours of public comment.

After seeing a significant increase in the price level for subsea equipment, Equinor says it is realizing the ways in which standardized subsea templates help build financial competitiveness. The new standard allowed for the installation of 14 templates in one month.

The nascent technology uses a new way to store, process, and measure information in computer systems. It is expected to introduce drastic changes in the development of technology, the discovery of algorithms, and the advancement of computer architectures.