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From AI-enabled walking rigs to subsea drones and autonomous inspection robots, robotics is rapidly moving from pilot projects to field deployment. The technology promises not only greater efficiency but also a fundamental shift in how the industry approaches safety and asset management.

Equinor, ADNOC, Eni, Santos, Saipem, and Halliburton lead this week’s offshore energy headlines, with a new Barents Sea discovery, a $6.2 billion UAE gas project FID, and major contract awards across Côte d’Ivoire, Iraq, Libya, and Romania. Key updates also include progress at Santos’ Barossa and Pikka developments and new North Sea drilling commitments from Equinor a…

The company said that its AD-300, a 50-m-high automated island drilling rig that walks between wells, was delivered 3 months ahead of schedule.

Industry experts at URTeC assessed more than a decade of unconventional growth while discussing where productivity gains will come from next.

Analysis by the energy research firm sees the value of artificial intelligence growing for exploration and production companies, but the company said increased investment will be necessary.

The deployment of a new heavy-duty robotic system aims to reduce workforce exposure to high-risk areas while improving detection of potential leaks.

Expected to be commissioned in 2027, the new pipeline will double the UAE's current capacity of 1.8 million B/D of crude that can be transported beyond the contested waterway.

Missile attacks damage LNG trains and GTL assets, with QatarEnergy warning repairs could take years.

The tools to reduce flaring are well within reach, but the results will depend on a long-term commitment by operators and governments.

DNV awarded the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company a storage certificate at the endorsement stage for its West Aquifer site.