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Nabors acquires digital twin developer MindMesh
Nabors announced its acquisition
of MindMesh, including the company’s
downhole simulation and modeling tech-
nologies . With this acquisition, Nabors
expects to integrate MindMesh’s physics-,
AI- and machine learning-driven mod-
els with Nabors’ Smart Suite of drilling
automation and digitalization products.
Nabors says it expects to rapidly advance
its ability to predict drilling dysfunctions
in real time . Additionally, MindMesh
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Raju Gandikota joined Nabors as a Director
in the Controls and Automation group.
Baker Hughes nets greenfield project contract offshore Angola
Baker Hughes has been awarded a major
contract to provide subsea equipment and
services to Azule Energy for the Agogo
oilfield, offshore Angola.
This award represents the first major
new greenfield project awarded offshore
Angola in more than five years.
The scope of work includes 23 stan-
dard subsea trees, 11 Aptara manifolds,
SemStar5 fiber optic controls and the relat-
ed system scope of supply. Baker Hughes
will also provide services and aftermarket
support for the Agogo integrated west hub
subsea production system.
Wild Well, Endeavor partner on well control training simulators
Wild Well Control announced a part-
nership with Endeavor Technologies to
provide drilling simulators for its well
control training simulator rooms across
the US. The launch will begin in Houston,
and W ild Well plans to install the simula-
tors in all US locations by the end of 2023.
The simulators are expected to aug-
ment the training environment so stu-
dents can better enhance their under-
standing of well control concepts using
hands-on scenarios.
Oceaneering looks to wind
to electrify offshore assets
Oceaneering has signed a memoran-
dum of understanding (MoU) with Kontiki
Winds to pursue the application of float-
ing offshore wind for remote microgrid
renewable power generation. The goal is
to electrify offshore assets, such as oil and
gas platforms, as well as other small-scale
power-generation opportunities among
island states currently producing electric-
ity by fossil fuel. The MoU has a particular
focus on the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and
Northern Europe.
KCA Deutag integrates
Saipem’s Kuwait business
KCA Deutag completed the acquisition
of the Kuwait component of the Saipem
Onshore Drilling business, part of its over-
all deal to acquire the company. This adds
Cudd Well Control launches
new global headquarters
Cudd Well Control has consolidated
its offices and warehousing in one
location, at a new 27,000-sq-ft global
headquarters in Hockley, Texas, in the
Houston area. Advanced well control
training will be held onsite .
ABS names Ryan as CTO
ABS has appoint-
ed Patrick Ryan
to the role of Chief
Technology Officer.
Mr Ryan had served
as Senior VP of
Global Engineering
and Technology at
ABS since 2019.
Patrick Ryan
Hopkins promoted to VP
of Upstream Policy at API
API promoted Holly Hopkins to VP of
Upstream Policy. Ms Hopkins formerly
served as API’s Director of Upstream
Policy and succeeds Cole Ramsey, who
is returning to API’s Office of General
Counsel as Senior Counsel.
GD Energy Products
upgrades Texas facility
to other completed acquisitions last year,
which included Saudi Arabia, the UAE and
Africa. Acquisitions of the Latin America
business, as well as rigs in Romania and
Kazakhstan, are expected to be completed
during the first half of 2023.
Expro adds to portfolio with
DeltaTek Global acquisition
Expr o has acquired well construction
cementing specialist DeltaTek Global,
which offers a range of low-risk open
water cementing solutions .
LYTT joins AWS cloud network
LYTT and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
will collaborate on scaling LYTT’s sensor
fusion insights platform using AWS’ cloud
infrastructure. LYTT offers a cloud-based,
end-to-end data analytics platform used in
multiple industries, including oil and gas.
GD Energy Products completed a
large-scale renovation of its plunger
manufacturing facility in Aledo, Texas,
to expand its manufacturing capabili-
ties and improve workplace condi-
tions while reducing its environmental
footprint. Shell merges Integrated
Gas, Upstream businesses
Shell announced it will merge its
Upstream and Integrated Gas busi-
nesses into an Integrated Gas and
Upstream Directorate , led by Upstream
Director Zoe Yujnovich. The Strategy,
Sustainability and Corporate Relations
Directorate will be discontinued.
Strategy will be brought together with
New Business Development. Strategy
and Sustainability will report to CFO
Sinead Gorman. Corporate Relations
will report to CEO Wael Sawan.
As part of the change, Shell will also
reduce its Executive Committee from
nine to seven members.
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