KBC, the business improvement company for the energy and chemical industry, has announced a solution for integrated engineering design, optimisation, cost estimation and cost management, involving interoperability of two market-leading software products: Cleopatra Enterprise from Cost Engineering and Petro-SIM from KBC
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UAE-based Yahsat acquires stake in Thuraya
Yahsat, UAE-based global satellite operator owned by Mubadala Investment Company, has acquired a majority and controlling stake in the mobile satellite services operator Thuraya
Fingerprint test set to simplify drug testing across oil and gas
Intelligent Fingerprinting, the UK-based developer of the world’s first fingerprint-based drug test, has introduced portable drug testing solution based on fingerprint technology for the oil and gas industry
Technical Toolboxes launches new drilling tool for oil and gas
Houston-based Technical Toolboxes, a global provider of pipeline software, online resources and technical training for the midstream energy industry, has launched its new Horizontal Directional Drilling PowerTool (HDDPT)
Emerson’s new reservoir modelling software to improve productivity
Emerson has launched RoxarTM RMS 11, the latest version of its reservoir characterization software, aiming to provide an end-to-end exploration and production (E&P) solution to the oil and gas operators