Cold snaps during drilling seasons show the challenge that liquid emulsifiers for non-aqueous (OBM) drilling fluid systems have in cold weather - they won't pour. Polvo powdered emulsifiers and wetting agents deliver equal or better results across performance metrics than drum heating and handling equipment.

Baker Hughes announced  that the international rig count for July 2020 was 743, down 38 from the 781 counted in June 2020, and down 419 from the 1,162 counted in July 2019.

SCHROEDAHL, a CIRCOR International brand and an international leader in pump protection and flow control technology, announces new, self-modulating TDL Automatic Recirculation Valves (ARVs) in 10 and 12 NPS are now available with high Bypass Flow offering maximum flexibility in bypass trim sizes for pumping systems.

Blackmer, part of PSG, a Dover company, is pleased to announce the availability of its new MAGNES Series Sliding Vane Magnetic Drive Pumps.

Over the next 20 years, technologies such as robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, natural language processing and machine learning could gradually reduce oil and gas workforce jobs by up to 30 percent and automate 50 percent of job competencies in the upstream sector. The EY Preparing for the future now: Rethinking the oil and gas workforce in 2040 report, written in partnership with the Petroleum Labour Market Information (PetroLMI) Division of Energy Safety Canada, examines the future job landscape.

Baker Hughes has released rig count numbers for the week ending on July 31. While the latest report marked the first week in months that the U.S. did not see a drop in its overall numbers, Canada saw a positive result for the 5th straight week. 

Emerson's new DataManager software v8.2 helps refiners monitor corrosion of hydrofluoric (HF) acid alkylation units to prevent costly, unplanned shutdowns and maximize profits and productivity. 

Wearable Technologies Ltd. has joined a worldwide partnership with IT services consultancy giant Wipro, to offer WTL's ELEKSEN Connected Worker solution to their respective global client bases.

Oil and gas companies are finding innovative ways to capitalise on the benefits of virtual reality (VR) technology, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Quorum Software, a leader in digital transformation for the oil and gas industry,  announced the release of myQuorum DynamicDocs, a cloud-based document management system purpose-built to make oil and gas operators more secure, agile and compliant. As part of the myQuorum platform, DynamicDocs will play a central role in helping Quorum customers evolve document-based business processes to deliver more value and streamline workflows.

Schlumberger announced that its technology partnership with Microsoft to develop cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure and Azure Stack has been strengthened by new deployments being introduced at the SIS Global Forum 2019 in Monaco.

Honeywell has unveiled new software to help field workers in the oil and gas, mining, and aerospace industries digitize equipment inspection programs, which can increase productivity, improve accuracy and minimize unplanned asset downtime.