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Digitally transforming offshore oil and gas production with Topsides 4.0

March 04, 2020
Sponsored by: Siemens
When it comes to offshore installations, including FPSO vessels, the topsides packages that stand the most to gain from digitalization are rotating equipment and electrical, instrumentation and control systems. Topsides 4.0 is an integrated, digital approach that supports these packages throughout the project lifecycle – from concept and design into operation.

Prescriptive Maintenance: Transforming Asset Performance Management

February 26, 2020
Sponsored by: AspenTech
Prescriptive maintenance technology is changing how companies manage asset downtime. With more advance warning of equipment failures comes additional opportunity to mitigate the negative impact of shutdowns. In this new white paper discover how prescriptive maintenance powered by AI and machine learning can help predict equipment breakdowns up to months in advance, automate data collection, cleansing and analysis and quickly scale across similar assets enterprise-wide. Learn how companies have successfully implemented these solutions and the quantitative benefits achieved.

Turn Unplanned Downtime Into Planned Downtime

November 13, 2019
Sponsored by: AspenTech
What if you could actually plan for downtime? Using advances in machine learning and predictive analytics, it's now possible to predict which pieces of equipment are going to fail, and when, and then perform repairs as part of a managed shutdown. Download this paper to learn how these advanced technologies are delivering significant return on investment by reducing unplanned downtime, while improving your ability to maintain safe operations and meet environmental goals.

Seamlessly Processing Completions Data with FRACPRO.AI

October 14, 2019
Sponsored by: Carbo
FRACPRO.AI, a real-time frac data visualization platform, provides a seamless method for uncovering hidden value in completions data. This platform significantly reduces manual data manipulation, transformation and cleansing, as well as combats common obstacles encountered when analyzing data. FRACPRO.AI allows the engineer or data scientist to store and organize high-quality completions data in one place, which in turn, lets them spend more time analyzing, thinking and realizing the hidden value in their data.

ARC Report: Rethinking Asset Performance Management

October 04, 2019
Sponsored by: AspenTech
What are today’s industry leaders doing to improve asset performance? An ARC Advisory Group survey revealed that two-thirds of industry practitioners believe reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) isn’t improving reliability, and that operations has as much impact on plant asset performance as the maintenance organization. Download the report today for an in-depth analysis and recommendations from ARC.
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