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the industry. PCs are available to rent on a daily basis from US$59 a day, with global deliveries despatched the same day from HMi Elements’ offices in Houston, USA and North Yorkshire, UK. HMi Elements is initially offering its 1302 model that is IECEx, ATEX, CSA Canada and EAC Russia certified for use in Zone 2 hazardous areas. It is a slim and lightweight computer with a super bright 19”, 1,000-nit multitouch glove-friendly touchscreen. It is equipped with Ethernet and Wi-Fi as standard and has Windows 10 LTSB installed. HMi Elements has designed and manufactured hazardous area-approved computers for the world’s leading oilfield services companies and their customers for the past 30 years. The move to offer a rental option comes in response to wanting to service a wider range of customers and addressing the impact of COVID19 on oil and gas companies. HMi Elements’ chief executive, Howard Gould, said, “Over the three decades we’ve been in business, we have created a number of firsts with our state-of-the-art products and now we are
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HMi Elements launches hazloc computer rental offer Axis Communications appoints new regional HMI ELEMENTS HAS launched a hazardous location-certified computer rental offering for the director oil and gas industry, which it says is the first in
Howard Gould, CEO, HMi Elements.
doing so with this service we are offering. “We are the first to offer a HMI rental option for hazloc areas, and decided to do so because we know business success stems from being able to pivot easily and innovate faster than the competition. It is the perfect solution to the capex and cashflow pressures oilfield services companies are facing. “COVID-19 depressed oil prices, and a reduced rig count has placed a huge strain on the sector. We’re providing options for an easier way of operating.”
AXIS COMMUNICATIONS, A market leader in network video, has announced the appointment of Ettiene Van Der Watt to the role of regional director, Middle East & Africa. Van der Watt has been with the company for almost a decade, and has been head of sales engineering and training as well as the business development teams in MEA. He now heads Axis operations in the MEA sales region, which includes the GCC, Africa and Levant countries. Ettiene Verena Rathjen, vice president EMEA, Axis Communications said, “The world is changing fast, and we make sure we stay ahead of those changes. While security is still our main focus, we are expanding into related markets using new network-based products and solutions such as access control, audio, analytics and wearables. Long-term partnerships have been the principle that guided us since our founding and allowed us to scale innovation and solve complex challenges together. I am convinced that Ettiene and his team will continue to build on these partnerships so that we can continue to be successful together.”
ARAMCO AND STC have announced the launch of the Dammam 7 supercomputer, which ranks among the top ten most powerful supercomputers in the world. The supercomputer presents new opportunities in both exploration and development and enhances Aramco’s exploration and investment decision-making. This is the next step in Aramco’s digital transformation, complementing a suite of advanced technologies that are reshaping core operations, driving efficiencies and reinforcing its industry leadership in geoscience. Dammam 7 was developed at Dhahran Techno Valley in partnership with Solutions, a subsidiary of stc Group, the largest telecommunications provider and operator in Saudi Arabia, and CRAY, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary. It has 55.4 petaflops of peak computing power, allowing it to process and image the world’s largest geophysical datasets. The Dammam 7 supercomputer, named after the first oil well discovered in Saudi Arabia, will push beyond the traditional boundaries of exploration and production through cutting-edge technology. Sophisticated imaging and deeplearning algorithms will allow it to run detailed 3D earth models, improving the company’s ability to discover and recover oil and gas while reducing exploration and development risks. It will further enhance decision-making for exploration and development of conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon resources, as well as guide future investments in production and resource allocation.
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Aramco president & CEO, Amin H. Nasser, said, “The Dammam 7 supercomputer is named after the first commercial oil well discovered in 1938. It will help us with breakthroughs as part of our long term “Discovery and Recovery” strategy in our upstream business. This technology that processes complex data faster will enable new discoveries and enhanced recoveries, which are crucial to both ensuring the availability of adequate supply to meet the demand for energy and to cut costs while boosting productivity. Continuous investment in innovative technology is
an essential enabler of our company’s long-term growth strategy, and Dammam 7 is another step in our plan to invest in the right technology that drives production efficiency and resilience.” stc Group CEO, Nasser S. Al-Nasser, added, “The inauguration of the supercomputer data centre in Aramco will open up new horizons in exploration, which will have a significant impact on data digitisation and quality. These are in line with the digital transformation plans of the desired national outlook, and we are proud to have worked with locals to establish Dammam 7 Center.”
