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OTC’S SPOTLIGHT ON NEW TECHNOLOGY

OTC PICKS

BAKER HUGHES ‘BEST OF THE

BEST’ 2025

OFFSHORE ENERGY

INNOVATIONS

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) has un- Leucipa focuses frst on the specifc outcome an operator veiled the winners of its 2025 Spotlight on New Technolo- wants to achieve, harnessing and leveraging data to drive gy Award, which honors the companies that are reshaping intelligent operations. the offshore energy sector through their innovation and By automating production processes, Leucipa reduces development of technologies. ineffciencies, ensures more environmentally sound opera-

This year, OTC selected 10 technologies for their dem- tions, and enables customers to help recover the millions of onstrated advancements in the industry, based on several barrels that would have otherwise remained in the ground.

criteria, including product uniqueness, degree of ingenuity, The solution leverages best-in-class Artifcial Intelli- demonstrated success, commercial viability, and the ability gence (AI)-powered automation software to make a signifcant impact across the offshore industry. “With all of your production data, tools, and existing “The technologies spotlighted this year represent the workfows fully integrated into a single plane of glass, you brilliance, ingenuity, and collaboration of our workforce. can fnally take control of your entire production opera-

Together, they are leading the industry into the future and tion with the Leucipa solution, powered by AWS,” Baker revolutionizing the feld for generations to come,” said Hughes claims.

Alex Martinez, chairperson, OTC Board of Directors.”

Baker Hughes and SLB each received two awards for

Baker Hughes’ SureCONTROL Plus for Subsea and Dry Tree Wells their technologies related to the oil and gas and offshore operations, followed by Deep Ocean for its diverless tool. Part of Baker Hughes’ intelligent completions portfolio,

Several other companies and their innovations were SureCONTROL Plus interval control valves (ICV) enable honored, including McCoy’s Global Smart Tubular Run- electrical remote operations for more effcient zonal control ning – smarTR, Oil States’ TowerLok Wind Tower Con- of both subsea and dry tree wells. These ICVs replace nu- nector, Bosch Rexroth’s Hägglunds Fusion The Power of merous hydraulic lines with a single electrical line, simplify-

One, and Fugro’s Quantitative Integrated Ground Model ing complex installations, reducing rig time and accelerating (QIGM) Solution. production while limiting the need for costly interventions.

OTC also picked, HYTORC Industrial Bolting Sys- SureCONTROL Plus can control a higher number of tems’ Lithium Series RX (LSRX) as 2025 Spotlight Small zones than traditional hydraulic ICVs for enhanced pro-

Business Winner. duction. The digital telemetry system provides continuous

The award recipients will be honored on May 5, 2025 at data, which enables improved asset performance manage-

NRG Center in Houston, Texas, United States. ment and proactive maintenance of downhole tools.

The solution integrates with SureSENS downhole gauges and operates through a single TEC cable, allowing for precise

Baker Hughes Leucipa - Automation Done Right

Baker Hughes has developed Leucipa, a process driven adjustments without conventional intervention methods. software system for automated feld production, which This system reduces completion deployment time and helps oil and gas operators proactively manage production risk, increases reliability, and lowers carbon footprint by and reduce carbon emissions. eliminating all hydraulic lines.

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