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APOLLO SLB

Energy Scotland program and has since undergone offshore

Apollo’s Floating Wind Quick Connector Nears trials and adaptation for foating offshore wind applications.

Commercial Rollout

Apollo plans additional subsea electrical trials in 2027

Apollo has received an Approval in Principle (Level 2) from Bureau Veritas for its PALM Quick Connection as part of a European Union Horizon project led by the

System (QCS), a technology designed to simplify the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).

connection and disconnection of dynamic cables from

SLB Unveils AlphaSight Reservoir foating offshore wind turbines.

Mapping Solution

The approval follows a 12-month full-scale front-end en-

Energy technology company SLB has launched Alpha- gineering and design (FEED) study funded by the Offshore

Sight, its latest innovation in reservoir mapping and drill-

Wind Growth Partnership and Wave Energy Scotland.

Apollo said the certifcation confrms that the PALM ing intelligence.

AlphaSight leverages industry-frst technologies, set-

QCS has been independently assessed against industry ting a new benchmark for visibility and control in com- standards and can now advance toward technical qualif- plex drilling environments to maximize production po- cation and Type Approval.

The PALM QCS is designed to connect and disconnect tential, the company said.

Designed to deliver clearer subsurface insight at sig- dynamic cables without the need for specialist vessels, div- ers or personnel transfer. According to Apollo, the system nifcantly further depths, AlphaSight helps operators see and understand reservoir structures in real time - sup- has already completed 50 successful connection and dis- porting confdent drilling decisions without slowing per- connection operations during offshore feld trials.

formance.

The company said the technology can reconnect dy-

According to SLB, AlphaSight has been feld proven namic cables in 5.5 hours, compared with marine opera- across the Middle East, North Sea, North America, and tions that can take several days, and could deliver poten- tial through-life savings of $161 million (£120 million) Asia, helping operators improve well placement, sharpen reservoir contact, and enhance overall drilling outcomes, in a gigawatt-scale foating offshore wind farm.

Apollo said the system is intended to reduce offshore driving stronger asset productivity across diverse reser- downtime, lower weather-related operational risks and voir environments.

By expanding petrophysical insight and accelerating geo- improve safety by eliminating the need for personnel steering decisions, AlphaSight supports faster, more accurate transfer during cable operations.

The technology was originally developed through a Wave well delivery and advances the transition toward digital and autonomous drilling operations, the company claims.

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