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Kevin Brilz, Technical Sales Manager Middle East at Fishbones and a self-confessed ‘completions technology nerd’, describes how he came to join the company after researching and being impressed by its unique completions technology, which can be enabled across different types of formation. He is highly optimistic about the growth prospects for Fishbones, seeing great results from the implementation of the company’s technology across many dynamic fields through many different countries. With its highly diverse workforce, the company is well placed for further international expansion, he says.

Mohamed Malak, regional sales and business development manager at Fishbones, discusses the company's pioneering role in transforming well stimulation technology. He talks about Fishbones' commitment to helping customers achieve production goals with minimal environmental impact. According to Malak, Fishbones' focus on innovation and customer-first mindset helps deliver practical and high-impact solutions. Malak is expanding Fishbones' presence by building strategic partnerships and demonstrating their value, and is confident in Fishbones' growth prospects as demand rises for cost-effective, sustainable production solutions. He highlighted a recent project where Fishbones enabled a 10-fold increase in production for a customer, showcasing their transformative impact.

Dileep Divakaran, Business Manager, Digital Production, Middle East & North Africa at SLB, discusses the company’s OptiSite solutions, an integrated ecosystem of connected applications across pipelines and facilities enabling operators to maximise production and profits while minimising energy consumption and emissions. Powered by AI and machine learning for advanced and proactive detection of potential equipment downtime, it helps operators to manage operational dynamics while meeting targets. Divakaran outlines the various benefits and applications, noting that OptiSite has saved close to US$20mn in production losses in one example, and highlights the huge demand for the solutions in the Middle East.

Eric Kjol, Business Manager – Process Systems at SLB Midstream Production Systems discusses how the company’s produced water solutions promote responsible water management and minimise environmental damage, with water being treated at the source for reinjection. He highlights how the unique combination of SLB’s separation technologies and production chemistries capabilities provides for optimised solutions, and how SLB is applying digitalisation to capture data to enhance the performance of equipment in the field. He also comments on how its solutions are helping clients in the Middle East, where water cuts and debottlenecking challenges are increasing.

Dmitry Shubenok, general manger North Side, and Aleksandr Dolgich, senior data scientist, North Side, speak about how the company’s production logging tools are enhancing reservoir performance and well integrity, helping clients to increase oil production and reduce costs and emissions. Its latest innovations include its spinnerless technology which provides accurate and reliable data, new corrosion logging tool, and suite combining the spectral noise logging tool with the new corrosion logging tool, which provides the ultimate solution for accuracy and integrity. The next step will be to integrate AI and machine learning, with the aim of having an AI assistant to its services within the next five to 10 years. Based in Oman, North Side currently operates in 13 countries and is looking to expand further.