Siemens Energy is enlisting NVIDIA technology to develop an Industrial Digital Twin to reduce the frequency of planned power plant shutdowns while maintaining safety.

Schneider Electric and Prisma Photonics, a provider of fiber sensing for smart infrastructure, announced a partnership to help oil and gas pipeline owners and operators to better prevent accidental and malicious activity by providing real-time intelligence and more precise monitoring of oil and gas infrastructure.

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Power Line Systems—a player in software for the design of overhead electric power transmission lines and their structures

L&T Technology Services Limited announced that it has been selected as an engineering partner by Mavenir and NVIDIA, to accelerate adoption of the industry’s first converged AI-on-5G.

AVEVA announced that it has signed a technology partnership with Helios IoT Systems, a specialized company with domain expertise in the renewables energy sector for operations and maintenance (O&M). The collaboration extends AVEVA Insight with performance calculations specific to the solar energy industry.

Denmark’s Maersk Drilling and U.S. rival Noble Corp. have agreed to merge in a $3.4 billion deal to form one of the world’s largest offshore oil drilling rig companies.

L&T Technology Services Limited announced that it has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to offer LTTS’ Energy & Sustainability Manager Solution on Microsoft Azure as an IIoT-Based Smart Manufacturing Solutions to digitally transform and create sustainable factories of the future.

Palo Alto Networks announced the extension of its technology partnership with Siemens to improve the security of mission-critical networks and protect critical infrastructure from ​the threat of cyberattacks

Southwestern Energy Co. entered an agreement to acquire GEP Haynesville LLC in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $1.85 billion, as it continues to grow its position in the shale gas play, further expanding exposure to the LNG corridor and growing demand centers along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

After roughly a half-century operating as a leading U.S. oil and gas producer, Continental Resources Inc. struck an agreement with Pioneer Natural Resources Co. to acquire all of Pioneer’s assets in the Delaware Basin portion of the Permian Basin