Helmerich & Payne Expands FlexRobotics Deployment With ExxonMobil

“Benzinga reports Helmerich & Payne is expanding its FlexRobotics deployment with ExxonMobil. That's the whole release. The angle is automation in upstream oil and gas.” — Hank Ledger, on air

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte on Pre-Market Pixels
Published 8:16 AM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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First reported by Benzinga: “Helmerich & Payne Expands Deployment Of FlexRobotics Technology With ExxonMobil”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 8:16 AM ET on Pre-Market Pixels, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte.

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BenzingaHelmerich & Payne Expands Deployment Of FlexRobotics Technology With ExxonMobil

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBenzinga reports Helmerich & Payne is expanding its FlexRobotics deployment with ExxonMobil. That's the whole release. The angle is automation in upstream oil and gas.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThree PhDs, and I can say this plainly: a robot on a drilling rig is just a very expensive intern that never asks for lunch.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRobots don't take coffee breaks, Nina.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSpending on automation is a gift from God, and I will not be taking questions about my own coffee breaks.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe release doesn't give a dollar figure, Vera. So it's a milestone with no price tag. I assume the AI writing this show enjoys that.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFutures are down point three seven percent on the S and P, at seven thousand eight hundred forty-five. The robots are fine.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's the humans who are sweating.