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Virtual Seismic Atlas

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

UK academic extends BHP Billitons getKnowledge application with data from CGGVeritas and Web 2.0 technology in online library of seismic image data. System to roll-out at AAPG this month.

BHI bags Gaffney

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Baker Hughes has bought both Gaffney Cline and GeoMechanics International-boosting its reservoir engineering and management line of business.

A data management 101

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Oil IT Journal editor Neil McNaughton, back from the 2008 PNEC Data Integration Conference, decided that world needs a data management backgrounder. He provides some data definitions-of sample, trace, meta and master and notes the impact of the data warehouse community on the upstream and the duality of master data management and data quality. Both hot topics at PNEC.

Rice University meet checks out GPU-based HPC for oil and gas

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Academics plus Hess, CGGVeritas and CAPS report on cutting-edge high performance computing.

BP shows off HIVE collaboration centers

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Louisiana Immersive Technology Enterprise emulates BPs high end visionarium.

Saudi Aramco builds data infrastructure on Petris technology

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Data Services technology extends PetrisWINDS Enterprise to seismic data management.

EMGS builds Aurora supercomputer around Fusion

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Controlled source EM specialist builds 70 teraflop cluster around Ibrix Fusion file serving software.

Enigma Data Solutions teams with high-end hardware provider

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Project Archive and Retrieval System (PARS) successfully tested on NetApp NearStore virtual tape.

Multi million dollar extension of well log ASCII digitizing program

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

New underwriter for TGS-NOPEC program in record US onshore LAS/SmartRaster deal.

Software, hardware short takes ...

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

News from Geovariances, Eurotech, FFA, AGM, Paradigm, OpenSpirit and INT.

Companies team on data quality initiative

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Intervera Data Vera quality toolset to integrate PetrisWINDS Enterprise data access technology.

Roxar announces FieldManager, FieldWatch

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

New Windows-based tools offer production data visualization and analysis.

PNEC Data Integration, Houston

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

The 12th international conference on petroleum data and information management broke all records with a final head count of 430. Data quality, master data management and unique identifiers remain at the top of the data managers wish list. We report on clean-up initiatives from ExxonMobil, Shell, Aera Energy. Petrobras and ENI-and from an enthusiastic panel discussion on the merits of metrics.

SPE Intelligent Energy, Amsterdam

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

The Society of Petroleum Engineers/Reed Expo Intelligent Energy conference was a popular event. A high tech scene setter event included live hook-ups to digital oilfields around the world. We report on presentations from BPs Field of the Future project, Petrobras geDig, Saudi Aramcos Intelligent Fields and smart wells and Semantic Web work on Chevrons i-Field.

Folks, facts, orgs ...

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

This months movers and shakers hail from Aker Solutions, Erdas, Caesar Systems, CDA, Chevron, Energistics, Geotrace, PIDX, ING, Intervera, Grupo Pragma, Logica, Ingrain, Paradigm and Roxar.

Safe Software FME Workbench users meet

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Users from Shell, GE Energy and CH2M Hill report on deployment of popular geo ETL toolset.

RESCUE moots XML formulation of model data standard

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

POSC/Energistics spin-off plans to update reservoir model exchange format.

SAIC deploys master data management for BP E and P

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Kalido MDM at center of trusted source of web services provisioned reference data.

X-Change Corp rolls out oil country RFID tags

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

New surface acoustic wave technology maximizes read range for oil field equipment tags.

Statoil awards $900 million well work contract

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Halliburton and WellDynamics beneficiaries of deal that includes SmartWell completion technology.

AnTech rolls out DAQ> toolkit for coiled tubing operations

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Low cost data acquisition and connectivity solution offers live, remote monitoring.

Homeland security department tackles plant and cyber security

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Vulnerability assessment tool for control systems, Cyber Storm and Green Scorpion tests.

Amalto adds PIDX conformant documents to b2box

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

e-Business specialist extends reach to oil and gas operator-supplier transactions.

IHS acquires UK decision support boutique JFA International

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Global Window software for upstream business opportunities analysis at heart of deal.

Asset operator wish list discussed at SPAR laser scan tradeshow

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Lidar-based asset management roundtable hears call from BP for better interoperability, standards.

FIATECH CETI award to ISO 15926 work in progress

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Bechtel, Fluor, Bentley System and NRX Global recognized for engineering and technology innovation.

IASC publishes XBRL IFRS accounting taxonomy

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Near final version of machine readable international financial reporting standards announced.

WellDynamics OptoLog fiber DTS for Shell Canada

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Distributed temperature measurement system monitors high temperature steam injection.

Kappa launches Rubis full field simulator where less is more

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

New lightweight full field simulator add-on to pressure transient toolset targets quick-look modeling.

DNV unit announces corrosion data management toolkit

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

CC Technologies and DCG team on pipeline integrity management solution Corr MD.

EDS, AT and T and Telekom beneficiaries of huge Shell outsource

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Master service agreements cover network, telecommunications and IT. 3,000 jobs outsourced.