http://www.oilit.com/ Monthly headlines from Oil IT Journal. en-us The Data Room 2004 TDR VB Autocoder rss@oilit.com 120 http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_1.htm Shell is to reduce its worldwide IT headcount by up to 2,700 over two years. Some cuts result from globalization and software rationalization, but others reflect offshoring to India and Malaysia. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_2.htm LandWorks is to acquire Geodynamic Solutions in a share exchange, bringing added GIS functionality to its land management software. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_3.htm Oil IT Journal editor Neil McNaughton thinks that Shells downsizing reflects a natural tension between buyers and sellers of IT services. If downsizing reflects the need for less IT, early experiences of offshoring upstream software seem to have failed to generate significant savings. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_4.htm Oil IT Journal spoke to Murray Roth, Executive VP Marketing and Systems with Landmark at the 2004 EAGE in Paris. Roth tells of OpenWorks extension to engineering, new Grid-computing based HPC solutions and automated velocity analysis-the biggest thing since Magic Earth. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_5.htm Landmark Randamp;D Fellow John Killough is to head-up the new Middle East Asset Management Center. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_6.htm The two UK vendors are to team on a data link between their structural modeling software tools. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_7.htm PGS new seismic processing center is built around Linux cluster technology from IBM. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_8.htm Landmark and IBM are to offer on-demand computing for seismic processors. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_9.htm Ikon Science is a new supplier to Shells global portfolio and Fugro-Jasons Workbench is updated. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_10.htm The 2004 Recall user group demonstrated renewed support for the popular log management tool. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_11.htm DEAL members try to figure out how best to deploy UK data catalogues for distributed vendor data. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_12.htm The DTI has announced that its Digital Signature initiative will be ready to roll for 2005. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_13.htm This was a well attended PNEC (250 pre-registered), with a high proportion of company presentations reporting on real-world data management achievements. Catalogues remain popular as witnessed by papers from Shell and Halliburton and the W3C Semantic Web initiative is emerging as a potential solution to the taxonomy problem. Russian oil major Yukos presented a refreshing look at merits of building vs. buying software. PNEC now welcomes both PPDM and POSC-resulting in timid, but significant joint POSC/PPDM presentation. Panel members agreed that data management was under-recognized and under-funded. ChevronTexaco, ExxonMobil and Shell all plugged our star of the show-Innerlogix Datalogix data clean-up tool. On the technology front, ExxonMobil presented a new XML standard for Fluid reporting, FluidReportML. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_14.htm Tid-bits and moves from Landmark, RPS, Geomodeling, Fugro, Labrador, Neuralog, Roxar etc. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_15.htm Gocad has evolved into a full-blown interpretation package-but users still focus on Randamp;D. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_16.htm PetroCanada and ConocoPhillips use electroBusiness hub to sell finished products. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_17.htm New software addresses well information management-leveraging the WITSML transfer standard. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_18.htm The latest release of GeoGraphix interpretation software adds SDE mapping and runs 30% faster. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_19.htm PetroCom uses high-end cell phone infrastructure from Siemens to extend data/voice link offshore. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_20.htm The survey found dissatisfaction with search tools and no clear market leader for taxonomy. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_21.htm Annual report shows solid energy vertical consulting business, but idiosyncratic software portfolio. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_22.htm Total has built a reservoir management decision support system with SAS Intelligence Platform. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_23.htm Quorum Business Solutions has a third client for its Pipepline Transaction Management solution. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_24.htm AGIP has awarded the instrumentation, control and safety contracts to Invensys Process Systems. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_25.htm The Information Store is offering a new asset management solution to the upstream market. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_26.htm The Americal Petroleum Institute has released a new version of its PIDX e-business specification. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_27.htm Digital Oilfield claims 5,000 users and 1,800 suppliers onboard. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_28.htm Schlumberger president tells investors of favorable climate and relates Baird anecdote. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_29.htm Two new offerings address oil and gas construction and pipleine project management. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_30.htm The loose grouping of government bodies is shifting emphasis from oil and gas to geoscience data. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0406_31.htm Schlumbergers high tech satellite-based communications offer voice, email and data to the Gulf. Wed, 30 Jun 2004 24:00:00 GMT