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/0410_1.htm SAPs oil and gas ERP hegemony has got some competition from Microsoft Canada and WellPoint Systems who have teamed on an oil-patch specific solution, built with Axapta, Microsofts ERP suite. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_2.htm Deep electromagnetic prospecting is hotting-up with the acquisition of ExxonMobils flagship contractor AGO by Schlumberger. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_3.htm Oil IT Journal Editor Neil McNaughton reports from the Houston meeting of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He noted that 4D time lapse seismics has finally arrived in the petroleum engineering community. Paradoxically, the same cannot be said for real time simulation and optimization-another promising technology for the e-field. Perhaps something to do with an installed base? Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_4.htm Oil IT Journal spoke with Petrosys MD Volker Hirsinger following the 2004 user group meeting. A major client focus is on connectivity and Petrosys is checking out OpenSpirits middleware. Clients are also seeking a single entry point for GIS data management-not necessarily ESRI! Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_5.htm WoodMacKenzie and IHS Energy studies show decline in EandP spend, development at record high. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_6.htm CGG is quitting the (tough) transcription business: Ovation and its DPTS unit to carry the torch. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_7.htm New Mexico Institute of Mining is to get a $2 million grant towards an expert system for exploration. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_8.htm Knowledge Systems announces Drillworks 2005-and major sale to Brazilian state oil co. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_9.htm Exprodat has sold its Project Administrator application to Landmark Graphics. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_10.htm Start-up Actuality Systems gets capital injection and shows new technology at Denver SEG. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_11.htm Zebra Geosciences provides data viewer to Winds Enterprise. Open Spirit link developed for Total. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_12.htm Contrasting styles of national data repositories on display at NDR5 in Washington. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_13.htm Schlumbergers Information Solutions unit held its worldwide Forum in Paris last month. The 270 client attendees heard industry leaders from Shell, ChevronTexaco, ExxonMobil, Total and others pontificate on industry trends and IT solutions. A seminal presentation by Shells Peter Kapteijn underscored the potential of the e-field. Schlumberger revealed more of its IT strategy and plans for its .NET architecture, a new reservoir simulator, a replacement for Finder, expanding Open Spirit-derived middleware and the confirmation of Petrel as the hub of its seismic to simulation solution. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_14.htm New this month from PPDM, Schlumberger, BakerHughes, GE Energy, Helix, WellDynamics etc.. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_15.htm The Aberdeen IQPC conference underscored the tough task ahead of the e-field aficionados. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_16.htm A $1.73 million contract is hailed as a milestone for geomodeling in MEAP region. . Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_17.htm An SGI Onyx 4 powered a visualization spectacular at the Denver Planetarium. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_18.htm Schlumberger Information Solutions outsources data center to Houston specialist. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_19.htm Real world IntelliPipe test in 6,400 well proves 1MBit/s data rate. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_20.htm Landmark and Weatherford unit eProduction Solutions offer new network and engineering solution. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_21.htm The new release of ChevronTexacos reservoir engineering tool breaks 2GB data file barrier. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_22.htm GeoFields now offers OPS-compliant high consequence spill analysis for gas transmission operations. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_23.htm New enterprise operations management software bridges gap between ERP and process control. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_24.htm Self contained wireless devices promise affordable automation of brownfield operations. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_25.htm New software from P2 Energy Solutions tailors PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne to oil and gas sector. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_26.htm Eschewing the SPE, the AAPG has teamed with the lesser-known SPEE for its certification program. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_27.htm The Euro 38 million retrofit is thought to be one of the largest Fieldbus Foundation deployments ever. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_28.htm An elastic price tag in the $12 to $23 million range seals fate of oil e-commerce portal. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/0410_29.htm New releases of PI System real-time software leverage Microsofts .NET infrastructure. Sun, 31 Oct 2004 24:00:00 GMT