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Petrels new Probe

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

SEG demo showcases new Petrel add-ons including spectacular Probe voxel-based interpretation and geobody extraction. Third party add-ons announced from Ikon, Geovariances and Petrosys.

IBM gets Hess IT

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

A five year, $73 million deal sees IBM managing Hess IT infrastructure, servers and workstations. Hess to focus on strategic oilfield operations.

How much time will you spend online in 2010?

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Oil IT Journal editor Neil McNaughton revisits the vertical/horizontal technology divide, checks out a couple of conspiracy theories and gets exercised about time spent in virtual worlds.

SKUA introduces paleo-chronologic interpretation framework

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

New interpretation technology from Paradigm transforms seismics to depositional space.

Schlumberger signs exclusive deal for ThinAnywhere

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Landmark to resell Storewize STN 6000 appliance to upstream

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Lossless seismic compression is now a commercial reality along with bit level access to compressed data.

Advertisement - Technology Watch from The Data Room

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

The Data Room produces regular reports from major tradeshows, exhibitions and conferences. Full text of reports from several past conferences (including the 2006 Society of Exploration Geophysicists New Orleans conference) available on www.oilit.com/tech.

Landmarks Edgar Ortiz center, Schlumbergers Innovation lab

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Houston sees two presigious new digital centers-for real time ops and digital innovations.

de Groot-Bril confirms Madagascar-OpendTect integration

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Open source seismic systems to offer complete processing and interpretation environment.

Kinesix KX Edge to target web-based PRODML reporting

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Control room software specialist to offer control room visualization to upstream.

New application manages and enforces standard interpretation naming conventions

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Energy Information Solutions Standards Manager generates standard horizon names.

Software, hardware short takes ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

PetroBank for New Zealand data repository

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Crown Minerals Group data manager explains national data bank rationale, deployment.

Society of Exploration Geophysicists, San Antonio 2007

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

SEG Forum reveals promising future for geophysics in the search for unconventional reserves. Exxon investigates repetitive strain injury (RSI)-the bane of the seismic interpreter. NVIDIAs Quadro/Tesla boxes are everywhere. TerraSparks Computer Aided Seismic Interpretation and stratal slice reveal sedimentology. High Performance Computing from BP and Paradigm. The SEG Advanced Modeling Project gets funding. Dynamic Graphics goes real time with CoViz 2.0. Gopher burrows tracked in GeoProbe!

JavaSeis filing cabinet metaphor supports massively parallel I/O

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

ConocoPhillips seismic guru leverages high performance open source seismic toolset.

Folks, facts, orgs ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Caesar Systems, CERA, INT, GeoLogix, IECO, Infoweb, Invensys, Innotec, Kongsberg, MicroSeismic, PPDM, BJ Services, OpenSpirit, Aibel, PIDX, OFS Portal, WoodMac, Aurodesk, TietoEnator and more.

IBM rolls out Master Data Management server

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Oil IT Journal discusses data warehousing and SOA-based MDM with IBMs Fred Busche.

IEEE human factors conference features Brage 2010+ project

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

AspenTech historian at center of solution that addresses exponential rise in operating costs.

Safe Software supports FOSS with ETL contribution

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

DoE to fund at scale C02 sequestration projects

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Three full scale tests kicked off. Potential to capture 100 years of North American emissions.

ModViz announces Panoram integration

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Companies team to leverage latest NVIDIA technology in high resolution visualization centers.

CGI rolls-out Production Revenue Accounting System

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

New release leverages OASIS-approved Darwin Type Information Architecture in help system.

Energy Solutions acquires CriticalControls PipeWorks division

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Software house acquires hydraulic modeling package and expertise. Transporter deployed by Wolverine.

Done deals, acquisitions, mergers and more ...

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Acceleware, Camlin, HP, ATOS, IHS, Geodigit, Actis, LMKR, Ikon, Anitec, MicroSeismic, PGS, SAP, Schlumberger, Arkex.

Aleri and OILspace partner on real-time trading solution

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Complex event processing techniques from financial services added to energy trading package.

ThreatScan pilot for E.ON Ruhrgas pipeline protection

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Intensive testing program to include deliberate strikes on pipeline network.

Patent awarded for control system security solution

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Industrial Defenders threat thermostat and agent technology secure industrial networks.

Penn Virginia Corp. goes live with Quorum Land

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

SAP integration and flexibility key to selection of land management solution.

Yokogawa launches Lifecycle Management program

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Software and services bundle promises 15% reduction in operating costs.

Landmark buys GeoSmith Shapes topology engine

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Acquisition means that Landmark now owns intellectual property inside competitors products!

Energistics, OFS-Portal team on ECCMA e-dictionary

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 24:00:00 +0100

Oil and Gas Content Standard Council created to extend NATO procurement classification.