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BP trials virtual reality

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Advanced Collaboration Environment blends physical world with models for remote troubleshooting activities. Technology components come from Qwaq and HPs Knightsbridge unit.

ISS, Schlumberger team

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Exclusive rights to market BabelFish production integration suite conceded in $16 million deal-ring fenced to oil and gas upstream.

Oil IT Journal welcomes 2008/2009 sponsors

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Oil IT Journal editor Neil McNaughton thanks the renewing sponsors of Oil IT Journals website-www.oilit.com and welcomes two newcomers. He then does some investigating of some grand claims from ExxonMobils researchers made in a TV ad to conclude that the marketing folks have run amok. In his curmudgeonly fashion he bemoans the encroachment of marketing on science.

Letters to the editor

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Feedback on the Data Management 101 editorial in the April 2008 issue of Oil IT Journal.

Book Review-In Pursuit of the Perfect Plant

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

New publication provides recipe for perfection in process and manufacturing. But will it work?

ImageConnect Oil and Gas hikes geodata offering

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

DigitalGlobe has announced high resolution imagery for surveillance and infrastructure development.

ffA, Mercury Computing leverage Nvidias CUDA technology

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Seismic imaging and processing gets performance boost from graphics processing units.

Total enters TOP 10 high performance computing list

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

A new 10,240 core SGI Altix ICEprovides Total with access to 2 petabyte seismic data set.

Software, hardware short takes ...

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

MVE, QuickWells, SPT, CD-adapco, Exprodat, Galdos, Landmark, OpenSpirit, PSE, Fugro, Merrick, Parpetuum, CAP-XX, Trango, Badleys and Troika.

BabelFish Aspect for web based spatial data integration project

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

ISS Australias data integration environment for the web blends Santos GIS data and documents.

TOP500-Department of Energys Roadrunner breaks petaflop

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 reaches Number 23 with NCSAs Abe 9,600 core dual-boot machine.

Digital Energy, Houston

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

The Society of Petroleum Engineerings Digital Oilfield conference heard Don Paul (Chevron) defend oil country IT as outpacing other verticals. Shell, BP report on groundbreaking production surveillance and gas lift support. Panel sessions debate data, standards and living with $130 oil.

IBMs Pulse conference hosts Maximo for Oil and Gas users

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

UK KP3 Report shows North Sea assets in poor condition. BPs goal-never another Texas City

Folks, facts, orgs ...

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Movers and news this month from API, Absoft, Aker, Cortex, CRA International, CSM, dGB, Badleys, CMG, HTC, Fugro, Marathon, Information Logic, Paras, MicroSeismic, Ryder Scott, Utilipoint, SensorTran, SMT, Techsia and WellPoint Systems.

Done Deals

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Schlumberger, Decision Strategies, TGS-Nopec, Quest, Acorn, Aker, Fugro, HSE, Boots and amp; Coots, IDS, Global Energy Services, Perficient, Roxar, RPS Group, Sense EDM, Triple Point, Invensys, Petrosys, ION and KBR.

XML Convertor update set to encourage standard adoption

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

DataDirects bi-directional Edig@s to XML convertor opens up gas transmission data.

IDS Datanet teams with Global Energy Services on rig IT

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Single software and hardware solution for rigsite data acquisition and reporting announced.

Saudi Aramco views billion cell model with OcTreemizer

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Fraunhofers volume rendering tool supports move from mega to gigacell simulator.

CERA Upstream Capital Costs Index up 6% in 6 months

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Costs have doubled since 2005. For Dan Yergin, a new fundamental driving the oil price.

eDynamic retail franchise management for Suncor

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Application management system handles surge in demand for North American gas stations.

Hyperion simulates GASCO expansion project

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

High fidelity dynamic simulator for Habshan Gas Complex for design and operations.

Standards Stuff

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Energistics, PPDM, ISA 100, PIDX, Open Geospatial, Workflow Management Coalitions, PODS.

Oil Search reports successful leak detection test

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

EnergySolutions PipelineManager provides leak warning and accurate positional detection.

Honeywell simulates for Suncor Voyager expansion

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Operator training simulator for Northern Alberta upgrader has dual use in plant optimization.

Shells Downstream One reference data architecture

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Paper by Matthew West outlines data infrastructure for Shells globalization initiative.

Hess goes on IT shopping spree

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Infrastructure and applications software deals with Paradigm, Schlumberger and IBM/Cognos.

Free online data management maturity checker announced

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Paras Consulting provides online capability analysis toolfor data standards, ownership evaluation.

StatoilHydro, BP early Smart Wireless adopters

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Emersons PlantWeb wireless extension described as the new frontier in asset management.

Rapid Solutions master well list appliance

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 +0100

Prime West Energy Trust uses Rapid Integration Appliance as single source of truth for well data.