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BP Atlantis data threat

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Advocacy group, Food and Water Watch claims engineering documentation on Gulf of Mexico facility inadequate for safe operations. Attack highlights potential upstream data Achilles heel.

XpoSim announced

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Consultant LMKR is commercializing an E and P training simulator originally developed for on-boarding Gen-Y new hires to its own workforce.

On papers, references, software and plagiarism!

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Editor Neil McNaughton argues for credit where its due-to the software development community.

Review-SAS GGRE analytics for oil and gas

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

White paper outlines geology, geophysics and reservoir engineering usage of statistical package.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux powers YPF Gas IT

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

80% of companys Oracle databases and 90% of Oracle solutions now Linux-based.

Flares Catalog adds well data tool and adds SharePoint edition

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

EPCat-Wellfile offers multi data type search acrosswell-related documents, data and hard copy.

Startup offers hosted fault risk analysis

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

FaultSeals FaultRisk software as a service offering analyzes seal, produces Allan maps.

GITA Report on Geospatial Technology

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Geospatial Information and Technology Associations study finds multitude of viable technologies.

SMT User Group hears of new data management functionality

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

New 64 bit version of Kingdom Suite and database support on Microsoft SQL Server unveiled.

PPDM holds first Oklahoma User Group

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Standard data model association hears from Chesapeake on enterprise-wide deployment.

Software, hardware short takes

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Fuse, DPTS, Invensys, Venture, Kadme, VSG, Paradigm, Tecplot, HP, dGB, Neotec, Entero, Aspen, Kongsberg.

National Data Bank update-New Zealand, UK-CDA

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

PetroBank-powered core store for Crown Minerals. CDA user count triples under new management.

EAGE 2009, Amsterdam

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers session on mature basins highlights growing importance of portfolio modeling to optimize materiality. We report on BPs multi-field reservoir modeling, unbelievable claims from Scottish start-up, petascale HPC and Google Earth in E and P.

Semantic Days 2009, Stavanger

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

The dream of a web of linked data continues to entrance Norwegian operators.

Folks, facts, orgs ...

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Allegro, Arthur D. Little, CDA, Concept Capital, Energy Institute, Energy Solutions, FMC Technologies, GE Energy, GeoEye, Getech, Gray Wireline, Halliburton, Isilon, MMS, UK Oil and Gas, Nabors Well Services, Oilennium, OTC, Optelligent Solutions, Petrofac, Red Hen, SGI, Siemens, Tibco...

Done deals

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

IFP, Autodynamics, AGR Group, Halliburton, Amalto, Succes Europe, AspenTech, Honeywell, more.

Review-IBMs Integrated Information Framework Redbook

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

150 page book covers chemical and petroleum industry solution.

StatoilHydro places monster order for GE subsea computers

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Avionics technology and open source operating system power next generation control systems.

KOC migrates models from ECLIPSE to Nexus

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Multi-field models combine with surface pipeline and facilities models on North Kuwait ISAM project.

Sales, contracts and deployments

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

EDS, Microsoft, P2 Energy Solutions, Pansoft, Aveva, CartoPac, MatrikonOPC, Industrial Defender, SPT Group, Dresser Wayne, Emerson, Energy Solutions, IDS, Invensys, PAS.

Standards stuff

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Fieldbus teams with Prolist, Energistics call on shared asset model, Yokogawa backs ISA 100.11a.

SAPphire oil and gas industry track

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Scorpion Offshore (supply chain), Tesoro (planning and consolidation), Holly Corp. (compliance).

Dave Wallis on master data-the elephant in the room!

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

IQPC Dubai Oil and Gas Procurement Summit hears from OFS Portals EAME representative.

CSC for DuPonts REACH compliance reporting

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

CSC to develop Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals solution.

Total to leverage RESQML in Alwyn revamp study

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Standards-based modeling proposed for craftsman phase of venerable North Sea brownfield.

ENRG launches web-based rigsite noise monitoring service

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

New high-end audio monitoring of rig noise can mitigate cost of compliance.

Invensys teams with SPT Group on dynamic simulation

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

A new interface allows OLGAs well and pipeline multiphase flow models to be run from DYNSIM.

Siemens operational intelligence for Korean refiner

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 +0100

SIMATIC XHQ centerpiece of big picture Visualized Operations Intelligence System.