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<title>Hadoop for upstream</title>
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<description>&lt;a target="_blank" title="Sponsored Link" href="http://pointcross.com/products/eNp/index.html"&gt;PointCross unveils open source stack&lt;/a&gt;  leveraging big data technology for well and seismic data management. Is this the most significant development in the upstream since the CDP stack?</description>
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<title>Standards council</title>
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<description>Nine standards bodies meet to form Leadership Council and map future of  upstream data. Sample use case-WITSML to PPDM mapping.</description>
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<title>Crowd-sourcing, graying workforce, Facebook? Balderdash!</title>
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<description>After an apocalyptic strobe light show and a thousand watts of heavy metal,  attendees to the opening session of the Reed Expo/Society of Petroleum Engineers Intelligent Energy heard that social computing and crowd sourcing are to displace a graying workforce. Silver-haired Oil IT Journal editor Neil McNaughton reflects on what the SPE should be talking about.</description>
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<title>Book review-Machine Learning for Hackers</title>
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<description>New book from the OReilly stable provides introduction to use of the R  statistics and data manipulation language whose meteoric rise has made it the "lingua franca" of analytics.</description>
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<title>Baker Hughes rolls Verdandes DrillEdge into WellLink</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_5.htm</link>
<description>Case-based reasoning from historical data displayed in drillers Radar.  </description>
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<title>W3C oil and gas semantic business group face to face</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_6.htm</link>
<description>Data provenance, linked and big data analytics mooted as focus  areas at Chevron-hosted meet.</description>
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<title>Dastardly deeds in data room</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_7.htm</link>
<description>Courtroom tussle of field tapes sees Olympia, Aspect Resources in Louisiana  court.</description>
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<title>DOE announces gas well monitoring system</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_8.htm</link>
<description>West Virginia researchers environmental monitoring system tracks volatiles,  dust, light and sound.</description>
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<title>Schlumbergers 2011 human resources survey</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_9.htm</link>
<description>Retirement, turnover make for serious experience gap in NOCs and majors. HR  policy key to growth.</description>
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<title>Chevron deploys ViaLogys novel seismic processing package</title>
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<description>QuantumRD probe adds noise to seismic data for carbonate porosity mapping.  </description>
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<title>Software, hardware short takes</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_11.htm</link>
<description>AVS, Hampson-Russell, GPlates, IDS, INT, HRH Geology, Headwave, GE, GEMI,  ApsenTech.</description>
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<title>Groundwater Protection Council-injection wells hot topics</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_12.htm</link>
<description>Bureau of Economic Geology evaluates shale gas risks, perceptions and regulations.  GSI International on methane in water wells. Texas frac water usage. Review of contamination incidents.</description>
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<title>SMi E and P Data Management, London</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_13.htm</link>
<description>Data management the Statoil way. DataCo-dont manage, spatialize! Fugros  Path to clean data. GDF Suez and the data conundrum. Fixing KOCs undocumented workflows. BusRisk, ENIs new approach to data delivery.</description>
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<title>Microsoft Global Energy Forum 2012, Houston</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_14.htm</link>
<description>Petrotrek/SharePoint for Pemex. PetrisWinds for Baker Hughes. Iconics deployed  by YPF Bolivianos. Hitatchi rolls-out Microsoft Dynamics at T.D.Williams. Chevron looks into Covisint security solution.</description>
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<title>Folks, facts, orgs ...</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_15.htm</link>
<description>ffA, Fugro, Center for Offshore Safety, CGGVeritas, CSC, DNV, EMC, Roxar,  Energistics, Expro, GSE Systems, Ikon, ITF, Opito, KSS Fuels, Rive Technology, SM Energy, Chevron, GE, PODS, Technip, Weatherford, Seisland, James W. Sewall, SPEE, Statoil, Sutherland Asbill  and  Brennan, Venture.</description>
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<title>Done deals</title>
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<description>Schlumberger, SPT, Acorn, OmniMetrix, IHS, PartMiner, Hild, Lufkin, Zenith,  Digitalcore, Numerical Rocks, FSI, IFPEN, CGGVeritas, Coil Tubing Tech., Insight Venture Partners, Drilling Info.</description>
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<title>Going, going, green</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_17.htm</link>
<description>Akers CCS unit sells low. Green Grid/eBay. Hess Energy Solutions. EPA/ICF  deal. UK CCS prize.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 24:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Shell standardizes on NRX Asset Hub</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_18.htm</link>
<description>Following a pilot on the Kashagan field, master data management  tool joins global portfolio.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 24:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Palisade @Risk for Det Norske Veritas</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_19.htm</link>
<description>Risk analysis specialist standardizes on DecisionTools for probabilistic assessments.  </description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 24:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Mind maps for pigging</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_20.htm</link>
<description>VRI advocates FreeMind for organizing project knowledge.</description>
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<title>Sales, contracts, partnerships and deployments</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_21.htm</link>
<description>AGR, Aker, Aveva, Schlumberger, Energy Navigator, GSE Systems, Petrofac, Magnetrol  International, IFS Applications, Capgemini, Industrial Defender, Good Harbor, Intergraph, Skire, OPT, Panopticon, QlikTech, Petrosys, Geologic Systems, Rapid7, Modulo, Xplore, Teledyne...</description>
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<title>Standards stuff</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_22.htm</link>
<description>U Texas on reproducible seismic research. AIPN announces new model joint  operating agreement. Energistics infrastructure team selects Microsofts open packaging convention.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 24:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Consortium corner</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_23.htm</link>
<description>ALRDC-h-well lift. CMR and offshore decommissioning, UK/Norway EOR mentoring.  TNO/ISAPP2.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 24:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>EU standards body announces e-invoicing code of standards</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_24.htm</link>
<description>&lt;a target="_blank" title="Sponsored Link" href="http://www.ofs-portal.com"&gt;OFS Portal informs EU CEN initiative&lt;/a&gt;  for royalty-free open e-commerce best practices.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 24:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>New hazardous materials rules disruptive</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_25.htm</link>
<description>&lt;a target="_blank" title="Sponsored Link" href="http://www.ihs.com/products/oil-gas-information/index.aspx"&gt;IHS recommends&lt;/a&gt; alignment of business and information systems with new OSHA  classification</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 24:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>HotButton embeds Panopticon visualization in field data toolset</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_26.htm</link>
<description>Energy field data analytics provides analytics dashboard for production, pipeline  operations.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 24:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Schlumberger rolls-out InterACT log viewer app</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_27.htm</link>
<description>New iPhone/iPad app displays well logs with compelling clarity.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 24:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Ion wins in patent tussle with Sercel</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_28.htm</link>
<description>Court rules out sale of digital seismic recording units in US-or does it?  </description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 24:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>OGP kicks-off process safety committee</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_29.htm</link>
<description>New subcommittee to track leading indicators. But UK says no thanks to Brussels  regulator.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 24:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Wright Express Octane fuel locator</title>
<link>http://www.oilit.com/2journal/2article/1203_30.htm</link>
<description>Fleet operators get just-in-time price and location information on mobile  devices.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 24:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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