Big Data

Surge in demand for data science set to continue into the new decade

Submitted by Editorial staff on 14th January 2020

14th January 2020

Data analysis has been widely used across a number of process industries to predict threats and optimise performance.

Ocean Infinity signs collaborative agreement with U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Submitted by Anonymous on 10th January 2020

10th January 2020

Ocean Infinity, the next generation sub-sea technology and data company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER).

OPEX Group Supports New Data Science Graduate Apprenticeship

Submitted by Editorial staff on 8th October 2019

08th October 2019

OPEX Group, an Aberdeen-based provider of data science and predictive analysis services, has shown commitment to attracting fresh talent into the oil and gas industry by supporting Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) newly launched Graduate Apprenticeship in Data Science.

AI project aims to unlock "treasure trove" of big data for oil and gas

Submitted by Editorial staff on 5th September 2019

05th September 2019

A joint Aberdeen based project is using artificial intelligence (AI) to unlock the "treasure trove" of raw data collected by the oil and gas industry in order to maximise economic recovery.

OGIC and The University of Aberdeen to give boost to drilling innovations

Submitted by Editorial staff on 14th August 2019

14th August 2019

The Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) is supporting projects worth more than £1.3 million which will see the University of Aberdeen’s Centre for Applied Dynamics Research (CADR) team develop new technologies for use in offshore drilling operations.

Future commercial success depends upon integration of data

Submitted by Editorial staff on 6th December 2018

06th December 2018

No single technology will provide a “silver bullet” to the challenges faced by Norway’s oil & gas industry, according to a new report out today from research consultancy, Westwood Global Energy Group (Westwood). It says that future exploration success depends upon better integration of all data across geoscience disciplines.

Government Launches Virtual Data Room for Oil and Gas Industry

Submitted by Editorial staff on 29th October 2018

29th October 2018

Today, the Provincial Government launched a virtual data room to provide information on the province’s prospectivity to offshore oil and gas explorers. The virtual data room is available at www.zebradata.com.

EcoDataCenter to put the world’s first carbon-positive data center into operation

Submitted by Editorial staff on 4th October 2018

04th October 2018

With data centers expected to consume as much as 20 percent of the world’s energy within only a few years, the deployment of energy efficient data centers is crucial.

The digital oilfield could be a step closer as new technology projects get support from OGIC

Submitted by Editorial staff on 14th September 2018

14th September 2018

The Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) is supporting three new research projects centred on how digitalisation can improve efficiency and provide cost savings to the oil and gas industry.

Equinor partners with Microsoft for cloud services delivered from new cloud data centers in Norway

Submitted by Editorial staff on 20th June 2018

20th June 2018

As part of the strategic partnership agreement, Equinor will provide industry knowledge and business needs to support Microsoft in developing new solutions for our industry. Microsoft will provide expertise to accelerate Equinor’s IT development and establish new data center regions in Stavanger and in Oslo.