Big Data

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.

Making a digital leapfrog

Submitted by Editorial staff on 19th April 2018

19th April 2018

Today’s digital innovation is reshaping industries, disrupting business models and operating practices, and transforming business ecosystems.

A World First: Trillion-Cell Simulation Run

Submitted by Editorial staff on 17th April 2018

17th April 2018

To find and produce oil and gas with greater certainty, Saudi Aramco uses a one-two punch: the world’s most advanced reservoir modeling technology, and the Middle East’s fastest supercomputer.

Digitalisation becoming a new business area for Gazprom Neft

Submitted by Editorial staff on 16th April 2018

16th April 2018

Gazprom Neft has confirmed the digital transformation of its business as a priority area of focus, with the creation of a new “Digital Transformation Directorate”, to be headed by Andrei Belevtsev as Chief Digital Officer.

The power of insight: how data and analytics can optimise O&G operation

Submitted by Editorial staff on 4th April 2018

04th April 2018

The concept of the digital oilfield has been around since the mid-1970s, when the industry began modelling its network of connected reservoirs, wells, and surface production facilities

eWON Flexy supports MQTT for data acquisition

Submitted by Editorial staff on 16th March 2018

16th March 2018

Initially created in 1999 to help oil and gas distribution firms control their pipelines effectively, MQTT has recently seen increased popularity because of the exponential growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the need to facilitate communication between low-powered smart devices.