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Maximizing Success in Exploration and Production with SGI Altix ICE
Cluster-based HPC systems may be the rule in oil and gas exploration and production, but when exploration and production escalate, they are likely to present difficult scalability challenges. The SGI Altix ICE integrated blade platform is designed to tackle the critical issues inherent to large-scale computing, by incorporating power and cooling efficiencies, hierarchical system management software, I/O bandwidth improvements, and key reliability enhancements.
Eric van Oort, Planning & Business Improvement Manager, Shell E&P Americas Douwe Franssens, Global Real Time Technology Manager, Halliburton Sperry Drilling Services
Laurence "Larry" Lines, President-Elect, Society of Exploration Geophysicists Fred Aminzadeh, President, Society of Exploration Geophysicists Leon Thomsen, Chief Scientist, Delta Geophysics Michael S. Bahorich, Executive Vice-President - Exploration and Production Technology, Apache Petroleum Corp. Bob Williams, Director of Research, PennEnergy's Oil & Gas Journal Online Research Center and PennEnergy Online Research Center
David Petruska, Riser Technical Authority - GoM Performance Unit, BP James D. Stear, Ocean Engineer, Chevron Dave Wisch, Chevron Fellow, Chevron Energy Technology Co. Steve Leverette, Manager of R&D, SBM - Atlantia , ,
William F. (Bill) Lawson, General Chair, 16th Improved Oil Recovery Symposium Rafael Sandrea, President, IPC Petroleum Consultants, Inc./IOR 2008 Plenary Speaker Paul Willhite, Technical Program Chair, 16th Improved Oil Recovery Symposium Bob Williams, Director of Research, Oil & Gas Journal Research Center