“In this video from SC15, Amar Shan describes how the the Cray CS-Storm takes GPUs to new levels of scalability. Systems like the CS-Storm have propelled Cray to power 50 percent of the TOP500 supercomputers. While the Cray CS-Storm started out successfully in government sectors, the systems have gained traction in various commercial sectors including Oil & Gas.”
GPUs Speed Reservoir Simulation with Cray CS-Storm Supercomputer
October 21, 2015 by
Today Cray announced the achievement of a new performance benchmark for reservoir simulations using Stone Ridge Technology’s ECHELON reservoir simulation software and the Cray CS-Storm cluster supercomputer.
Qumulo Data-Aware Scale-Out NAS Powers Analytics at Sinclair Oil
October 19, 2015 by
Today Qumulo announced that Sinclair Oil has chosen the company’s scale-out NAS storage for increased performance and real-time data visibility necessary to properly monitor the companys rapidly growing digital system.
HPC in Seismic Processing and Interpretation and Reservoir Modeling
September 24, 2015 by
Oil and gas are becoming increasingly harder to find. This article looks at how oil and gas companies are using cutting edge technology, like HPC servers, compute accelerators and flash storage arrays for applications such as seismic processing, seismic interpretation and reservoir modeling.
The Increase in Processing Demands of Seismic Computing
September 22, 2015 by
Substantial challenges loom for the Oil and Gas sector, as problem sizes, resolution requirements and business pressures to reduce computing costs all continue to increase. To address these challenges, suppliers like Intel and NVIDIA are relentlessly increasing the number of cores and threads available in their CPU and GPU/co-processor modules.
Ace Computers Steps Up HPC for Oil & Gas
September 11, 2015 by
Ace Computers in Illinois reports that the company is expanding its high performance computer footprint in the Oil & Gas Industry. Not a stranger to this space, the company has than 30 years of experience designing powerful, scalable computers for leading energy suppliers.
HPC Gives Oil & Gas Companies a Competitive Edge
July 20, 2015 by
As worldwide demand for energy continues to rise, the oil industry is working to satisfy demand for the hydrocarbon part of that equation. High performance computing is becoming critical to companies that are seeking new sources of hydrocarbons and trying to maximize existing reserves.
PETRONAS Procures SGI ICE X for Seismic Imaging
June 14, 2015 by
Today SGI announced that PETRONAS in Malaysia has procured an SGI ICE X system to accelerate its research and development in subsurface imaging.
Video: Porting Scientific Apps to GPUs with OpenACC
June 1, 2015 by
In this video from the GPU Technology Conference, Saber Feki from KAUST and Ahmed Al-Jarro from Fujitsu Labs in Europe present: Experiences in Porting Scientific Applications to GPUs Using OpenACC.
New 3D Seismic Viewer from Fraunhofer
May 27, 2015 by
Today Fraunhofer announced XtreemView, a new scalable 3D viewer for seismic data.
