Representatives from Microsoft and partners at an oil and gas IT roundtable
Microsoft Qatar, located at Qatar Science and Technology Park, announced that it has hosted an information technology roundtable for the oil and gas sector in Qatar, in association with its partners Schlumberger Information Solutions, Wipro and Honeywell.
The event highlighted how Microsoft and partner IT solutions facilitate the integration of the upstream, refining and petrochemical operations, as well as operational components common to oil and gas businesses.
At the event, Microsoft presenters spoke about opportunities of using the Microsoft Upstream Reference Architecture (MURA) as a systematic approach for developing intelligent digital oilfields.
Honeywell’s session focused on solution offerings and market coverage based on Microsoft technologies with examples of these solutions, such as advanced Well Performance Management, large-scale information infrastructures over large plant sites or over wide area facilities, including visualisation and integration features.
Schlumberger Information solutions presented one of their flagship suite of products, MERAK. They went on to describe the value life cycle developing from evaluation, to confirmation, to development and optimisation as part of a holistic approach to exploration and production optimisation.
WIPRO talked about digital oilfield conceptual designs and how important it is to use elements of an overall consulting approach including proven methodologies that will allow the sponsoring group to take an informed investment decision.