Schlumberger, Chevron and Microsoft Announce Collaboration to Accelerate Digital Transformation

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ByTim Shea
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At the SIS Global Forum 2019, Schlumberger, Chevron and Microsoft announced a three-party collaboration to accelerate creation of innovative petrotechnical and digital technologies.

As part of the collaboration, the three companies will work together to build Azure-native applications in the DELFI cognitive E&P environment, initially for Chevron, which will enable companies to process, visualize, interpret and ultimately obtain meaningful insights from multiple data sources.

DELFI is a secure, scalable and open cloud-based environment providing seamless E&P software technology across exploration, development, production and midstream.  Chevron and Schlumberger will combine their expertise and resources to accelerate the deployment of DELFI solutions in Azure, with support and guidance from Microsoft.  The parties will ensure the software developments meet the latest standards in terms of security, performance, release management, and are compatible with the Open Subsurface Data Universe (OSDU) Data Platform.  Building on this open foundation will amplify the capabilities of Chevron’s petrotechnical experts.

The collaboration will be completed in three phases starting with the deployment of the Petrotechnical Suite in the DELFI environment, followed by the development of cloud-native applications on Azure, and the co-innovation of a suite of cognitive computing native capabilities across the E&P value chain tailored to Chevron’s objectives.

In conjunction with this, Schlumberger has deployed its DrillPlan coherent well construction planning solution on Azure Stack infrastructure to complement its initial Azure deployment.  Schlumberger and Microsoft will now be able to deliver in-country solutions for locations subject to data residency regulations or remote operational challenges, unlocking new business opportunities in the global market.  Further announcements on the partnership between Microsoft and Schlumberger will follow as solutions currently in development achieve market readiness.

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