Energy

Intel and Halliburton team to advance technology solutions for oil and gas.
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Halliburton and Intel are pumping innovation into upstream science.

Frac jobs benefit from wireless technologies from Intel.
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Energy companies face a grueling set of challenges as they strive to manage the astronomical cost and risk associated with finding and lifting resources out of the grounrisk associated with finding and lifting resources d and mining profits from complex, multi-party value chains in spite of thin margins and fierce competition. But one way companies can succeed in this high-stakes industry is by shifting from closed and proprietary RISC-based computing systems to ones based on open industry standards—particularly in the critical area of high performance computing.

Recent technical computing benchmarks validate the shift from RISC to EPIC (Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing) with Itanium® 2-based platforms outperforming RISC-based systems on industry standard applications. Intel is helping companies make this shift by providing energy competency centers in areas like Abu Dhabi, Norway, and coming soon to Moscow, where companies can assess Intel® architecture-based solutions. Equipped with a wide range of high-performance, Intel® technology-based platforms, these facilities enable companies to run simulations using their own data in order to evaluate various upstream and downstream solutions.

As the leading provider of building block technologies for business computing and the Internet, Intel also collaborates with world-leading energy service providers such as Halliburton and Schlumberger. Intel also works closely with HP, IBM, Microsoft, and SGI to offer powerful, scalable, and affordable solutions tailored to the specific needs of energy companies. This cooperation lets companies like British Petroleum run Linux* on HP systems built using Intel Itanium 2 processors to conduct advanced seismic research.

Using less energy to find more energy faster ›
The new Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor-based platforms deliver energy-efficient, 64-bit technology that provides unprecedented power for fine-grained seismic exploration and evaluation.

Collaborative exploration and production ›
Collaborative exploration and production solutions reveal Intel's commitment to upstream operations, where powerful Intel®-based servers and workstations drive cost-efficient energy exploration and reservoir profitability.

Collaborative energy chain ›
Collaborative energy chain solutions show how Intel® technology helps energy companies simplify downstream operations, maximize the supply chain, and reduce overall total cost of ownership to deliver operational efficiency and profitability.