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Luigi Saputelli

Senior Reservoir Engineering Adviser ADNOC

Luigi Saputelli, SPE, is a senior reservoir-engineering adviser with ADNOC. He is a founding member of the SPE Petroleum Data-Driven Analytics technical section and recipient of the 2015 SPE International Production and Operations Award. Saputelli has authored or coauthored more than 70 technical publications in the areas of digital oil fields, reservoir management, reservoir engineering, real-time optimization, and production operations. Mr. Saputelli is also the Managing Partner of Frontender Corporation

  • Imagine the time when we are no longer concerned about the digital-transformation issues we face today, such as data availability, security, and many others. This would be the time when companies make the best out of digital infrastructure. This era might be here sooner than expected.
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