Data & Analytics
Proxy models are transforming reservoir management by enabling engineers to rapidly evaluate and optimize thousands of operating scenarios, helping improve CO2-EOR, carbon storage, geothermal, and underground gas storage decisions while keeping high-fidelity reservoir simulation at the core of validation.
In this interview, Sushma Bhan, energy data, AI leader, and technical director of the SPE Data Science and Engineering Analytics Technical Section, shares lessons from 3 decades at Shell, discussing digital transformation, the future of AI in upstream operations, leadership development, and career advice for the next generation of energy professionals.
Texas A&M Researchers To Develop AI-Powered Drilling System To Accelerate Critical Mineral Discovery
Backed by a $3.5 million US Department of Energy grant, Texas A&M researchers are developing an AI-enabled drilling system that can identify critical minerals in real time, reducing exploration time and costs for rare earth element deposits.
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The report highlights the fast evolution of AI with better performance, bigger investment, and rising global optimism. But job concerns, education gaps, and environmental costs reveal a more complex picture. -
Integrating financial and HR expertise boosts profitability, reduces operational risks, and enhances long-term planning—empowering HR to tackle sector-specific challenges like budget constraints and talent shortages more effectively.
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The data include high-resolution spatial layers for environmental research, monitoring, and geospatial analysis.
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The energy-focused LLM project by Aramco Americas, SPE, and i2k Connect has entered the testing phase and is on track for licensing to operators later this year.
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Although 92% of energy companies say they plan on digital technology investments, only 27% currently retrain and reskill existing employees to meet the upcoming demand, according to a recent survey from Ernst & Young.
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The company is investing $1 billion to establish the Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center (ENGINE) in Bengaluru, India.
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The department was established in October with $3 million in funding from Anuradha and Vikas Sinha and aims to advance data science education, research, and career development.
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Yujing Du made history as she was named The University of Tulsa's first female petroleum engineering faculty member in January. In this Q&A, she discusses the role of petroleum engineering in the global energy transition, diversity in STEM, and strategies for supporting women in the energy sector.
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On long-term trends, most things in the world are getting better, but gradual improvements don't make the news.
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Subsurface modeling and history matching are critical steps for driving decisions. Generative artificial intelligence can support these efforts by incorporating various sources of information and allowing for low-dimensional parameterization for history matching.
