Technology Officer at Chevron, I see firsthand how some of the most sophisticated technology on the planet is getting more out of existing resources, reducing carbon, producing cleaner burning natural gas, improving energy efficiency and leading to the development of emerging energy sources. These new technologies, like high performance computers, undersea robots and million cell simulators, are enabling energy suppliers to locate, access and produce new sources of energy in new-found ways and in harder-to-reach places.
The energy industry is continuing to make significant steps in the creation and improvement of energy-producing technologies. Of all the innovations currently being developed and applied, the following technologies are among those delivering some of the most promising results:Exploration: In places like the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, geologists and geophysicists are able to see through thousands of feet of rock and sub-salt by using sophisticated seismic imaging to create high-definition pictures of subsurface geology.
The result is similar to an X-ray scan or medical sonogram that covers thousands of square miles and extends miles and miles into the earth. Once data is gathered, scientific algorithms and high performance computing are applied to see beneath the surface more clearly and accurately to identify potential resources.
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