New Developments in High-Performance Computing: Bringing GPUs to Bear to Increase Computing Capabilities

This Energy Insights report focuses on the challenges facing the oil industry as it works to meet increasing energy demand. This report pays particular attention to the IT infrastructure necessary in exploring for new hydrocarbons and optimizing the production of known resources. The primary focus for this paper is new developments in high-performance computing (HPC) development for processing large-scale seismic surveys and performing reservoir modeling. There are still some challenges ahead, and Energy Insights provides recommendations on how the industry can work together to get to the next level of advanced technology.

According to Research Director, Mike Heagney, "Current approaches to high-performance computing will not get the industry close enough to meeting future requirements. In the face of the requirements and the current shortage of qualified knowledge workers, the industry will need to come together to meet the challenge."