admin………Company’s Hologram Technology Offers new Perspectives
Mike Wirth, Chevron’s Chairman and CEO, has highlighted the importance of natural gas during his Gastech keynote speech.
Chevron Chairman and CEO Mike Wirth delivered a keynote address during the recent Gastech 2024 conference. In it, he highlighted the need for a balanced approach to energy policy and underscored natural gas as a key enabler of a lower carbon future.
Here are three takeaways from his speech:
A balanced and more optimistic conversation on the future of energy rests on three pillars: an agreement that we all want a lower carbon future, a recognition that progress is being made, and an understanding that the energy transition requires unprecedented collaboration.
Energy producers need a stable, predictable policy environment to ensure that natural gas remains a reliable source of energy.
Natural gas could help power the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI): “AI advances will depend not only on the design labs of Silicon Valley, but also on the gas fields of the Permian Basin,” Wirth said.
The Company has in Saudi Arabia showcased its groundbreaking hologram technology at the recent Conference in Saudi Arabia.
Saud Al-Otaibi has long been fascinated by what lies beneath the Earth’s surface.
“This is my passion,” said Al-Otaibi, a Saudi Arabian Chevron senior earth scientist. “I’ve always been interested in learning about the unknown and explaining it to others.”
And a new hologram display tool has just made doing this a little easier. Unveiled during the 2024 International Petroleum Technology Conference in Saudi Arabia, it provides an effective way to visualize 3D subsurface models.
How it works
A hologram is a 3D projection of a computer image.
With this new hologram display tool, subsurface professionals like Al-Otaibi can better understand the complex properties of oil and gas reservoirs. The tool can help guide decision-making. For instance, it can help reveal the best places to drill.
“You can use it to imagine how the reservoir works,” Al-Otaibi said. “You can see all these different properties in one 3D representation.”
“When people first saw this hologram in action, they were amazed.”
saud al-otaibi
senior earth scientist
Why it matters
This technology can significantly improve several aspects of oil and gas operations, such as exploration, production, training and safety. For example, it can be used to:
Help drive faster and more informed decision-making.
Reveal reservoir characteristics so Chevron teams can anticipate difficult drilling situations and avoid problems.
Provide another way to visually inspect facilities.
The hologram is among a range of innovative technologies that will be showcased during ADIPEC 2024 in Abu Dhabi.
The hologram technology can also be used to create realistic safety training environments for workers.
The hologram technology can be used to create realistic safety training environments for workers.
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This isn’t the first time Chevron has used hologram technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
HoloLens® is a headset that operates as a fully self-contained holographic computer. Coupled with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Remote Assist, it helps field personnel troubleshoot problems by connecting them with experts around the world.
HoloLens is a federally registered trademark of the Microsoft group of companies.
