In a global effort to extract the greatest value from subsurface oil and gas reservoirs, the Exploration and Production Branch at French energy giant Total recently expanded its already extensive capabilities provided by servers and storage solutions from Silicon Graphics (NYSE: SGI). The move is expected to allow Total to maximize its return on drilling investments made throughout the world by strategically approaching each discovery for optimal output.
With the June deployment of six additional SGI(R) Altix(R) servers, 48 more terabytes of SGI(R) InfiniteStorage at Total’s technical center in Pau, France, researchers can simultaneously conduct detailed seismic analysis on more drilling opportunities.
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