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Mark your calendar for data processing workshop in Cairo A new dawn for data processing is rising, and it’s all happening in Cairo on 26-28 February 2024 at our first EAGE Data Processing Workshop in the region. So make sure to be there and join the conversation. A common playground for all the traditional energy industry, seismic processing has become a foundation stone for all the activity related to the energy
EAGE launches its first data processing event in Cairo.
industry of the future and the energy transition. Moving from the evergreen 2D and 3D time processing, the technology has been relentlessly evolving into 4D then 4C. Today it is becoming an ever larger domain with data processing spanning from seismic to inversion from calibration to geotechnical integration in a never slowing pace of innovation. The energy transition with all the requirements from renewables to critical minerals, decarbonisation and transition fossil fuels is demanding a huge amount of data processing. All this has been possible via two main enabling factors: data acquisition technology steps forward and the availability of an unprecedented amount of computing power. The full azimuth multi-component high density data sets allow us to exploit
a new frontier in seismic imaging triggering a full technological value chain of algorithms and workflows aimed at the most complex data inversions to build subsurface models with a level of accuracy never reached before. The necessity of building offshore wind farms or extensive solar plants onshore all demand data processing in high resolution of the shallow portion of the earth crust, namely the near surface. This is where the integration with geological and geotechnical data can meet the demand for de-risking of these sites. Satellite imagery data will also become more and more widespread as a backbone for accurate site characterisation in the domain of agriculture and forestry. Find out more about the First EAGE Data Processing Workshop in Cairo at the EAGE website.
Energy transition on the agenda for Aberdeen LC Aberdeen Local Chapter evening talks in 2023 have focused on energy transition. In February Stefano Bagala (BatiGea) presented an overview of energy storage systems. This included the subsurface structures for hydrogen and compressed air storage, why it is needed and how it could be achieved. Bagala included case/pilot studies and a summary of past and ongoing research projects at the European level. A very interactive question and answer session showed the keen interest generated by the talk. In June Fraser Gardiner (Aberdeen Minerals) presented a comprehensive overview of the nickel-cobalt-copper sulphide mineralisation prospects in the northeast of Scotland, and how these metals are critical for the projected demand for battery technology through the energy transition. With
glacial till across the region of interest, electro-magnetic (EM) methods are key for mapping conductive/magnetic zones, especially pyrrhotite which has conductivity similar to graphite. In September 2022 a helicopter EM survey was performed (SkyTEM) with the helicopter towing a transmitter/ antenna below at low altitudes. Gardiner gave us insights into the challenges presented in terms of public awareness and communication. The EM results have been processed and interpreted, accounting for regional noise from pipelines and power lines. With 2023 drilling confirming the EM results and offering potential for improving concentrations below the drilled boreholes, the project looks to have a bright future. The audience had the chance to examine recently acquired core through the sulphides.
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LC Aberdeen tackled energy transition with Stefano Bagala’s lecture.
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