PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Schlumberger contributes software to Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Petroleum News

Schlumberger Information Solutions has contributed software to Calgary’s Southern Alberta Institute of Technology valued at C$16.7 million, the company announced March 30.

The donation includes a package of Eclipse reservoir simulation software, plus the Merak Peep economic evaluation and decline analysis software. The contribution will allow students in geosciences to practice on the systems, cutting training costs for the companies who eventually hire them.

“The software will be used to broaden student exposure to state-of-the-art software currently used by companies in the energy industry,” says Faramarz Azar-Nejad, an instructor at the institute’s program for applied petroleum engineering technology.

“Access to the latest geoscientific and business software not only helps students to better understand the theory and concepts in the classroom, it also prepares them to enter the oil and gas industry as highly productive technologists and engineers.”

Schlumberger has been providing software for earth science departments around the globe, and offering low-cost maintenance, training and technical support for the colleges, since 1998.