Shell to use new AI technology in deep sea oil exploration


FILE PHOTO The Royal Dutch Shell logo is seen at a Shell petrol station in London January 31 2008. REUTERSToby MelvilleFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The Royal Dutch Shell logo is seen at a Shell petrol station in London, January 31, 2008. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shell Plc will use AI-based technology from big-data analytics firm SparkCognition in its deep sea exploration and production to boost offshore oil output, the companies said on Wednesday.

SparkCognition's AI algorithms will process and analyze large amounts of seismic data in the hunt for new oil reservoirs by Shell, the largest oil producer in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

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