The 9th Intelligent Digital Oilfield Open Forum and the 1st International Forum on Advanced Technologies for Intelligent Oil and Gas Fields were held in Qingdao from August 4th to 6th. The forum was jointly organized by the China Branch of the International Society for Porous Media and China University of Petroleum (East China), and co-hosted by the National Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas, Intelligent Oil and Gas Field Development Technology Research Center, Oil and Gas Seepage Research Center, Intelligent Oilfield Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Qingdao University of Technology, and the China-Saudi Arabia Petroleum Energy Belt and Road Joint Laboratory. Ma Guoshun, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the university, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.

The scene of the forum  

Academician Li Yang of the Chinese Academy of Engineering delivered a keynote report on CCUS and the Construction of Digital Platforms, Academician Liu Hezuo presented a keynote report on Thoughts and Suggestions on Promoting Digital Transformation through Intelligent Oilfield Construction, Foreign Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Academician of the Royal Society of Canada, Zhang Zhangxing, delivered a keynote report on Intelligent Reservoir Simulation Based on Physical Information Spatiotemporal Learning, and Academician Dongxiao Zhang of the National Academy of Engineering in the United States presented a keynote report on Intelligent Oilfield Technology. Participants engaged in a series of exchanges and discussions on the current status and development of digitalization and intelligence in oil and gas fields, as well as cutting-edge theories and technologies such as intelligent drilling, intelligent oil recovery, and intelligent reservoirs through 39 reports.

  The forum focused on the theme of Artificial Intelligence Technology and Intelligent Oil and Gas Field Construction, aiming to promote the digital transformation of the petroleum and petrochemical industry and drive high-quality development of the energy industry in the new era. Experts and scholars from major research institutes and subsidiary oilfield companies of Sinopec Group, PetroChina, CNOOC, as well as universities such as the University of Calgary, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Ningbo University of Technology, Tongji University, Shandong University, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), China University of Petroleum (East China), and Southwest Petroleum University attended the conference to deeply discuss new breakthroughs and progress in artificial intelligence in the oil and gas field and collaborate to outline the development blueprint for the oil and gas industry.

A group photo of the participating experts for a memorable moment

  The Intelligent Digital Oilfield Open Forum (iDOF) was initiated by experts in intelligent digital oilfield research from China University of Petroleum (Beijing), China University of Petroleum (East China), Southwest Petroleum University, Xi'an Petroleum University, Northeast Petroleum University, Changjiang University, and other petroleum universities, as well as industry leaders in the petroleum system sector. It aims to explore the digitization, intelligence, and wisdom of oil and gas field construction. To further strengthen the connection between the academic and industrial sectors and accelerate the promotion and application of high-tech, the forum implements a system where petroleum universities take turns organizing the annual meeting. So far, nine sessions have been successfully held, laying a solid foundation for the rapid development of China's intelligent oil and gas industry. It is an important conference in China's intelligent oil and gas field with a high reputation.

The International Forum on Advanced Technologies for Intelligent Oil and Gas Fields was organized by the Oil and Gas Intelligent Development Technology Research Center of the School of Petroleum Engineering. It is one of the important conferences in the series of academic activities celebrating the 70th anniversary of the university, aiming to promote the cross-integration of oil and gas field development with artificial intelligence and drive the development of theory and technology.