{"id":1778,"date":"2026-05-08T17:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/?p=1778"},"modified":"2026-05-08T17:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:46:09","slug":"exxons-ai-push-in-guyanas-offshore-fields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/exxons-ai-push-in-guyanas-offshore-fields\/","title":{"rendered":"Exxon\u2019s AI Push in Guyana\u2019s Offshore Fields"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Exxon\u2019s use of artificial intelligence to read Guyana\u2019s seismic data in days instead of months is not just a tech story \u2013 it is a turning point for how fast Guyana\u2019s offshore oil and gas potential can be understood, developed and translated into revenue for the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exxon\u2019s Vice President of Global Exploration, John Ardill, explained that the company is now running Guyana\u2019s seismic data through high\u2011performance computing systems using \u201cdeep learning, classification and reinforced learning\u201d techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re using what was called deep learning, classification and so reinforced learning. &#8230; We can turn those tools around in just a few days, and then the interpreter can get a prioritized list of anomalies to go effectively validate,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/John-Ardill.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1781\" style=\"width:233px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/John-Ardill.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/John-Ardill-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/John-Ardill-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ExxonMobil&#8217;s Vice President of Global Exploration, John Ardill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Simply Wall Street explains that this means \u201cspeed and breadth\u201d, noting that it allows the company to \u201cscreen many more prospects, retire weaker ideas earlier, and concentrate engineering and capital on prospects that clear its hurdle rates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ardill added that Exxon recently completed its first fully autonomous well in Guyana, with artificial intelligence directing both the drilling and the geosteering as the bit moved through the reservoir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is no driller touching the controls. This is entirely drilled through the reservoir section with AI, including geosteering,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Ardill, the autonomous approach has produced better results in both drilling performance and the accuracy of well placement than traditional methods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exxon\u2019s use of artificial intelligence to read Guyana\u2019s seismic data in days instead of months is not just a tech story \u2013 it is a turning point for how fast Guyana\u2019s offshore oil and gas potential can be understood, developed and translated into revenue for the country. 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