At the time of this presentation at the 2020 Rice OG-HPC Conference (and during a short window!), Total operates the largest, publicly-owned HPC in the world, located in southwest France. The effort to provide computer performance in support of our business units is not new in our large, integrated, energy companies.
Details on Pangea III by the Project Manager who recently joined the Houston Total R&D Team will be provided in another presentation.
The talk will focus on the deep-seated change that Total initiated in 2016 to become the “Responsible Energy Major”.
The presentation will cover the evolution of Total’s R&D organization and portfolio, how digital and HPC are cornerstones of this transition, what lies ahead and how the Houston-based team supports this process. Based on many years of experience in the areas of multicultural, collaborative work in competitive and uncertain environments, the author will also share lessons learned on how to go faster, higher, stronger .. and nimbly draw on the firepower and talent available in a large company.
