Supercomputers deliver $665 million savings in BHP hunt for oil

“It helps get us closer to the oil the first time, and closer to the reserve and that’s taken years off what we’d typically have to do in terms of drilling and exploration,” said Jurgens, who was appointed to the post in February after being hired last year following a 17-year career with General Motors Corp and earlier roles with Boeing Co, “Current operations were sped up by four years, that’s $US500 million you’ll save through getting the first oil to surface faster.”