Winners of this prestigious award reach across a broad range of disciplines and address a number of problems that pose roadblocks to efficient operations.

However, the North American energy sector is bucking the trend.

National oil companies remain in an infancy stage when it comes to international exploration, but change could be coming, according to Wood Mackenzie.

The next generation of data center architecture will harness the processing power of GPUs and CPUs.

Oil is losing ground as the world’s top fuel of choice, but it still remains on top as the US leads production growth.

The market could be impacted in the future depending on the success of production from shale oil plays worldwide.

Hydraulic fracturing capacity worldwide is expected to total 24.3 MMhhp by year-end 2013.

Flexibility and lower costs are among the reasons why more companies could opt for floating liquefaction plants instead of land-based ones.

Oil and gas discoveries plus a surge in deepwater drilling have resulted in the need for more production floaters, according to a recent analysis that predicts a 40% growth in orders by 2017.

Technology firms offer advice on how companies can protect themselves.

The Middle East and Southeast Asia are expected to drive growth in 2013 international E&P spending.

Geoscientists can gain confidence in their predictions through digital access and share that information in a way that maximizes value.

Joint industry projects can lead to increased technology capable of maximizing production.

With more than 40 major upstream projects slated through the end of the decade, BP is relying on technology and a talented workforce to meet future energy demands.