GeoComputing Group Announces Multi-Year Agreement with Murphy Oil Subsidiary to Deploy RiVA Private Cloud Platform
GeoComputing Group, a leading provider of high-performance petro-technical computing solutions for the global energy sector, announced today that a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) has entered into a multi-year agreement to migrate and modernize its exploration and subsurface (E&P) workflows through the deployment of GeoComputing’s RiVA private cloud platform. The agreement, executed by Murphy Exploration & Production Company – USA, marks a major step in Murphy’s strategy to enhance operational efficiency, accelerate project timelines, and strengthen its digital foundation for future E&P activities.
For years, oil and gas companies have grappled with the challenge of processing increasingly complex geoscience workflows. Rising data volumes, more intense computational demands, and the need for seamless collaboration across geographically distributed teams have strained traditional IT infrastructures. GeoComputing’s RiVA private cloud platform directly addresses these industry pain points, offering a purpose-built, high-throughput architecture designed to deliver superior performance, reliability, and scalability for E&P environments.
RiVA is engineered specifically for exploration and production workflows, which often involve seismic interpretation, reservoir modeling, simulation, visualization, and other computationally intensive tasks. Many operators still rely on aging on-premises hardware or encounter high costs and performance inconsistencies when attempting to run these workloads on public cloud environments. RiVA eliminates these barriers through a tightly integrated private cloud solution that offers exceptional computing power, optimized data handling, and support for a broad ecosystem of geoscience software applications.
A defining feature of the RiVA platform is its ability to dramatically accelerate processing times. Tasks that might traditionally require several days to complete—such as full-field reservoir simulations or the handling of large seismic datasets—can often be executed in a matter of hours. This speed advantage not only shortens project cycles but also enables teams to iterate more frequently, run more scenarios, and improve the accuracy and reliability of technical decisions. By reducing computational bottlenecks, RiVA enhances productivity across the entire E&P value chain.
In addition to performance gains, the platform offers a streamlined and simplified operating environment. Traditional E&P IT systems are frequently burdened by complexity, involving numerous applications, data silos, and highly specialized configurations. RiVA replaces these fragmented systems with an integrated, standardized environment that ensures consistency, ease of maintenance, and enhanced user experience. It also reduces the need for large internal IT teams to manage application deployments, upgrades, and troubleshooting, enabling companies to reallocate technical resources to higher-value strategic initiatives.
Another notable advantage of the RiVA platform is its built-in disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities. With energy companies increasingly focused on operational resilience, safeguarding critical subsurface data and maintaining uninterrupted access to essential applications has become a top priority. RiVA incorporates a fully integrated disaster recovery solution that protects against data loss, minimizes downtime during disruptions, and ensures that key workflows remain functional even in the face of unexpected system failures or external events. This capability provides a strong assurance of data integrity and operational stability.
John Creevan, CEO of GeoComputing Group, emphasized the transformative value that RiVA brings to the E&P industry. “RiVA significantly outperforms traditional infrastructure and public cloud offerings in enabling oil and gas companies to run demanding exploration and production workflows at a fraction of the cost,” Creevan stated. “We are pleased that Murphy has selected the RiVA platform to support its E&P workflows. We look forward to continuing our collaboration and providing private cloud services tailored to their operational needs. Our domain expertise and ability to support technologies from industry-leading geoscience application providers offers an attractive option to energy companies looking to take their E&P efforts to the next level.”
GeoComputing’s extensive understanding of data management, application integration, workflow optimization, and infrastructure design for exploration and production environments is a key factor in the company’s success. With more than 200 petro-technical applications currently deployed on the RiVA platform, GeoComputing offers one of the most comprehensive ecosystems available on any private cloud solution tailored to the oil and gas industry. These applications include widely adopted tools from major oilfield technology providers, as well as customized proprietary solutions developed by operators to meet unique technical objectives.
Each application deployed within RiVA undergoes rigorous testing and validation to ensure compatibility, performance optimization, and smooth integration into the broader workflow landscape. Once approved, the application becomes part of the RiVA environment, enabling end users to access high-performance tools in a consistent and seamless manner. This standardized and curated application landscape greatly simplifies operations, reduces friction for technical teams, and supports faster, more accurate decision-making.
The collaboration with the Murphy Oil subsidiary illustrates the growing industry shift toward private cloud solutions created specifically for petro-technical demands. Operators increasingly recognize that generalized public cloud offerings may not deliver the sustained high-performance computing capabilities required for geoscience workloads. GeoComputing’s RiVA platform stands out by providing a purpose-built alternative that offers the computational power, robust security, operational control, and workflow integration that E&P companies need to support long-term digital transformation efforts.
As energy companies continue to explore new assets, optimize existing reservoirs, and navigate evolving industry pressures, digital performance and operational agility will remain essential. Through this multi-year agreement, Murphy is positioning itself to leverage advanced computing capabilities that can help accelerate exploration timelines, improve subsurface understanding, increase collaboration across its teams, and ultimately strengthen its competitive position.
GeoComputing Group views the partnership as an important milestone and a validation of its strategy to deliver high-performance cloud solutions specifically designed for the upstream oil and gas sector. With the RiVA platform, the company aims to provide operators with the tools they need to process complex data faster, reduce operational costs, and modernize their digital workflows, all without sacrificing control, security, or reliability.
The agreement referenced in this announcement was entered into by Murphy Exploration & Production Company – USA, a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation. References to “Murphy” throughout this release refer to that subsidiary unless otherwise indicated.
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