%0 Journal Article %T Software Interoperability for Petroleum Applications %+ IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) %A Braunschweig, B. %< avec comité de lecture %@ 1294-4475 %J Oil & Gas Science and Technology - Revue d'IFP Energies nouvelles %I Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP) %V 60 %N 4 %P 587-596 %8 2005-07 %D 2005 %R 10.2516/ogst:2005041 %Z Physics [physics]Journal articles %X In this introduction to the thematic dossier on software interoperability, we emphasise the key role of software for the petroleum industry, and we give market and technical motivations for interoperability. This is followed by a brief overview of the technologies used in the search for interoperability and by a summary of the five technical contributions which constitute the core material in this issue. We conclude by providing some views on the future interoperability challenges in our industry. %G English %2 https://ifp.hal.science/hal-02017228/document %2 https://ifp.hal.science/hal-02017228/file/braunschweig_vol60n4.pdf %L hal-02017228 %U https://ifp.hal.science/hal-02017228 %~ IFP %~ OGST