Institute for the sustainable engineering  

of fossil resources

ISIFoR federates in the Aquitaine and Midi-Pyrénées 

regions the academic research dedicated to energy and 

environmental issues of fossil resources. The development 

of sustainable and innovative engineering for the exploration 

and the production of hydrocarbons determines our scientific 

and technological position.

ISIFoR guides you in your R&D projects dedicated to energy  

and environmental issues related to the subsoil.

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Target markets

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Oil and gas 

• 

Energy

• 

Environment 

To meet these challenges, ISIFoR 

relies on its leadership in the control 

of fluids (water, gas, oil) in the 

complex deep subsoil environment 

(pressure, temperature, complex 

fluids, fluids/solid interfaces).

ISIFoR and the challenge  

on energy transition

Starting from exploration/production 

of hydrocarbons in Aquitaine region, 

ISIFoR opens up and stands out in:

 The new energy markets of 

subsoil: deep geothermal energy, 

CO

2

 and energy storage.

 On environmental issues associated 

to subsoil energies: environmental 

monitoring, the water cycle, etc.

An ecosystem of competences 

dedicated to geosciences

ISIFoR brings together more than 500 

researchers, research professors and 

engineers, to the initiative of its six academic 

research partners : The University of Pau  

& Pays de l’Adour, the University of 

Bordeaux, the University of Paul Sabatier 

in Toulouse, the National Polytechnic 

Institute of Toulouse, the National Center for 

Scientific Research (CNRS) and the Institute 

of Research for Development (IRD).  

The institute benefits from a unique 

ecosystem, close to the competitiveness 

cluster AVENIA and to numerous 

enterprises related to the oil & gas 

technology, geothermal energy or carbon 

dioxide underground storage. Nowadays 

this synergy makes ISIFoR a nationally 

recognized centre of creativity in the 

greater southwestern region of France.

Our technological challenges in 

the oil and gas industry markets 

ISIFoR focusses its action according to 

three technological challenges: 

 

The efficient use of conventional 

resources, the development of new 

resources as well as the control of 

the environmental footprint.

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