Author: Geoffrey Cann
27 Sep Four Key Observations From The Blockchain In Oil And Gas Conference
In case you think blockchain technology is losing its appeal to oil and gas, think again. A recent conference highlights how this sleeper technology is powering ahead.
20 Sep Business Travel in the COVID Era — A Review
I had the opportunity to travel to the US recently and to say the travel experience is different now is an understatement. Here’s a summary…
13 Sep One Blockchain To Rule Them All
Will there be one blockchain to rule them all in oil and gas? Very definitely not, if my conclusions are correct.
30 Aug How To Write The Killer Pitch
If you’re submitting a funding request to a competitive call for investment proposals, here’s some tips to help you make the killer pitch.
23 Aug Tips on How to Do Digital Transformation
If you’re involved in leading a digital drive at your company, you may be interested in these handy tips for successfully driving change.
16 Aug The Rise of the Platform Solution
Platform solutions save time and money and improve business decision quality. And now there are even specific platforms for oil and gas....
09 Aug Eliminating Black Powder Contaminants—Interview with Black Powder Solutions
You might think that black powder is gun powder, but you’d be wrong. It’s a nasty industrial contaminant that slowly destroys your industrial equipment. You can remove it through magnetic filtration.
19 Jul When Enrollments Collapse — The Talent Pipeline Dries Up
Enrollments at U Calgary’s school of engineering petroleum studies have collapsed. What does a future engineering talent shortage mean for Canada’s largest export industry?
12 Jul An Interview with Analise Thompson of Datagration
How do you build complex solutions for oil and gas that are so easy to use that training is almost unnecessary? That’s the question I posed to the Knowledge Manager at Datagration.
05 Jul Reacting To A Ban On Petroleum-based Mobility
Yet another more aggressive target for ending the sale of new petroleum vehicles was announced last week. What are the implications for companies merchandising in petroleum?
28 Jun Happy Canada Day 2021
To all my dear Canadian friends, please have a safe and happy Canada Day this week on July 1.
21 Jun Better Filtration Helps Prolong Engines And Reduce Emissions
Really tiny particles of contaminants are ruining your engines, causing emissions, and costing you a lot of money. Filtration using magnets is the answer.
14 Jun Your Next CoWorker Is Probably a Bot
Are you wondering what a bot is and whether the bots are gunning for your job? Stop worrying, they’re already here.
07 Jun Oil and Gas Runs on Data and Now We Need Data People
The oil and gas industry runs on data. Today, our industry is in desperate need of smart people who understand data and how to put data to work.
31 May The Battle For Data Is Hotting Up
The battle for access to data in oil and gas is seriously hotting up. It’s not too late to get in the fray.
17 May We Need Energy Assets To Be Built Better
The world is at the start of a golden age of energy infrastructure development. It is time bring all aspects of the energy asset build life cycle into the digital era by adopting the digital tools that have transformed so many other sectors.
10 May Renewed Cyber Worries in Oil and Gas
A fresh ransomware attack on an energy company reminds Boards that cyber threats are still real, and that energy infrastructure remains vulnerable.
03 May Recasting Energy System Resilience for the Digital Age Part 2
We need resilient energy systems. Our energy systems need to be tough and elastic to recover quickly from events and mishaps. But we now need them to be a bit more adaptive and agile (Part 2).