Blog
22 Nov Happy Thanksgiving 2021
Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday this week!
15 Nov Digital and the Oil and Gas ESG Agenda
COP26 may be behind us, but the hard work is still in front of us. Digital innovations can help oil and gas companies exceed their ESG commitments.
08 Nov How To Sell To A Digital Doubter
If you want to be a successful digital leader, you need to be able to sell your ideas to a reluctant oil and gas buyer. Here’s how.
01 Nov Turning Tricks Into Treats – All Hallows’ Digital Oil and Gas
It’s All Hallows’ Eve, that time of the year when demons come assailing your door. In oil and gas demons can visit anytime. Here’s how oil and gas can turn their digital tricksters into digital treats.
25 Oct Declaring a Climate Emergency – Pros and Cons
Should cities that are weighted on oil production declare climate emergencies? Why or why not? Please debate.
18 Oct Evolution of Digital Twin Technology in Energy
Digital twin technology for energy infrastructure is on the cusp of a dramatic transformation as we decarbonize energy supply. Here’s a snapshot of where this technology is headed.
04 Oct Energy Technology Meets Fintech. Please Pay Attention
Thanks to digital innovations, the energy system and fintech are converging in a powerful new model that may well disrupt the established order. Please pay attention.
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.