Blog
23 Mar Improve Business COVID19 Resilience Using Digital Technology
It looks like we’re all confined to quarters until further notice. But that doesn’t mean industry comes to a halt. Digital tools can help keep business moving.
16 Mar How Boards Exercise Their Accountabilities for Digital in Oil and Gas
It is the Board’s responsibility to hold management’s feet to the fire in addressing digital impacts on the industry, but how exactly is that to be done? What should the board be monitoring?
09 Mar How COVID-19 Is A Lot Like a Digital Virus
The novel corona virus number 19 is laying waste to people, industries and economies, but what lessons does this human viral scourge have to teach those of us embracing digital in oil and gas?
02 Mar Tips on How to Do Digital Transformation
IBM held its annual ReInvention event in Calgary and asked me to provide the opening remarks, as scene-setting for the panel discussion that followed. In case you weren’t able to attend, here’s what I said.
24 Feb Construction Is Still Lagging in Digital
The construction industry, whose fortunes are intertwined with the oil and gas industry, was castigated as a digital laggard in 2014. Is this still true?
17 Feb The Gamification of Oil and Gas
Ever wonder if gamification could work in oil and gas? For sure, and here’s how.
Reprinted from November 6, 2017, and still fresh!
10 Feb Rehashing The Big Issues From ConvergX Congress 2020 Calgary
ConvergX, a cross industry conference that helps enable technology transfer across industries, held its 5th Annual Congress in Calgary. Here’s the highlights from my personal perspective.
03 Feb Interview with Cameron Barrett CEO of Field Safe Solutions
This is a transcript from a podcast I recorded with Cameron Barrett, CEO of Field Safe Solutions, on the power of digital innovations in helping with the safety of remote workers.
20 Jan Applying Digital to the EU Green Deal
The European Union has announced a sweeping Green Deal with far-reaching implications for oil and gas. Here’s my assessment of its impacts on the industry.
13 Jan The Role of Blockchain in Managing Climate Impacts
More energy, less carbon: this is the dilemma facing governments, businesses and consumers as they determine how to respond to climate change. What role can digital technologies play?
06 Jan Five Digital Oil and Gas Trends to Watch in 2020
Here are five trends in the world of digital oil and gas worth watching this year and throughout the decade.
23 Dec Seasons Greetings from Digital Oil and Gas
As the thin Canadian winter sunlight lengthens the shadows of the north, it’s a fine time to settle down with a Dalwhinnie 15 year old single malt, reflect on the year just passed, and contemplate the year to come. For me and Digital Oil and Gas, 2019 has been a major year of product development.
16 Dec Building The On-Line Digital Oil and Gas Awareness Course
I’ve recently put the finishing touches on an on-line training course about digital oil and gas. Here’s what it took to get the job done.
09 Dec Interview with Mike Scharf, CoFounder of Capspire
I had the pleasure recently to interview Mike Scharf, CoFounder of Capspire, about the role of digital innovation in transforming the trading function. Here’s a transcript of the conversation.
02 Dec Why Cloud Computing is a Hot Topic in the Middle East
A keen topic on my recent visit to the Middle East concerned cloud computing. Why is cloud computing a more fraught consideration in this part of the world?
18 Nov What To Include in a Digital Roadmap
Recently I fielded an email enquiry from a large international oil and gas company asking my views on what should be included in the scope of a digital transformation. A bit like asking for the table of contents from my book.
04 Nov China Still Leads World in Drive to Green Transportation
Has China co-opted Elon Musk’s vision for an emissions-free transportation future? It certainly looks like it. And there are big implications for the global oil industry.
28 Oct Scaling Up Is Hard To Do
The inability to scale up digital innovations in oil and gas is a significant impediment to progress. But there are solutions.