Blog
12 Aug Blockchain Is Gunning for Oil and Gas
With the latest ramp in media stories about Facebook exploring the use of blockchain for its platform, I thought it timely to revisit how oil and gas could take advantage of this technology.
24 Jun How To Escape The Digital Pilot Project Doldrums
Many digital companies seem trapped in a never-ending cycle of pilot projects and trials with oil and gas companies that never progress beyond the pilot stage to full deployment. And that’s a shame for both.
17 Jun The Key Question from the Global Petroleum Show
At the Global Petroleum Show in Calgary I fielded lots of questions about digital in oil and gas, but this was the number one question, and it’s not what you think.
10 Jun Digital Me — Training Up for a Digital Future
The first problem that oil and gas companies must address to advance with digital innovations is to close the gap in understanding the opportunity and the threat from digital. Here’s how.
03 Jun Debating the Merits of Digital at the Global Petroleum Show
I’m on a panel discussion at the Calgary Global Petroleum Show about the role of digital innovation in oil and gas. Here’s a snapshot of the kinds of questions I think the panel will address.
27 May Oil and Gas Must Lead Digital Adoption, Not Delegate It To A Start Up
Why is it the job of the 20 person digital startup to convince skeptical oil and gas field supervisors and staff to trial new digital tools? Isn't this the role of oil and gas leadership?
13 May Is It Game Over for Digital in Oil and Gas?
Is digital transformation all over in Alberta’s oil and gas industry? That seems to be the feedback some Alberta companies are giving to conference organizers. It couldn't be further from the truth.
06 May Turning Pump Jacks Into Robots Using Edge Computing
Oil and gas companies have so many assets running far far away from civilization it’s a wonder that more are not getting an automation makeover using edge computing.
29 Apr Why Turning Off The Taps Is A Fraught Endeavour
During the recent Alberta provincial election campaign, I heard this rallying cry to “shut off the taps” — to cut the flow of oil through the pipeline that supplies British Columbia with its petroleum.
21 Apr Happy Easter 2019
Happy Easter! Returning next week with fresh insight into digital oil and gas....
15 Apr Correcting the Shortfall in Digital Leadership
With all the buzz about digital’s impact on the oil and gas industry, the demand for digital leadership should be strong. But in what shape is the talent pipeline for leaders in the world of digital oil and gas?
08 Apr The drones have it – oil and gas work gives way to robots
Drones (or autonomous equipment) are finding a receptive market in the oil and gas sector. Of all the digital technologies drones deliver superior triple bottom line benefits. Moreover, it is in many oil and gas basins’ best interests to accelerate autonomy solutions. Here’s why.
01 Apr Digital Oil and Gas – A Panel Discussion
I’m chairing a panel discussion about the impacts that digital innovation are having on the oil and gas industry. What questions will the panel address?
25 Mar Applying Digital to the Carbon Conundrum
If your goal is to tackle climate change with all the tools at your disposal, what digital tools should hold a spot in your arsenal?
18 Mar 8 Killer Ways to Apply Analytics in Oil and Gas
Many industries today benefit from applying analytics to their more vexing problems. Oil and gas will follow suit. This post was first published on October 22, 2016. Curious if I was right.
11 Mar The Questions Students Have About Careers in Oil and Gas
What are today’s students asking about the future of work in oil and gas, and how should they prepare for a job world that will be very different?
25 Feb Keynote Address to the Alberta Internet of Things Conference
What is the future of oil and gas in an increasingly digital world? This technology paints an exciting and teasing future, but we need to embrace several difficult changes laid out in front of us.
11 Feb Learning to Trust Machines (A How-To Guide)
We don’t trust machines…and we will need to change that.