innovation
15 Jun Digital Track and Trace Comes to Pipelines
Sometimes it takes a shock to a system to accelerate a change already underway. Such a shock brought the concept of track and trace to the infrastructure sector. We should all be grateful.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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?
22 Oct Digital Innovation on a Shoestring Budget
What can small and medium-sized upstream oil and gas companies do to take advantage of a more digital world, if anything?