19 Apr A Digital Twin is More than Just a Clone
A digital twin of an operating facility is more than just a clone. It’s a unique and valuable asset in its own right.
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22 Mar Digital and The Roadmap to Carbon Zero
Companies working in the energy sector are, or soon will be, on their own self-defined pathways to achieve carbon zero or carbon neutral business profiles. What does this even mean?
26 Oct Edge Computing Is Gunning for SCADA
There is no better candidate industry for edge computing than oil and gas, and it’s a wonder that the edge isn’t closer than it should be.
22 Jun Transforming Capital Projects Using Digital
The oil and gas industry spends hundreds of billions each year on new capital projects. An effort by a group of international producers should eventually improve the efficiency of that spend.
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?
04 Feb Turning Tanker Rail Cars into Internet Enabled Things
With the Canadian pipeline industry struggling to gain speedy approval for new infrastructure, the oil industry is turning to rail transportation. Could digital innovation make a difference to rail’s performance?
07 Jan Disrupting the Alberta Business Model Through Digital
How susceptible is the Alberta business model to disruption from digital innovation? Pretty susceptible, it turns out.
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?
13 Aug A Unifying Framework for Digital in Business
Is there a unifying model to help decision makers sift their way through the digital echo chamber? Here’s my version.
18 Jun Oil and Gas Trade Show Leaves Me Wanting
I went to the Global Petroleum Show with high digital hopes, and came away pretty disappointed. The vast majority of suppliers to the industry are just not in the game.
26 Feb Rethinking Oil and Gas Construction Using Digital
Digital innovation applied to construction could make the biggest impact on the economics of Canada's LNG industry. Here's how.12 Feb Print Your Next Pump Jack
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing as it's commonly called, is showing up everywhere, including oil and gas, but is it all that it's hyped to be?
04 Dec Move Bits Not Molecules – Transforming Freight Using Digital
There must be an enormous amount of freight haulage to Ft McMurray for the oil and gas industry. Could the industry extract some costs and cut some carbon at the same time through digital?
23 Oct A Weather Forecast for Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is behaving a bit like Lord Ronald in Stephen Leacock’s 'Gertrude the Governess" – madly off in all directions. Here’s my weather forecast for cloud computing in oil and gas.
Much thanks to Dave Brassor, one of my business partners and friend. Dave is a guru in the world of cloud computing, and this post is based on his insights into the market. .
02 Oct How Big Oil Towns Might Attract Big Digital
A big digital outfit (and you know who) is looking for a host city for their second HQ. A couple of oil towns claim to be in the running. How might a Big Oil town persuade Big Digital to give them a look?
25 Sep What Could Big Oil Learn from Big Digital
A gigantic digital outfit is on the hunt for a second home and Calgary fancies itself in the running. What could Big Oil gain by having Big Digital on oil’s home turf?
05 Jun Have you met my twin? He’s digital
One of the truly great breakthroughs afforded by digital innovation in oil and gas is the creation of the digital twin. What in the cloud is that?
27 Feb Digital strategies for field service companies
What should the digital strategy be for today’s oil and gas services companies, exposed and buffeted by unbounded cost and productivity pressures? Not your dad's gameplan, that's for certain.