Digital Innovations in Oil and Gas with Geoffrey Cann

Are you charged with introducing some digital changes to some slice of the oil and gas industry? The oil and gas industry is under a growing set of pressures to modernize how it does business. The hard part of digital is not technology, but the need to change cultural norms. Duration: 10m 34s

In today's podcast, we have a recording of my keynote presentation at the Canadian Heavy Oil Association (CHOA) conference this November.  CHOA is one of the most important industry associations of oil companies (oil sands, heavy oil producers, key suppliers), and I participated in a panel discussion at their recent fall conference. I also provided a brief presentation on my book, Bits, Bytes and...

It is easy to assume that the  blocker  to digital innovation is the Board . And why not? But there are a few examples that all trigger some speculation at the Board level, particularly about new and disruptive business models. If some Boards in oil and gas are alarmed , it begs the question what is going on with  management? Duration: 10m 50s

Today's podcast is an interview with Cam Barrett , CEO of Field Safe Solutions . Field Safe helps companies monitor their workers, including travel and logistics, for safety purposes. Their software seeks to give companies the peace of mind that their employees are accounted for in real-time. Digital solutions offer new and innovative safety practices, and Cam Barrett and I discuss some of those i...

Are you wondering if you should  invest  any of your valuable  time  and  money  for some  training  on the  basics  of  digital ? Introducing the world's  first  one-day masterclass seminar  aimed at equipping you, the  oil and gas industry professional , with the  basics of digital.  Duration: 6m 47s

You don't need to take in Disney's latest  Star Wars  installments to see  robots   battling   robots . Just pay a visit to the  cyber desk  of an  energy  company.  The US Department of  Homeland Security  believes that over 50% of all cyber attacks from 2015 to 2019 have been aimed at energy infrastructure. If your company is not already bringing digital tools to the combat, you're showing up wi...

In today's episode of Digital Oil and Gas, I'm happy to introduce Cory Bergh , the VP of Financial and Information services at NAL Resources. Also with us is Michele Taylor of Digitalgirl and IQM Management, who is helping me run my Bits, Bytes, and Barrels 101 training course. This podcast is on the topic of digital training, it's importance in the new Oil and Gas industry, and the impacts digita...

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. Blockchain is a  digital solution  to one of modern society's basic problems – that we  can't always trust  everyone, or that we shouldn't. Here's a handful of ways blockchain could be pressed into ser...

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 . Pilots and field trials are really  valuable  for digital technology start ups, but without some changes, we will continue to see a  steady stream  of  never-ending pilots . Duration: 11m 34s

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. First off, I'm very  grateful  for the team at  EnergyNow  who invited me to attend the  Global Petroleum Show  as their  guest , hold a place of honour at their large  booth  and sign copies of my  book . Two book buyers pos...

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 . Unsurprisingly, I found that there are  no boot camp training courses on digital innovation  that is specific to the  oil and gas  industry.  For this reason, I have created ' Bits, Bytes, and Barrels 101 ', a  o...

In Today's special edition of Digital Oil and Gas, I sit down with Paul Boucher , the voice of the Audible edition of my book  Bits, Bytes, and Barrels: The Digital Transformation of Oil and Gas.  We discuss the voice-over profession , Paul's career in the field, and the challenges of audiobook recording. We also provide a short sample of the audiobook for you to enjoy! Paul Boucher:  https://www....

The first challenge people working in oil and gas face in addressing digital changes in the industry. But digital is a confusing jumble of terminology, products, and solutions that are forever changing. Introducing the world's first and only one-day seminar aimed at equipping you with a solid and comprehensive understanding of digital.  Who knows? You might get in on the ground floor of the next b...

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 ? This idea, that the  digital company  must  convince  the  field  of the merits of their solution, is another example of an  outdated orthodoxy . Duration: 11m 20s

Today's podcast is a re-mastered   re-release of the most popular episode of Digital Oil and Gas. The topic is as relevant than as it is today: Artificial intelligence and how the Oil and Gas industry is exploring this revolutionary new technology.   Duration: 10m 26s

David Shackleton works for I ndependent Data Services (IDS), an operations data automation company. IDS automates upstream data collection, provides analytics and data science services. Today we discuss data collection , some of the  challenges faced by upstream oil and gas that IDS can  solve , and some of the new technologies will be valuable for upstream oil and gas.  IDS on LinkedIn IDS on Twi...

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 . But the oil and gas approach to digital is consistently  out of sync  with a digital world that is expanding in capability on an  exponential  basis. There is still  untold opportunity  for young people and tech entrepreneurs to find...

Oil and gas companies have so many  assets  running  far far away  from civilization.  Finding highly skilled talent  in places like this is a stretch, but that oil equipment still needs to be  supervised . It's a wonder that more are not getting an  automation makeover  using  edge computing .   Duration: 11m 1s  

In today's episode,  I have a chat with Alastair Caithness of Ziyen Inc. Ziyen is an oil and gas outfit  in Illinois that has been investing in  blockchain  technology. They have recently tokenised their oil assets on the Ethereum Blockchain. Today we discuss the challenges and advantages of blockchain technology in the oil and gas industry.  You can find them at  https://www.ziyen.com/ Or you can...

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 . I don't believe in using  energy supply as an economic weapon,  but BC and the federal government are  slowly freezing Alberta's economy.  It is clearly  time  for Alberta, BC and the Federal Government to  fi...

With all the  buzz  about digital's  impact  on the  oil and gas industry , the demand for  digital leadership  should be strong. Oil companies benefit by maintaining a healthy  pool of leadership talent  from which to draw. But in what shape is the  talent pipeline  for leaders in the world of digital oil and gas?  Duration: 10m and 8s

In this week's podcast, I am interviewing Ian Burgess, CTO of Validere.  Validere is based in Toronto , and handles logistics, trading, and midstream operations through AI and IIoT platforms. In Today's podcast, we discuss Validere's history and some case examples of their technology  in action .  Note: At 22:19, there is a brief pause. A section of the audio was corrupted, and we had to remove it...

In this week's podcast, I am interviewing Ian Burgess , CTO of Validere . An AI-based optimization company, Validere provides services to both Midstream and E&P oil and gas companies. Validere is based in Toronto, and handles logistics, trading, and midstream operations through AI and IIoT platforms . Today we talk about the difficulties of validation, quality assurance and communication, and what...

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. Duration: 10m 45s

I've recently chaired a  panel discussion  about the  impacts  that  digital innovation  are having on the oil and gas industry.  I am invited to speak at many events, but I am particularly  intrigued  about this conference because it was  virtual —it took place  entirely online . What  questions  did the panel address? Duration: 10m 24s