Digital Innovations in Oil and Gas with Geoffrey Cann

"If we can remove people from the site to work virtually, there's a huge [safety] benefit to that."

"The challenges with terrestrial laser scanning are the huge terabytes files that are generated, and the expertise and the cost of the hardware. The advance of low cost 360, cameras, and the software to do photochromatic data processing of that data to create your virtual tours, but something we can do very quickly with a hardhat and a camera that's $1,000."

"We're talking about digital twin technology—taking reality capture and BIM and physics based engineering, to start to understand and to replicate these processes in a virtual environment before we do them in the real environment. And there's some unbelievable cost savings here."

"The safest job site is the one that you don't visit."

In this episode, I'm in conversation with Kelly Watt who is the CEO of VisualPlan.net. The world of three dimensional data (or 3D) has absolutely transformed over the past several years because of cloud computing (to store and process data), and inexpensive data collection tools (LIDAR, 360 degree cameras, and others). This data enables businesses to virtualise many aspects of operations that are still reliant on people-based processes (such as travel to site). The amount of value at stake is measured in the billions of dollars. Kelly sets out the use cases that oil and gas businesses are now poised to capture. 

Kelly Watt is the CEO of Visual Plan, and a specialist with 3D lidar, photogrammetry, video imaging, and analysis technologies. He is also a level 1 thermographer with experience in spectral imaging and reliability testing.

Kelly is an SME on 3d technologies working in the past for 2 of the largest manufacturers FARO Technologies and Trimble Navigation. He is currently an instructor at Mohawk College, which is a major engineering school outside of Toronto Canada, teaching digital twins – fundamentals, techniques, and approaches which is a course he developed. He also supported the creation and currently supports the digital twin program at GA Tech Master of Construction Management.

Kelly is focused on providing efficient utilization of 3D visualization for critical infrastructure and campus-wide implementations of digital twin technology through lifecycle digital integration in oil and gas, power, utilities, transportation, and complex infrastructure. He has extensive experience in the 3D documentation for risk assessment, security design, construction, project oversight, asset management, and reliability management programs working with large engineering firms.

• LinkedIn profiles
• Personal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-watt/
• Business: https://www.linkedin.com/company/visual-plan-reality-capture-digital-twins-solutions/
• Weblinks: 
• Website: https://visualplan.net/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCynpGWGD2VgZSmgXSyMlcOA

Today's episode is a chat with Albert Rooyakkers, The founder and CEO of Bedrock Automation. Bedrock is using electromagetic-backed sensors to provide enhanced cyber defense for assets. In this talk we'll go over how that can help with cyber issues, and how cyber issues will impact oil and gas. 

 

Edit: Bedrock Automation has since closed it's doors. Further enquiries should be made directly to: [email protected]

Duration: 36m 08s

Today's episode is a chat with George Danner, author and president of Business Laboratory. George is an advocate for AI and data driven solutions in business, particularly digital twins. Today we talk about all three in the oil and gas space. 

Duration: 33m 21s

It has never been more important for fuel companies to track the provenance of their products, and the excuses why it can't be done look increasingly hollow. Many commodity companies are trialing their way through the various hurdles that our legacy norms impose, including blending, vessel transport, pipeline movement, storage, and product quality. Conferences about carbon tracing are popping up.

Duration: 11m 49s

For today's podcast, Alastair Caithness, the CEO of Ziyen Energy and Energy Tokens returns for a chat. Ziyen tokenises oil and gas financial assets to help improve trust and reduce conflicts over ownership of these assets. Today we discuss new developments in blockchain and it's intersection with the oil and gas industry. 

Duration: 31m 03s

The world's energy context has suddenly changed. The pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine are thrusting energy security onto a crowded energy transition agenda and triggering fresh strategy challenges. Energy priorities, including decarbonization, energy diversification, and now energy security, create a multifaceted urgency that requires exceptional leadership from industry and governments.

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SpaceX's odd new interest in traditional fossil fuel energy could underlie its interplanetary ambitions. The challenge faced by all rocketeers is the amount and type of fuel required to free a projectile from whatever gravitational force is holding that rocket to its terrestrial resting place. Earthly energy suppliers should take note. 

Duration: 11m 30s

Today's poadcast is a chat with Eric Anderson, the CTO SynMax. SynMax is a data management company which is trying to create stability for the energy industry by improving data standards. Today we discuss the data problem that oil and gas is facing how satellite photography may offer a solution.

Duration: 32m 14s

Today's episode is a chat with Senthil Kumar, the CEO of Sierra Digital. Sierra is a Texas-based company which is working on delivering tailor-made software to energy companies, through SAP's new S4 project. Today we discuss what's happening in this space, with particular focus on JV and PRA.  

Duration: 33m 06s

Resilient supply chains are beneficial to society. And to improve the resilience of your supply chain, use blockchain technology.

This podcast is the remarks I gave at Wales Week, focusing on blockchain technology. 

Duration: 12m 54s