Thanks to digital innovations, the energy system and fintech are converging in a powerful new model that may well disrupt the established order. Bitcoin is the high visibility blockchain use case that has captured the imagination of many investors, but blockchain has so many other uses that can create value in oil and gas by lowering costs, eliminating disputes, and detecting fraud. Please pay Attention. 

In case you think blockchain technology is losing its appeal to oil and gas, think again. It’s not lost on anyone in oil and gas that the industry is under very strong pressures for change. Blockchain in oil and gas is a bit like Tesla in the auto industry—not getting the attention it deserves, and soon it will be all too late. 

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Today's episode is a chat with Thomas Fox, PHD, the President of Highwood Emissions. Highwood is tackling errant emissions in the oil and gas industry, espeically methane, created through the operations of assets. Today we discuss all of the ways that emissions can be reduced, including what can be done immediately and without total rework of operations. 

Duration: 38m 22s

The world is at the start of a golden age of energy infrastructure development. Technology entrepreneurs are alert to those sectors of our society that have lagged behind in the adoption of modern tools and technologies. 

For a look at how leading companies are tackling the gap between design and fabrication, check out Glove Systems and their clever technology that helps eliminate rework, lower costs, and accelerate asset delivery

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Today's podcast is a chat about asset integrity and resilience with Alan Johnston, President and CEO of MIMOSA and George Varghese. MIMOSA is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to making commonplace IT and IM standards in asset and infrastructure management. Today we turn our gaze to Australia, and how they have been at the head of asset resilience.

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A fresh ransomware attack on an energy company reminds Boards that cyber threats are still real, and that energy infrastructure remains vulnerable. Colonial Pipelines of Georgia suffered a ransom-ware attack, and as a precaution, the company shut down its pipeline operations until the business could be secured. Fortunately, the digital tools are at hand to help companies secure their perimeters and fend off the robots.

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Today's podcast is an interview with Deren Boyd, the senior vice president of new markets at KPA. KPA is a provider of environment, health, and safety (EHS) software, helping companies in a variety of industries achieve safety compliance and protect their employees and assets. Today we discuss changes to safety reporting and the value of new EHS software in oil and gas. 

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