Digital Innovations in Oil and Gas with Geoffrey Cann

Today's podcast is a chat with William Standifird, CEO of Intelligent Wellhead Systems. Intelligent Wellhead Systems develops and deploys workflow efficiency and safety tech for well completion. Today we discuss the range of technologies that help boost well completion rates. 

Duration: 34m

Digital twin technology for energy infrastructure is on the cusp of a dramatic transformation as we decarbonize energy supply. Sources of energy are becoming distributed, decentralized, more varied, and in some cases, more variable and unpredictable. Here's a snapshot of where this technology is headed.

Duration: 10m 33s

Enrollments at U Calgary's school of engineering petroleum studies have collapsed. What does a future engineering talent shortage mean for Canada's largest export industry? What we need is the right narrative—there is a place for all energy products, just not in their current proportions. And we need that message to be delivered loudly, and consistently, from industry and government.

Duration: 12m 10s

Yet another more aggressive target for ending the sale of new petroleum vehicles was announced recently. Private companies need to start thinking about how they're going to position themselves for the future now that the policies are moving. What are the implications for companies merchandising in petroleum?

Duration: 11m 50s

Today's episode is a chat with Haideh Farahmand, a pHD candidate in business administration, focusing on blockchain solutions. Haideh is researching industrial applications of blockchains, as well as the intentions behind accepting blockchain technology. Today we disucss her research, blockchain itself, and the particulars of how companies select and adopt distributed ledger technology.

Duration: 27m 12s

There's been lots of chatter about the metaverse and its impacts on society, but what about the real world of digital energy?The metaverse is an online digital world, which combines clever technologies like video, audio, and virtual reality, creating a place for humans to interact virtually with each other and with a digital environment of digital things from anywhere, at any time. What's the angle for merchants in electrons and molecules?

Duration: 12m 21s

Today's podcast is a chat with Jim Crompton, Professor of Practice, Petroleum Engineering Dept of Colorado School of Mines. Jim has many years of experience with Chevron in developing the digital oil field. Today we discuss that principle, as well as the data and sensors necessary to fully digitalize an oil patch. 

duration: 37m

COP26 may be behind us, but the hard work is still in front of us. E, S, and G are interrelated and sometimes at odds with each other. For example, a warming planet both extends the northern growing season (helping farming communities) while raising sea levels (harming island economies). Solutions, such as adopting green energy, pushes up the cost of energy for those least able to afford it.Digital innovations can help oil and gas companies exceed their ESG commitments.

Duration: 11m 38s

Today's episode is a chat with David Moore, the CEO of ESG Solutions. ESG Solutions is a microseismic monitoring compamny which deploys sensors and software to increase productivity and to enable carbon capture. Today we discuss the value of carbon capture and how microseismic monitoring enables this emissions-reduction approach. 

Duration: 32m 05s

With all the pressures on energy businesses today, you can often find the technology budget you need to fund innovation hidden in plain view. But energy companies are not the most nimble of businesses. If you find yourself devoting too much of your resources to keeping the lights on, consider some of the pro moves you can make to extract hidden value from your technology budget. 

Duration: 12m 13s