Digital Innovations in Oil and Gas with Geoffrey Cann

Sometimes it takes a shock to a system to accelerate a change already underway. Such a shock brought the concept of track and trace to the infrastructure sector. It's not too hard to imagine track and trace rules coming to many different kinds of assets, including tanks, terminals, and turbines, particularly as the world builds out trillions of dollars in new infrastructure.

Duration: 12m 38s

Today's episode is a chat with Michael Maltsev, the president of RigER. RigER is an oilfield equipment rental platform which connects equipment to companies and wells that need it. Today we discuss how this rental platform works, what benefits is provides, and how digital has leveraged this novel business model. 

Duration: 35m 54s

Today's podcast is with Vicki Knott, the CEO and Co-founder of Crux OCM. Crux uses AI and analytics to create semi autonomous pipelines, and they're looking to make waves in the pipeline industry. Today we discuss their technology, change in pipelines, and how digital is impacting them. 

Duration: 33m 09s

The collapse of oil prices and the ravages and the possibilities of the pandemic are becoming clear. Management in oil and gas should be going after those cute but problematic hedgehogs guarding the status quo. Identify the hedgehogs in the business and move them along to someone else's burrow. 

Duration: 10m 28s

For today's episode, I am happy to be joined by Larry Young of Total Containment. Total Containment creates pipeline containment systems which ensure that any spills, no matter how small, can be contained in high-consequence areas. Today we talk about the pipeline sector, environmental and social governance, and their "Envirolock" system. 

Duration: 34m 45s

Today's podcast is a sit down with Nick Verhoeven, the head of sales at PowerD. PowerD is trying to accelerate the energy transition by enabling smart energy charging in Europe for electric vehicles. Today we take a look at the question of energy demand and the adoption of electric vehicles, two questions that oil and gas needs to consider. 

Duration: 33m

Today's podcast is a sit-down with Rick Ryan, the Chair of roundLAB inc. Based in Calgary, roundLAB specializes in real-time survey data that helps operators be more effective and precise. Today we discuss how roundLAB helps upstream companies drill and hit their targets, and how better, faster data is making changes. 

Duration: 34m 48s

Today's podcast is a chat with Michael Ligrani, the CEO of Iron IQ. Iron IQ is a SCADA company that utilizes cloud based technology to bring digital smarts to oil and gas assets. This lets companies get data from their assets remotely from anywhere. Today we discuss the recent developments in this field, and how new SCADA is different from old SCADA. 

Duration: 33m 04s

Today's podcast is a discussion with Greg Chudiak, the president and CEO of Pandell. Pandell is a SaaS company that works with the energy industry, providing cloud-based technology to upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas, alongside mining, renewables, and utilities companies. Today we discuss how Pandell is addressing the needs of the industry, and what those needs are. 

Duration: 32m 14s

Today's podcast is with Matt Harrison, the co-founder and CEO if Wellaware. Wellaware helps companies by providing monitoring and operations data directly to workers on the site. Today we discuss the value of better well data for upstream companies, and where this better data can lead in terms of future innovations. 

Duration: 35m 56s