Digital Innovations in Oil and Gas with Geoffrey Cann

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 This idea, that the digital company must convince the field of the merits of their solution, is another example of an outdated orthodoxy.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 Independent 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. 

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Duration: 32m 16s

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 fortunes in the industry. 

Duration: 11m 42s

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 follow their linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/company/ziyen/

Duration: 39m 38s

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 find a compromise, or risk an escalation in tap warfare.

Duration: 10m 58s

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 to maintain quality. 

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Duration: 34m, 57s

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 analytics can offer to help mitigate them.

Part 1 of 2

Duration: 20m 15s