Category: Energy (Oil & Gas)

Overview Knowing what data you have at your disposal and quickly finding and accessing it has become an essential first step for digital transformation in the energy industry. The Open Group OSDU Forum aims to reduce organizational data silos by facilitating collaboration on the OSDU Data Platform that helps break the barriers to innovation and […]

Digitization is transforming the energy industry. However, at Xcel Energy, a major US electricity and natural gas company, legacy technology infrastructure and a reliance on cloud-service contractors were limiting the benefits of digital development. Jared Keith, DevOps lead, joined Xcel Energy in 2019 to help launch new solutions in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and later […]

Visit our booth The world’s largest industrial conference, Hannover Messe begins on April 17th, 2023 in Hannover Germany. Once again, look for Amazon Web Services to have a large presence at the event, but in a different location than previous years, in Hall 15 booth D74 right by the main entryway. To get your free […]

In response to the mounting impacts of climate-driven extreme weather, and continued global and regional mandates, industries and businesses worldwide are increasingly investing in sustainability, environmental, social, and governance (ESG), as well as Net-Zero strategies. This includes setting goals to reduce businesses’ carbon emissions by 2030 and accelerating investments in the adoption of clean energy […]

OSDUTM (Open Source Data Universe) provides an open source technology-agnostic data platform for the energy industry. It’s driven by technology innovations for industrial data management with the goal to remove data silos that have often been witnessed by several industries over the last several decades. OSDU platforms support most datatypes found in the energy industry. […]

Tips for Managing Your Vendors Securely, While Maintaining Control Today’s episode is a continuation of our conversation with Robert Albach, a leader in product management for secure firewall / industrial security at Cisco Systems. We’ll dive into the complex world of securely managing vendor integration and the importance of doing it while maintaining control within […]

It’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month!  In 2003, the National Cybersecurity Alliance and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security designated October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. To recognize this annual tradition, join AWS for a 4-part mini-series highlighting the different ways cybersecurity impacts your industrial landscape, especially since, as Caroline points out, “Over the pandemic, cyber events […]

Introduction Hot work is defined as any operation that could be an origin of ignition in an environment with flammable materials. According to the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), hot work is one of the most common causes of worker death. It is also leading cause of industrial fires. A hot work […]

Large industrial enterprises in manufacturing, oil and gas, and electric transmission and distribution collect operational technology (OT) data from millions of sensors. Much of this valuable data remains unused, sitting in OSIsoft PI Historians, with 80% of the world’s largest oil and gas companies and 65% of the industrial companies in the Fortune 500 relying […]

Geosciences and engineering professionals congregated in Madrid this month to focus on “Leading Geosciences into a New Era.” The 83rd annual EAGE was a great opportunity to discuss how technology meets the new energy sector challenges. I enjoyed many inspiring conversations and want to share some of my takeaways about the energy transition and the […]