Category: Energy (Oil & Gas)

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 […]

After two years of virtual shows, the world’s largest industrial trade fair, Hannover Messe, returns at the end of May, 2022 in Hannover, Germany. From Monday, May 30, to Thursday, June 2, Hannover Messe  organizers expect over 2500 exhibitors to re-launch this in-person event. This year’s show theme focuses on Industrial Transformation and how networked […]

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is enabling accelerated digital transformation in many industries, and the power and utilities industry is no exception. Today, IIoT is transforming the way utilities operate to serve customers, optimize operational costs, and enhance the community they serve. One of the cornerstones in enabling this digital transformation is the ability […]

1. Introduction Equipment failure imposes an enormous burden on industry. It is estimated that unplanned downtime reduces plant productive capacity by between 5 and 20 percent and costs industrial manufacturers $50 billion annually. The cost to repair or replace equipment may be significant, but the true cost of unplanned equipment failure is its consequences. The […]

As I wrote in ‘Reduce Collaboration Toil for Capital Projects Using AWS’ blogpost, customers in the energy industry spend millions of hours collaborating internally and across with external partners such as Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractors over the life of a capital project. The key pain points customers face include collating comments, inefficient routing […]

Introduction The oil and gas industry is divided into three main sectors: upstream, midstream, and downstream. The downstream business sector includes refining and petrochemical facilities that process petroleum crude oil and raw natural gas into finished products, plus the marketing and distribution of these products. These industries include a complex network of processes, infrastructure, and equipment […]

Introduction Industrial companies often struggle to extract value from their Operations Technology (OT) data. One of the primary reasons is that industrial data is often locked away in siloed legacy systems and even when this data is made available for analysis, the lack of context around the data makes it challenging to gain insights needed […]

AWS Industrial Insights Welcome to AWS Industrial Insights. In every episode, we interview visionary leaders from industrial companies to share their insights on technology, innovation, and leadership. This podcast is for industrial business leaders who are looking to make data-driven decisions and learn from those who’ve experienced similar challenges. By interviewing leading executives, we’ll uncover […]

Introduction In remote upstream oil and gas facilities, such as well pads, energy companies frequently have various service contractors bringing in items, performing services, and removing items from the site. These facilities most often do not have permanent staff on location. It can be challenging for operators to know who is accessing the facilities. For […]

Overview Oil and gas operators are looking to eliminate inefficiencies in their production operations and field services by using innovative and cost-effective technology. For example, in the oil and gas field operations, typically most operators run a fixed route every day without being able to prioritize high-volume wells or issues that need fixing due to […]