Category: Energy (Oil & Gas)

Introduction Daily rig reports, such as drilling, completion, and workover reports, are critical to the oil and gas industry because they provide important information about all rig operations (Figure 1) and help maintain operational efficiency and safety. However, manually processing these reports can be a daunting task, especially given the large volumes of drilling and […]

Evolving regulation is making accurate reporting more important than ever The oil and gas industry’s combustion emissions are a contributor to the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are a cause of climate change. Tracking and reporting of these emissions is necessary for oil and gas operators to measure and reduce their environmental impact and satisfy […]

Overview As companies adapt to an ever-evolving environmental, social, and governance (ESG) regulatory landscape, they are simultaneously grappling with pressure from stakeholders to accelerate progress on ESG metrics. At the same time, responsibilities to drive value and deliver profits remain unchanged. Customers across industries have expressed concerns about keeping up with these diverse demands. One […]

Controllable distributed energy resources (DERs) are key to the successful transition to a zero-carbon grid. Industry context Distributed energy resources (DERs) are controllable energy assets that can generate, store, or consume energy. Examples of DERs are thermostats, heat pumps, batteries, boilers, electric vehicles (EVs), smart inverters, and so on. The ability to control DERs plays […]

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and it’s becoming increasingly clear that we need to take rapid action to reduce our carbon emissions. To be carbon-neutral by 2050 and keep the Earth’s mean temperature below 2° C of preindustrial levels, the world must curb emissions by 7.6 percent per […]

Managing asset data in the oil and gas industry can be challenging. From offshore wells to pipelines to liquefied natural gas plants, a single company could oversee many individual assets that need to comply with complex commercial agreements. EnergySys Limited (EnergySys) simplifies data management using a simple-to-deploy, cloud-native, low-code environment. Its software is powered by […]

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 […]