Jul 31, 2019
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...
Jul 24, 2019
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.
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Jul 17, 2019
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...
Jul 10, 2019
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...