Digital Innovations in Oil and Gas with Geoffrey Cann
379 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsA weekly podcast on the impacts of digital on the oil and gas industry.
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146 - Interview with Mush Khan of The NOW Network
May 20, 2020 12:30 - 34 minutes - 32 MBToday's podcast is an interview with Mush Khan, the President of The NOW Network. The NOW Network is a supply chain and logistics company where wholesalers, carriers, drivers and retailers can find, connect and establish delivery services with one another over the cloud. Today we discuss the world of downstream oil and gas, the challenges of logistics in that segment of the industry, and how automation can help. Duration: 34m 55s
145 - Interview with Eduardo Rodriguez of Flatstone and Trident Xchange
May 13, 2020 12:30 - 37 minutes - 34 MBTodays podcast is an interview with Eduardo Rodriguez, the CEO and founder of Trident xchange, an alternate trading system (ALT) by Flatsone. Trident helps clients and partners maintain compliance and leverage smart contracts through blockchain technology. Today, we discuss the use-cases for blockchain in oil and gas, the importance of compliance, and how Trident can help companies get started. Duration: 37m 05s
144 - Interview with Chantal Milloy of Levvel
May 06, 2020 12:30 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBIn today's podcast, we have an Interview with Chantal Milloy, the co-founder and COO of Levvel. Levvel is a IT staffing and consulting organization out of Calgary, Alberta. They focus on change management, helping their clients take the necessary steps to adopt change in a balanced manner. Today we discuss the necessity of change management in digital, and the people-side of these new technologies. Duration: 35m 21s
143 - Interview with Andrew Bruce, CEO and Founder of Data Gumbo
April 29, 2020 12:30 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBIn today's episode of Digital Oil and Gas, we have an interview with Andrew Bruce, the CEO and Founder of Data Gumbo. Data Gumbo is a blockchain company whose main offering, GumboNet, helps companies apply smart contracts to their supply chains. Today we discuss blockchain, how automation changes the supply chain, and how both can speed up transactions and processes in oil and gas. Duration: 31m 6s
142 - Digital and the EU Green Deal
April 22, 2020 12:30 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBThe European Union has announced a sweeping Green Deal with far-reaching implications for oil and gas. The EU, its member states, and companies operating in the EU need to rethink their supply chains, and not just for products, but inputs, byproducts and emissions. It is clear that the energy industry is headed towards government mandated transformation, and the opportunities for digital innovators to support the transformation are very robust. Duration: 13m 54s
141 - Interview with Nish Kotecha of Finboot
April 15, 2020 12:30 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBIn today's podcast, we have an interview with Nish Kotecha, one of the co-founders of a blockchain startup called Finboot. Finboot is a blockchain software company whose main offering is MARCO, a platform of different blockchain solutions which combines security and ease-of-use to create value in many different industries. Today, we discuss their work in oil and gas, how blockchain will transform the industry, and what the future looks like. Duration: 34m 26s
140 - 5 Digital Oil and Gas Trends to Watch in 2020
April 08, 2020 12:30 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBIt’s been a long-standing and time honoured practice to make predictions about the future. But as Yogi Berra, a famous and oft-quoted New York Yankees catcher and manager, observed, “Making predictions is really hard, especially about the future”. Instead, here are five key digital trends that look pretty much unstoppable to me, and feature as the bright white lines on any of my roadmaps to a digital future in oil and gas. Duration: 11m
139 - What we can learn about cyber from COVID-19
April 01, 2020 12:30 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBThe novel corona virus number 19 is laying waste to people, industries and economies, but what lessons does this human viral scourge have to teach those of us embracing digital in oil and gas? In the same manner that COVID-19 is testing our human health systems, industry should also consider the preparedness of its digital infrastructure to cope with disruptive, permanent, invisible and dangerous new digital assailants. Duration: 12m 09s
138 - Interview with Mark Fiala of ProductionAR
March 25, 2020 12:30 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBIn today's episode of Digital Oil and Gas, we have an interview with Mark Fiala, a Director at Production AR. Production AR develops TagScan, which allows teams to effectively complete tasks without physical interaction. A worker in the field can view manuals, update inspection results, attach images, video, and audio for remote inspection by others, all from their phone without having to go back to the office. Useful technology for the current COVID-19 situation. Today we discuss the use ca...
137 - The Online Training Course for Digital Oil and Gas
March 18, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.47 MBThere are lots of ways to get educated on digital, but there are far fewer ways to get educated on how digital will impact oil and gas. What’s needed is digital awareness training, independently developed and produced, that is consumable by people on their terms. I’ve recently put the finishing touches on an on-line training course about digital oil and gas. Find it here at udemy.com: https://bit.ly/2WhbLH3 Duration: 9m 15s
136 - Interview with Brett Chell of Cold Bore Technologies
March 11, 2020 12:30 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBIn today's episode of the podcast, we have an interview with Brett Chell, the president and co-founder of Cold Bore Technology. Cold Bore develops SmartPAD, a real-time, sensor-driven analytics engine for well bore sites in oil and gas drilling. Today we discuss the world of oil and gas tech startups, where Brett got started, and the value of real-time analytics. Duration: 26m 05s
135 - Cloud is Becoming a Hot Topic in the Middle East
March 04, 2020 12:30 - 10 minutes - 9.83 MBA keen topic on my recent visit to the Middle East concerned cloud computing. Why is cloud computing a more fraught consideration in this part of the world? As it turns out, cloud adoption is going to be a little trickier in the Middle East. Here’s a few of the considerations that cloud companies need to anticipate. Duration: 10m 43s
134 - Things to Include in Your Digital Roadmap
February 26, 2020 12:30 - 10 minutes - 9.39 MBThe volume of interest in understanding how digital will impact oil and gas companies appears to be on the rise. My unscientific poll of the oil producing world suggests that organizations accounting for north of 40% of global oil production have some kind of digital innovation program underway. Here are the small number of big themes and ideas that I believe should form the backbone of any competent digital roadmap. Duration: 10m 15s
133 - How to Scale Up Digital in Oil and Gas
February 19, 2020 12:30 - 10 minutes - 9.35 MBThe inability to scale up digital innovations in oil and gas is a significant impediment to progress. It was clear that the ultimate customers were serious about investing in digital, but were still struggling with moving beyond pilots and trials. I see four key solutions to this problem. Duration: 10m 12s
132 - Interview with David Johnson of Petrolink
February 12, 2020 12:30 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBIn today's episode, we have an interview with David Johnson, the chair of Petrolink. Petrolink is a wellsite data solutions company providing services in oil and gas regions worldwide. They help companies aggregate and analyse wellhead data. Today we discuss that practice, the various standards at play in oil and gas, and how innovations will play out in this area. Duration: 29m 46s
131 - New Blockchain Developments for 2020
February 05, 2020 12:30 - 12 minutes - 11 MBThere are finally some serious blockchain-enabled business solutions making headway in oil and gas. This episode will review the highlights from the other presentations and panel discussions, particularly the emerging solutions that have captured the attention of the industry. Here’s a round-up from the recent Blockchain in Oil and Gas conference. Duration: 12m 03s
130 - Interview with Kris Earl of Gyrodata
January 29, 2020 17:16 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBIn today's episode of Digital Oil and Gas, we are joined by Kris Earl of Gyrodata. Gyrodata is an oilfield technology company specialising in sensors for survey and drilling tools. Today we talk about what kinds of tools and systems can be used to tackle some problems and challenges in oil well drilling. Duration: 28m 08s
129 - 2019 Retrospective, 2020 Predictions for Digital Oil and Gas
January 22, 2020 12:30 - 8 minutes - 8.05 MBAs the thin Canadian winter sunlight lengthens the shadows of the north, it’s a fine time to settle down with a Dalwhinnie 15 year old single malt, reflect on the year just passed, and contemplate the year to come. For me and Digital Oil and Gas, 2019 has been a major year of product development. Duration: 8m 47s
128 - Interview with Dave Shook of ShookIoT
January 15, 2020 12:30 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBIn today's podcast, we have an interview with David Shook, president of ShookIoT. ShookIoT is a company which specializes in analytics, collating the data from IoT devices into a cloud server, which allows for better analysis. Today we talk about the issues with IoT, the benefits of analytics and how to bring digital to oil and gas operations. Duration: 30m 17s
127 - Weaponizing Drones in Oil and Gas
January 08, 2020 21:45 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBThe recent attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure using weaponised drones has unleashed the potential for copycat attacks. Expect to see a wave of investment to harden the industry. Duration: 11m 54s
126 - A Roundup of Blockchain Developments in Oil and Gas
December 18, 2019 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBIt’s taken a couple of years for evidence to finally emerge that blockchain technology can make an impact on oil and gas. I first spoke about the possible use cases in this podcasts back in 2016. With a handful of use cases now proven and invested by the market leaders, the rest of the industry is on notice. Adoption is simply a matter of timing. Duration: 12m 34s
125 - Interview with Mike Scharf of capSpire
December 12, 2019 17:33 - 26 minutes - 24 MBIn today's podcast, we have an interview with Mike Scharf of capSpire. capSpire is a commodity trading risk management company, with extensive digital solutions on offer. Today we discuss the ins and outs of risk management in the commodity market, the different technologies capSpire is developing including a digital twin for complex supply chains, and the challenges of building helping companies in oil and gas work our their digital strategies. Duration: 26m 14s
124 - What's New in Blockchain: A Presentation
December 04, 2019 18:57 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBIn today's episode of Digital Oil and Gas, we have a live presentation on blockchain. In it, I discuss the latest international developments in the technology, especially in relation to oil and gas. Examples include, supply chain management, digital currencies, government investments, and much, much more. Duration: 25m 35s
123 - Change is Easy (Except for the People) Presentation
November 27, 2019 12:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBIn today's podcast, we have a recording of my presentation entitled "Change is Easy (Except for the People)". This speech is based on the topic of people and change management as digital technology begins to work in Oil and Gas. I'll be covering the different change issues at hand when digital is involved, and the big motivators behind change resistance. Duration: 33m 49s
122 - How Do Digital Efforts get Thwarted?
November 20, 2019 12:30 - 10 minutes - 9.69 MBAre you charged with introducing some digital changes to some slice of the oil and gas industry? The oil and gas industry is under a growing set of pressures to modernize how it does business. The hard part of digital is not technology, but the need to change cultural norms. Duration: 10m 34s
121 -Opening Remarks at the Canadian Heavy Oil Association Conference
November 13, 2019 13:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBIn today's podcast, we have a recording of my keynote presentation at the Canadian Heavy Oil Association (CHOA) conference this November. CHOA is one of the most important industry associations of oil companies (oil sands, heavy oil producers, key suppliers), and I participated in a panel discussion at their recent fall conference. I also provided a brief presentation on my book, Bits, Bytes and Barrels: The Digital Transformation of Oil and Gas as my opening remarks. Duration: 21m 42s
120 - When Boards Get Digital, but Management Doesn't
November 06, 2019 17:05 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBIt is easy to assume that the blocker to digital innovation is the Board. And why not? But there are a few examples that all trigger some speculation at the Board level, particularly about new and disruptive business models. If some Boards in oil and gas are alarmed, it begs the question what is going on with management? Duration: 10m 50s
119 - Interview with Cam Barret of Fieldsafe
October 30, 2019 13:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBToday's podcast is an interview with Cam Barret, CEO of Fieldsafe Solutions. Fieldsafe helps companies monitor their workers, including travel and logistics, for safety purposes. Their software seeks to give companies the peace of mind that their employees are accounted for in real-time. Digital solutions offer new and innovative safety practices, and Cam Barret and I discuss some of those in this podcast. We also look at the history of Fieldsafe and how the company came about. Duratio...
119 - Interview with Cam Barrett of Field Safe
October 30, 2019 13:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBToday's podcast is an interview with Cam Barrett, CEO of Field Safe Solutions. Field Safe helps companies monitor their workers, including travel and logistics, for safety purposes. Their software seeks to give companies the peace of mind that their employees are accounted for in real-time. Digital solutions offer new and innovative safety practices, and Cam Barrett and I discuss some of those in this podcast. We also look at the history of Field Safe and how the company came about. Du...
119 - Interview with Cam Barrett of Fieldsafe
October 30, 2019 13:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBToday's podcast is an interview with Cam Barrett, CEO of Fieldsafe Solutions. Fieldsafe helps companies monitor their workers, including travel and logistics, for safety purposes. Their software seeks to give companies the peace of mind that their employees are accounted for in real-time. Digital solutions offer new and innovative safety practices, and Cam Barrett and I discuss some of those in this podcast. We also look at the history of Fieldsafe and how the company came about. Durat...
118 - Digital Training to Future-Proof Your Career
October 23, 2019 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.22 MBAre you wondering if you should invest any of your valuable time and money for some training on the basics of digital? Introducing the world’s first one-day masterclass seminar aimed at equipping you, the oil and gas industry professional, with the basics of digital. Duration: 6m 47s
117 - Oil and Gas Worrying about Cyber
October 16, 2019 13:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBYou don’t need to take in Disney’s latest Star Wars installments to see robots battling robots. Just pay a visit to the cyber desk of an energy company. The US Department of Homeland Security believes that over 50% of all cyber attacks from 2015 to 2019 have been aimed at energy infrastructure. If your company is not already bringing digital tools to the combat, you’re showing up with a butter knife to a fire fight. Duration: 11m 51s
116 - Interview with Cory Bergh of NAL Resources
October 09, 2019 13:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBIn today's episode of Digital Oil and Gas, I'm happy to introduce Cory Bergh, the VP of Financial and Information services at NAL Resources. Also with us is Michele Taylor of Digitalgirl and IQM Management, who is helping me run my Bits, Bytes, and Barrels 101 training course. This podcast is on the topic of digital training, it's importance in the new Oil and Gas industry, and the impacts digital will have on the working world. We'll also get a brief look into NAL, one of the Oil and Gas ...
115 - Blockchain is About to Gun for Oil and Gas
October 02, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes - 9.75 MBWith the latest ramp in media stories about Facebook exploring the use of blockchain for its platform, I thought it timely to revisit how oil and gas could take advantage of this technology. Blockchain is a digital solution to one of modern society’s basic problems – that we can’t always trust everyone, or that we shouldn’t. Here’s a handful of ways blockchain could be pressed into service in oil and gas. Duration: 10m 38s
114 - Escape Pilot Project Doldrums in Oil and Gas
September 25, 2019 13:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBMany digital companies seem trapped in a never-ending cycle of pilot projects and trials with oil and gas companies that never progress beyond the pilot stage to full deployment. Pilots and field trials are really valuable for digital technology start ups, but without some changes, we will continue to see a steady stream of never-ending pilots. Duration: 11m 34s
113 - Key Takeaways from the Global Petroleum Show 2019
September 18, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes - 9.26 MBAt the Global Petroleum Show in Calgary I fielded lots of questions about digital in oil and gas, but this was the number one question, and it’s not what you think. First off, I’m very grateful for the team at EnergyNow who invited me to attend the Global Petroleum Show as their guest, hold a place of honour at their large booth and sign copies of my book. Two book buyers posed the hardest question of all, which takes considerable time to answer. Duration: 10m 09s
112 - Digital Me: A Training Course for Digital Oil and Gas
September 11, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes - 9.34 MBThe first problem that oil and gas companies must address to advance with digital innovations is to close the gap in understanding the opportunity and the threat from digital. Unsurprisingly, I found that there are no boot camp training courses on digital innovation that is specific to the oil and gas industry. For this reason, I have created ‘Bits, Bytes, and Barrels 101’, a one day training course on the impacts of digital innovation on oil and gas. Duration: 10m 11s
111 - Interview with Paul Boucher, Voice of Bits, Bytes, and Barrels
September 04, 2019 13:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBIn Today's special edition of Digital Oil and Gas, I sit down with Paul Boucher, the voice of the Audible edition of my book Bits, Bytes, and Barrels: The Digital Transformation of Oil and Gas. We discuss the voice-over profession, Paul's career in the field, and the challenges of audiobook recording. We also provide a short sample of the audiobook for you to enjoy! Paul Boucher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulboucher/ Duration: 28m 08s
110 - Interview with Author Geoffrey Cann and Educator Lisa Bzdurreck
August 28, 2019 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBThe first challenge people working in oil and gas face in addressing digital changes in the industry. But digital is a confusing jumble of terminology, products, and solutions that are forever changing. Introducing the world’s first and only one-day seminar aimed at equipping you with a solid and comprehensive understanding of digital. Who knows? You might get in on the ground floor of the next big digital innovation that transforms the industry. Better still, you might even come up wit...
109 - Oil and Gas Needs to Lead Digital, not Give it to Startups
August 21, 2019 13:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBWhy 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
109 - Oil and Gas Gets Wise to the Benefits of AI
August 14, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes - 9.56 MBToday'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
108 - Interview with David Shackleton from IDS
August 07, 2019 13:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBDavid 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. IDS on LinkedIn IDS on Twitter Duration: 32m 16s
107 - It Is Not Game Over Yet for Digital in Oil and Gas
July 31, 2019 13:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBIs 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
106 - Turn Pump Jacks into Robots with Edge Computing
July 24, 2019 13:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBOil 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
105 - Interview with Alastair Caithness, CEO of Ziyen Inc
July 17, 2019 13:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBIn 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
104 - Turning off the Taps is a Fraught Endeavor
July 10, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBDuring 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
103 - Closing the Digital Leadership Gap
June 26, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes - 9.29 MBWith 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
102 - Interview with Ian Burgess, CTO of Validere (Pt2)
June 19, 2019 13:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBIn 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. https://twitter.com/validere?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/company/v...
101 - Interview with Ian Burgess, CTO of Validere (Pt1)
June 12, 2019 13:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBIn 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
100 - The Drones Have It: Robots in Oil and Gas
June 05, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes - 9.85 MBDrones (or autonomous equipment) are finding a receptive market in the oil and gas sector. Of all the digital technologies drones deliver superior, triple bottom line benefits. Moreover, it is in many oil and gas basins’ best interests to accelerate autonomy solutions. Here’s why. Duration: 10m 45s