March 13, 2018
Technology Is Driving Value – Observations From CERAWeek 2018
Author: Antonio Pietri
Machine learning, big data and analytics are disrupting the upstream industry — and creating opportunities to achieve sustained operational excellence.
March 06, 2018
Total’s Pouyanne Steals the Show at CERAWeek Day One
Author: Ron Beck
Total Oil CEO Patrick Pouyanne gave a riveting tour of the oil and gas industry, as the annual gathering of global energy influencers kicked off in Houston.
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February 15, 2018
Standardized Design Is a CAPEX-Cutter
Author: Ron Beck
With the right software technology infrastructure in place, upstream companies can reduce costs by 50 percent or more.
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February 13, 2018
Don’t Rely on the “Check Engine” Light
Author: Robert Golightly
Ready to move beyond outdated traditional maintenance practices? Harness the power of prescriptive analytics for the earliest warnings of failure.
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January 30, 2018
Upstream Digitalization and The Mature Asset
Author: Ron Beck
Technology such as virtual sensors and online models can help operators optimize returns from their older assets.
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January 18, 2018
Lower For … Ever?
Author: Antonio Pietri
In a challenging economic environment, where can executives look for relief? Asset reliability and maintenance are becoming key value drivers, thanks to big data technologies, analytics and machine le...
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January 16, 2018
The Black Magic in Upstream: Experience Mixed With Digital Technology
Author: Ron Beck
In today's competitive environment, it’s crucial to capture decades of deep process knowledge to run assets at a lower operating cost.
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January 11, 2018
Industry 4.0: Looking Beyond the Buzz
Author: John Koumoutsakis
At our first South Africa Conference in Johannesburg, we explored how companies are harnessing digital technologies to achieve maximum returns.
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January 04, 2018
Next-Generation Engineers and Data Science — The New Industrial Revolution
Author: Antonio Pietri
As organizations embrace new approaches to asset management and maintenance, what does it mean for the engineers that keep the systems running?
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December 04, 2017
Refining Reliability and the Opportunity of Big Data
Author: Ron Beck
Proliferating sensors and the desire for more monitoring data are driving new levels of downstream equipment performance through system-wide reliability models.
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