How do you provide accommodations for construction workers when their work site is an oil rig located 500 miles from shore? You turn to Floatel, whose fleet of floating hotels provide comfortable lodgings above deep waters and hostile environments around the world. I recently had the opportunity to speak with IFS Challenger Champion Marie Sköldenborg, who…
As we enter an era of hyper connectivity, trillion-dollar corporations and artificial intelligence, industries and companies must adapt to accommodate this new environment badged globalization 4.0 by the World Economic Forum (WEF). As these themes are discussed in Geneva this week, we outline a simple model to take advantage of it. Globalization 4.0 and the…
According to a recent report from EY analysing the Norwegian Oilfield Services in 2018, all oil and gas sectors will experience growth in 2019. This following a fall of nearly 2 percent in exploration and production drilling in 2018 – which EY also expect to grow by 10 percent in 2019. Industry growth and innovation…
Renewables accelerating even faster than previously predicted, CX and UX driving innovation, a new generation of proactive consumers driving demand for more diversified energy, business and payment models: In 2019 energy and utility companies face the challenges of an industry rapidly diversifying, decentralizing and digitizing. The sure-fire way to keep up? Make sure you stay…
Technology doesn’t stand still, and neither do we. In this session, we hear the latest on AI from IFS labs; how user groups are help each other – and us – get better, and how Shawcor is trnafroming its approach to business.
Digital investments, new business models, digital twins and IoT empower mining companies to leverage industry recovery. After a tough couple of years, the recovery of the mining industry started in 2017, and now is the time to kick it into a higher gear and benefit from being an early mover. Digital investments and new charging…
The oil and gas industry is recovering, but companies need to deal with a new reality where a lot of the former experience, knowledge and skills no longer remain. The upstream oil industry was severely damaged by the collapse in oil prices. The crisis began in 2014 when oil prices started to drop, and this…
Many oil and gas companies experienced a tough couple of years recently, as oil prices plummeted to record-low levels. The recovery of the industry started in 2017, though, and now is the time to kick it into a higher gear to reap the benefits of being an early mover. New charging models, digital investments and…
In the oil and gas industry, efficiency has, and always will be at the forefront of what asset owners and operators focus on. However, this always has to be done in a way that does not increase risk, which based on events over the past few years has not always been the case. One of…
Digital transformation can mean different things to different people, making it difficult to know when you have achieved it. However, the answer to this conundrum is that you will never achieve it since it’s constantly evolving. To see what companies are thinking about today in regards to digital transformation and how it is currently being…
