Digital Oilfield
The best in operational excellence for industry accelerators
Thursday, April 18, 2019, 7:06 AM MDT
In the oil and gas technology race, top prize goes to the swift. Those that can move ideas through the…
Autonomous hauling likely underway at Fort Hills as SMS deploys largest driverless truck
Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 7:30 AM MDT
Komatsu’s largest autonomous truck in the world is now in commercial operations in Canada, SMS Equipment said in a statement…
Integral Engineering is using the cloud to improve pipeline integrity management
Monday, April 1, 2019, 7:07 AM MDT
After eight years working as a consultant on pipeline integrity and risk assessments, Daryl Bandstra and four partners got the…
CERAWEEK 2019: Trends and transitions
Friday, March 22, 2019, 7:21 AM MDT
The energy world’s top leaders and influencers recently gathered in Houston for the annual IHS Markit CERAWeek. Discussion at the…
Traders can now spot oil refinery problems by tracking phones
Friday, March 22, 2019, 7:17 AM MDT
In the $40 trillion global oil-trading market, the smallest clue can be worth millions.Take the number of people working at…
Augmented and virtual reality helping design better pipeline infrastructure
Thursday, March 21, 2019, 7:15 AM MDT
Construction of pipelines and associated facilities, like the construction of any other infrastructure, has its share of rework. Rework corrects…
Cyberattacks against Canadian businesses on the rise: report
Thursday, March 21, 2019, 7:13 AM MDT
Cybersecurity remains an ongoing and growing problem for Canadian businesses, with an estimated 83 per cent of companies having experienced…
BC Hydro system faces cybersecurity threats: auditor general
Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 7:09 AM MDT
BC Hydro is not effectively managing parts of the power grid that could be susceptible to cyberattacks, the province’s auditor…
Meet the Energy Excellence Awards finalists
Monday, March 18, 2019, 1:12 PM MDT
With low and volatile prices, market access and diversification challenges and continuing regulatory issues, it wouldn’t seem like Canada’s oil…
ExxonMobil’s Permian acreage to become largest-ever on the cloud
Thursday, February 28, 2019, 7:11 AM MST
ExxonMobil says that a new partnership with Microsoft will make its Permian Basin operations the largest-ever oil and gas acreage…
Canada’s oilpatch AI keeps a wary eye on remote wells after human officials go home
Friday, February 15, 2019, 7:11 AM MST
CALGARY — From a computer in his downtown office, Jeremy Bernard calls up live video of an oil well site…
Canadian oil and gas sector struggles to identify where to focus advanced technology investments
Monday, January 28, 2019, 5:17 PM MST
Nearly 90 percent of Canada’s oil and gas companies are ramping up investment in digital technologies as they seek to…
