Accenture

Accenture was selected by Aker BP to develop a data factory in collaboration with Cognite. The cloud-based project has the goal of digitalizing the full lifecycle of the company’s operations to cut costs, improve productivity, and lower its carbon footprint.

The 5-year effort will take advantage of Microsoft technologies in machine learning, augmented reality, user interactions, and the industrial Internet of things to deliver integrated solutions to the upstream industry.

Digitalization and new technologies are disrupting old practices and shaping a new safety landscape for the oil and gas industry. At OTC, a panel sponsored by the Center for Offshore Safety looked at the effects of some of these new technology trends.