O&G companies need to articulate bold objectives and implement an effective approach to change
Generating value through digital transformation
Oil and gas firms must consider several factors when addressing digital maturity
The energy transition imposes two key imperatives on oil and gas (O&G) companies: reinventing their core businesses to strengthen financial resilience and innovating their business models towards a sustainable and carbon-free future. On both fronts, data and digital will play a key role. Fundamental transformation of the core requires executives to stick to a few principles to ensure a step change in performance. They must reinvent core workflows end-to-end; customise to the reality of their core assets (vs. standardisation); and be user-centric, addressing front-line issues. To make this transformation possible, executives must implement a few fundamental enablers addressing: Programme
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