Programme

From Raw Materials to Services: The Digital and Technological Transformation of Oil and Gas Companies

06 Jun , 16:45–18:00
Technologies Shaping the Future
Pavilion G, conference hall G1

Today, consumers are focused on receiving services, and the manufacturer who can provide a competitive offer is the one who gains most. This is true for transport, for electricity, and for digital technologies. But competitiveness is not just about fuel; it’s about the entire technological chain. Despite its apparent external conservatism, the oil and gas industry has always been one of the most high-tech in the world. For this reason, the development of technology in this industry moves at a rapid pace, and digitalization processes began here in the 1980s. Today, analytics based on huge bodies of data, UAVs, robotics, digital twins, and much more are already familiar attributes of the business processes of any oil and gas company. But what will happen next? The industry is facing a large number of external challenges: the development of alternative energy, growth in energy efficiency, internal competition, etc. How can Russia make use of the enormous potential of the fuel and energy complex to accelerate the technological evolution and digitalization of our economy, and where do the main barriers lie? When will there be a move away from the business strategy of selling oil and petroleum products to the supplying of digital services and technologies? Is it worth investing in petrochemistry and the chemical utilization of natural gas in the face of the growing demand for new materials?

Moderator
Pavel Sorokin, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation

Panellists
Raad Alkadiri, Senior Director of the Center for Energy Development, BCG
Andrey Belevtsev, Director of Digital Transformation, Gazprom Neft
Grigory Vygon, Managing Director, VYGON Consulting
Chris Weston, Chief Executive Officer, Aggreko plc
Chris Dartnell, President, Oil & Gas and Petrochemical Business, Schneider Electric
Evgeny Kislyakov, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation
Vasiliy Nomokonov, Member of the Management Board, Executive Director, SIBUR
Anatoliy Tikhonov, General Director, Russian Energy Center of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation

Front row participants
Marina Belyakova, Partner, EY
Alexey Ivanenko, Co-Founder, BMPower

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