Digital transformation in oil and gas remains paramount in managing mission-critical operations, gaining valuable business insights, improving worker safety, reducing costs and more. This is especially true for offshore oil and gas production , presenting a unique set of circumstances, including – but not limited to – often inhospitable geographically remote locations, 24/7/365 operations and around-the-clock rotating equipment required to move oil and gas and generate power to simply keep the lights on. So, where does edge computing fit in this digital transformation equation? Technology advancements for offshore oil and gas: edge computing Gone are the days of difficult communications and archaic two-way radios. Technology advancements over the years have brought an exciting digital revolution to the oil and gas industry, not only impacting the offshore production setting, but also significantly improving the lives of those who leave their families for weeks at a time just to do their jobs. According to McKinsey and Company : “Technology has potential to boost performance across the entire upstream oil and gas value chain by enabling optimisation and automation.” Many offshore oil and gas organisations have chosen to leverage edge computing , providing highly reliable compute infrastructure capabilities right at the edge […]