Implementing Data Science and Intelligent Automation at Equinor

“That’s really where the value is. It is not looking at data in silos, but seeing the larger picture by combining data, and making data available anywhere and anytime.”

Can you tell us about Equinor’s COO Digital Centre of Excellence?

The Digital Centre of Excellence was established in mid-2017. It serves as an innovation hub, driving the digital agenda of the company. Centralizing digital efforts helps with exploring emerging technologies, such as Advanced Analytics and AI.

The most important thing is to connect these technologies with real business challenges and needs. The DCoE is driving digital opportunities via three technological enablers: robotics, process digitalization, and data science with a focus on expanding the scale of our digital operations

In today’s world, data is a critical asset, so how do you get the entire organization to view it this way?

Honestly, I think there is a large untapped potential for data across applications and organisational boundaries. The challenge is an integrated approach to interpret and use data. We saw that in different projects. For instance, the moment you match your work orders to your safety incidents records, you unlock a huge potential to learn from previous safety incidents