While the rest of the world is going digital, the oil and gas industry appears to be lagging in some areas. According to Deloitte, the oil and gas industry ranks last on the Digital Maturity scale, with a score of 1.3 out of ten. Companies must consider changing how operations are carried out and managed across the entire product life cycle. Employee performance, on-site visits, protection, connectivity efficiency, data flows, and even ecological consequences will all benefit from digitization.
Many of the new oil and gas fields set to be developed are in difficult-to-reach areas that will necessitate high oil prices to minimize the losses. Add in the challenge of the energy transition, with sustainable energy implementations adding millions of tons of oil to the global energy system each year. Profits of $65- 70 billion could flow from oil and gas companies to the broader energy ecosystem as a result of the shift to renewables and the emergence of electric vehicles, which affect demand.

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Challenges faced by the Oil and Gas Industry
As people seek ways to become more reliant on organic sources of energy, the oil and gas industry faces numerous technical, functional, and organizational challenges. Here are some of the challenges that the oil and gas industry faces.
 Data management
 Workplace safety
 Feasibility of production processes
 Automation in production
 Lack of transparency

To remain competitive, oils must be produced and refined at the lowest possible rate. Profitability in this era is impossible without digitalization. Digitization ensures that oil and gas plants do not shut down unexpectedly due to minimal or no maintenance. Workplace safety is a significant challenge in this market. Oil and gas operations are inherently dangerous, and many companies ignore safety precautions, especially as energy prices rise to save money and maximize profits which resulted in significant human life lost due to human error. There is a serious lack of experts in the industry. Another major issue is the industry’s lack of transparency. Internal corruption is wreaking havoc on the industry. Besides that, there is a lack of transparency throughout the organization. As a result, this is an ideal opportunity for the individual to easily alter documentation.

Nearly 40% of oil and gas companies said they were concerned about being left behind if they didn’t continue to invest in digital transformation programs, with 70% saying they planned to invest more in new digital areas over the next three to five years, according to a 2017 survey. With the help of digitization, businesses can expect long-term and large-scale effects.

Implementation of technical solutions such as blockchain and IoT can help companies increase productivity, cut costs, and connect their supply chains. Following massive losses as a result of Covid-19, companies are under pressure to develop strategic digitization solutions that can ensure economic security and can be used to balance productivity and increase profits while ensuring that the environment is not negatively affected. Blockchain technology has the potential to make a positive impact on the oil and gas industry by reducing process costs and time.

The oil and gas industry has always relied on basic logistics, but as supply chains become more complex, it is critical to employ new emerging technologies. When it comes to digitization, blockchain is the most promising technology that can ensure the oil and gas industry’s long-term survivability. Blockchain is an emerging technology that is being used in a variety of industries. Not only will blockchain technology eliminate the need for an intermediary when making a contract, but it will also create an impenetrable wall of security.

Digital Solutions
 smart-contract
 human error reduction
 financial coexistence
 improved maintenance

The blockchains’ most powerful feature, smart contracts automate transactions between counterparties, eliminating the need for a middleman such as a defense attorney or a bank. Using blockchain for transactions can improve security, transparency, and productivity. Blockchain technology can automate processes that are prone to errors. Blockchain can not only eliminate errors in the manufacturing process, but it can also improve record-keeping by increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Many companies collaborate in the upstream process, it’s difficult to keep track of labor hours, which can lead to delays and errors. The immutability of the DLT ledger ensures that billing records are not falsified or tampered with. Regular and proper maintenance can ensure your safety. The data collected by blockchain technology is used to perform maintenance. DLT databases are best suited for automating maintenance processes. To become diesel, crude oil goes through thousands of processes.
Traditional databases are often inefficient and insecure, but blockchain-based solutions process massive amounts of data while keeping it secure. The oil and gas test results and process verification are securely stored in the DLT ledger.

Although there aren’t many oil and gas companies using the blockchain yet, digitization will be widely adopted soon. Within the oil and gas industry, digitization is causing a truly disruptive transformation. MSRvantage helps streamline and increase the efficiency with which corporations and people conduct business locally and internationally.