Intelligent Energy

The state of procurement in SA and opportunity for digital solutions

A good number of South African companies find themselves in a fairly precarious position when it comes to procurement because they have yet to properly integrate their basic processes and their weaknesses have come to be more evident during this time that limits peoples’...

AVEVA and Shell provide perspective on ‘smart production’

Leaders from AVEVA, a global engineering and industrial software maker and the Shell Oil Company recently joined forces to discuss the future of Smart Production recently. Brent Kedzierski, Head, Learning Strategy and Innovation, Shell and Ian Willetts, Vice President, Process...

Digitalisation offers high returns for merging gas producers

Digital investment and uptake represents a billion-dollar opportunity for emerging Liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers like Mozambique, as COVID-19 accelerates the demand for reduced-cost exploration, writes By Grace Goodrich at Africa Oil and Power. The benefits of digital...

DFC and Shell Foundation partner to accelerate access to renewable energy

US-based Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and Shell Foundation have released details about their collaboration, which aims to provide affordable renewable energy in Africa and Asia. According to the two entities, the project will assist millions of people living in...