PD-11-40 Digital Energy: The Convergence of Digital Technology with Fuel Processing, Supply Chain Management, and Organizations

Description:

With beginnings in the 1950’s, digital information and computing technology have intersected process control environments in refining operations. Today, digital technology is fully intertwined with all aspects of the fuel supply chain and has extended the linkage of the plant operating environment to logistics, trading, marketing, and financial systems. Emerging recently are new, rapidly evolving digital manifestations, such as social media and vastly more powerful cyberthreat environments. How will this next stage of convergence play out to impact the fuel business in terms of technical capabilities, business processes, and organizational workforce issues? Understanding the drivers, likely directions, and response options will be the key themes of the presentation.