U.S., June 11 -- We live in a world where 'talking to Alexa' no longer means catching up with a friend and artificial intelligence touches areas as varied as fashion and security. In the main, digitalisation is lauded as a revolution that is already making us all more efficient, more accurate and more connected to each other.

And for the oil and gas industry the transformation has already begun - Wood Mackenzie estimates that the upstream sector alone could save up to US$73 billion over five years. We're already seeing this in action today, from implementing software to model and analyse infrastructure performance, to using drones and robots to inspect offshore assets. Each solution is designed to reduce safety-related risk while enhanci...