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Oil & Gas

Govern the AI in your operation before someone else asks you to

We help operators in Argentina, Colombia, and Brazil bring shadow AI under control, align with ISO 42001 and ISO 27019, and design AI-assisted decision systems that survive a JV audit.

Reference diagram showing AI governance layers across IT, OT, and the AI Management System for an oil & gas operator

What we see at the table

Three pressures no operator can outrun anymore

Shadow AI is leaking everything

Reservoir data, AFEs, contractor IP, and partner agreements are being pasted into public LLMs every day. No inventory. No governance. No way to answer the JV audit.

OT-IT convergence created a new attack surface

Field supervisors are asking generative AI for operational guidance. The model isn't in OT, but the human acting on it is. ISO 27019 didn't anticipate this.

The governance bar is rising fast

D&O insurers, JV partners, and regulators are asking for AI inventories and duty-of-care evidence. The window to arrive prepared is closing.

What we bring

An applied AI partner with skin in the game

90-day Shadow AI audit

From blind to baseline in one quarter. Workforce survey, egress review, AI inventory, control mapping, and a board-ready risk report.

ISO 42001 alignment program

A path to ISO 42001 alignment that stacks cleanly on top of your ISO 27001 and ISO 27019 systems. 12-24 months to certification readiness.

AI-assisted decision systems with traceability

Production AI for reservoir interpretation, maintenance prioritization, and operational copilots — with the audit trail your governance system requires.

Grid & reservoir digital twin architectures

Reference architectures for digital twins, designed with academic partners (UTN-FRVM). Open-source simulators, OT-safe integration, and a path to production.

Questions operators ask us

We already have ISO 27001 and ISO 27019 — do we need ISO 42001 too?
Yes, and they're complementary, not redundant. ISO 27001 protects your data. ISO 27019 protects your OT environment. ISO 42001 governs the AI Management System — the model lifecycle, decision traceability, and the controls around AI-assisted decisions. Without 42001, you've secured the data and the OT, and left the AI-assisted decisions ungoverned. That's the gap that gets flagged in modern JV audits.
What does a 90-day shadow AI audit actually look like?
Days 1-15: anonymous workforce survey to find out what AI tools are actually being used. Days 16-30: cross-reference with network telemetry to find the gap between declared and actual usage. Days 31-60: full AI inventory including embedded AI in SaaS. Days 61-75: control mapping and a temporary acceptable use policy. Days 76-90: a board-ready risk report and proposed governance program. You move from blind to baseline in one quarter.
Do you actually deploy AI in production at oil & gas operators, or only advise?
We deploy. Our engagement model includes both: an advisory layer that handles inventory, governance, and ISO alignment, and a build layer that delivers production AI systems — reservoir interpretation copilots, maintenance prioritization models, and operational decision support — with the traceability your governance system requires. We're an applied AI partner, not a consulting firm.
You mention a digital twin reference architecture with EPEC and UTN-FRVM — is that a productized offering?
It's a reference architecture being designed with academic partners, not a productized engagement we're selling at scale. We share it openly because the patterns — open-source simulators like OpenDSS, OT-safe integration, calibration against a pilot feeder — are directly applicable to grid and reservoir digital twins in oil & gas. We're happy to walk operators through the architecture even if they're not buying a deployment.
How do you handle the OT side? Are your engineers familiar with OT realities?
Yes. We don't put models inside the OT environment unsupervised — that's the wrong design. We focus on the human and decision layer adjacent to OT: how a field supervisor uses AI-generated guidance, how alarm interpretation is logged, how maintenance recommendations are signed off. ISO 27019 informs everything we do on the OT-adjacent side, and we work with your existing OT security team rather than around them.

Let's talk before the next audit lands

Whether it's a shadow AI audit, an ISO 42001 alignment program, or a production AI system, the first conversation costs you nothing and gets you a clear next step.

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