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AI in Reserves Estimation: The Disclosure Risk Nobody’s Documenting

Matthew Bertram1 day ago06 mins

Machine learning already sits inside the software that produces a reserves estimate. Regulation S-K Item 1202(a)(7) already requires you to describe the internal controls over that effort. Six questions that bring a stale control narrative back in line with the process you actually run.

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An industrial control room at dusk with a holographic decision chain on screen, each step marked with a checkmark and one step highlighted in amber under review, a refinery glowing through the window behind, illustrating a traceable audit trail for AI-influenced decisions in energy operations.
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What “Defensible AI” Means for Energy Operators in 2026

Matthew Bertram4 days ago2 days ago06 mins

Defensible AI has nothing to do with how advanced your models are. It is whether you can reconstruct how an AI-influenced decision was made, who reviewed it, and on whose authority. A six-item checklist for energy operators.

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A holographic AI dashboard over a refinery control-room desk at dusk showing one validated panel with a checkmark beside a governance checklist and a demo-to-production arrow, illustrating why oil and gas AI pilots stall and the governance steps that get them to production.
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Beyond the Demo: Why Oil & Gas AI Pilots Stall — and the Governance Checklist That Gets Them to Production

Matthew Bertram7 days ago2 days ago08 mins

Almost every operator now has an AI pilot that stalled in a corner. The reason is rarely the model — it is governance, traceability, and expert validation. Here is why oil & gas AI pilots stall before production and the readiness checklist that gets them there.

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A glowing AI chat interface listing energy companies where only a couple are lit and the rest are greyed out, against a refinery skyline at dusk, illustrating how AI answer engines name only a few energy companies.
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AI Names the Same Few Energy Companies. The Rest Are Invisible.

Matthew Bertram3 weeks ago2 days ago05 mins

Ask an AI assistant who to hire in oil and gas and the same handful of anchor names come back. The competitive middle of the industry is missing from the answers buyers now see first. Why it happens, where the engines get their answers, and what to do about it.

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When a Buyer Asks ChatGPT About Your Oilfield Service Company

Matthew Bertram3 weeks ago2 days ago07 mins

Your buyers now vet oilfield service companies by asking ChatGPT and Perplexity before they ever reach your site. How to find out what the AI says about your company, why it leaves you out or gets you wrong, and the checklist to fix it.

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The Marcellus Isn’t Slowing Down—It’s Getting Better

James Asbury2 months ago2 months ago07 mins

Drive across northern Pennsylvania today and it’s easy to believe the Marcellus Shale has settled down. The endless lines of…

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A boardroom at dusk with a holographic AI head, a governance checklist card, and a question mark, illustrating the questions boards should ask before approving an AI tool.
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What Oil & Gas Boards Should Ask Before Approving an AI Tool

Matthew Bertram2 months ago2 days ago06 mins

AI tool approval is a board-level governance decision, not an IT purchase. The seven questions directors should ask before any AI tool touches a material energy decision.

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Oil & Gas Doesn’t Have a Marketing Problem. It Has a Trust Problem.

Matthew Bertram2 months ago3 days ago06 mins

Most energy companies that lose a deal blame the same three things: price, timing, or the incumbent. Almost none of…

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The Next Lesson from Act 13.

James Asbury2 months ago2 months ago03 mins

Pennsylvania quietly reached a milestone this month that deserves more attention than it received. With the latest distribution of Act…

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Everyone Is Talking About Data Centers. What Are We Missing?

James Asbury2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

When I first saw the gas industry coming to northern Pennsylvania, I knew I didn’t want to go back to…

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