Enabling Integrated Operations and Work Transformation Through Technology
Digitalization is transforming the offshore oil and gas industry. Expanding networks of sensors and computing power, enhanced connectivity and the exponential growth in our ability to draw value from data will change the way we operate. Enhanced safety, improved competitiveness and a lower carbon future can all be part of the story – digitalization will drive the future development of our industry.
Energy Research & Innovation wants Canada to be the leader in safe, remote and autonomous operations in harsh and challenging offshore environments.
Digital Offshore ’26 Conference – March 10 & 11, 2026 – REGISTER NOW!
Join us at the St. John’s Convention Centre, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, on March 10 & 11, 2026 for Digital Offshore 26!
The Digital Offshore Conference is an annual event organized by Energy Research & Innovation Newfoundland & Labrador (ERI) partnering with Co-Innovation Centre and Energy NL.
DO26 will be held from March 10-11, 2026, in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
We will also host exciting pre- and post-conference events on March 9 and 12, including touring facilities that play key roles in our innovation ecosystem.
DO26 is THE place to connect with others in the innovation ecosystem, to spark ideas, launch and build relationships, and cross-collaborate with other industries. It brings together more than 250 leaders, innovators and experts from diverse industries, including resource sectors, technology, government, regulators and academia. The conference attracts people from regional, national and international organizations.
For the offshore energy and other industries, digitalization has the potential to improve efficiencies and reduce costs, enable development, enhance safety and reduce emissions. DO26 is a forum to keep abreast of advances in digitalization, to foster collaboration in technology innovation, and to explore and celebrate our unique and growing innovation ecosystem.
The conference brings together leaders, innovators and experts to:
- advance digital literacy in the energy and other key industry sectors;
- encourage and advance adoption of digital technologies by sharing experiences in implementing digitalization initiatives in oil and gas, mining, defence and aerospace;
- explore and celebrate our dynamic, growing innovation ecosystem to create more opportunities and attract investment;
- foster regional, national and international technology innovation collaboration; and
- continue building a capable, digitalization-savvy workforce now to help safely drive the digital transformation to improve efficiency, productivity and economic growth.
Here’s what some participants of past Digital Offshore conferences liked:
“Topics, speakers, networking (i.e. everything!”)
“Variety of speakers from different industries.”
“Excellent presentations, very professionally organized.”
“Well organized, quality of keynote speakers.”
“The depth of participants. It was good to attend an event that featured large companies from several industries, research, educational institutions, local companies, and the interaction between them.”
Stay tuned to our conference website for more information as it becomes available, including keynote speakers, satellite events/pre-conference workshops and ecosystem facility tours.
Stay tuned to our website for future Digital Offshore events!
Digital Offshore Canada (DOC)
The Digital Offshore Canada Project has created a platform for the development, validation and commercialization of digital twins for a range of applications in Canada’s offshore energy as well as for other ocean industries. The DOC project is also building capabilities to support the future opportunities that the increasingly digital ocean economy presents.
DOC is accelerating the digitalization of Canada’s ocean industries where users will have access to real operational data, 3D assets, and analytical tools. The project has brought together local technology companies in partnership with large scale industry members to accelerate the use of digital twins in Canada’s ocean industries. A digital twin is a virtual replica of a real-world asset or process that can deliver enhanced safety, reduced operating costs, increased production, and reduced carbon emissions through production optimization. Partner SMEs will gain from faster product design and new market and growth opportunities as a result of their participation in the project.
Energy Research & Innovation is leading the Digital Offshore Canada Project together with project partners Hatch Ltd, MNP, Virtual Marine, GRI Simulations and in collaboration with Memorial University and support from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster. Announced December 2020, DOC followed a staged approach beginning with defining the project scope, followed by project development and execution.
Digital Innovation Strategy
Digitalization is being actively embraced by the offshore sector around the world for the wide range of benefits it offers. In Advance 2030: A Plan for Growth in the Newfoundland and Labrador Oil and Gas Industry, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador lists the development of a digitalization strategy as a critical priority to support the long-term growth and development of the province’s oil and gas industry. Energy Research & Innovation partnered with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to develop this strategy for the province’s offshore oil and gas sector.
The Digital Innovation Strategy examines opportunities to enable and accelerate digital transformation through collaboration on research and innovation, workforce and supply chain development, digital skills education and training, and the development, adoption and deployment of emerging technologies (e.g., communications, cloud computing, data analytics, machine learning, robotics, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and simulation).