The Record - Issue 20: Spring 2021

41 at not only reducing their footprint, but also at how they can adapt and change their business,” she says. One such customer is BP. The oil and gas business has been working with Microsoft on its commitment to become a more diver- sified energy provider. Using the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI), Microsoft is helping BP to drive decarbonisa- tion efforts by understanding its existing busi- ness, helping it to become more efficient and reducing its methane emissions from existing oil and gas operations. “But we’ve also been working with the busi- ness on how to reimagine its offshore oil rigs,” says Lancaster. “For example, we want to answer questions such as ‘Where are the best locations to transform those into offshore wind sites?’ We want to understand what the pace of transfor- mation will be and how best to utilise BP’s assets in that transformation. IoT, deep data, analytics and digital twins are all part of this. “ Working together, we can build a more sustainable future” LUCA S J OP PA , CH I E F ENV I RONMENTA L OF F I C E R , M I C ROSOF T