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2206, 2020

OFS Portal New Website Launch

While the aesthetics have changed, our commitment to providing a global data stewardship framework for the industry over the last 20 years

2025 Events

February 27th | Houston

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Highlighting the achievements, contributions and success stories of women in the energy industry is the cornerstone of Hart Energy’s annual Influential Women in Energy Awards.

Now in its 9th year, Influential Women in Energy has become the premier program recognizing outstanding female owners, entrepreneurs, engineers, financiers, technologists and more from across in the energy sector. The program reaches beyond North America to a global audience with leading women nominated and selected from domestic and international energy companies of all sizes.

OFS Portal will be attending as Diamond sponsors at the annual Influential Women in Energy Luncheon.

DATE: April 24-25, 2025
TIME:

  • April 24, 2025 | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT | 2025 PIDX Spring Conference & Annual Member Meeting
  • April 25, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT | PIDX Workgroup Meetings

THEME: Innovating Open Standards: AI & Supply Chain Digital Transformation – Driving the Future of B2B & B2G with Electronic Data Exchange

WHERE: Houston Community College – West Loop Campus – 5601 W Loop S, Houston, TX 77081

The 2025 PIDX Spring Conference will bring together industry leaders, technology innovators, and regulatory experts to explore the impact of AI and electronic data exchange on the energy and supply chain sectors. Discussions will focus on:

  • AI’s role in automating compliance and data standardization
  • Advancements in supply chain electronic data exchange
  • The evolution of open standards for seamless data integration

Attendees will gain valuable insights through real-world case studies, best practices, and collaborative strategies to drive digital transformation. Key topics include:

  • Leveraging open standards for efficient digital transactions
  • Adopting emerging technologies for improved operational efficiency
  • Expanding industry collaboration to meet the demands of digital commerce

Whether you are a technology provider, corporate leader, or standards expert, this conference offers a unique platform to engage in meaningful discussions and help shape the future of digital integration in the energy industry.

Register at here.

March 24-26 | Miami
Agenda

The E-Invoicing Exchange Summit Americas returns to Miami for an exciting edition from March 24 to 26, 2025. This premier event features a diverse lineup of presentations, case studies, roundtables, and panel discussions designed to address key challenges and opportunities in the E-Invoicing ecosystem. OFS Portal members, Halliburton, will be presenting a case study on country-specific e-invoicing.

On the pre-conference day, Monday, March 24, you will have the opportunity to kick off the E-Invoicing Exchange Summit by attending two pre-conference workshops: the morning workshop: “GENA Academy Essentials” and the afternoon workshop “Face to Face Meet-Up with the DBNAlliance.” Furthermore, a great networking opportunity awaits you with the Icebreaker Reception in the early evening. The conference itself will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 25 and 26, including the Networking Dinner on Tuesday evening.

Insightful presentations and interactive roundtable sessions on:

+ The Role of E-Invoices in Business Strategy: Unveiling the Hidden Value of Data

+ Opportunity of the Century: AI + E-Invoicing Business to Government (B2G) Deployment + DBNAlliance goes Global

+ The Future of Finance: Leveraging Automation and E-Invoicing

+ The CIAT Digitalization Classification Matrix

Attending Registration fees range from USD 1350 to USD 2850. Special rates valid for public sector and typical senders of a high volume of invoices are available. These tickets are limited and will be granted upon request and examination. For more information, agenda and registration visit https://www.exchange-summit.com/events/americas/agenda

2024 Events

November 25-27 | Kuala Lumpur
Agenda

The next E-Invoicing Exchange Summit in Asia will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from November 25 to 27.  The speakers will give deep insights in the current status and the next developments of E-Invoicing in ASEAN and other regions.

December 5-6th | Brussels
Agenda

On site  The Hotel Brussels

2024 Annual General meeting of GENA. The meeting will provide an overview of the current activities and an outlook for the next year.

November 15th | GoToWebinar
Agenda

Discover how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the way the energy industry handles product data. This webinar will introduce PIDX’s innovative AI-powered tool, designed to seamlessly convert non-standard product descriptions into the PIDX format. Hosted on the PIDX website, this AI solution will enhance data consistency, making it easier for industry professionals to standardize product descriptions and improve interoperability.

Join us as we dive into the development of this AI-based tool, its integration with the Petroleum Industry Data Dictionary (PIDD), and how it tracks and logs requests through a document management system. You’ll learn how this tool ensures accuracy in translation, fosters user satisfaction, and integrates smoothly with existing PIDX systems—setting new standards for data consistency in the industry.

November 6-8 | Munich
Agenda

On site  The Hotel Brussels

The meeting will provide an overview of the current activities and an outlook for the next year.

September 19th | Houston, Texas

For more information, contact membership@dbn-alliance.org.

April 25-26, 2024 | bp, Houston, TX
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In this industry event, we’ll explore the intersection of AI and Digital Standards. We extend an invitation to experienced speakers across industries to contribute articles, share use cases and theories, and connect with attendees from the Energy Industry.

The accumulated knowledge shared at the event will guide the forthcoming development of the standards by PIDX tailored for the Energy Industry.

Join us to explore emerging best practices and new approaches for the dynamic future that we all face.

2023 Events

April 20-21, 2023 | ConocoPhillips
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The 2023 PIDX Spring Conference will explore the latest insights and case studies brought by thought leaders interested in the rapid development and interoperability of tools, concepts and development of the Energy industry eCommerce standards to ensure that data can be rapidly exchanged in an industry format.

PIDX as an open standards organization developer creates technology-agnostic standards to help keep business running efficiently and accurately. Technologies that drive automation can be multifaceted, providing value to the customers, and increasing your business proposition by allowing you to focus on strategic activities rather than tactical tasks.

SUPPLIERS, OPERATORS, AND NETWORK PROVIDERS CAN:
    • Reduce implementation time
    • Reduce the time and effort to onboarding customers
    • Transmit and receive XML and EDI electronic documents
    • Build your network faster and increase the visibility of your business
    • Showcase your products and services on a global scale while adopting the standards that will draw customers to your door on a local level
    • With PIDX standards, you can streamline your relationship with your trading partners and suppliers, resulting in a better ROI on every project engagement
    • Suppliers who proactively adopt the use of PIDX standards will be able to more effectively and efficiently respond to competitive bid requests of operators who request the use of PIDX standards in submitted bid proposals – something that is happening with greater frequency as PIDX standards see increased adoption.

Join us to explore emerging best practices and new approaches for the dynamic future that we all face.

April 24-26 | Miami
Hosted by Vereon AG
Agenda

A great variety of presentations, user case studies, round-tables and panel discussions ensure everyone’s needs and challenges will be met. Participants get an update on the U.S. E-Invoicing standardization, the design for a global interoperability framework, on technology trends such as RPA and AI as well as on legal identity solutions.

OFS Portal’s SVP Finance & Administration, Mimi Stansbury, will be representing OFS Portal at The Energy Council Asia Pacific Energy Assembly in Singapore, June 6 – 7, 2023, discussing the challenges and opportunities of scope 3 emissions reporting for oilfield suppliers. View the agenda and speakers here.

REGISTER HERE

DATE: JUNE 21, 2023
TIME: 9 AM – 10:30 AM CT
THEME: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF BLOCKCHAIN, JSON AND XML IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

PIDX Website

October 2-4 | Dublin
Hosted by The Convention Centre Dublin
Agenda

OFS Portal’s SVP Finance & Administration, Mimi Stansbury, will be facilitating the round table session on ESG reporting requirements in the digital supply chain.
OFS Portal’s CEO and Chair of the DBNAlliance Board, Chris Welsh, will be presenting an update on the establishment of the Exchange Framework, the B2B Digital Highway for North America.

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DATE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
TIME: 9 AM – 10:30 AM CDT
THEME: LOWER CARBON, ESG, AND SUPPLY CHAIN: PART 1

The environmental impact of using hydrocarbons as a fuel source is a critical issue for the energy industry. In this webinar, we will explore the challenges surrounding emissions and sustainability goals. Discover the significant opportunity for our industry to address the emission side of sustainability, and how PIDX is actively contributing through its ETDX (Emissions Transparency Data Exchange) workgroup.

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DATE: NOVEMBER 7, 2023
TIME: 9 AM – 10:30 AM CDT
THEME: LOWER CARBON, ESG, AND SUPPLY CHAIN: PART 2

Following our successful Part 1 webinar, the PIDX Emissions Transparency Data Exchange (ETDX) workgroup will showcase show its progress in the Scope 3 Emissions reporting standard and continued collaboration with the WBCSD PACT framework, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Partnership for Carbon Transparency (PACT).

This webinar will demonstrate the interoperability between trading partners when suppliers submit Scope 3 Emissions data to their customers using the PACT-conformant standard in PIDX transactions.

Learn how reporting method has minimal impact for current PIDX users, as it is backwardly compatible with all current versions of the PIDX standards across the industry and can, therefore, be adopted immediately.

2022 Events

Monday, September 12, 2022

The Norris Center, City Centre, Houston.  See event page: https://ofs-portal.com/pastconferences/

Tuesday, June 22, 2022
The Geological Society at Burlington House
Hosted by PIDX
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-pidx-international-european-conference-tickets-327570842207

Thursday, April 21, 2022, 8AM-5PM
Hosted by PIDX
Agenda: https://pidx.org/calendar/pidx-2022-spring-conference/

There is a seismic shift in the industry to reduce carbon emissions. The energy industry is faced with not only the challenges of emissions reporting but also the move to cleaner energy sources. As more and more large operators make commitments to reduce GHG emissions, all companies participating in their supply chain will be under increased pressure to produce accurate and granular emissions data. PIDX has recognized the need for an industry-specific standard for capturing and communicating this data across the supply chain.

Conference will focus on:

  • Net Zero: Discover what the energy industry’s goals are for Net-Zero. Hear from our members on their plans and progress towards this goal
  • Emissions Transparency: Reporting greenhouse gas emissions will be key to measuring success towards net zero. Learn where we are today as an industry and the changes required in the near term to accelerate industry-wide adoption of emissions reporting.
  • Supply Chain: PIDX’s ETDX team has developed a proof of concept for Scope 3 category 1 emissions reporting in the supply chain. The team is continuing to work on the agreed industry approach and will present the analysis at the conference.

Monday, May 9 to Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in Miami
Hosted by Vereon AG
Agenda: https://www.exchange-summit.com/events/americas/agenda

Key Topics:
+ E-Invoicing as Leverage for a Digital Strategy: Global Best Practices
+ An E-Invoice Exchange Framework for the U.S. – Moving from Concept to Pilot: Update from the Business Payments Coalition
+ E-Invoicing and Continuous Transaction Controls in the Digital Age
+ Global Developments in Peppol
+ The New Frontier: E-Invoicing in Transnational Operations
+ Global Interoperability Framework – Collaboration in the Connected World
+ Effective AP Automation with RPA and AI: How and When

Friday, February 11, 2022, 1PM UK / 7AM CT
Hosted by Finding Petroleum
Free Registration: https://www.findingpetroleum.com/event/Procurement-emissions/165b4.aspx

When oil and gas operators want to count and report their total emissions from a project, they need to include the emissions ’embedded’ in the products they buy. These are part of the ‘scope 3’ (value chain) emissions. The challenge is that the number of possible emission sources is unlimited and not all of the data is available. So you need a common sense approach to trying to include as many of the large sources, and as much available data, and making estimates for the rest, or working on the basis it is too small to count. In this webinar we’ll illustrate this with the challenge of an oil and gas operator working out the emissions. We’ll discuss a method for mapping out the emissions, methods that the emissions can be audited by an external body, and where these systems will be progressing.

2021 Events

April 28-29, 2021 

An Innovative Road-Map for the Industry

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February 24, 2021

Webinar: Managing Emissions Data in the Supply Chain 

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May 3-6, 2021 at NRG Park, Houston, TX, United States

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) showcases leading-edge technology for offshore drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection. OTC is the world’s foremost event where professionals meet to share technical advances, safety, environmentally focused solutions, and economic and regulatory impacts to advance the development of the offshore energy sector. To learn more, please visit 2020.otcnet.org.

May 2021 in Singapore

Key Topics:

  • The Design and Next Steps Towards Global E-Invoicing Interoperability
  • Strategies to Handle Real Time E-Invoicing Compliance
  • Technology Trends in Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Robotics
  • Beyond Blockchain – the Future of  Supply Chain Finance
  • E-Invoicing as Leverage for a Digital Strategy: Global Best Practices from Asia and other regions

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June 22, 2021

Webinar: eDelivery Network Using PIDX Standards 

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August 25, 2021

Webinar: Will Standards Have a Place in a Digital World

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October 26, 2021

Webinar: Introduction to Downstream

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In London, United Kingdom

For more information, please visit Digital Energy Journal.

In Kuala Lumpur, ADAX, Bangsar South

For more information, please visit Digital Energy Journal.

December 6-8, 2021 in Miami

Key Topics:

• The Design and Next Steps Towards Global E-Invoicing Interoperability
• Strategies to Handle Real Time E-Invoicing Compliance
• Update on the US E-Invoicing Standardization
• Technology Trends in Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Robotics
• Beyond Blockchain – the Future of  Supply Chain Finance
• E-Invoicing as Leverage for a Digital Strategy: Global Best Practices from Korea, Australia, Europe, LATAM and USA

Explore here what awaits you on December 6-8, 2021 at the E-Invoicing Exchange Summit in Miami.