Can AI Predict the Next Oilfield Disaster?

Can AI Predict the Next Oilfield Disaster?

May 19, 2026 · 53 min · Episode 247

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Amanda Smith discusses the impact of AI on environmental health and safety software in the oil and gas industry.

Cority has been quietly building environmental, health, and safety software for forty years, and Amanda Smith runs the strategy keeping up with AI that changes every six months. She and Chuck get into why a system of record beats raw AI on life or death calls, how a 600 page permit went from months to minutes, the stat that 95 percent of employees are already using shadow AI, and the PDF problem that has every energy company stuck. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at collide.io Click here to view the episode transcript. 0:00 The Cority story and 40 years in EHS software 2:30 How the software shows up on a rig and in the office 5:45 The SaaS apocalypse question and why context beats raw AI 9:30 Amanda's family mining history and why this work is personal 11:00 Recruiting AI talent to Houston and the six month change cycle 15:00 Shiny objects versus solving real problems 18:00 Auditability, HIPAA, and the black…

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