The Speed Limits on Change, Have Been Erased

We are about to move into the Christmas season and all will slow down for the next couple of months. I think that it will be an appropriate time for people to assess the situation in terms of the future of the oil and gas industry and which side they want to be on. The bureaucracy, or to be with People, Ideas & Objects user community. I would suggest that each individual in the oil and gas industry has to make this decision at some point in the next few years. You're either with us, or against us, there is no common ground with the bureaucracy. Theirs is a form of organization and means of operation that is finished. I think the writing is on the wall with both oil and gas prices falling now, incurring financial losses and producers having no ability to deal with the problems.

Bureaucracies can't, won't and don't change. The level of change necessary within the industry to address the issues presented by the drop in these commodity prices. Require such high levels of organizational and structural change that the time, energy and capabilities to complete these changes are beyond what can be expected of these bureaucracies. Or, they have the choice in which they could implement the Preliminary Specification. Which they won’t do because it is effectively suicide for their like and its way of life. They have had almost a decade to deal with me. They have chosen at each opportunity to not deal with me. I now chose not to deal with them. Theirs is a value proposition and opportunity without any future. We would only be dragged down into a death spiral with them.

That is to say that for an individual to be choosing to stay with the bureaucracy is not an irrational choice. For personal reasons someone may be at the end of their career and looking to top out of their pension plan. Who could argue with that. Some may feel that we are to much change. Which they are uncomfortable with and therefore will stick with what they know. There are many reasons that people will reasonably choose to stay with the bureaucracy. There is a job that needs to be done while we are in our software developments and it will be up to somebody to do it while we are otherwise busy. The bureaucracy will be around for a while longer and these people can finish out their careers there.

In terms of the choice of moving to People, Ideas & Objects I can only assure you that it will be interesting and it is probably best to think of it as an adventure. I don't think anything of this scope and scale has ever been undertaken in the industry before. We won't be boring. I think it is evident that the demand for industry level change is in the air and we can leverage that to have our budget funded. I don't expect anyone to have to make any financial sacrifice in order to participate in these software developments. There is career risk however, that is something that will be within your control. And what exactly is the bureaucracy offering you in the future with their flawed business model?

In 2015 the speed of “things” is going to become an order of magnitude faster. The future will belong to those that are prepared. That will be the only manner in which to earn a living. Being prepared for what’s next. If you sit and wait for things to involve you, I think you’ll be living in the poor house and subject to the negative consequences of change. Information Technology driven change in commercial enterprises will be the trend in the next 20 years that will not stop. People, Ideas & Objects is configured to be that change driven agent in oil and gas. Your participation with us is your choice. The fact of the matter is that 2015 will be the year that people will look back and consider that that was the year that it all started to happen. That’s when Information Technologies in all industries began to make the economy more productive and businesses more profitable. That’s when things really began to change.

The Preliminary Specification and user community provides the oil and gas producer with the most dynamic, innovative and profitable means of oil and gas operations. People, Ideas & Objects Revenue Model specifies the means in which investors can participate in these user defined software developments. Users are welcome to join me here. Together we can begin to meet the future demands for energy. And don't forget to join our network on Twitter @piobiz anyone can contact me at 403-200-2302 or email here. 

General Comment on the "Shaky" Economy

From time to time I have made my views known on the state of the general economy. This is an important issue to People, Ideas & Objects, the user community and the service providers as the economic trend that began in 2008 works its way through the economy. I recently posted that I saw things beginning to look a bit “shaky” again. I think we can now put some definite facts on that “shaky” hypothesis. If you select the Perez label from this blog you will find the posts that discuss Professor Carlota Perez’ theories on Information Technology based change. She has been one of the leading researchers in the area of economic change as a result of innovations. Her analysis shows the phases that economies progress through in order to implement the type of changes necessary to accept a new technology. For the oil and gas industry to accept People, Ideas & Objects, the user community and the service providers a higher level of general economic pain would be necessary in her model. Once this occurs we can reach the highly productive, highly rewarding new economy that awaits us. Much like the industrial revolution which her theories are based upon.

In my last post regarding the general economy I suggested that the best description that I have heard about why the great depression occurred was that it was the failure of governments. Since 2008 we have seen the heightened role of governments in the general economy of all countries. Possibly Japan is the best example of this as they have been in a poor economic situation since 1992. And it was in 1992 that they had a remarkably high level of government involvement of 30% of GDP in their economy. And today that is at an unbelievably high level of 40%. Whether its Japan, Europe, the U.S., or China it seems that the news regarding the economy is usually directed by the government. The reliance on markets is something that got us into the difficulties of 2008, is the thinking. And markets is what needs to be regulated out of the system. We are so far from being a capitalist or free system that it is frightening to think how far we have come. Canada should be held out as the last good hope.

Of course the ability to deal with the problem is not being addressed by these governments. Addressing the debt of these countries is the issue. In a zero interest rate environment no one has reduced their debt or balanced their budget. Each country continues on in an unsustainable manner borrowing, or now printing, their way out of the difficulties they face. European debt commands less of a discount rate than the U.S. This is only evidence that its a confidence game. Are you really going to buy that European paper? Japan has now fallen into a recession. The U.S. dollar is surging as there is probably an ongoing flight to quality.

However, one of the most effective economic indexes in these trying times has become the Baltic Dry Index. The cost to move freight collapsed in 2008 as there became an overcapacity of container ships. You can’t idle containerships. Their hull’s will become infested with mussels and can become unusable due to the high fuel costs needed to propel them. Therefore they are deployed for just the fuel costs. Hence the Baltic Dry Index will drop in times of low economic activity. The Baltic Dry Index collapsed in 2008 and hasn't really recovered. It is once again under stress. Governments can’t control the microeconomic levels of supply and demand of individuals and businesses. And therefore we could be heading into another downturn.

What tools are at the government's disposal to fight another downturn? In a word, nothing. All the bullets have been fired that can be. At some point the market will do what it thinks is in its best interests. If that involves an individual cashing in that bond then that is what it will do and the government, if it still exists, will pay the owner what its worth, or what it can.

This will go down as the next big example of the failure of centralization. The movement to markets will be the solution and decentralized decision making within those markets the answer. Centralization and bureaucracies are both failures. Why we have to turn to them is something that we just seem to do. Once they fail however we seem to make the right choice and turn to the marketplace as the solution. The Preliminary Specification has three marketplaces, the decentralized production model, and provides the oil and gas producer with the most dynamic, innovative and profitable means of oil and gas operations.

The Preliminary Specification and user community provides the oil and gas producer with the most dynamic, innovative and profitable means of oil and gas operations. People, Ideas & Objects Revenue Model specifies the means in which investors can participate in these user defined software developments. Users are welcome to join me here. Together we can begin to meet the future demands for energy. And don't forget to join our network on Twitter @piobiz anyone can contact me at 403-200-2302 or email here. 

What it Would be Like to Participate in the Developments Part II

In our prior post we were discussing the user community participants involvement in the software development of the Material Balance Report of the Partnership Accounting Module of the Preliminary Specification. Today I want to discuss that further and talk more in detail about some of the things that user community participants will be involved in during these software developments. If we look at a production volume it is a pretty simple thing. That is until we qualify it. Is it a daily or monthly, gross or net, partners share, royalty share, inventory, fuel or meter loss, or any number of the possibilities in the oil and gas domain. You have products in various stages of process. A variety of different interested parties that all have some need for the data whether that is regulatory or ownership related. And finally you have the science of engineering being applied to the chemistry of the petroleum products in the development of the plants that process the production. I am certain that we have not determined the full scope of every permutation and combination that these variables provide in the industry at this time. However one day we will. To say that any production is the same shows the lack of understanding of the unique nature of the oil and gas industry.

The Material Balance Report is designed to report on the process of production and distribution of the products from the point of production to their disposition within the various systems. It is the report that has been used in the oil and gas industry, from the operational side since the beginning. Accounting rarely involves themselves in the report. What is different about the Preliminary Specification and the Material Balance Report is that the accounting for production, revenue and royalties as well as all of the production administration processes, marketing and other processes that depend on the Material Balance Report for their information are automated based on the data within the report. By tying the accounting information into the production data we are imputing the integrity of the production data to be consistent with the integrity of the accounting data. Subject to the usual amendment process of course.

Understanding these two principles in the Material Balance Report is the role of the user community participant to define the population of possibilities that could occur under the above scenarios. Once those possibilities are defined, ensure that the Material Balance Report has an effective user interface designed to deal with each instance of that population of possibilities. Then they will go about the process of developing the process management software that will be used to manage those processes, in an automated fashion, for the service providers to use for their oil and gas clients.

I know enough about this process that I know this can be done. I also know it can't be done in the current environment where every producer firm is an island of accounting capabilities on their own. Each Material Balance Report must balance to the accounting system. And each Material Balance Report must balance to the next Material Balance Report up the system that the producer may have nothing to do with. And that Material Balance Report will have to balance to the accounting of the producers who own those facilities, who are dependent on the volumes in the predecessor Material Balance Report. This dependency can be dealt with through our proposed service providers who are focused on one individual process and are representing the industry for that one process. It is in that way that we can bring the integrity of the accounting that we are providing the producer firms to a much higher level than what is attainable in the current bureaucratic nightmare of fudged accounting. I’m sure everyone in that area knows what I mean when I say that.

We have the budget designated for the development of this system. It is well beyond what has been attempted before. We will also keep developing the system over the 20 to 30 years that People, Ideas & Objects are operational in oil and gas. What is key to its development are the users within the user community. They are the ones that are defining what the system will do and how it will operate. They are the ones that know and operate the industry and it will be they in the People, Ideas & Objects user community who determine what their systems need to be to do their jobs.

The Preliminary Specification and user community provides the oil and gas producer with the most dynamic, innovative and profitable means of oil and gas operations. People, Ideas & Objects Revenue Model specifies the means in which investors can participate in these user defined software developments. Users are welcome to join me here. Together we can begin to meet the future demands for energy. And don't forget to join our network on Twitter @piobiz anyone can contact me at 403-200-2302 or email here. 

What it Would be Like to Participate in the Developments

Lets assume for a moment that you are a user community participant that has an interest in the Material Balance Report of the Partnership Accounting Module of the Preliminary Specification. Your participation in the user community is oriented around the opportunity to take the Material Balance Report and automate many of the accounting and administrative processes that are dependent on the data in that report. Data and information that is used in the revenue, royalty and production accounting areas. Also in the product marketing and nominations of the products for delivery into pipelines. And determining the product balance in inventories of the commodities. There are many processes that are derived from this data. The Material Balance Report in the Partnership Accounting module holds a special significance to all of these subsequent processes in that the integrity of the data that is published in the report is unimpeachable and therefore the appropriate input for any and all of these subsequent processes. And of course we say unimpeachable from the point of view that these data elements may be subject to amendment, and these amendments would also be automated in the processes.

As a user who has worked within this area for many years you have always marvelled at the physical effort necessary to process the data and information within this domain. Seeing the broad scope of operations in terms of the number of people involved in the accounting and administration of these processes, and the never ending but necessary amendment process, you have always thought that there must be a better way. You knew that it always could be done however the costs and the time commitment necessary for someone to map out all of these processes and make a system work that deals with these is well beyond the scope of what is possible for any one individual oil and gas producer. And that will remain the case for the foreseeable future. However, People, Ideas & Objects are aggregating the resources of the industry in order to apply the solution industry wide, and therefore the scope and scale of this issue are addressable. As a result you have joined the user community and are involved in the developments of these systems.

While in the user community you will be working with other user community participants who have similar skills and understanding of the oil and gas industry. What is interesting is the different perspectives, focus and areas of issue between the users. Everyone has a different history in terms of their understanding and experience in working in the industry. And although that understanding and experience is in many ways the same, the differences can be either enlightening or create tension. Luckily we are all made aware that conflict is the source of creative breakthroughs in terms of solving the difficult issues that we face. And we can see that the Material Balance Report will be a creative and lively environment.

Everyone is well aware of the issues involved in the development of this area of the Partnership Accounting module. We can all agree on what the issues are and to a large part how to solve them. However the devil is in the details and that is where we need to get to and spend the time and energy necessary to make the Material Balance Report of the Partnership Accounting module the system that we know is possible. There are few opportunities in ones career to make the kind of difference that we have here with the People, Ideas & Objects software developments. This will make a significant difference in the lives of those that work in the oil and gas industry. No more of the tedious filing of amendments and chasing data. Instead people will be focused on solving problems, providing leadership, collaborating, being creative, doing research, generating ideas, designing and planning. Things that we need to be doing in order to ensure that we provide the oil and gas producer with the most dynamic, innovative and profitable means of oil and gas operations.

The Preliminary Specification and user community provides the oil and gas producer with the most dynamic, innovative and profitable means of oil and gas operations. People, Ideas & Objects Revenue Model specifies the means in which investors can participate in these user defined software developments. Users are welcome to join me here. Together we can begin to meet the future demands for energy. And don't forget to join our network on Twitter @piobiz anyone can contact me at 403-200-2302 or email here. 

Time is What we Have.

Preparation by the user community participant is one of the ways that we are using the time that we have available to us. In our previous post we noted that in the time that we have we are committed to the developments of the user community. That this is our priority and our focus. As opposed to handing off the development and implementation of the software to an accounting firms technology group. And having them go through the motions of getting user group by in. We are developing the user community as one of our key competitive advantages for the long term. During this three year user community development. Of which we are almost through our first full year. We have identified the areas where an interested candidate can invest their time and energy to become a more productive user community participant when we begin our software developments.

User community participants are drawn from all areas of the oil and gas sector. From all of the professions that are involved in the industry. When we begin software developments what we will need is for you to relate your experience and knowledge of how it is you do your job to our software developers. To design and configure the best way in which the systems that you will use will be developed and implemented. In order to do that we are now looking to augment your knowledge and understanding with some understanding of the technologies and software development process that we will be using. This will aid in the communications between the user community and our software developers. It is far easier for the user community to learn the basics of the technologies than it is for the software developers to learn the broad scope of understanding of the “how to” knowledge of the industry and each discipline that are involved in the user community. An otherwise essentially impossible task.

We therefore ask that the user community participant undertake to invest some of their time and energy in understanding the current software development processes. Some of the tools that are used in that process and their capabilities. This includes specifically the IDE’s (Integrated Development Environments) that are available in the marketplace which include Netbeans, Oracle’s JDeveloper and Eclipse. These are free to use and will generally be part of any course that you take in the university programs that we recommend that you also invest your time and energy in. It is those university programs that we suggest will give you the overall understanding of the technologies that will provide you with the ability to see the larger picture of what the technologies can do. We have suggested upwards of 5 to 6 university level technology courses in database and Java technologies will give the user community participant the understanding of the development process, the technologies, the communication skills with the software developers and the understanding of the Preliminary Specification necessary to make the application what it can be.

I would like to point out at this time that our budget assumptions in terms of the charge out rate for the user community participant are $195 / hour. This reflects not only our commitment to the development of the community but our expectation in terms of the outcome from it. We are looking for the senior level input of those in the industry who have the wherewithal to participate in what we think will be a permanent career change. These charge out rates also assume that there would be some elements of specialization and division of labor being applied to the role so that an individual would be able to organize themselves into small groups of specialized user community participant providers. Also, these user community participants are the key elements in the founding of the service providers who are the replacement to the administrative and accounting capabilities of the producers. And are supported by what we estimate to be the $40 to 60 billion in annual G&A expenses currently incurred by the North American oil and gas producers. We therefore feel our expectations are not only in line, but to be minimal in terms of the earnings potential of the user community participant. However, these costs incurred by the user community assume that we continue to keep our value proposition in mind. And that is that we provide the oil and gas producer with the most profitable means of oil and gas operations. Our value proposition is how we are able to prosper. Therefore our focus must be appropriately aimed and remain so.

The Preliminary Specification and user community provides the oil and gas producer with the most dynamic, innovative and profitable means of oil and gas operations. People, Ideas & Objects Revenue Model specifies the means in which investors can participate in these user defined software developments. Users are welcome to join me here. Together we can begin to meet the future demands for energy. And don't forget to join our network on Twitter @piobiz anyone can contact me at 403-200-2302 or email here. 

A User Perspective From the Service Provider

No matter the situation regarding the oil and gas industry. Whether our budget is funded earlier than our plan specifies in January 2017. The user community will have time to develop in the appropriate manner. Time is the option that we have at our disposal and we are using every minute of every day to further develop the user community. That is our priority and our focus and nothing will take that away. Whatever time is required will be what will be committed to the development of the user community. And not to contradict myself or apply any pressure to the community, it is also the user community development that holds up the remaining parts of this project. Therefore even if we were to secure the budget for the developments of the software, if the user community is not ready to begin developments we will sit on that money and wait for the appropriate time to start. Our commitment to quality and user community developed software is unquestionable.

What kind of oil and gas industry do you want to work in. One that the bureaucracy is in control and unaccountable. Then you can stop reading now you have what you want. Or is it a dynamic, innovative and profitable industry that is driven by the people and ideas that are employed within the industry. One where change is the constant and the systems that you are contributing to the design and development of are a critical part of that organizational dynamism. You see this in other industries that have changed as a result of Information Technology. Music is nothing like it used to be. You the user gets the music you want where you want when you want it. Too bad about the record executive though. Uber will get you from point a to point b without a word, or a need to grab your wallet. And now Apple Pay is the last great hope for the credit card companies existence. Why can't there be a solution along those lines for the oil and gas industry?

The only reason that hasn't happened in oil and gas is because you're not involved. It needs the user to be involved in the development of these software applications to make them effective for the work that is done by you the user. The Preliminary Specification dictates a business model of how the industry would operate if we adopted the Joint Operating Committee as the key organizational construct of the dynamic, innovative and profitable oil and gas producer. It provides solutions to the big problems in the industry like the decentralized production models ability to make the producers price makers. And a solution to what is now being called the “Big Crew Change.” In terms of how it provides the support for your job. The desktop and mobile applications that you need to make what you do for the producer firm dynamic, innovative and profitable. That has to come from the user community and that is why we are so focused on the development of the user community at People, Ideas & Objects. It is the source of our quality in terms of our software.

Consider the revised structure of the industry under the Preliminary Specification. With the producers stripped down to the C class executives, the earth science and engineering resources, some land and legal, and some support staff. Where the administrative and accounting resources have been reallocated to service providers. Assuming you would be moved to an accounting service provider. What would it be like doing your job within a service provider where the entire industry is your client base. What applications would you need in order to do your current job there and process the mountain of data and information that you would be faced with. A completely different kettle of fish. One which the sciences of Information Technology on top of your industry knowledge and accounting education would be necessary to add real value for your producer clients. It is assumed that we'll approach this change with a division of labor where the computers will do the storage and processing. And the users will conduct the leadership, problem solving, creative, collaboration, research, idea generation, design and planning type of work. Then we begin to see the special role the user community takes in these software developments. And how the never ending developments of new and better ways of processing that data will constantly bring greater value to the producers. If it is this type of vision that interests you, and there is a bureaucrat lurking in your life, you'll know what to do.

The Preliminary Specification and user community provides the oil and gas producer with the most dynamic, innovative and profitable means of oil and gas operations. People, Ideas & Objects Revenue Model specifies the means in which investors can participate in these user defined software developments. Users are welcome to join me here. Together we can begin to meet the future demands for energy. And don't forget to join our network on Twitter @piobiz anyone can contact me at 403-200-2302 or email here. 

Our Tactical Plan for the User Community

It is clear to People, Ideas & Objects that the prospective user community participant will not subscribe or participate in these developments until the funds are secured. This has always been understood to be the case. We do however expect that the leadership team will begin their participation at any time. It was on the basis of the leadership teams existence that we would be able to prove to the investor community that we were able to provide an alternative means of organization to them. And then raise our budget on that basis. That was before we were presented with this opportunity to raise our budget in 2015 based on the decline in oil prices. That is, with both the oil and the gas sides of the business performing poorly. Investors will be looking for alternatives to the bureaucracy and therefore the budget can be raised, our leadership team, user community and the Preliminary Specification developed in that order.

If we understand the scope and scale of the Preliminary Specification it involves the work that is done within the oil and gas industry, there is little that is conducted outside of the application. Once we adopt the Joint Operating Committee as the key organizational construct of the dynamic, innovative and profitable oil and gas producer there is little within the industry that is untouched as a result. Therefore we need to include these elements within the application to ensure that it operates in an integrated and functional manner. Therefore the user community will be drawn from the entire population of the oil and gas industry personnel. They will also bring to the application their needs and desires of “what” and “how” they do their jobs. This way we can build the applications, whether for the desktop or mobile, so that they are done efficiently and effectively.

If it takes at least six months to fully comprehend the role the user has within the producer organization. And this is based on the many years of industry experience that a user may have acquired. You can see the value that the user brings to the software development process. When we expect that the costs of user community developments will total $667 million. Total 2,000 man years of time and involve a population of approximately 3,000 individuals. We can see the scope of the undertaking that we are contemplating. And this is what is budgeted for in the initial commercial release. We expect that the user community will continue on in an ever changing and constantly improving manner for the entire time the application is operational in the oil and gas industry. Participation as a user community participant should be considered as a new career choice.

This is in stark contrast to the current model of hiring a number of consultants from the various accounting firms to conduct user development, installation and integration of ERP software. These somehow never have the resources required to complete the user development attributes. As is evident by our budget we're not going that way. We do however have a budget for Oracle consultants. These are primarily for our developers in terms of understanding the Oracle product line.

If you feel that this scope and scale is out of line with what is reasonable in the oil and gas industry I would point out that our value proposition is in the trillions of dollars. And those trillions of dollars are on top of the costs that have already been incurred by the industry. So our value proposition is valued in pre tax profits. We are providing the oil and gas investor with the most dynamic, innovative and profitable means of oil and gas production. That imputes everything involved in the industry to attain production. Therefore the investors investment in us will leverage off the many investments that have been made in the past one hundred years. That is the power of software today, however software is useless unless it is in the hands of an enabled and empowered user community.

The Preliminary Specification and user community provides the oil and gas producer with the most dynamic, innovative and profitable means of oil and gas operations. People, Ideas & Objects Revenue Model specifies the means in which investors can participate in these user defined software developments. Users are welcome to join me here. Together we can begin to meet the future demands for energy. And don't forget to join our network on Twitter @piobiz anyone can contact me at 403-200-2302 or email here. 

Rememberance Day

There is no posting today in recognition of Remembrance Day.

What a Mess

There are no doubt a few bloody noses and some angry people as a result of my words Friday. I've made it pretty clear that I share the bureaucracies belief that they won't participate in this software development project, the user community or the service providers. They have ignored me up until now. That is the normal procedure you follow with respect to a pest. But when that pest becomes a danger, as we have now that the Saudi’s are dropping the price of oil and the bureaucrats are going to be losing money, and therefore won't have a leg to stand on, they will therefore be looking to exterminate that pest. So yesterday I made sure that they know I’m ready for the fight. Let us begin, and may the best business model win!

And this battle will be short lived and intense. I think the investors are going to be looking quickly for an alternative. Prospective members of the user community could help in sending our message out further and faster. That would help everyone. Other than that keep your head down and watch the show. I promise it will be enjoyable and there is no reason for anyone else to be involved in this fight. It’s just me vs. the bureaucrats. The Preliminary Specification vs. the status quo. And the referee will be the investors who have to call the fight to determine who the winner is. And the winner will be the one that operates the industry on a go forward basis.

That is for the foreseeable future. The next 20 to 30 years. A continuation of the bureaucrats and their losses, with no strategy, vision or prayers as to how to make money other than for themselves. Or a vision of how we provide the industry with the most dynamic, innovative and profitable means of oil and gas operations. One based on the Preliminary Specification which is defined and controlled by the user community. The choice is stark. The scope and scale of change is significant, approximately equivalent to the changes that are being experienced in the oil and gas industry itself. This is the choice that the investors are being asked to be make and what the fight will be about. There are trillions of dollars at stake, and maybe so much more.

There is the point of our user community. Which is our primary focus and will always be. User defined software developments are substantially different than other software developments in my opinion. The user community is our source of quality and success. They will be the reason that the industry achieves the dynamic, innovative and profitable means of oil and gas operations. Our cultivation of the community will continue until we have it developed to the level that it can begin developments of the software. And it will never stop developing for the 20 or 30 years that we are the means in which the industry is operated.

We started this week noting that we were taking on what we have now quantified and qualified as the “fight” against the bureaucracy. This is in order to raise our budget in what we describe as the “opportunity” that we find ourselves in.  An opportunity present now that the Saudi’s are “teaching” the shale producers the lesson of “production discipline.” I have set the context and the tone this week. This battle will continue on through the better part of 2015. And believe me you have the right candidate to provoke and antagonize the bureaucrats in your corner. There is nothing that I enjoy more than a fight and I am itching for this one. This however will not take our focus off the development of the user community. And starting Monday we will begin again with our discussion of the user community. The fight will play on in 2015 and there is not too much that will happen in 2014. And with that I should announce I will be taking six weeks off from December 1, 2014. Time which gives the bureaucrats a chance to clean the place up from the mess they made yesterday.

The Preliminary Specification and user community provides the oil and gas producer with the most dynamic, innovative and profitable means of oil and gas operations. People, Ideas & Objects Revenue Model specifies the means in which investors can participate in these user defined software developments. Users are welcome to join me here. Together we can begin to meet the future demands for energy. And don't forget to join our network on Twitter @piobiz anyone can contact me at 403-200-2302 or email here. 

"I Did It My Way"

Today I want to address the eight hundred pound gorilla in the room. And that is our budget. It’s controversial and contentious because no one has seen anything like it in the ERP marketplace of the oil and gas industry before. Lets also be clear we will be looking to raise the full $4 billion in funds in order to begin the developments of the Preliminary Specification. I am certain that our costs will be in the range defined in the outer limit of our budget. And for a number of reasons detailed later in this post we will be looking to raise the full amount. The issue and the controversial aspect of the budget is the payment of the Intellectual Property royalty to me, and the net profits. These two items total half of the budget and nothing of its kind has ever been proposed, or paid, in the industry before.

As detailed in earlier posts and elsewhere; the time that I have spent on this project is significant. I started it in 1992. If the industry can come up with a timely solution to its problems that competes with the Preliminary Specification they can begin the process that I started way back when. This blog reflects much of the ten years of applied research that was done in order to take the idea of using the Joint Operating Committee as the key organizational construct of the dynamic, innovative and profitable oil and gas producer. An idea that I first published in August of 2003. And moving it to the situation we have today. Some people may consider that I am lucky that the oil and gas prices declined and the decentralized production model just happened to meet the needs of the industry. I don’t care. I'll have the royalty payments that prove that the industry needed the solution to solve the trillions in potential revenues that they were losing. I have always been able to generate significant value in the work that I do. It’s no coincidence that I also generate significant controversy. The money is how I keep score.

So we can continue on with the controversy and the losses in the producer firms. To me it only matters that the industry provides me with the up front payment of the budget first and foremost. The first reason of course is to pay myself the royalty. Secondly I will deliver the program in its first commercial release in a timely manner and as a result earn the profits that are identified in the budget. If I fail or have difficulties, then the profits that I realize will be diminished. The issue of the up front payment also has to do with the fact that the bureaucracy have chosen, in every instance, not to work with me. Even when faced with the difficulties in their business. Reasonable people faced with the difficulties in their business would have turned to those that have solutions. They will never do that. If I have to be accountable to the bureaucracy in any way it will surely be my demise. By moving the money under my stewardship as the first act of the industries participation in these developments. Ensures that I will be able to deal with the issues as they arise. And the bureaucrats can continue to manage the industry for the short time they have left.

It is our commitment to the user community and the service providers who are providing the removal and replacement to the bureaucracy that will be the keys to the transition. Technology is disintermediating industries all over the world. Just ask the record store manager, or his distributor. Yesterday I detailed how the industries investors were led down the primrose path to build the industry while prices were low. So that when prices did turn higher they would reap what they sowed. This was a farce and the investors were fleeced. The bureaucracy have played the ultimate ponzi scheme and I’m saying to the bureaucrats you're busted. We're offering an alternative. And in reality its a pretty inexpensive alternative compared to what the bureaucracy is currently charging the investors, and will be charging them in the future with no vision or strategy. And, no prayers. So maybe the people in industry think that our scope and scale is out of line with what is historical in the industry. That paying for Intellectual Property is inconsistent with the industries history. I think we've had enough history from the bureaucracy, and I'm declaring that they're toast.

The Preliminary Specification and user community provides the oil and gas producer with the most dynamic, innovative and profitable means of oil and gas operations. People, Ideas & Objects Revenue Model specifies the means in which investors can participate in these user defined software developments. Users are welcome to join me here. Together we can begin to meet the future demands for energy. And don't forget to join our network on Twitter @piobiz anyone can contact me at 403-200-2302 or email here.