AUTOMA 2025 welcomes top-level specialists on 13-14 October in Amsterdam, the Netherlands to explore the most recent developments in the oil and gas field. Experts have the opportunity to engage in B2B networking and share insights on tech-savvy solutions such as 5G, virtual plants, digital twins, artificial intelligence, robotics and video analytics.
“AUTOMA is a good platform to get into contact with the latest innovations and technology and digitalisation but also automation, - noted Thomas Ludwig, LFO-Pool Manager at Shell Energy & Chemicals Park Rheinland, which hosted the previous edition of the Congress. - And I think it's good for us to get a calibration where technology goes, where we are as a company and what way we want to go in the future.”
For 8 years, the Oil and Gas Automation and Digitalisation Congress assembles oil & gas, service companies, refineries, EPC contractors, pipeline operators, equipment manufacturers and others to discover challenges and opportunities of the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors. Annually, AUTOMA welcomes 350+ delegates, ensuring a carefully balanced audience composed of heads of technical departments, senior technical experts and high-level management.
In 2025, the agenda of the event highlights the necessity of meeting energy demands while addressing urgent environmental issues related to climate change by means of automated and digitalised operations across the industry. AUTOMA 2025 is focused on facilitating the transition towards a greener future. This includes promoting renewable energy sources while using IoT to maintain green infrastructure, putting sustainable practices in place like maximising carbon capture efficiency to make storage safer and enabling a circular economy with blockchain for resource provenance tracking.
Speakers present case studies offering a well-rounded perspective on the following themes:
- The advancement of Industry 5.0 as a strategic driver for optimising performance and fostering innovation
- Application of digital twin models to enhance equipment performance
- AI algorithms in process control for smart refineries
- Initiatives for reducing carbon emissions such as carbon capture and storage (CCS)
- Collaboration with start-ups.
Previous editions of AUTOMA have demonstrated a constructive pathway for technological advancements in the petroleum and energy sector. Jack Albrecht, General Manager at Albrecht Software Consulting GmbH, shared his insight: “There was a panel yesterday. They discussed in great detail, very interesting, how you can use new AI technologies in a way not only enhances the business but also keeps security of data at the forefront.”
This year, representatives from TotalEnergies, Fluor, Repsol, Shell, MOL Group, SOCAR Turkiye Energy, McDermott, Cenosco, Italgas and others are going to participate in the Congress, sharing practical industry examples and introducing innovative technologies with the potential to transform the whole sector.
