KPMGInternational|kpmg.comKPMG.MaketheDifference.DrivethenextwaveofdigitaltransformationwithdataanddecisivenessKPMGglobaltechreport:EnergyinsightsExecutivesummaryTheenergysectorisatapivotalcrossroads,facingunprecedentedchallengesandopportunities.Addressingthechallengesandseizingtheenergytransitionopportunitieswillrequireaunifiedapproachthatintegratestechnology,dataandstrategyacrosstheentirebusiness.Thisdualchallengedemandsinnovativesolutionsandstrategicforesight,makingitimperativeforenergyleaderstoleverageadvancedtechnologiesanddata-driveninsightstodrivethenextwaveofdigitaltransformation.Ourresearchfindsthattheenergysectorismoreresilientandwillingtotakerisksthanothersectors,butitneedstoincreaseinvestmentsindatacapabilitiesandartificialintelligence(AI)tounlockitsnextwaveofdigitaltransformation.Basedonacomprehensivesurveyof2,450globaltechnologyleaders,thisreportexaminestheexperiencesof122energytechnologyleadersfrom19countriesandprovidesvaluableinsightsintodigitaltransformationintheenergyindustry.Energyismoreresilientandwillingtotakerisksthanothersectors,butitneedstoincreaseinvestmentsindatacapabilitiesandAItounlockitsnextwaveofdigitaltransformation.Thisreportadvocatesthatenergyleadersmustleveragedataanddecisivenesstodrivethenextwaveofdigitaltransformationwithintheirorganizations.BymethodicallyexperimentingwithAIusecasesandleveragingcybersecurityframeworks,energycompaniescanprotectagainstthreatsthatcouldhinderdigitalinnovation.WhiletheenergysectormatchesorsurpassesotherindustriesinmanyITdisciplines,achievementsareoftenconfinedtoisolatedfunctionalareasratherthanspanningentireorganizationsorecosystems.Astechnologicalinnovationopensnewpotentialintheenergysector,abalanceneedstobestruckbetweenrapidadoptionandastrategicapproachtoextractinggenuinevaluefromtechnology.Evidence-baseddecisionsshouldbemadetonavigatethroughthehypeandfindresilientsolutions,scalingnewtoolssuchasAIsafelyandresponsibly.EnergyCEOsviewGenAIasbothariskandanopportunity.Buttherisks—offallingbehindand/ormakingafatalerrorintermsofprivacy,ethicsorintegrity—canbemanaged,whilethereishardlyanareaofbusinesswhereAIcan’tbringvalue.IntegratingAIreallycomesdowntochangemanagement,andthat’ssomethingCEOsshouldfeelconfidentaboutaslongastheyhavethefundamentalguardrailsinplace.AnishDeGlobalHeadofEnergy,NaturalResources,andChemicalsKPMGInternational2KPMGglobaltechreport:Energyinsights©2025CopyrightownedbyoneormoreoftheKPMGInternationalentities.KPMGInternationalentitiesprovidenoservicestoclients.Allrightsreserved.2TheenergysectorisbolderthanothersontechnologyEnergycompaniesaremethodicallyexperimentingwithAIusecasesDatamaturitygapsmakeitharderforthesectortoprovethevalueofitstechnologyThesectorisskilledatgettingfinancialvaluefromcybersecurityThefutureforenergyExecutiveSummaryAuthorsMethodologyHowKPMGcanhelpKeyfindingsExecutiveSummaryKeyfindings67%withofenergybusinessesachievingbusinessvaluefromtheiractiveAIusecases.Butasizeableproportionaretakingacautiousapproachandarestillattheproof-of-conceptstageofAIexperimentation.EnergycompaniesaremethodicallyexperimentingwithAIusecasesThemajorityofenergyfirmsareinthetoptwomaturitystagesofAI,Energysectorexecutivesare8percentagepointsmorelikelythanthecross-sectoraveragetobeinthetwoearlierstagesofAIimplementation.Ineverydatamanagementcategorymeasuredintheresearch,theenergyindustryislaggingb...