ANALYSE SECTORIELLE

Energy and Resources: Why Operational Data Is Becoming a Strategic Asset

An energy and resources company typically manages a large number of physical assets — equipment, infrastructure, and sites spread across sometimes vast territories — each requiring regular tracking of its condition, maintenance activities, inspections, and regulatory compliance. This information exists, but it is often scattered across

25 min readJune 1, 2026Energy & Resources

At a glance

Companies in the energy and resources sector typically manage a significant number of physical assets: equipment, infrastructure, and sites spread across sometimes vast territories, each requiring regular tracking of its condition, maintenance history, inspections, and regulatory compliance.
This information exists - but it is frequently scattered across field team reports, locally maintained Excel files, emails exchanged between sites and head office, and the accumulated knowledge of a handful of experienced employees.
This dispersion may seem manageable when the number of assets and sites remains limited.
But as the organization grows, it becomes an increasing operational and financial risk - one that limits management's ability to anticipate problems rather than simply react to them.
In a typical organization in this sector, information about asset condition, completed work orders, costs incurred, and identified risks flows through several separate channels.

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An energy and resources company typically manages a large number of physical assets - equipment, infrastructure, and sites spread across sometimes vast territories - each requiring regular tracking of its condition, maintenance activities, inspections, and regulatory compliance. This information exists, but it is often scattered across

71%

of organizations identify data quality as a major barrier

56%

have a shared data repository across teams

38%

have appointed a data governance lead

Data governance priorities - 2025 vs 2026

Data inventory and mapping

69%

54%

Applied quality rules

Key dimensions

The structural issues covered in this analysis, grouped by theme.

Companies in the energy and resources sector typically manage a significant number of physical assets: equipment, infrastructure, and sites spread across sometimes vast territories, each requiring regular tracking of its condition, maintenance history, inspections, and regulatory compliance. This information exists - but it is frequently scattered across field team reports, locally maintained Excel files, emails exchanged between sites and head office, and the accumulated knowledge of a handful of experienced employees.

This dispersion may seem manageable when the number of assets and sites remains limited. But as the organization grows, it becomes an increasing operational and financial risk - one that limits management's ability to anticipate problems rather than simply react to them.