Power Without Surprises

Electricity powers nearly everything in oil and gas, from pumps and motors, to compressors and digital systems. But while production engineers obsess over volumes and temperatures, the quality of the electricity driving their systems is often overlooked. Most teams only discover power issues after equipment fails, leading to unplanned downtime and costly repairs. Unfortunately, traditional power quality meters and relay monitors don't catch the early warning signs. They lack resolution, require manual data pulls, and don't provide actionable insights . Worse still, the frontline technicians tasked with using these tools rarely have time to analyze the data . As the industry electrifies, and hyperscalers start co-locating AI data centers with natural gas fields, the demand for clean, reliable power is rising fast, and the risks of ignoring it are getting more expensive by the day. In this episode, I speak with Denis Kouroussis why " ghost electrical problems " aren't ghosts at all, but just data you haven't seen yet, and how his background in chip design and solid-state power is shaping the future of uptime. His company, Volta Insite , offers a different path forward. This plug-and-play system captures continuous waveform-level data and sends it to the cloud , where intelligent analytics flag problems before assets fail. It's already saving operators time, money , and headaches by pinpointing power sags, identifying failing contactors, and reducing arc flash risks. 👤 About the Guest With a background in electrical engineering Denis Kouroussis founded Volta Energy in 2009. His passion for technology and cars has led him down a path of working in semiconductors , power electronics and software development with his spare time devoted to rebuilding cars. Denis is focused on leveraging his technical know-how to solve problems and build businesses around those solutions with a firm belief that businesses exist to serve customers and that people within organizations need to be empowered to execute without obstacles in order for an organization to reach its full potential. 🔗 LinkedIn – Denis Kouroussis 📧 hbarber@voltainsite.com 🌐 Volta Insite 🛠️ Additional Tools & Resources 🎓 Digital Strategy Course for Oil & Gas (Udemy) 📝 Blog on Substack 🎧 Podcast Archive 🔗 Connect with Me 🌐 Website 💼 LinkedIn ✖️ X (Twitter) 🎤 Contact for Lectures and Keynotes I speak regularly on these and related topics. 📞 Book a discovery call ⚠️ Disclaimer The views expressed in this podcast are my own and do not constitute professional advice.

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Power Without Surprises is an episode from Digital Oil and Gas by Geoffrey Cann.

This episode is 32:10 long.

This episode was published on Nov 12, 2025.

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