Energistics Consortium, Inc. is now an affiliate of The Open Group, a global consortium that reportedly enables the achievement of business objectives through technology standards. Energistics remains a separate entity, with The Open Group assuming control of Energistics operations in a move that will enable broader community access, more efficient collaboration and stronger standards evolution in line with the global energy transition.
Having served the industry for over thirty years, Energistics is a long-standing member of The Open Group OSDU Forum, and in October 2018 became the first non-operator company to be invited to join the Forum. Its WITSML, RESQML, PRODML and ETP standards have become universal in the industry and form a critical component of the OSDU Data Platform, according to The Open Group.
Development will continue in Energistics special interest groups (SIGs) to ensure the standards remain a vibrant part of the energy community. Most recently, Energistics Transfer Protocol v1.2 was released in September 2021, and a consolidated release candidate for new versions of RESEQML, PRODML and WITSML was made available in December 2021.
This work will reportedly support both the wider industry and the ongoing development of the OSDU Data Platform and standards for analyzing legacy subsurface energy data as well as new energy data from wind, geothermal, hydrogen, photovoltaic sources and carbon capture, utilization and storage data sources.
The transition of governance reflects the significant overlap between Energistics and The Open Group OSDU Forum, with 42 of the 220 current Forum members also being Energistics members. Retaining its own board, the work of Energistics is now overseen by members of both organizations alongside The Open Group itself.
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