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Where’s the biggest sweet spot for unlocking new value through digital? It’s the upstream oil and gas business—where data integration offers huge potential.

Sylvain Santamarta is a senior member of Boston Consulting Group’s Energy practice. He has been a member of that practice for more than 16 years. Sylvain works with clients throughout the energy industry, leading large-scale transformational change. He is the founder of BCG’s Center for Digital in Oil & Gas, leads the Climate and Sustainability Transformation offering for BCG globally, and established BCG’s Center for Sustainability Policy and Regulation.

Sylvain brings 25 years of experience in the energy industry with a specific focus on strategy and transformation in the context of the energy transition. Prior to joining BCG, Sylvain worked for seven years with Shell International where he held several positions in upstream oil and gas and corporate finance.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MBA, Harvard Business School
  • Master’s degree, mechanical engineering, École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM)

Publications and Videos

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Why Investing in Climate Action Makes Good Economic Sense

Leaders’ hesitation to incur the upfront costs of mitigation and adaptation has slowed the collective response to climate change. But what are the economic implications of inaction?
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The Cost of Climate Inaction Can Spur Collective Action

BCG has quantified the staggering cost of inaction on climate. To avoid worst-case scenarios, the private sector and other stakeholders must ramp up their collaboration.
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Harnessing the Power of Data in Oil and Gas

To unlock the full value of existing operations, oil and gas companies must improve collaboration among their business and IT teams and leverage the mountains of data that they have at their disposal.
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The Sustainability Imperative in Emerging Markets

Companies that meet ESG challenges in emerging markets find that being a sustainability leader unlocks growth opportunities.

Climate and Sustainability Transformations Are Tough. Three Elements Can Help.

Companies need to decarbonize their existing operations, but they can also create value from new sustainable businesses. This dual imperative calls for a structured approach to change.

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The Challenges of a Sustainability Transformation

When it comes to sustainability, senior leaders are shifting from ambition to execution—and that’s the hard part. Companies know they need to decarbonize and improve sustainability across their value chains, but often they struggle to translate that ambition into results.
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Digital Powers Value Creation in Oil and Gas

A recent BCG study finds that upstream O&G companies struggle to deliver value from digital and that digital maturity correlates with value delivery.
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Creating Value with Digital Twins in Oil and Gas

Many companies fail to capture key benefits of replicating equipment and processes in a virtual environment. Taking these steps is essential to success.
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Big Oil, Big Data, Big Value

To get the most from digital, energy companies need a central platform that includes a data warehouse, a data lake, or both.