The necessity and possibility of using digital technologies in the oil and gas industry in the conditions of digital transformation of economy

The modern oil and gas industry are largely dependent on the processes and trends driven by the accelerating digitalization of the economy. The digitalization of the oil and gas sector is Russia's top priority, which implies the digital transformation of all production processes and stages. The article substantiates that Russia is on the verge of a new period of modernization of the oil and gas industry - digital transformation. The concept of "digital transformation" is clarified based on domestic and foreign research. An overview of digital technologies in the oil and gas industry is made, such as: big data, industrial Internet of things, robotization, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, 3D printing, blockchain, virtual reality. The results of a study of digital operations in the oil and gas sector for 2019 are presented. The possibilities of using innovative technologies to optimize business processes in the oil and gas complex have been determined.