Automa, the oil and gas automation and digitalisation congress, is taking place on 5-6 October 2026 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Held in partnership with Shell Energy & Chemicals Park Rheinland, Fluor, Linde, MOL Group, and Repsol, Automa offers industry leaders an opportunity to examine automation, data-driven technologies, and digital intelligence applied across the oil and gas value chain
Companies across the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors are facing shared challenges in system integration, performance optimisation, and scalable deployment as digital technologies reshape industrial decision-making and operational resilience.
A recent industry update highlights the expansion of AI-driven digital twin and automation platforms across energy operations, accelerating real-time insights and smarter asset management.
Against this backdrop, Automa 2026 brings senior decision-makers together to move beyond theory and focus on practical implementation and real operational use cases across the oil and gas industry.
This focus builds on the results of Automa 2025, which welcomed 350 delegates from 170 companies across more than 40 countries, featured 56 speakers, facilitated 288 BRB meetings, and delivered over 40 hours of technical case discussions and networking.
The Automa 2026 agenda expands on this process, advancing applied industrial digitalisation, such as AI and digital twins, advanced analytics, emissions monitoring, and industrial software platforms, and is supported by executive-level perspectives and in-depth case studies connecting strategic priorities with project experience.
Participant feedback emphasises the value of Automa’s integrated practice-oriented format. Alexandr Arabadji, head of technical monitoring, protection and prevention section at Moldovagaz JSC, notes the clarity of the agenda and the strong alignment between strategic sessions and applied case studies, highlighting the exhibition area and effective meeting coordination as key drivers of collaboration and business development.
Hans Heerschop, senior director, Information Technology, Fluor, describes Automa as “a collaborative space where EPC vendors and clients meet, exchange ideas and learn from one another, beyond presentations, through structured networking.”
Laura Rodriguez Palafox, head of Transformation Management Office at Repsol, shared that “Automa is a focused platform for peer exchange on automation and digital solutions, rather than a generic technology event.”
Over two days, Automa 2026 provides technical sessions, a focused exhibition and structured networking formats designed for engineers, digital leaders and senior decision-makers.
Step into the conversations shaping the next phase of industrial digital intelligence and see who is already driving change: Oil & Gas Automation and Digitalisation Congress: AUTOMA 2026 | October 5–6 | Amsterdam, the Netherlands
