The PPDM Association is the not for profit, global society that enables the development of data professionals, engages them in community, and endorses a collective body of knowledge for data capability across the energy and natural resources industry.

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Congratulations to our PPDM Volunteer Recognition Recipient - Christy Hopkins
Christy has been a member of the Houston Leadership Team since August 2025. “The PPDM Association is fortunate to have a passionate and energetic volunteer like Christy on the Houston Leadership Committee,” said Linda Bragg, PPDM Senior Project Manager. “In her short time on the team, she has already achieved so much, most recently taking on the role of Vice Chair of the Leadership Team Committee. Christy consistently brings forward great ideas...
Welcome to PPDM Blaine Horner
With support from the Government of Alberta, PPDM’s “Unlocking Data Careers” initiative is helping people better understand and prepare for data-centric careers in Alberta’s digital economy. The program focuses on practical data literacy, transferable skills, workforce transition, and the growing importance of trusted data across industries. This pilot project will help PPDM™ assess the need for such programs...
Houston Energy Data Convention 2026
The PPDM Houston Energy Data Convention brought together energy data professionals, operators, regulators, technology providers, and industry leaders for a day on training and two days of discussion focused on trusted data, governance, analytics, AI, interoperability, and the future of data-centric operations in the energy sector...
Call for Abstracts
The Perth Leadership Team is seeking speaker abstracts for our upcoming hybrid full-day workshop.

This year’s Asia Pacific Energy Data Workshop is hosted by the Australian branch of the PPDM Association in Perth, Western Australia...
Unlocking Data Careers: A New Program for Alberta
This summer, PPDM is running a free five-day data literacy and career readiness program in Calgary, Edmonton, and Red Deer, supported by a Government of Alberta grant. Unlocking Data Careers (UDC) is built for unemployed and underemployed Albertans: career changers, newcomers, recent graduates, people doing data work...
IEDS: Meet Thoth!
Over many years, PPDM members have developed an enormous body of technical and professional knowledge related to energy data management. This includes standards, reference lists, data rules, data models, semantic standards, identification standards, training materials, guidance documents, competency frameworks, industry...

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Data Community

Data Community members are globally connected in a trusted network of data experts and users.

Data Resources

Data Resources are built collectively by members to drive data’s strategic usefulness and interoperability.

Data Professionals

Data Professionals build and certify their competency and capability to support industry needs for a resilient and skilled workforce.


The PPDM Association supports the entire energy value chain: Petroleum, New Energy, Environment, and Technology. We leverage the trusted PPDM Way to develop data standards, enable knowledge sharing, and provide professional development for data professionals and data consumers across the energy industry.

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