Won't these oil and gas companies simply hire their own developers to create software that they need? Doesn't that mean lots of development time will go into so

Won't these oil and gas companies simply hire their own developers to create software that they need? Doesn't that mean lots of development time will go into solving problems other projects have already solved? This seems like it could create competition, but it doesn't seem very likely to me that it would ultimately help the environment. Perhaps the awareness it spreads has a greater impact than the rest of it.