So far, adoption of B2B electronic transactions proved to be poor and limited to large corporations, due to the lack of solutions matching the needs of midsize to small organisations. Such solutions now exist and can help the O&G industry to roll out standards like PIDX and increase the productivity and the efficiency of all trading partners.
He controls a multibillion-dollar IT budget and co-ordinates the activities of 96,000 employees worldwide. But for Patrick Héreng of Total the biggest challenge is yet to come as the oil giant prepares to upgrade its entire IT infrastructure.
O&G catches up with Stephen R. Brand, SVP of Technology at ConocoPhillips, for an alternative view of this energy giant’s operations.
Continuously knowing what a company’s wells and reservoirs are producing facilitates improved asset management and integrity, argues Shell’s Ron Cramer.
Mobile broadband access in remote locations, by Magnus Wallmark, Director Business Development, SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB