Oil & Gas

Gain control as well as make product information accessible and easy to distribute

The oil and gas industry faces the same problem as many other industries. They strive to gain control as well as make product information accessible and easy to distribute. Product development within the offshore industry was previously handled internally by key persons with a bird’s eye perspective. Today the process has become much more complex, diverse and global. Strict demands on traceability as well after market and service have also become increasingly important to the oil and gas industry.

We’re seeing a different process today. In many cases there are more partners, situated on different continents, as well as more sub-suppliers. This makes it a necessity to have an IT-system that can secure that all parties involved are able to access and work with the same information.

Schlumberger, which is a customer of Technia’s, has been using PLM for several years. Initially the company had two problems to solve; they wanted everyone to have access to the same information no matter were they were, and they wanted to coordinate the development process to make sure all personnel worldwide used the same work processes. Today they have succeeded.

One of the biggest effects from the PLM-implementations was that we optimised the change processes and made it twice as fast. That also means that the transmission of data from development to operation goes 10 times faster than before. What they used to do in six months, they can now do in 10 days.

Small and medium sized enterprises – an emerging market
Some of the larger players in the oil and gas industry have been using PLM for years now. For many of them it has been a prerequisite to be able to act globally. When it comes to the small and medium sized businesses only a few have implemented PLM, however it is an area in which Technia expects strong growth for 2007.

PLM used to be reserved for big organisations with large wallets and a plenty of time to spend. This has changed over the last couple of years. The system has become less expensive and easier to implement and use which in turn has made small and medium sized companies more interested in PLM. At this stage many SMEs have yet to implement PLM systems although some of the most innovative and offensive companies are already there.

What can Technia offer the oil and gas industry?
Technia is a total supplier of solutions where we together with the customer create and adapt systems and processes for the customer’s needs. Technia has large experience from many industries and sectors, which makes it possible for us to offer some new and different ways to look at old problems. Mac GREGOR The market for MacGREGOR cargo cranes is global, with owners and shipyards spread all over the world. The PLM solution enables global access to product information and support MacGREGOR’s complete business process from concept design to after sales and services, which in turn will improve MacGREGOR customer responsiveness. The PLM system will be the global master for all items and product information and manage all related processes. AKVA group AKVA group business activities within the Maritime/Aquaculture segment are global and span across four continents.

“AKVA group has grown dramatically lately and is planning an aggressive continued growth the coming years in the Aquaculture industry. The business activities are global and cover four continents. By employing the ENOVIA PLM solution as a collaboration platform, our goal is to enable an efficient product data management process, extensive and easy collaborative between development departments, manufacturing and sales, as well as to standardize our processes. This project will enable AKVA group to provide the best solutions to this emerging market in a cost effective manner”, says Jone Gjerde, Chief Operating Officer, AKVA group.