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Businesses today rely on the field force for new revenue opportunities and cost efficiencies. Organizations are turning to the application of new IT solutions that address field operations and the need of mobile workers. They recognize the value in optimizing mobile business processes through technology solutions that can help track, measure and monitor field events in order to improve work efficiency and visibility. This paper discusses the benefits of adopting a field mobility system, which uses solutions such as field service, asset maintenance, inventory management, and equipment operations.
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Digital oil field (DOF) enables improved asset performance by being proactive to events and activities. The chapter in this book (page 11) will examine the role of DOFs in a real-time enterprise (RTE) through...
key scenarios. These scenarios comprise faster decision-making based on real-time and near real-time data streams, and include real-time drilling and work-over monitoring, and monitoring of real-time production wells and facilities.
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) enables end-to-end automation of the refinery scheduling process, builds a business-wide services repository, facilitates collaboration with supply chain partners, and reduces time-to-market. Infosys' expert...
organizes the scheduling process into five steps - with substeps and activities - to create application-independent granular services. It ensures reusability of services at various levels across refinery business processes. Additionally, SOA-based approach enables platform-independent integration of the scheduling system with a variety of data sources.
Reproduced with the permission from Hydrocarbon Processing, Gulf Publishing Company. Originally appeared in October 2009 issue.
Infosys’ expert analyzes different types of digital oilfield projects and shares a perspective based on the common requirements of such projects. He focuses on reducing the silos within the organization after evaluating data and work processes. He also analyzes the...
common elements of real-time reservoir management and reserves management in terms of process and data requirements, data standards and components of work processes. Our expert discusses common requirements to reduce the cost of reuse and deployment of solutions across the organization.
Published with the permission of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Safety of operations is an important aspect of Health Safety Security Environment (HSSE) in the oil and gas industry. Infosys' expert demonstrates how IT solutions help improve safety in a digital oilfield by sharing data about safety across organizations....
He highlights the importance of change management to ensure the successful adoption of a new solution.
Published with the permission of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Global Exploration and Production (E&P) companies are outsourcing IT activities to India and other countries where there is a talent surplus. Earlier, IT outsourcing was adopted as a cost-cutting measure. Today, enterprises realize...
that outsourcing ensures better access to talent and capabilities. In this white paper, Infosys' experts discuss how companies can leverage the growing global software services sector. Infosys recommends creating an extended talent pool of professionals to help solve the looming 'crew change' crisis.
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Reservoir simulation as a tool for rig planning and scheduling facilitates better integration of processes across reservoir engineering, planning and operations teams. In this white paper, Infosys' expert discusses the results of a prototype...
software application to view the rig schedule generated by a reservoir simulator. According to our expert, visualizing simulation rig schedules and comparing them with a planned rig schedule result in optimization of operations.
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Business pressure and pricing process complexities demand a pricing decision support system. The right type of calculation engine with the flexibility of multiple techniques and supporting processes is a business imperative....
The... pricing system depends on the intelligence of the calculation engine to solve complex scenarios by using price-sensitivity information. Knowledge of price-sensitivity enables retailers to alter prices dynamically across sites to maximize revenue. This paper describes complexities in the pricing process and offers different approaches for daily pricing of retail fuels.
Refinery scheduling is a critical link in implementing a refinery operation plan. Several scheduling tools and applications are available in the market. Next-generation scheduling solutions must go beyond modern scheduling products.
Originally appeared in Hydrocarbon Processing. September 2006 issue. Used with permission. www.HydrocarbonProcessing.com
Reserves replacement by leading energy companies barely keeps pace with production. The business challenges are the result of forces of demand and supply. To meet energy requirements of the global economy, new techniques for...
finding energy and new sources of energy will be required. It will demand the use of technology across multiple disciplines, including nanotechnology and chemistry. IT will facilitate innovations and provide capabilities to expedite the R & D phase and increase efficiencies in the manufacturing and construction phases. This paper identifies key technologies that will be used to meet future energy demands and spells out the role of IT.
Lack of scalability of the IT delivery organization has become a major impediment to achieving synergies across Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) initiatives. Global sourcing can provide a solution to scale requirements....
However, it needs to be undertaken in a modular fashion. CIOs need to collaborate with the business and sourcing partners to devise a strategic approach to Modular Global Sourcing and must enforce an enterprise-wide business-IT alignment.