SAS^® Solutions for the Oil & Gas Industry

The volatile nature of our carbon-based energy economy has put the oil and gas (O&G) industry squarely in the spotlight, with analysts and investors closely monitoring performance and evaluating future growth claims against a company’s demonstrated ability to deliver on needed performance improvements in the face of major challenges:   In the Spotlight SAS and ConocoPhillips Norway Find out why ConocoPhillips relies on SAS for help with focusing on performance and controlling costs. An aging work force and large, looming skills gap. Excess demand and the associated need to find more reservoirs while mitigating environmental impacts. Huge volumes of historic and real-time data scattered throughout operational silos in fragmented legacy systems. Technological complexities associated with multiple, disjointed planning and monitoring systems. SAS provides solutions that enable the O&G industry to transform masses of data about your sub-surface, operations, reservoirs, fields, other assets, suppliers, contractors, risks, costs and profitability into strategic business intelligence—the fuel for competitive advantage. How SAS can help Achieve sustainable production improvements and control costs. (PDF: 261KB) Transform planning and decision making into an open, well-documented process that can be replicated by a broad range of stakeholders. Develop, integrate and share strategic plans among various constituents. Monitor those plans for long-term viability and effectiveness. Improve overall operational efficiency, safety and integrity. (PDF: 400KB) Gain a single point of control that lets you know how well the business is performing across the board at any point in time. Have the necessary tools at your disposal to make changes when and where needed. Lower maintenance costs. (PDF: 913KB) Perform predictive, preventive maintenance on your assets with minimal disruption to production. Maximize the use of maintenance resources to meet operational goals for profitability, safety and environmental compliance. Mitigate the impact of unplanned shutdowns. (PDF: 621KB) Assemble large volumes of data from many platforms and systems to create a picture of what has happened and then transform it with analytic and predictive capabilities to project what’s going to happen. Gain the foresight that can increase your production uptime and ultimate profitability. Industry scope SAS works closely with all relevant industry stakeholders, offering solutions and expertise across these industry sectors: Upstream – Companies involved in the exploration and/or production of hydrocarbons (oil and gas). Downstream – Companies involved in refining, LNG, GTL, supply (pipelines and transportation) or retailing. Service providers – Maritime exploration providers, service exploration providers, service production providers, refining service providers, etc. Energy ministries – Central energy ministries as well as OPEC and IEA. Pioneers in integrated operations SAS is a pioneer in the field of integrated operations, along with O&G companies based on the Norwegian continental shelf. With regional hubs for the Americas, Europe, the former Soviet Union and the Middle East, as well as representation in many industry bodies, SAS is well-positioned to support the evolution toward integrated operations by helping O&G companies: Create integrated operating and strategic plans with time horizons spanning from a few days to decades. Harness the vast data and knowledge sources within O&G companies.

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