Oil & Gas Whitepapers

As the global demand for energy increases, operators will take on
more complex and higher risk projects to exploit discovered
resources. They will seek to manage their risk by distributing it into
their engineering contractor supply chain and, as a result, EPCs will
be presented with compressed timescales, stricter safety
requirements and more complex engineering problems to solve.

Plant design systems are a business critical tool for EPCs and need to
play an important role by providing a platform for design efficiency
and project agility. Plant design solutions must be quick to deploy
and easy to use, and must help to improve design productivity and
quality. Time spent at the start of the project setting up software is
the most expensive time to lose on the project – software needs to
let the engineers engineer.

In this paper, AVEVA outlines how the future of plant design will see
greater levels of agility, productivity, efficiency and compliance for
project execution.

Shift Handover is a critical business process. While plant start-up, shift handover and shutdown account for less than 5% of the time, these critical ‘take-off and landing’ periods account for 40% of plant incidents. But incidents are just the visible tip of the inefficiency iceberg. In this in-depth Business Paper, AVEVA examines the nature and extent of the shift handover problem and outline how an information management solution can be used to overcome it. By eliminating many of the discontinuities created by traditional manual, paper-based handover procedures, the potential business benefits are considerable:

Reduced downtime

Fewer incidents

Reduced operating costs

Improved compliance

Reduced operating risk

...in short, a safer and more productive asset

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This paper examines the technology, product features, performance specifications and several example applications of the Symmetricom CSAC SA.45s - the world’s first Chip Scale Atomic Clock.

Global trends indicate a continued growth of outsourcing non-core business activities to third-party contractors. Outsourcing inevitably comes with risk exposure, generating the need for organizations to maintain sustainable contractor management practices. Drawing from lessons learned across multiple industries, this white paper discusses 10 strategic elements found in best-in-class contractor management systems. Whether you are an Owner/Operator who uses contractors or a General Contractor who hires subcontractors, you will find the following reference points for benchmarking contractor management practices and identifying opportunities to reduce risk:

1. Establish a clear communication strategy
2. Measure performance
3. Incorporate a risk-ranking process
4. Follow a three step due-diligence process
5. Maintain an approved contractor list
6. Establish consequences and exit strategy
7. Address subcontractor management
8. Follow standardized guidelines
9. Integrate with internal business processes
10. Leverage technology