BSI BSOL Case Study Petrofac International

How Petrofac uses BSOL to deliver world-class oilfield services

“We’re spread around in two Customer objectives: Customer benefits: or three key operational centres, • Meet legal and safety • Reduced maintenance, with so (previously) we’d have to requirements for oilfield all documents kept up to physically visit the library. services date automatically Online it’s much easier.” • Reduce time spent maintaining • Peace of mind – access is only Anitha Alackappally, a standards library available from within Petrofac’s Standards Coordinator, Petrofac • The flexibility to add documents secure intranet to collections ad-hoc • Wider range of resources • Allows access across nine sites – with one global license, even • Secure document control smaller offices have access to a comprehensive database Customer solution: of standards British Standards Online (BSOL) • Modules provide value for provides online access to the money, a custom collection most complete collection of provides the flexibility to British, and adopted European and quickly add ad-hoc documents International standards available. BSI BSOL Case Study Petrofac International

Background ‘We then had a subscription to PLUS Security is an important concern for both Petrofac is a leading International service (private list updating service) before being Petrofac and its clients, which is why they provider to the oil & gas production and introduced to the online service.’ While have chosen to take advantage of BSOL’s processing industry, with a diverse the PLUS service did reduce the work of blind login facility. With blind login, customer portfolio including many of the maintaining a standards library, they felt customers can host a link in their secure world’s leading integrated, independent an online service would offer even greater intranet, which takes them directly into the BSI/UK/79/ST/1112/en/DD and national oil & gas companies. Petrofac flexibility and time savings. product without the need for a username or password. This eliminates the risk of login designs and builds oil & gas facilities; Speed, security and ease of keeping up to details falling into the wrong hands. operates, maintains and manages facilities date were all factors in Petrofac’s decision and trains personnel; enhances production; to subscribe. And because Petrofac now has a global © BSI Group and, where it can leverage its service license, smaller offices can benefit from capability, develops and co-invests in How BSOL is used access to a larger range of documents than upstream and infrastructure projects. Petrofac subscribes to 21 modules, which would otherwise be possible. This means With around 17,200 employees, Petrofac delivers the majority of standards they people are using more standards. operates out of seven strategically located require. They also have a further custom operational centres, in Aberdeen, Sharjah, collection of 50 documents, which they Abu Dhabi, Woking, Chennai, Mumbai and revise annually, to cover anything outside What does Anitha think of the Kuala Lumpur and has a further twenty four these modules. offices worldwide. BSOL overall? The benefits Petrofac uses BSOL to manage standards ‘We have six sites and nine especially the complex engineering Firstly, the BSOL subscription has saved simultaneous users, and we’re specifications needed to build and Petrofac time and effort. ‘It’s very user very happy with the service.’ maintain oil and gas infrastructure. friendly.’ says Anitha. To find out more visit Finding the right standard has become shop.bsigroup.com/BSOL or call Why choose BSOL? simple. ‘We’re spread around in two or three +44 20 8996 9001 for details. For Petrofac’s engineering department, key operational centres, so (previously) we’d standards are essential. In the past they have to physically visit the library. Online it’s used hard copy standards, with each much easier.’ office having a separate library. This meant Maintaining the standards too is fast and every library having a limited collection, inexpensive. ‘Now with BSOL everything and licensing the same document for is either current or if it is non-current then different sites. it is shown as non-current, so that part Maintenance was also an issue. ‘In the past, of my job is much easier.’ every time we used a standard we’d have to Previously ordering a new standard would check if it was current or not current.’ says take around a week from ordering until Anitha Alackappally, Standards Coordinator delivery. Now if a user requires a standard for Petrofac. ‘We actually had to hire a that isn’t covered by their modules ‘I just company who would come in every three add it to the custom collection, so it’s months to update all our standards.’ available for everyone,’ says Anitha.

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