Schlumberger
awarded global gonnectivity contract by Amerada Hess
Posted: 31 March 2004
Schlumberger Remote Connectivity connects West African
offices with offshore oil platforms; Secure Private Network links
West Africa to Houston and Aberdeen
Schlumberger Information Solutions announced independent upstream
oil and gas company Amerada Hess has selected the Schlumberger global
connectivity data solution to provide a reliable and secure communications
network between its offshore and land-based facilities in West Africa
and its offices in Aberdeen and Houston.
"Amerada Hess required voice, fax and data communications
between each of our their remote locations in Africa where local
IT infrastructure was not present. "Schlumberger established
real-time remote communications using its very small aperture terminal
(VSAT) satellite technology, and linked West Africa to our the Amerada
Hess Houston and Aberdeen offices with its global Secure Private
Network. This solution enables highly reliable and secure two-way
communications between our Amerada Hess offshore oil rigs, the African
land offices and other offices in the Amerada Hess network."
Connectivity has been established between each of the Amerada Hess
remote sites in West Africa, and from West Africa to the Aberdeen
office, made possible via a satellite downlink to the Schlumberger
teleport facility in Aberdeen. The Amerada Hess office in Houston
links to its West African and Aberdeen locations via the Schlumberger
Secure Private Network, which is based on a multi-protocol label
switching (MPLS) backbone. MPLS technology allows faster, simpler,
multi-application data transmission and reliable connectivity, as
well as options for bandwidth on demand.
"With the implementation of stabilized systems designed for
marine or remote use as well as fixed, land-based connectivity,
Amerada Hess can now communicate in real-time with all its offices
in West Africa and other locations. Supporting all global regions
where oil and gas fields are explored, developed and produced, the
Schlumberger global network meets the demanding requirements of
the energy industry -- anywhere, anytime," said Jean-Michel
Rouylou, vice president, Connectivity Services, Schlumberger.
About Schlumberger
Schlumberger is the world's leading oilfield services company supplying
technology, project management and information solutions that optimize
performance for customers working in the oil and gas industry. The
company employs more than 50,000 people of over 140 nationalities
working in 100 countries, and comprises two primary business segments.
Schlumberger Oilfield Services supplies a wide range of products
and services from formation evaluation through directional drilling,
well cementing and stimulation, well completions and productivity
to consulting, software, information management and IT infrastructure
services that support core industry operational processes. WesternGeco,
jointly owned with BakerHughes, is the world's largest seismic company
and provides advanced acquisition and data processing services.
In 2003, Schlumberger operating revenue was $11.5 billion.
For more information see www.slb.com.
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Editor Pipeline Magazine
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