Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced plans with SAP
AG (NYSE: SAP) to deliver joint new offerings, based on the SAP HANA
platform, called “Upstream Production Operations,” to help oil and gas
companies improve and standardize processes, replace legacy tools,
provide a single view of production across the organization, minimize
uncertainty and improve the management of production.
Extending the existing relationship between the two companies and
expanding their portfolio of hydrocarbon management solutions, “Upstream
Production Operations by Accenture and SAP” will consist of solutions,
services and training for energy companies’ production operations.
As part of the program, Accenture and SAP will provide an end-to-end
solution – from the well head to the invoice – which will include key
processes such as production forecasting, field data capture, production
accounting and deferment management. Using SAP’s leading software
platform as the backbone, Accenture will provide consulting, systems
integration and outsourcing services.
“Building on our existing success with SAP, these new upstream
production operations solutions are designed to fill a significant void
in today’s upstream market,” said Jean-Marc Ollagnier, group chief
executive of Accenture’s Resources operating group. “Our goal is to help
our clients focus on improving their operations from the initial phase
of production to the point of sales by optimizing energy companies’
investment in upstream assets.”
Chakib Bouhdary, executive vice president, Industry Solutions, SAP,
said: “Combining Accenture’s significant domain expertise in operations
with SAP’s innovative IT solutions will create a variety of new upstream
go-to-market offerings that don’t exist in the industry today. We
believe this will change the game in helping our customers meet their
production goals.”
‘Upstream Production Operations by Accenture and SAP’ will run on the
SAP HANA platform, providing oil and gas companies with integrated views
of high volumes of complex data in real-time. It is the next in a range
of industry and functional solutions by Accenture and SAP running on the
SAP HANA platform. Just recently, both companies have launched a marketing
performance solution on SAP HANA for Chief Marketing Officers.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and
outsourcing company, with approximately 281,000 people serving clients
in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience,
comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions,
and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies,
Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance
businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of
US$28.6 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2013. Its home page
is www.accenture.com.
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