How Statoil implemented SAP to improve plant safety, increase operations efficiency, performance.

For many years, Statoil has worked to further improve its safety culture and risk management through various campaigns and training eff...

For many years, Statoil has worked to further improve its safety culture and risk management through various campaigns and training efforts. This has yielded significant results. Management systems at all levels have enabled the company to effectively identify, evaluate, manage, and mitigate many business risks and the company continues to make progress managing process safety and risk at the operational asset level. Statoil utilized SAP technology within several areas to both improve safety and increase operations efficiency and performance. Most of the company’s operations involve large production assets in remote locations that are often exposed to rough weather conditions and have limited bed and storage capacities. In 1996, Statoil made the strategic decision to implement one SAP R/3 instance across the enterprise as a core integrated solution for a variety of functional areas such as maintenance, procurement, finance, and projects. Statoil’s Operator Performance Dashboard (OPD), in conjunction with and the on-going change process related to this solution, have enabled the company to shift from a reactive mindset, focusing on coordination and control, to a more proactive approach that focuses on quality and precision when planning and executing activities. While it has experienced considerable success developing its own solutions based on SAP and other technologies, for new and improved solutions Statoil has decided on a case-by-case basis whether to purchase these outright, develop the solutions in-house, or collaborate with a vendor. DOWNLOAD VALVE SOLUTIONS APP. WANT TO PROMOTE YOUR PRODUCT? FEEDBACK @anand_rkrishnan