SchlumbergerSema Completes DeXa.Ensure Business Continuity Study for Unocal Thailand.Energy Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 SchlumbergerSema, a business segment of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SLB SLB Solomon Islands (ISO Country code) SLB Schlumberger Ltd. (oil field services firm) SLB Server Load Balancing SLB Sport Lisboa e Benfica (soccer) ), today announced that it has completed a Business Continuity consulting study for Unocal Thailand at its Bangkok facilities. Covering specific Exploration & Production (E&P) processes as well as general business systems, the study was part of a high-priority initiative within Unocal. These types of consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" are an important part of the complete business continuity capabilities that SchlumbergerSema provides to enterprises around the world through its DeXa.Ensure(a) solution. Unocal is one of the world's leading independent natural gas and crude oil exploration and production companies. The company's principal oil and gas activities are in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Asia. "Today's environment means that all businesses, oil & gas included, need to have proper understanding of the risks to business continuance The adjournment or postponement of an action pending in a court to a later date of the same or another session of the court, granted by a court in response to a motion made by a party to a lawsuit. , and to plan accordingly," said Tara Tiradnakorn, vice president, Operations for Unocal Thailand Ltd. "SchlumbergerSema was selected to help gain that understanding and produce a range of strategy options. The combination of local E&P experience and broad-based Business Continuity skills meant that the work was highly relevant to our situation." "By providing leadership and commitment from top management, Unocal ensured that one of the most vital factors for success was in place," said Ron Mobed, development manager, Business Continuity Solutions, SchlumbergerSema. "In addition, Unocal management participated fully in the study, which meant that resources were allocated effectively and directed towards the most critical processes." The scope of work covered Business Impact Analysis, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. and Strategy Evaluation for the major business processes handled in Unocal Thailand's Bangkok Head Office. Functions specific to the oil & gas industry, such as Asset Teams, Engineering & Construction and Logistics, as well as general processes such as Finance, HR and IT were included. The study investigated internal processes as well as those having dependencies on outside parties. In the E&P industry, which uses service companies extensively, these dependencies were especially important. Critical data flows, such as well information, were examined and tracked from wellsite acquisition to delivery and analysis. Other workflows, such as drilling and well-planning, had function-related as well as data-related dependencies. The resources of the Schlumberger Oilfield Services Schlumberger Oilfield Services, a division of Schlumberger Limited, is the world’s largest supplier of exploration and production (E&P) services, solutions and technology to the international petroleum industry. team in Bangkok played a key role in the execution of the project Interviews with managers and operational staff were used to determine criticalities. Findings were consolidated in workshops, which yielded detailed prioritization within functions - such as selection of critical interpretation projects. The resulting Business Continuity strategy options were therefore tuned to the detailed specific issues facing the business. SchlumbergerSema business continuity services are offered through DeXa.Ensure, part of the DeXa(a) Suite of Services for computing computing - computer infrastructure, secure network connectivity, information security and business continuity. About SchlumbergerSema SchlumbergerSema is one of two business segments of Schlumberger Limited, a global technology services company. SchlumbergerSema aggregates IT consulting, systems integration, managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality and related products to the energy (oil & gas and utilities), telecommunications, finance, transport and public sector markets. Leveraging the Schlumberger DeXa(a) Suite of Services, it also provides IP network connectivity, information security solutions, distributed computing (1) The use of multiple computers networked throughout a wide geographical area, or the world via the Internet, in order to solve a single problem. See grid computing. (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services and data center hosting services. In 2002, Schlumberger revenues were $13.5 billion. For more information, visit www.slb.com. (a) Mark of Schlumberger |
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