Crude Oil Markets

This group of oil, gas and petrochemical companies has interests in a variety of renewable energy sources and has become the world’s largest distributor of biofuels – exploring ideas to accelerate potential development of a commercially-feasible and climate-friendly biofuel from marine algae.

One of the world’s largest oilfield services providers reduced uncertainty about parts obsolescence and replacement availability by providing its employees with real-time access to data for 25,000+ parts and eliminating delays to part change notices. The company also ensured compliance with latest REACH, RoHS and Export regulations.

At this global energy company, the Market Intelligence team – which supports procurement decisions totaling $13.5 billion annually – cut in half the number of source locations that analysts must access to gather information and reduced by 50% the time required to generate reports/charts for decision makers.

As a Delta Air Lines subsidiary, this oil refinery reduced the parent company’s jet fuel costs by $300 million per year and increased the efficiency/productivity of its own 40 engineers by up to 2 hours a day – saving about $600K per year. The refinery also strengthened corporate governance by ensuring compliance with safety/environmental standards.