A Major Oil and Gas Drilling Contractor Unifies ERP and Analytics for Global Transformation

This client is a major contract drilling organization serving oil and gas exploration and production companies. It was running a 10-year-old, heavily customized Tier-Two ERP system that limited confidence in information quality and analytics. Executive management needed better decision support, while the board was pressing for stronger financial reporting, including consolidations, and greater security over information in the system. The company’s vision was a single-sourced back-office platform based on industry-leading practices. 

Hitachi Digital Services delivered a multi-pillar Oracle R12 Enterprise Business Suite transformation using a proven Enhanced Profitability Management solution for contract drillers. The engagement began with a four-month global design and moved into a 13-month big-bang business transformation program. 

The implementation included the full footprint of Oracle Enterprise Business Suite, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition with analytics across finance, purchasing and supply, projects, and enterprise asset management, plus Endeca for iProcurement and Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management. The engagement also established a template for rollout to sites in Argentina, Colombia, and Saudi Arabia. 

The transformation moved the client away from a legacy ERP dependency and established a common Oracle platform for global operations. It also created a framework to support future acquisitions and improve operations and supply chain efficiency. 

• Implemented a multi-pillar Oracle ERP footprint over 17 months. 

• Established a framework to roll out a global Oracle solution for future acquisitions. 

• Converted the business from a legacy ERP dependency to a common Oracle platform. 

• Leveraged a pre-packaged drilling industry solution. 

• Improved operations and supply chain efficiencies.