oil and gas
Our oil and gas services have become a cornerstone of our operations. Each service is tailored to meet the individual needs of the specific region in which it operates.
We continue to refine and develop the services offered in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS), Norwegian and Dutch sectors. This is in addition to services provided further afield – e.g. in Argentina, Kazakhstan, Nigeria and Venezuela.
First Point Assessment (FPAL) is the oil and gas industry's supply chain database in the UK and Netherlands and was established by the industry itself in 1996. FPAL is the key tool used by purchasers to source and select suppliers. The process replaces approved vendor lists and eliminates costly duplication in pre-qualifying suppliers.
First Point Kazakhstan has been developed to register all suppliers to the Oil and Gas Industry Industry in Kazakhstan. Registered suppliers will be visible to major purchasing companies and organisation in Kazakhstan and through entry into the Achilles Global Directory can market their products and services internationally.
Some of the principal Spanish and Portuguese electricity, gas, oil, water and shipbuilding companies, with the objective of having a tool to register their suppliers and vendors effectively, have agreed to establish a common system, the Registro de Proveedores (RePro). This database is open to participation from all companies operating in similar areas depending on the products and services demanded. It is continually updated, objective, and non-discriminatory.
Achilles Joint Qualification System (JQS) is a unique collaboration between Norwegian and Danish oil and gas operators and management contractors. The participating organisations use the system to provide information and to select suppliers and contractors when buying goods and services. Those buyers not subject to the EC procurement directives are actively using the system as a joint vendor database.
The NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) is an initiative designed to help provide visibility and transparency in the contracts and procurement processess within the Nigerian oil and gas industry.
In order to secure a correct and objective procurement process, some of the more important Argentinean companies have established a common scheme (SICLAR) for qualification of suppliers of products and services to the oil and gas industry in Argentina.
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