Wipro Wins Infrastructure Deal from Australia-based Oil and Gas Company, Woodside
December 01 2016 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading
global information technology, consulting, and business process
services company, today announced that it has been awarded a
three-year IT infrastructure services and digital transformation
contract by Woodside. Woodside is an Australian oil and gas company
with a global presence, and is recognised for its world-class
capabilities as an explorer, a developer, a producer and
supplier.
Leveraging its ServiceNXT platform, Wipro will provide Managed
Services for IT Infrastructure across Woodside’s global portfolio,
with a focus on the larger sites of Perth and Karratha in
Australia. The engagement includes delivering infrastructure
services to offshore maritime facilities and potential exploration
sites.
Backed by deep domain experience in Oil & Gas, Wipro will
also support Woodside with the digital transformation of its
upstream operations.
Manoj Nagpaul, Chief Sales and Operations Officer,
Asia-Pacific & Japan, Wipro Ltd. said, “We are delighted to
work with Woodside in Australia. We have been in Australia for
almost 15 years now and are a trusted provider to leading
Australian companies in their pursuit of agility, efficiency and
digitisation. This win is a realisation of our strategy of
investing in major resource basins globally with a view to be
closer to our clients and combining it with our extensive oil and
gas experience, strong IT infrastructure services & Digital
transformation capability and leadership position in Australian
market.”
Anand Padmanabhan, President - Energy, Natural Resources and
Utilities & Construction SBU, Wipro Ltd. said, “We are
excited about our deal with Woodside and are confident that our
functional excellence and industry expertise along with our digital
transformation capabilities will successfully support Woodside’s
business objectives. We look forward to building this relationship
and co-innovating with Woodside.”
Having worked with customers in Australia starting 2002, Wipro,
today has a presence in all major Australian cities - Sydney,
Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra. The
company works with 55+ customers across diverse industry sectors
such as Banking, Insurance, Mining, Telecom, Energy, Government,
Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods in Australia.
About Wipro Limited
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading
information technology, consulting and business process services
company that delivers solutions to enable its clients do business
better. Wipro delivers winning business outcomes through its deep
industry experience and a 360 degree view of “Business through
Technology.” By combining digital strategy, customer centric
design, advanced analytics and product engineering approach, Wipro
helps its clients create successful and adaptive businesses. A
company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of
services, strong commitment to sustainability and good corporate
citizenship, Wipro has a dedicated workforce of over 170,000,
serving clients across 6 continents. For more information, please
visit www.wipro.com
About Woodside
Woodside is Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company
with a global presence, recognised for its world-class capabilities
– as an explorer, a developer, a producer and a supplier. The
company’s assets are renowned for their safety, reliability and
efficiency, and Woodside is Australia’s most experienced liquefied
natural gas (LNG) operator.
Woodside’s producing assets in Australia include the landmark
North West Shelf (NWS) Project, which has been operating since
1984. In 2012, the company commenced production from the Pluto
LNG Plant. The company’s global exploration portfolio
includes emerging and frontier provinces in Australia and the
Asia-Pacific region, the Atlantic Margins, Sub-Saharan Africa and
Latin America. Woodside has significant equity interests in
high-quality development opportunities in Australia (Browse),
Canada (Kitimat) and Myanmar. Woodside believes
that technology and innovation are essential to bringing down
costs and unlocking future growth. Today, it is pioneering remote
support and the application of artificial intelligence and advanced
analytics in its operations. For more information visit
www.woodside.com.au
Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth
prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of
risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks
and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not
limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our
earnings, revenue and profits, our ability to generate and manage
growth, intense competition in IT services, our ability to maintain
our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract
and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on
fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration,
restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our
international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key
focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability
to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions,
liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the
companies in which we make strategic investments, withdrawal of
fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, war, legal
restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside
India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property, and general
economic conditions affecting our business and industry. Additional
risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully
described in our filings with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We
may, from time to time, make additional written and oral
forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the
company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any
forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by us
or on our behalf.
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