HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Petrofac, the
international oil and gas services provider, has chosen to expand
the use of Intergraph Smart™ solutions in the execution
of its global engineering projects. The renewed three-year contract
includes license agreements for the SmartPlant®
Enterprise solution portfolio, containing Intergraph Smart 3D for
engineering design and SmartPlant Foundation for centralized,
integrated engineering information management.
With over three decades of experience in executing major
projects in the oil and gas industry, Petrofac has established its
position as a leading provider of oil and gas engineering services
globally, and currently has one of the largest backlogs in the
industry. Petrofac uses a variety of software platforms to optimize
efficiency in its projects with Intergraph being one of the
selected products in its portfolio.
Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph
Process, Power & Marine president, said, "We are proud that
Petrofac continues to trust Intergraph PP&M's capability to
offer knowledge-based and rule-driven technologies to improve
safety, quality and productivity. Our priority is to supply our
global customer base with first-class engineering solutions that
help them to respond to industry challenges and gain the
competitive advantage they need."
Smart 3D is breakthrough engineering technology that is
knowledge-based and rule-driven, streamlining marine asset design
processes and improving delivery schedules, with increased detail
and manufacturing design productivity of up to 30 percent. It is
endorsed and used by leading offshore and marine companies
globally, including the most productive shipyard, the top offshore
owner operator, the top fabrication yard and the top classification
society in the world. Smart 3D provides companies with the
capabilities they need to gain and maintain an edge in a highly
competitive industry. For more information about Smart 3D, visit
ppm.intergraph.com/products/3d-product-family/intergraph-smart-3d.
Intergraph Technical User Forum (TUF) LinkedIn groups provide an
online discussion forum for year-round networking between users. To
learn more about Intergraph Smart 3D and network with other
Intergraph users, visit
ppm.intergraph.com/technical-user-forums.
The ARC Advisory Group, a leading industry analyst firm, ranked
Intergraph as the No. 1 overall worldwide provider of engineering
solutions for plant design (process, power and marine), according
to its "Engineering Design Tools for Plants and Infrastructure
Worldwide Outlook Market Analysis and Forecast Through
2019."
About Petrofac
Petrofac is a leading international
service provider to the oil and gas production and processing
industry, with a diverse customer portfolio including many of the
world's leading integrated, independent and national oil and gas
companies. Petrofac is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (symbol:
PFC). Petrofac designs and builds oil and gas facilities;
operates, maintains and manages facilities and trains personnel;
enhances production; and, where it can leverage its service
capability, develops and co-invests in upstream and infrastructure
projects. Petrofac's range of services meets its customers' needs
across the full life cycle of oil and gas assets.
With around 20,000 employees, Petrofac operates out of seven
strategically located operational centres, in Aberdeen,
Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Woking, Chennai, Mumbai and Kuala
Lumpur, and has a further 24 offices worldwide.
For additional information, please refer to the Petrofac website
at www.petrofac.com.
About Intergraph Process, Power & Marine
Soon to
be known as Hexagon Process, Power & Marine, Intergraph
Process, Power & Marine is the leading global provider of
engineering software for the design, construction and operation of
plants, ships and offshore facilities.
Hexagon Process, Power & Marine is part of Hexagon (Nasdaq
Stockholm: HEXA B; hexagon.com), a leading global provider of
information technologies that drive quality and productivity
improvements across geospatial and industrial enterprise
applications.
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