CNOOC unit
Nexen Petroleum UK has contracted with Aberdeen-based Asset Guardian
Solutions (AGS) for the provision of its eponymous software tool to
protect and improve management of process control software used to
operate its North Sea Golden Eagle offshore development.
Asset
Guardian provides a ‘single point’ solution to manage process control
software systems, supporting configuration change management, version
control, disaster recovery and a secure repository for storing files
and data. The tool is reported as assisting compliance with regulatory
standards, guideline and codes of practices including IEC61508, 61511,
ISO 9001, CPNI and HSE KP4.
AGS is also
providing AGSync, a software tool that synchronizes data and files
across multiple onshore and offshore locations. AGS clients include BP,
GDF Suez, Inpex, Dolphin Drilling, Stena Drilling, Technip and
Woodside. More from AGS.
This article originally appeared in Oil IT Journal 2015 Issue # 3.
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