A three part publication* from Price-WaterhouseCoopers (PwC) looks at shale/ unconventional development from an engineering perspective. The report describes a 'changed environment' where oil and gas companies and their E&C** partners are engaged in many repetitive activities and handoffs between functions that look more like manufacturing operations than traditional drilling and production. Here, IT and enterprise systems are 'emerging as enablers that significantly improve decision making and drive productivity.'
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