ENERGY capabilities and competencies . Initially , the IT team developed their own modules based on the specific needs and circumstances of the business , something that an outside trainer would struggle to do . Already nine courses have been developed , and every member of the 50 strong IT team has completed at least two of these . “ The ISIT Academy provides an important platform to develop our capabilities . Our team have embraced their learning and development agenda rill is artered don with enthusiasm .” To further enrich the ISIT academy , they are also looking to bring in outside content .
Scalable for growth Upstream oil businesses like drillers , service providers and equipment providers used to work in silos . Pourteymour believes the new realities presented by the low price market provides opportunities for creation of a new and more efficient integrated value chain . In its first ten years the company grew by acquisition and that strategy will continue when market conditions allow . “ Our priority now is building a digital platform that allows Seadrill to operate these rigs very efficiently . We have been upgrading our satellite links , our applications and our IT infrastructure , and putting more of it into the HPE cloud so we ’ re ready to handle more rigs if we need to scale up . That is the beauty of being in the cloud – it is easy to scale the operation in a trice . In our first ten years Seadrill grew very rapidly . I am hoping that when the market returns we will return to the growth mode . The cloud allows us to expand as and when necessary – when we need it . The technology we are putting in place allows us to be able to upgrade , and add capacity as the market dictates .” With the advancement and maturation of technologies and the market forces in the upstream business , Pourteymour believes this is this the most exciting time to be in IT in the Oil and Gas industry . www . seadrill . com 43