Independent IT consultancy FarrPoint has partnered with energy company TAQA’s UK business to help deliver efficiencies in its digital networks.
The three-month analysis identified potential savings for TAQA’s Wide Area Network (WAN).
FarrPoint’s review focused on onshore elements and identified a number of potential options for TAQA to decrease its yearly spend over three years.
Director of FarrPoint, Calum Lamont says: “We looked at options for finding efficiencies within the existing networks as well as redesign to identify the best path forward.
“The oil and gas industry has had a tumultuous few years with many businesses focusing on sustainability.
“We worked with TAQA to observe how their network is utilised and, as a result, identified potential areas where bandwidth could be reduced or different networks implemented, increasing overall efficiency.”
FarrPoint commenced the project in March and the recommendations have been submitted to TAQA who are reviewing and planning next steps.
The industry has faced financial challenges following the decline in the oil price to a quarter of what it was two years ago.
TAQA operates five platforms that produce from 13 fields spread across the Northern North Sea and the Central North Sea. TAQA is also the operator of the Brent Pipeline.
FarrPoint is an independent consultancy based in Edinburgh advising organisations throughout the UK on IT infrastructure and connectivity.