SchlumbergerSema wins Contract with Statoil To Provide IT Service Desk operations
SchlumbergerSema Wins Contract with Statoil To Provide IT Service Desk operations Stavanger, February 5, 2003 - SchlumbergerSema, a business segment of Schlumberger Limited, today announced an agreement with Statoil ASA to provide IT service desk operations. Statoil ASA is one of the world's largest net sellers of crude oil, and a substantial supplier of natural gas to Europe. Under the three-year agreement, which has an option to extend to five years, SchlumbegerSema will deliver a dedicated IT support and service desk, tailored for the Scandinavian market. Supporting Statoil operations in Stavanger, Copenhagen and Stockholm, the services will be based on the Schlumberger DeXa.Touch* solution for global help desk and distributed computing environments. To further support its focus on Energy IT services, SchlumbergerSema will also establish an oil and gas competence center in Stavanger. "We chose SchlumbergerSema because of their deep knowledge of the oil and gas industry, their understanding of our specific needs and their competitive pricing," said Jarle Bøe, vice president, IT Statoil. "The implementation of a high quality, service driven IT support desk will provide our users with an efficient and cost effective support system. In particular, SchlumbergerSema will manage the planning and prioritization of IT services to support our business direction and strategy." "This is a key opportunity for SchlumbergerSema," said Jørgen Rasmussen, managing director, SchlumbergerSema Nordic and Baltic States. "We have a strategic focus to provide IT related services to oil and gas clients and the Scandinavian market is an area where growth in IT services is expected. Stavanger will be a center of excellence for oil and gas activities in this region. This agreement continues the long-standing relationship between Statoil and Schlumberger and follows the award of an IT consultancy contract between Statoil ASA and SchlumbergerSema earlier this year. About Schlumberger Schlumberger is a global technology services company consisting of two business segments, Schlumberger Oilfield Services and SchlumbergerSema. Schlumberger Oilfield Services supplies technology services and solutions to the international petroleum industry. SchlumbergerSema aggregates IT consulting, systems integration, managed services and related products to the energy and utilities, telecommunications, finance, transport and public sector markets. Both business segments offer the Schlumberger DeXa Suite of Services to provide IP network connectivity, information security solutions, distributed computing support services and data center hosting services. In 2002, Schlumberger revenues were $13.5 billion. For more information visit http://www.slb.com. * Mark of Schlumberger For further information Thomas Carter, Marketing Communications Director, SchlumbergerSema, phone + 46 8 51 52 52, + 46 708 51 52 52 , e-mail: TCarter1@slb.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/05/20030205BIT00250/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/05/20030205BIT00250/wkr0002.pdf