Oil & Gas - Stories

March 26, 2012

Oil and Gas Companies Report Increased Spending on Technology to Aid Global Integration and Efficiencies

Accenture and Microsoft survey of upstream sector shows mitigating risks and new drilling regulations are high on companies’ operational excellence agenda.

September 20, 2011

Microsoft Launches the Chemical Reference Architecture Initiative

New Microsoft and Accenture study underscores industry need for tighter collaboration, more flexible IT infrastructure and cloud computing solutions.

January 18, 2011

Adoption of Real-Time Collaboration Technologies Continues to Grow Among Oil and Gas Professionals, According to Microsoft and Accenture Survey

Oil and gas companies are driving adoption of social media tools within their work forces.

January 18, 2011

Oil and Gas Industry Sees Boom in High-Tech Collaboration

The adoption of real-time collaboration technologies continues to grow among oil and gas professionals, according to a Microsoft and Accenture survey released today at Microsoft’s Global Energy Forum.

October 4, 2010

DuPont, Spotless Group and Sunoco Move to Microsoft’s Cloud

Companies deploy Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite to reduce costs and increase productivity.

November 10, 2009

Microsoft Joins Energistics to Drive Oil and Gas Industry Standardization

Microsoft and industry partners continue momentum toward a common platform for information sharing and business process integration in the oil and gas industry worldwide.

November 4, 2009

Major Oil and Gas Enterprises Improve Business Performance with Advanced Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Functionality

European firms adopt new Microsoft desktop and server platforms to improve employee productivity and their capacity for innovation.

June 23, 2009

Could U.S. IT Pros Be Losing a Seat at the Strategic Table?

New study commissioned by Microsoft underscores the importance of IT innovation for business success.

February 18, 2009

Oil and Gas Pros View Social Media as Important for Productivity, Collaboration; Yet Few Firms Have Tools in Place, New Survey Reports

Microsoft and Accenture research reveals industry loses almost a half billion dollars annually due to inefficiencies around finding, using and sharing information among engineers alone.