- Providing fast, reliable and compatible information systems is just one example of how Global Systems and Services enables the efficient operation of the company’s worldwide businesses.
y leveraging capabilities, Global Systems and Services (GSS) provides a variety of services essential to ConocoPhillips’ worldwide businesses. Among these are aviation, real estate and facilities management, and financial and information services, all of which add value and help employees do their jobs better.
“We have one goal – deliver the right services at the right price at the right time,” says Gene Batchelder, senior vice president, Services, and chief information officer.
Key 2007 achievements included substantial progress on integrating the former Burlington Resources operational and financial systems into ConocoPhillips’ systems, an effort that yielded synergies well in excess of initial estimates. More than 30 associated projects are finished, with the completion of approximately six other projects expected during 2008.
Additionally, GSS completed a major upgrade of the SAP-based computer systems that perform such vital functions as financial records keeping, managing major capital development projects, scheduling plant maintenance, billing and materials tracking. The upgrade enables the company to more fully utilize the supporting SAP products and will facilitate their future integration with other critical systems.
Throughout the year, GSS worked to ensure that the company’s U.S. assets – buildings, refineries, pipelines and mineral leases – were valued fairly and accurately on governmental tax rolls. This effort lowered annual tax obligations by $82 million, thus reducing pressure on operating costs.
To benefit two of its home communities in Oklahoma, ConocoPhillips built and populated company historical museums in Bartlesville and Ponca City, with GSS coordinating the design and construction of both the buildings and exhibits. Their openings were key events in Oklahoma’s Centennial Celebration. The museums attracted more than 17,500 visitors during the year.
Also completed under GSS supervision were the construction of an employee wellness center, a parking garage and other facilities at the company’s Houston headquarters.
“These achievements exemplify our efforts to meet the company’s needs by providing services of such high quality and cost-effectiveness that they represent a competitive advantage for our business units,” Batchelder says.
