Infosys,Schlumberger tie-up for oil,gas mgmt solns

Global oilfield and information services company Schlumberger and IT giant Infosys today announced a global alliance offering information management solutions to oil and gas companies.

According to an official release issued by Infosys today, the alliance would address a wide array of solutions, primarily focused on the integration of exploration and production (E&P) petro-technical data and applications, including unstructured data, with financial and human resources back-end systems, in order to streamline operational and strategic business decision making processes.

The alliance combines market-leading E&P domain expertise of Schlumberger with the global delivery model (GDM) pioneered by Infosys to create an industry unique resource, the release said.

Infosys and Schlumberger would build on the successful working relationship the two organizations have developed over the last several years, the release added.