“The recent Macondo incident in the Gulf of Mexico, which occurred in 2010, was amomentous event,” says Mike Neill, Petrotechnics President–North America. “It was an eye-opener that sent shivers down the spines of executives operating in hazardous industries around the world and compelled them to increase their focus on operational risk management. In order to move forward, Operators need areliable and consistent decision support tool to mitigate and manage exposure to operational risk, and executives need real-time KPIs to assure them that the process is working correctly,” he continues.

Founded with a vision to keep more people safe in hazardous working environments, Petrotechnics provides a scalable, enterprise-wide software solution that empowers companies to make better decisions—from the boardroom to the frontline. The company’s flagship operational excellence management solution, Proscient, enables clients to standardize initiatives, policies, processes and procedures. Clients integrate planning, maintenance, and operations to dynamically monitor and managethe cumulative risk impact of operational priorities and activities. The goal, mitigate major hazard risk and better manage frontline operations. In short, operators can ensure the right work is prioritized, managed and executed in a safe, efficient and sustainable manner.

“Proscient introduces a new way of managing operational risk by enabling clients torelate the impact of planned activitiesand risk control system deviationsto fundamental process safety barriers. Proscient empowers organizations to better understand the cumulative operational risk they are carrying at any given time which can be used to improve operational decision making. It allows all stages of the organization to better understand the level of risk being carried at any given time. The benefits it delivers range from serving as an early warning system for potential major accident hazard related incidents, allowing organizations to make proactive interventions, better prioritize maintenance, and make more informed decision-making around risk and activity at the daily operations level,” claims Neill.

“We offer a complete solution that goes beyond the software, bringing people and process together with technology to deliver big, tangible business benefits across an organization. For the first time, operational leaders can prioritize and manage the relationship between production and safety, and drive continuous improvements across the enterprise.”