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Pooling industry expertise
guides offshore
operators to technical solutions.
Participating in Joint Industry Projects (JIPs)
is one way operators can collaborate to solve the
problems they share. JIPs are focused on advancing
technologies to meet operators’ business needs,
particularly in the realm of increasing production
and extending reserves. By leveraging the resources
of its members – which include operators, service
providers and various vendors – the JIP can often
come to a solution faster and with more likelihood
of commercial success than any single participant
toiling on its own.
The Engineering Services department at T.D.
Williamson (TDW) has a lot in common with
JIPs. Both build upon collaborative relationships
to generate innovations. In fact, the Engineering
Services department was created with the sole
