
Building on a fruitful collaboration over the course of a decade, Worley and BP have entered into a fresh strategic alliance.
The aim is to consistently enhance the value creation and efficiency of BP’s site projects around the world. The alliance is notable because it is the first of its kind in BP’s operations business.
It is expected to initially achieve savings in site projects worth US$40 million over two years by enhancing their capital efficiency. The alliance will apply in places where Worley already has a contract to provide services, namely the refineries of Cherry Point, Rotterdam, Whiting, Lingen and Gelsenkirchen, and the gas- and oil-producing areas of Oman, Senegal, Mauritania and the Gulf of Mexico.
BP’s vice president for site projects, Niall Maguire, said:
“We remain focused on improving safety, reducing emissions, high value activity and reducing cost. This alliance increases our operational effectiveness through centralisation, standardisation and simplification, helping us safely grow the value of BP.”
BP, which makes the Castrol metalworking range, will work with Worley on various site projects to achieve greater efficiency in areas like procurement, management, engineering and construction development, by taking advantage of the companies’ global scale and embracing digital capabilities.
The alliance will also unite and safeguard the companies’ excellent technical expertise within a market where such resources are limited.
Worley’s group president for APAC and EMEA, Mark Brantley, said that the companies’ shared values and history meant that Worley was well positioned to develop and implement solutions for BP’s project portfolio, and provide sustainable change and value creation.