“We help the business focus on its core job of finding and producing oil.” Peter Sturla Global Real Estate and Facilities Angola project manager
In Papua New Guinea, more than 360 employees will work in the ExxonMobil Haus, which features an open, collaborative work environment.
Concentrating on people But the underlying impact of GSC’s involvement at frontier sites is its capability to provide safer, more secure, productive and cost-effective offices and housing for employees. Along with that goes the installation of computer and telecommunica- tions systems and the purchase and delivery of needed equip- ment and supplies. “You want explorers to explore, developers to develop and producers to produce,” Clare says. “Our team’s business is to give ExxonMobil employ-
lenging, she adds. “Often, the sites lack basic infrastructure, and when there are no existing networks we can tie into, we deploy satellite and microwave services to provide network capabilities. As projects evolve, we work to develop more permanent communication solu- tions, such as fiber optic cable.”
When offices become opera- tional, the company hires local workers to oversee office man- agement and to provide procure- ment, contracting services, IT and other support. “ExxonMobil develops the national workforce, optimizing skills and bringing our global knowledge and expertise to train local engineers, human resources folks, procurement specialists, real estate professionals and security personnel so that they can oper- ate our sites consistently any- where in the world,” Sturla notes.
ees quality office space, secure residential facilities, and other technical tools and equipment so they can produce oil and gas.” “Partnership is key to our suc- cess,” Canaday adds. “We work closely with the business, and understand the direct impact their work has and the value it provides. From bringing up a site on day one with IT services to experiencing the startup of production opera- tions, there’s tremendous satisfac- tion in seeing these projects come to fruition.”
Lasting impact GSC’s support provides a
lasting positive effect on the local population, including job creation, skills development, and economic impact through local leasing and purchasing.
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