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During 2003 it became very obvious that oil and gas (O&G) exploration and production activities on North Sea was at a crossroad. Norwegian O&G industry during 2003–2004 made a strategic decision to step into a major re-engineering process of offshore activities. Subsequently the concept of ‘Integrated eOperations’ was born and is currently under a rapid implementation path. So far, the developments have mainly been high-tech driven, but it is widely acknowledged today that human and organizational aspects are the greatest challenges and hence some prudent and long-term measures are necessary to address them strategically. It implies that a more holistic socio-technical approaches are necessary to develop and implement high-performing systems given the level of complexity and the nature of change. This paper brings a brief overview of current developments on the Norwegian continental shelf, and outlines some of the critical aspects from a socio-technical perspective that are central for further advancement towards full-scale offshore-onshore integration by 2010.
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Liyanage, J.P. (2006). A Socio-Technical Perspective on Integrated Operations for High-Risk and Complex Industrial Assets: Experience from North Sea Oil & Gas Industry. In: Mathew, J., Kennedy, J., Ma, L., Tan, A., Anderson, D. (eds) Engineering Asset Management. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-814-2_9
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