Esri Malaysia has announced that Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has won the Esri Special Achievement in Geographic Information System (SAG) Award 2020. Esri Malaysia is the country’s foremost authority on geographic information system (GIS) technology. The award recognises the successful application of GIS in Petronas Pipeline Asset Management project. Its deployment has enabled the company to gather and visualise more than 20 layers of spatial and non-spatial data. GIS has been widely used by Petronas since 2006 in exploration, development, production, operations, maintenance and monitoring through GIS mapping tools. It has benefited Petronas by allowing seamless workflows, leading to significant boosts in productivity, greater collaboration and quick decision-making.
Petronas, a Malaysian oil and gas company, was established in 1974. It is wholly owned by the Malaysian government and has grown to become an integrated international oil and gas company with business interests in 35 countries.