Industry Technology Facilitator
oil industry organization
Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF) is an oil industry trade organisation established in 1999. It is owned by 30 major global oil majors and oilfield service companies.
The group has offices in Aberdeen, UK, Houston, USA, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Perth, Australia and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Members
ITF currently has a membership of 30 global operators and service companies including:
Aramco Services Company
BG Group
BP
Chevron
ConocoPhillips
DONG Energy
ENI
EnQuest
ExxonMobil
GE Oil and Gas
Kuwait Oil Company
Maersk
Marathon Oil Corporation
Nexen
Petrofac
Petronas
Petroleum Development Oman
Premier Oil
PTTEP
QatarEnergy
Schlumberger
Shell
Siemens
Statoil
Technip
Total
Tullow Oil
Weatherford
Wintershall
Wood Group
Woodside Energy
Awards and recognition
Alick Buchanan Smith Spirit of Enterprise: 2009 Winner – ITF
Investors in People - Gold
Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards: 2009 Rising Star Winner - Ryan McPherson
IoD Scotland - Emerging Director Finalist: Neil Poxon
The topics addressed by these ITF sponsored technologies include seismic resolution, complex reservoirs, cost-effective drilling and intervention, subsea, maximising production, integrity management, and environmental performance.
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