Collaborative Work Environments (CWEs) have provided significant benefits to Shell in production, field management and maintenance. The CWEs enable faster and better decision making by improved communication and easier sharing of relevant information and data. Business benefits include increased production, higher equipment reliability, lower operating cost and improved HSE. Considerable learning was derived that helps future implementations and ensures sustainability.

Keywords:
Upstream Oil & Gas, asset and portfolio management, knowledge management, spe intelligent energy conference, collaborative work environment, global scale, Netherlands, CWE environment, Coaching, availability
Subjects:
Asset and Portfolio Management, Professionalism, Training, and Education, Information Management and Systems, Field development optimization and planning, Communities of practice, Knowledge management
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