A Scalable Framework for Global Operations

The VOR environments were designed to enable secure and efficient collaboration across disciplines and organizational boundaries. As part of the implementation:

• Over 60 vendors have been onboarded into shared channels within Equinor’s Microsoft Teams environment.
• More than 12,000 users are included across the collaboration environments (some users are active in multiple rooms).
• Epsis has supported the onboarding of more than 800 internal and external teams.

This work reflects a growing need for structured digital collaboration that supports real-time operation regardless of geographical location.

We are pleased to announce that Equinor has renewed our framework agreement for an additional two years, with the option for extension (one + one year). This framework agreement is a collaboration between IFE, StepChange, and Epsis. This collaboration has strengthened our joint efforts for innovation, change, and efficiency in the energy sector through technology and operational improvements.

Eivind Madsen, CEO of StepChange, expresses great joy over the renewal of the agreement:

“It is exciting to have the opportunity to continue our productive collaboration with Equinor. This collaboration has already set high standards in the industry, and we are ready to take new steps together toward new technological and operational improvements. Equinor granting us this extension confirms that we have delivered high-quality projects together with an innovative customer. We are very proud of that!“

“This has been an exciting project where Wintershall Dea has been forward thinking when it comes to thinking about flexibility both inside and outside the room. This has meant that we have had to create an architecture that can change as needed”, says customer manager at Kinly, Birger Isdal.

The delivery didn’t stop there. Wintershall Dea wanted a central solution where users could easily and flexibly fill all the screens in the room with relevant content from different applications. They also wanted access to this information from their own PCs outside the operations centre. For this, they have chosen Epsis’ Enify solution for structured work and information retrieval. The solution enables users to set up fixed activities and save these for reuse and further development. Through efficient use of screen space and associated activities, everyday life is structured.

The opening took place at the office in Stavanger with representatives from the entire drilling and well environment in the company.

Equinor has extended the framework agreement with IFE, StepChange and Epsi’s current digitalisation, operational improvements and integrated operations. The agreement currently applies for one new year.

“We are very happy to be able to continue the good collaboration with Equinor in this exciting field. This confirms that we can continue to carry out high-quality projects together with an innovative customer, and we are very proud of that! That we achieve more together is something we are passionate about. We look forward to an exciting year and congratulate everyone in the consortium on very good deliveries”

Eivind Madsen, CEO of Stepchange

The consortium consisting of IFE, StepChange and Epsis has for a number of years worked together within integrated operations, new digital working methods and making good change projects effective in a busy operational everyday life.

The strength of this collaboration is our joint expertise and ability to carry out effective operational improvements, bring the effect of technology into the operational environments, and improve working methods, all underpinned by IFE’s strong research environment.