Businesses working in the upstream oil & gas service sector are usually quite diverse in the types of business process they perform.  For instance a service company might provide inspection services which require to use specialist equipment some of which it buys in and some it manufactures.  The company might also rent its manufactured tools to other companies and perhaps sell some of them as well.  

A typical job or contract could involve skilled staff going offshore charged on a day rate basis along with equipment also charged on a day rate to the contract.  Both staff and equipment must have the correct certification and these resources have to be scheduled across many jobs in difference geographies.

Microsoft Dynamics AX is highly suited to the upstream oil & gas service sector.  

This one system has the capability of supporting all the different types of business process found in this sector. 

Microsoft Dynamics AX treats a job or project as a complete entity so you can plan that job from quote through sourcing, manufacturing, to installation and on-going servicing if required.  This includes all types of resources such as; machines, tools, work space, labour, project teams, installation equipment, rental assets.

We have first hand experience of the upstream oil & gas industry.  Until 1990, we were designing and manufacturing downhole slickline tools, selling and renting them, and providing project services to install, run and support tools world-wide.