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Agility Group Renews Global Alliance Agreement to Expand the Use of
Intergraph@ SmartPlant@ Enterprise Solutions
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Agility Group, a
market leader in engineering, procurement, construction, installation
and commissioning solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry, has
renewed its Global Alliance Agreement (GAA) for three years to use
Intergraph@ SmartPlant@ Enterprise as a key design and information
management solution. The company seeks to position itself as the go-to
provider of engineering solutions in the increasingly competitive
international marketplace by expanding the use of Intergraph Smart
solutions in all its projects worldwide.
Agility Group found in Intergraph Smart solutions the cutting-edge
technology capable of ensuring efficient and integrated data
management, improved design capability and standardized change
management across various locations. The company sought more reliable
and optimized project and life-cycle material management and
centralized information point access.
The Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise portfolio utilized by Agility
Group includes Intergraph SmartT 3D, SmartPlant Foundation, SmartPlant
P&ID, SmartPlant Materials and SmartPlant Reference Data. This
portfolio ensures Agility Group's position as the preferred
engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning
(EPCIC) solutions provider for medium-sized projects in the Nordic
region.
Agility Group has achieved lower overall project costs by offering a
single source collaboration platform and next generation design tools
for all partners in the supply chain. "Agility Group has used Smart
3D, SmartPlant P&ID and SmartPlant Materials in a number of relevant
projects in the offshore oil and gas market, experiencing improved
productivity and lowered operating costs, thanks to improved project
management," said Terje Orbeck, SmartPlant Team Group lead at Agility
Group. "Intergraph Smart 3D is currently used in topside modifications
on the Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen platform in cooperation with Statoil,
Samsung Heavy Industries, BP and Chevron. Intergraph solutions are
also facilitating the building of a deep water drilling vessel with
STX Offshore and Shipbuilding in Korea."
Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine president, said,
"The continuing relationship between Intergraph and Agility Group have
provided both companies the opportunity to work on tool advancements
and share technology developments that are key to improving sector
efficiency and facilitate its challenges in the global market place."
Intergraph's SmartPlant Enterprise offers a powerful portfolio of
industry-leading, best-in-class design and data management solutions,
enabling companies in the process, power, and marine industries to
capture integrated engineering knowledge at the enterprise level for
the competitive advantage needed in today's and tomorrow's market.
SmartPlant Enterprise solutions enable proven productivity gains,
improving engineering efficiency by up to 30 percent. This is why the
majority of plants built worldwide are designed using Intergraph
solutions.
The ARC Advisory Group, a leading industry analyst firm, ranked
Intergraph as the No. 1 overall worldwide provider of engineering
design tools for plant design according to its global market research
study, "Engineering Design Tools for Plants and Infrastructure: Market
Analysis and Forecast Through 2017."
About Agility Group Agility Group (formerly Grenland Group) is a
full-service engineering, procurement, construction, installation and
commissioning (EPCIC) company, specializing in medium-sized projects
for the oil and gas industry. The company is located in ten different
locations across Norway, as well as in Shanghai in China. Our
headquarters are located in Sandefjord, Norway. Agility Group's growth
is a result of our ability to deliver complex solutions within our
four business areas: Concepts & Technology; Solutions; Subsea
Fabrication; and Maintenance & Modifications.
Agility Group has more than 1,200 highly skilled professionals,
contributing on our projects both in the global offshore oil and gas
industry, as well as in the onshore industry. Our vision is to be the
leading EPCIC company for medium-sized projects, and the preferred
partner for oil companies internationally. www.agilitygroup.no
About Intergraph Intergraph helps the world work smarter. The
company's software and solutions improve the lives of millions of
people through better facilities, safer communities and more reliable
operations.
Intergraph Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) is the world's leading
provider of enterprise engineering software enabling smarter design
and operation of plants, ships and offshore facilities. Intergraph
Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) is the leader in smart
solutions for emergency response, utilities, transportation and other
global challenges. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com.
Intergraph is part of Hexagon (Nordic exchange: HEXA B;
www.hexagon.com), a leading global provider of design, measurement,
and visualization technologies that enable customers to design,
measure and position objects, and process and present data.
5/8 2014 Intergraph Corporation. All rights reserved. Intergraph is part
of Hexagon. Intergraph and the Intergraph logo are registered
trademarks of Intergraph Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United
States and in other countries. Other brands and product names are
trademarks of their respective owners.
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