ExxonMobil uses a global deployment of SAP to run the majority of its standard business operations, but relies heavily on proprietary applications for finding, tapping and producing oil and gas.
| APPLICATION |
PRODUCT |
SUPPLIER |
| Complete suite of enterprise software |
MySAP.com |
SAP |
| Database for SAP |
DB2 |
IBM |
| Procurement
|
Ariba Spend Management
|
Ariba |
| Purchasing analysis
|
Ariba Supplier Performance Management |
Ariba |
| Desktop and server applications, developer tools
|
Office suite, server products, SQL Server, Visual Basic, MS Access
|
Microsoft |
| Customer relationship management
|
Siebel for Oil and Gas |
Siebel/Oracle |
| Business intelligence
|
Hyperion Intelligence |
Hyperion |
| Service-oriented architecture development tool
|
WebLogic |
BEA Systems |
| Seismic technology for locating oil and gas
|
ExxonMobil 4-D Seismic |
ExxonMobil proprietary |
| Reservoir simulator for optimizing oil and gas reserves
|
EMPower |
ExxonMobil proprietary |
| Real-time analysis of drilling operations
|
ExxonMobil Fast Drill Process |
ExxonMobil proprietary |
| Interpretation of data from drilling activities |
GeoFrame |
Schlumberger |
| Earth modeling |
VoxelGeo |
Paradigm |
| Oil-field project database |
OpenWorks |
Landmark Graphics |
| Geological interpretation |
StratWorks |
Landmark Graphics |
|
HARDWARE: IBM SUPERCOMPUTERS, MAINFRAMES AND CLUSTERS, AMONG OTHER MACHINES
Story Guide:
Straight shooter: CEO Rex Tillerson Doesn't Play Games
Big Oil's Big Challenge
R&D Like Launching a 'Moon Shot' Every Decade
Exxon's Balanced Methodology
Virtual Drilling: Exxon's Technology Edge
Business Intelligence Guides Exploitation of Oil Resources
Oil in the DNA: The Exxon Culture
ExxonMobil Base Case
The Technology of Oil Exploration
Context:
How Big Oil Uses XML
Roadblock: Getting Oil Business Managers on Board
Gotcha: Don't Let Grid Computing Trip You
Vendor Profile: A Look at IBM's Supercomputers and the Oil Business
Projects: Security 
