The report evaluated Accenture and 12 other companies that provide professional services across the upstream, midstream, downstream, and trading segments of the oil and gas industry. The IDC MarketScape analyzed capabilities in business and management consulting, IT consulting, systems integration (SI), IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing and conducted more than 30 interviews with oil and gas companies for the report.
"Our leadership position in this report again this year recognizes Accenture's position at the intersection of business and technology. Our deep domain expertise, ability to deliver innovative, industry specific solutions and end-to-end service capabilities, set us apart," said Intira Laomeepol, Managing Director Resources, Client Technology, Accenture in Thailand. "We continue to invest in strategic acquisitions, talent development and industry solutions to help our clients compete in today's digital world. We are excited by the work we are delivering with oil and gas companies, to help them transform core operations and create more agile, digitally enabled businesses."
Accenture was recognized as being ahead of the curve in developing solutions for the oil and gas industry that are well conceived and start from a business standpoint. The report notes Accenture's differentiators include more than 40 years servicing the oil and gas industry and the deep domain expertise combined with technical skills needed to deploy high-impact solutions across the hydrocarbon value chain.
"IDC Energy Insights believes that clients are demanding deep industry expertise combined with technical capabilities from their service vendors especially for complicated and high-impact initiatives. These kinds of skills helped to fuel Accenture to hit on all cylinders as interviewees rated them well above par for performance," said Khun Intira.
In addition to interviews with multiple major and large oil and gas companies, oilfield services, and manufacturers of oilfield equipment, the report is based on vendor briefings and other research information.