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Trends in Information Technology Costs and Investment Levels in the Oil Industry David Rose, AUPEC Limited David Rose, Director, AUPEC Ltd Davidson House, Aberdeen Science and Technology Park, Aberdeen Tel 44 1224 853702 Fax 44 1224 853701 d.rose@ 1. Introduction This paper presents information from two global benchmarking studies conducted since the early 1990s to provide oil company IT and business managements with information technology information technology (IT) performance measurements for exploration and production (EP) and downstream operations. The annual surveys provide economic signals to help guide investment and budget decision-making for senior oil industry management. Data is collected with rigorous definitions to ensure comparisons can be made between different types and sizes of upstream and downstream operations. The surveys not only provide a management level toolkit but also unique insights into the trends in economic commitments to IT in the upstream and downstream oil businesses in Europe, North America, and other regions. In this paper typical spending profiles of upstream and downstream operating units will be examined. Recent trends in operational efficiency and investment requirements will be analysed showing differences between company peer groups and geographical areas. The paper also examines technological trends and the pattern of IT commitment between software application development and support and that on infrastructure components like desktop computing and networks and communications. 1.1 What are the AUPEC Global Upstream and Global Downstream IT Benchmark Studies? Benchmarking is a tool to be deployed as an integral part of performance management, alongside, and complementin