Worldwide competition for equipment to extract, produce and transport energy is intense. Easily accessible fields are being exhausted, and high energy prices are making developments in remote locations more viable. he economics of producing from smaller fields has given way to larger, complex projects that often require mammoth components that are neither easily located nor easily transported. On top of that, natural and other disasters have disrupted normally reliable supply resources, causing timing issues, restrictions in the usable infrastructure and a decrease in the number of vendors. Routine procurement and shipment of materials is almost a thing of the past. The complexities of today's industry have made the role of logistics/traffic/transport specialists vital to cost containment and ultimate project success.
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