Driving maintains its position as the single highest common cause of fatalities in the oil and gas industry. As the industry has experienced a dramatic increase in activity, driving-related fatalities have increased similarly from 21.9% in 2004 to 35.6% in 2005 (International Association of Oil & Gas Producers [OGP] data). It is expected that the proliferation and implementation of the OGP LTS RP will achieve the necessary step change in the industry to have impact on this manageable, and hence, very unacceptable statistic. (Define "LTS" and "RP"?) For a company already aligned with the fundamentals of the RP elements, and that has experienced success in reducing crashes, other opportunities to continue a downward trend of vehicular crashes must be investigated. With a reduction in crashes, other land-transport related exposures and losses start to stand out. Remote operations and regional instability present a hazard to both personal and asset security; land transport inefficiency increases cost, potential for security events and crashes, and increases carbon emissions.One method to address both a continued focus on improved driving safety while at the same time having an impact on other related exposures is to take advantage of technology. Making use of leading-edge technologies, a 24-hour real-time journey management system has been developed and deployed successfully in Saudi Arabia by a major oilfield service company.The purpose of this paper is to provide industry with an overview of a technological approach to comprehensive journey management. The authors will share the motivations, expectations, and challenges of the endeavor, accompanied by learnings and outcomes
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