Wood Group Pens Deal Which Will ‘Improve the Worker’s Day’

Wood Group has signed an extension to its collaborative agreement with Canadian technology company Librestream Technologies to continue its digital solutions partnership.

“Empowering workers with digital tools designed for rapid response in rugged field environments is our key mission,” Kerry Thacher, chief executive and founder of Librestream, said in a company statement.

“Combining Wood Group’s industry expertise with our technology delivers high productivity gains for remote workers. We are pleased that our expanded partnership with Wood Group will develop further digital capabilities that improve the worker’s day,” he added.

The agreement, initially signed in November 2015, has been extended for a further 12 months and combines Wood Group’s industry domain knowledge with Librestream’s real-time mobile video collaboration digital technology.

“We believe innovation is the gateway to increased performance, economic recovery and growth in the oil and gas industry,” Steve Wayman, executive president, strategy and development at Wood Group, said in a company statement.

“By investing in leading-edge digital solutions for the oil and gas market and leveraging our partner Librestream’s technology portfolio, we are enhancing our service offering and delivering more efficient solutions to clients from desktop to worksite,” he added.

source; http://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/150747/Wood_Group_Pens_Deal_Which_Will_Improve_the_Workers_Day