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United States : Pacific Drilling selects GAC North America Logistics for warehousing and distribution services
Publish Date : 16-Jul-2016
Through its long-standing ties with GAC worldwide, Pacific Drilling has selected GAC North America Logistics to provide centralized warehousing and distribution services to its 2 offshore rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
In a bid to offset and cut their procurement costs and enhance the use of tooling and inventory, a part of GAC's 181,000 square foot Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) status warehouse space in Houston, has been dedicated to Pacific Drilling.
The worldwide ultra-deepwater oil and gas drilling service provider will also utilize GAC's facility in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, from where GAC will offer ship spares services and weekly consolidations for containers to be shipped out to the rigs via Port Fourchon.
Russ Walker, Senior Manager, Supply Chain for Pacific Drilling, said, "With the cooperation and support of GAC, Pacific Drilling has raised the industry bar on cost savings and operational excellence by creating a centralized warehouse facility in Houston which will provide a heightened level of operational support for fleet operations. The facility gives us the opportunity to offset new procurement costs, reduce our internal supply chain, and optimize logistics costs. Additionally, this will lay the foundation for future supply chain optimization within the company."
Claus Schensema, Managing Director of GAC North America Logistics, added, "The centralized warehouse, which has now become an integral part of GACs platform in Houston, has demonstrated a strong partnership that has been forged in a very depressed market. GAC and Pacific Drilling are working in tandem to exploit market opportunities at a moment's notice, and taking advantage of the warehouses FTZ status presents ample opportunity for growth."
