Established in March 2006, the purpose of the Global Business Practices Work Group (GBPWG) is to develop and document best practices for global e-Commerce in the Oil & Gas industry. PIDX members were motivated to undertake this task by challenges encountered while implementing e-Commerce in the global marketplace. These challenges include variations in legal, fiscal and business practices between countries. GBPWG captures, aggregates and publishes country-specific best practices and information provided by PIDX standards practitioners in the form of Country Profiles.

Work Group Deliverables

• E-Business Profile of each Country
  • High Level Business Profile of each country
  • E-commerce guidelines by country
    • With API legal review with appropriate disclaimers
    • Published on PIDX website

Initial Target Countries

Countries targeted for profile development in March 2006 include:

(P - primary target, S - secondary target)

Africa Nigeria (P) - first pass complete Angola (S) Equatorial New Guinea Asia Indonesia (P) - first pass complete Thailand (S) Malaysia Australia China India Middle East Saudi Arabia (P) Russia and Eastern Europe

Western Europe UK (P) - first pass complete Norway (S) Holland Italy France South America Venezuela (P) Brazil (S) Columbia Argentina North America (mature) US Canada

Completed Profiles

Argentina
Angola
Canada
Indonesia
Nigeria
Norway
United Kingdom
Bahrain

Comments and suggestions concerning completed and proposed profiles are encouraged and welcome. Please forward comments, suggestions and updated profiles to the Chair (Davis Wallis, contact information below).

Profiles Under Development

European Union, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain

Ideas are currently being considered for the next group of countries with suggestions of India and Australia; HOWEVER, anybody with information on a country is encouraged to download the blank country profile template and commence filling one in, forward it with as much detail as they have to the Chair and the core of volunteers in this group will assist the individual in progressing and completing the template.

Meeting Notes, Documents & Presentations

Country Profile Template
June 2007 Update

Anyone who is interested in joining GBPWG or would like more information is encouraged to contact Dave Wallis at dwallis@ofs-portal.com or +44 7780 700782 or Steven M. Carter at scarter@eiroconsulting.com.