Who We Are

Members of the PIDX Standards & Guidelines Subcommittee are a blend of people with disparate interests and talents who come together to address our industry's Electronic Commerce (EC) requirements. Our members with a business background provide a valuable contribution to the team by articulating our industry's requirements in a clear and meaningful manner. Our information technologists are there to ensure the solutions to our industry's requirements are those that are the most effective and efficient with respect to ASC X12, UN/EDIFACT, and XML architecture.

What We Do

PIDX is an aggressive, goal-oriented organization that offers benefits and services that assures you and your company will always be a part of the EC process. The PIDX Standards & Guidelines Subcommittee is your company's link to the national and international forums for EC standards development and maintenance. This committee represents the industry's interests in all facets of the EC standards development process. Standards & Guidelines Subcommittee members attend ASC X12 Trimester Meetings to monitor and ensure the PIDX Specific Interest Groups (SIGS) and the industry have adequate representation and a voice in the standards-setting arena.

The PIDX Standards & Guidelines Subcommittee is also there to serve each SIG in their unique EC standards development and maintenance efforts as well as assist them in the application and implementation of existing EC standards to satisfy focused business requirements.


PIDX Standards & Guidelines Subcommittee Contact:
Standards & Guidelines Subcommittee Chair
Chair: Anthony (Tony) Aming, Baker Hughes
281-209-7117
anthony.aming@bakerhughes.com

Workgroups
There are 5 workgroups within the PIDX Standards Subcommittee: Business Messages, Business Processes, Classification, Downstream eBusiness, and Global Business Practices Work Group.

Business Messages Workgroup: This workgroup develops and maintains PIDX's business message standards for electronic commerce, encourages the adoption and use of PIDX's business message standards, and collaborates with other industries in developing standards for the oil and natural gas industry.

View BMWG page
Chair: Charles Sewell, Baker Hughes
713-280-3733
charles.sewell@bakerhughes.com


Vice Chair: Steve Robinson, Techstone Technology Partners
srobinson@techstonellc.com

Business Process Workgroup:  The purpose of this workgroup is to develop business process guidelines (BPG) to support oil and gas industry eBusiness initiatives.

View BPWG page
Chair: Michael Lanier, MI-SWACO
MLanier@miswaco.com

Vice Chair: Laura Wang, Synteractive
lwang@synteractive.com

Global Business Practices Workgroup:The purpose of this workgroup 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.

View GBPWG page
Chair: Dave Wallis
dwallis@ofs-portal.com

Classification Workgroup: this workgroup develops and maintains PIDX's standards that describe the physical characteristics of oil and natural gas products, equipment and services to facilitate electronic transactions and invoice, contract and field ticket reconciliation. These standards use a noun/modifer/attribute structure with noun/modifer definitions, rationalized attribute labels and UNSPSC coding linked to each item.

View CWG page
Chair: Mike Gilbert, Riversand
mike.gilbert@riversand.com
713-934-8899 x224

Vice Chair: Paul Mayer, Eiro Consulting
pmayer@eiroconsulting.com
+44 (0) 20 86146014

Downstream Workgroup: this workgroup is charged with maintaining existing applications that facilitate the electronic data interchange of information pertaining to the sale of refined petroleum products as well as developing new standards and methodologies.

View the Downstream page
Chair: Ann Rolison, Magellan LP
ann.rolison@magellanlp.com

Vice Chair: Bev Thompson, DTN Energy
bev.thompson@dtn.com
918-543-8655

Petroleum Industry Data Dictionary (PIDD) Workgroup: this workgroup is charged with improving and maintaining the PIDD.


Accomplishments

The PIDX Standards & Guidelines Subcommittee has been involved in the drafting and development of numerous PIDX Standards and Implementation Guidelines for our various user groups. In some cases, the subcommittee has developed these guides, while with others we have reviewed and provided input for enhancement to the documents. The standards page provides access to PIDX standards, both EDI and XML.

The Standards & Guidelines Subcommittee is also responsible for shepherding all of our industry's data maintenance requests through the standards process, ensuring our needs are accommodated within the published standards.


Value in Participation

• GAIN first-hand information on new Electronic Commerce standards in XML, EDI, Product Classification, etc.
• INFLUENCE the development and interpretation of standards which influence your company's implementations
• PROVIDE support and assistance to the internal users of the PIDX standards
• MAINTAIN close relationships with other trading partners participating in the standards process
• BUILD and maintain a corporate expertise
   
As emerging technology opens more doors and builds more bridges in the global marketplace, it also redefines the way we do business. As more companies seek to do more with less, the old saying "it's how you play the game..." is more true today that ever before. Embracing Electronic Business technology levels the playing field for our member companies.