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Customer Groups
Customer case Saxon Energy Services
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The customer
Saxon Energy Services Inc. is a growing international oilfield
services company that operates a well-established contract
drilling and well-servicing business. Saxon is focused
on providing contract drilling and workover services to
major and intermediate multinational and national oil and
gas exploration and production companies with technologically
advanced, high-performance drilling applications.
Saxon has a substantial presence in Canada, Colombia,
Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the USA and Venezuela, with new
operations starting in Australia in early 2011. The company
headquarters is located in Calgary, Canada.
Saxon began 2005 with just nine rigs in a single market –
Ecuador. Saxon has now transformed into a truly international
drilling company with a fleet of 68 rigs in 7 countries
and expects their rig count to go up to 150 by 2014.
Since it began in 2005, Saxon has grown to employ over
1,700 people.
Saxon is a privately held company with strong and recognized
ownership within the energy sector and with aggressive
plans for expansion in existing and new markets.
The challenge
Saxon is focused on delivering superior value to our customers
through its ability to apply technology, deploy rapidly,
and operate efficiently. Optimal, transparent supply chain
management is crucial to ensuring rapid deployment of
material to Saxon’s global network of rigs and to ensuring
their ongoing, efficient operations.
Saxon has to provide supplies and materials to their growing
rig operations around the world and they therefore
source products from numerous suppliers throughout the
USA (mostly Texas). As Saxon’s rig network expanded,
so did their shipping volumes and logistic costs. The company
was drop shipping freight directly to each rig in locations
such as Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador
and Peru. Saxon required a logistics partner who would
help them optimize their supply chain and provide visibility
throughout the entire supply chain process.
The solution
As Saxon Energy’s logistics partner, Panalpina’s Oil and
Gas division in Houston, Texas plays a pivotal role not
only optimizing Saxon’s supply chain operations but also
to identifying further cost efficiency possibilities. Panalpina
manages Saxon’s supply chain management business
including the receiving / packing / warehousing / distribution,
air and sea transport, domestic transportation as well
as customs clearance and delivery at some destinations
for all of the supplies for Saxon’s rigs on a global basis.
Panalpina receives all Saxon orders in its Houston facility,
consolidates them by destination and packs and ships
on a regularly scheduled basis to each rig destination. This
approach has reduced the number of shipments required,
thus resulting in cost savings for Saxon. Further, Panalpina
is working with Saxon technology, using its in-house system
for shipment tracking and information. Panalpina shares
Saxon’s focus on delivering superior value and this is the
cornerstone for a strong logistics partnership.
“We required a logistics partner who shared our dedication to customer service and
who would proactively work to achieve the optimal supply chain management our
growing business demands. As our global network of rigs continues to grow, we want
to be able to closely manage costs while maintaining maximum efficiency and visibility.
Panalpina’s industry experience combined with its logistics solutions makes it the ideal
partner to service our SCM needs.”
Juan Castillo, Director of Global Supply Chain Management, Saxon Energy Service Inc.
Panalpina Annual Report 2010