Geographical Information System (GIS) is a multi purpose technology with uses that cover a wide business areas such as forestry, environment, facilities, land matters, mining, utilities, etc. This technology offers a new way of doing business by combining its map based spatial data with tabular or digital data for analysis and decision making. Although this technology has been widely used in Indonesia, its usage in PT. Caltex Pacific Indonesia (CPI) is still limited but growing for seismic mapping and as a map based interface to access earth science and production data. We anticipate the opportunities for additional application is very wide. In this paper, the writer describes how CPI is working to benefit from this technology. Introducing a new technology into the well established working environment like CPI requires patience and hard work. One method of introducing technology is by conducting a pilot. This was the method chosen by CPI GIS team in socializing this technology across units in CPI. The pilot project selected was the shipping line managed by a unit in CPI called Hydrocarbon Transportation (HCT). HCT team manages a 600 km shipping line – divide into 16 segments - across CPI's area of operation. The reason for this choice is because pipeline is a very vital and critical facility for CPI. This shipping line transports more than 700,000 barrels of oil daily from gathering stations to the storage and loading facilities in Dumai. Before conducting this pilot project, a series of presentations regarding GIS was conducted for operational staff and management. With a shared understanding of GIS technology, the team continued with a brainstorming session to list their expectations for this GIS pilot. Based on this session, it was decided to use a 80 km Minas NBS- Duri CPS pipeline segment as the pilot objective. Upon completion of this pilot, a brainstorming session was conducted to identify the benefit of GIS, and whether the pilot performed as expected or not. Mursyid Nento; PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia.
