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Companies in the oil and gas, utilities, chemicals and natural resource industries are facing
an infrastructure crisis. Reliant on proprietary structures such as refineries, plants, oil rigs and
mines, as well as power, water and gas networks to run their operations, these industries, in
many cases, are working with decades-old structures that are beginning to break down.
Higher levels of future investment correlate with greater perceived expertise. Executives
at firms which are expected to spend the largest portion of their operating budgets on these
projects in the future are twice as likely to say that their organisations are more effective at
infrastructure maintenance than their peers that are expected to spend the least. This higherspending group is also the most interested in innovative technologies. Those spending the
least are more focused on decreasing the risk of failure.
New technologies that can identify problems before breakdowns occur are a top
priority. Technology will help organisations achieve greater efficiencies, extend the life of
assets, reduce the risk of infrastructure failure and improve the ability to meet customer
expectations and demands.
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