IBM and Intel Open China’s First Energy Competency Center in Beijing

IBM and Intel Open China’s First Energy Competency Center in Beijing

Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced the launch of China’s first Energy Competency Center (ECC), a joint effort by IBM and Intel, at a press conference at the IBM China Business Innovation Center (CBIC), located in the Beijing Shangdi Information Industry Base. The ECC Beijing will provide oil and gas companies in China and the Asia Pacific region with the technologies to find and extract hydrocarbon deposits more quickly and efficiently, while controlling costs and reducing risks.

The completion of the center represents a new stage of collaboration between IBM and Intel, who have established two other Energy Competency Centers: one in Moscow in 2002, and the other in Abu Dhabi in 2004.

Today’s ECC Beijing opening ceremony was attended by John Brantley, General Manager, IBM Global Chemicals and Petroleum Industry; Edward Yu, Director, Industrial Sector, IBM Greater China Group; Robert Wang, MNC Sales Director, Intel Asia Pacific Region; Steve Chu, Executive, IBM Infrastructure Solutions, IBM Greater China Group; representatives from Schlumberger, Landmark, and several leading Chinese oil and gas companies.

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