Petrotranz begins implementation of COTS for Plains Midstream Canada
CALGARY, AB, Canada (August 6, 2008) - Petrotranz Inc., announced today that Plains Marketing Canada, an affiliate of Plains Midstream Canada ULC (Plains) signed a multi-year agreement to use its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based Crude Oil Transportation System ("COTS"). Petrotranz Inc.'s COTS is a secure, easy-to-use, web-based communication and collaboration platform that streamlines the manual processes and documentation required in the transportation of crude oil from wellhead to market.
Under the agreement, Plains will be implementing the Petrotranz COTS platform. COTS allows producers, facility operators (pipelines, truck terminals, cleaning plants) and marketers the ability to forecast shipping volumes, capture production information, reconcile delivered quantities, and complete and submit delivery forecasts online each month.
"We are extremely pleased to have Plains on our system", says Ron Gagnon, President, Petrotranz Inc. "Plains is a subsidiary of one of North America's largest independent midstream crude oil companies and has a reputation for embracing technology to improve operational efficiencies and benefit their customers. We look forward to working with Plains to more fully integrate the COTS software into their operations."
Petrotranz Inc.'s Crude Oil Transportation System (COTS) is the first secure, easy-to-use, web-based communication and collaboration platform that streamlines the manual processes and documentation required in the transportation of crude oil from wellhead to market. Petrotranz COTS provides Producers, Facility Operators (pipelines, truck terminals, cleaning plants) and Marketers the ability to forecast shipping volumes, capture production information, and reconcile delivered quantities to complete and submit delivery forecasts online each month.
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Dallas Smith Petrotranz | VP, Operations 403.984.0861Petrotranz Inc. is a Calgary based technology company that has created a secure, easy to use, web-based communication and collaboration platform used to automate manual or inefficient processes in the energy industry. The Petrotranz Team consists of members that have significant first hand energy industry expertise as well as members that have extensive experience in building, delivering and supporting world-class commercial software applications and companies.