BP, one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, has commissioned Infosys Technologies to manage and operate a large portion of its business systems. The applications outsourcing and support agreement will run for five years.

Over the last 12 months, BP has undertaken a programme to consolidate its information technology (IT) vendors for application development and application maintenance (ADAM). BP had a rigorous procurement selection process which assessed Infosys on capability, oil and gas sector knowledge and cost.

Dana Deasy, BP Group CIO, said, "I'm pleased to have selected Infosys as one of our strategic ADAM vendors. In awarding Infosys ADAM work for our Integrated Supply and Trading and Exploration and Production businesses, we look to leverage its capability and knowledge of the Oil and Gas sector. This agreement will enable BP to reduce complexity, standardize work processes, and lower our overall cost base."