TULSA, Okla., May 4, 2017 – Stonebridge Consulting, a leading provider of business advisory and technology services for next-gen oil and gas, has become a member company of the Pipeline Open Data Standard (PODS) Association.
“We are very pleased to be a PODS member,” said Stonebridge Managing Partner Adam Hutchinson. “Our work with pipeline companies over the years has exposed us to the inherent value of the PODS Data Model. As a PODS member company, we are committed to leveraging PODS standards in our client solutions and to contributing to their mission of delivering a comprehensive data architecture that meets the information and technological requirements of today’s pipeline companies.”
PODS Association Executive Director Kathy Mayo said, “PODS Association, the recognized industry leader in data standards, welcomes Stonebridge. Our organization is on an exciting path–we have just release PODS Lite and our member-volunteers continue to lead in advancing PODS, using the best available technology and business practices. Our organization continues to grow globally, with the addition of companies like Stonebridge, serving the industry.” 
Since its inception in 1998, the PODS Association has supported continued development of the PODS Data Model to meet the needs of the pipeline industry. The effort has taken a very pragmatic approach with the goal of developing data model standards in the pipeline industry with an emphasis on geo-spatial GIS technology. Government regulation and technological advancement of integrity and risk management applications have driven much of this progress.
Today, the PODS Data Model is used by some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies and stores millions of records for hundreds of thousands of miles of pipelines. As the PODS Data Model has grown in acceptance and adoption across the pipeline industry and around the world, the Association’s membership has also grown to today include more than 170 member companies. PODS membership includes small, medium, and large oil and gas companies, service provider companies like Stonebridge, software providers, industry associations and government agencies.
Stonebridge Consulting, LLC, provides end-to-end business advisory and technology services for next-gen oil and gas. We serve the oil and gas industry exclusively. Our industry expertise, proven methodologies, and extensive project IP and solution accelerators enable us to deliver projects faster, generating measurable improvements in operational efficiency and saving project time and costs by as much as 50 percent. More information about Stonebridge Consulting is available at www.sbconsulting.com.
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