Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, today announced that it has been awarded a three­ year IT infrastructure services and digital transformation contract by Woodside. Woodside is an Australian oil and gas company with a global presence, and is recognised for its world-class capabilities as an explorer, a developer, a producer and supplier.

Leveraging its ServiceNXT platform, Wipro will provide Managed Services for IT Infrastructure across Woodside's global portfolio, with a focus on the larger sites of Perth and Karratha in Australia. The engagement includes delivering infrastructure services to offshore maritime facilities and potential exploration sites.

Backed by deep domain experience in Oil & Gas, Wipro will also support Woodside  with  the digital transformation of its upstream operations.

Manoj Nagpaul, Chief Sales and Operations Officer, Asia-Pacific & Japan, Wipro Ltd. said, "We are delighted to work with Woodside in Australia. We have been in Australia for almost 15 years now and are a trusted provider to leading Australian companies in their pursuit of agility, efficiency and digitisation. This win is a realisation of our strategy of investing in major resource basins globally with a view to be closer to our clients and combining it with our extensive oil and gas experience, strong IT infrastructure services & Digital transformation capability and leadership position in Australian market."

Anand Padmanabhan, President - Energy, Natural Resources and Utilities & Construction SBU, Wipro said, "We are excited about our deal with Woodside and are confident that our functional excellence and industry  expertise  along with  our digital  transformation capabilities  will successfully support Woodside's business objectives. We look forward to building this relationship and co-innovating with Woodside."

Having worked with customers in Australia starting 2002, Wipro, today has a presence in all major Australian cities - Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra. The company works with 55+ customers across diverse industry sectors such as Banking, Insurance, Mining, Telecom, Energy, Government, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods in Australia.

Source: IIFL