Case Study:
Samson Investment Company
Oil and Gas Explorer Invests in BCP
Samson Investment Company (Samson) is among the largest privately owned
exploration and production companies in the oil and gas industry.
Headquartered in Tulsa, the 600-employee company is currently exploring
in 18 states of the United States, plus Canada, Russia, and Venezuela.
In 2000, the company closed more than $300 million in acquisitions and
invested $150 million in exploration and development.
The Problem
A Business Continuity Plan is a company's "life insurance"an
investment in the long-term viability of the organization. Samson Investments,
which has a history of progressive, forward-looking initiatives, decided
to invest in its future.
So it turned to StoneHenge Partners.
The Solution
StoneHenge Partners developed Samson's Business Continuity Plan, which
included development of 32 departmental recovery plans and a Disaster
Recovery Plan for Samson's Information Systems & Technology area.
We customized our proprietary BCP methodology and Business Impact Analysis
to meet Samson's specific needs and developed a BCP repository to maintain
the BCP plans.
The Result
Samson now has a BCP process it can follow in case of a disaster to recover
critical business functions and Information Systems & Technology Systems
to support those critical functions. If a disaster occurs, Samson will
know:
- Where to meet
- What is to be recovered
- Equipment
- Hardware
- Business critical function requirements
- Sequence of recovery
- Timeframes for recovery
- Personnel required to recover
- Offsite requirements
- Vital records needs
© 2005 StoneHenge Partners,
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