Personnel On Board Tracking (POB)

What is this?

For our Personnel on Board, West Atlantic Energy Nigeria Limited is in partnership with Collabro, UK and engage the use of a software called ‘Vantage POB’. It is a web based system used to monitor and track movement of personnel to and fro offshore facilities. This software has been deployed in the UK particularly for the North Sea operations and around the world to track personnel offshore, for purposes of safety regulations, offshore logistics and proper certification of offshore workers. It is used by 100% of the offshore oil and gas operators in the UK.

Vantage was a result of the collaboration of 12 UK Oil and Gas companies to introduce an effective Personnel on Board (POB) solution to benefit the entire industry. Vantage POB is now the globally recognized Oil and Gas industry POB tracking system, with clients on all 5 continents.

Some of the clients include:

  • Chevron Nigeria (Agbami)
  • Chevron Texaco North Sea
  • Chevron E & P Netherlands Bv
  • Exxon Mobil
  • Statoil UK
  • Shell UK
  • Total E & P UK Limited
  • Maersk Oil Exploration
  • BP Exploration Operating Company
  • And many more

Vantage System

The vantage system is a web based tracking tool that can:

  • Efficiently control and monitor personnel movement to and fro offshore facilities
  • Provide enhanced safety, security and operational efficiency
  • Validate survival and training requirements against a central database
  • Support over 850 concurrent users in the busiest hour
  • Track over 1.4 million personnel movements annually in over 400 locations.

Key Features and Benefits

  • Personnel Management
  • Logistics Management
  • Training Information (Certification & Competence Tracking)
  • Transport Planning & Administration
  • Location Administration
  • Emergency Response
  • Reporting
  • System Administration
  • Security
  • Low Bandwidth
  • No Software Installation required
  • 24/7 online access
  • User friendly