Downstream gas

Ensuring strong downstream performance

Economic uncertainty, volatile demand, increasing regulation, sustainability pressures and changing consumer patterns are leading downstream gas companies to rethink their business models and operations. Industry leaders are seeking high performance and profitability through differentiators such as technology, which is driving better strategies, management and results.

CGI works with downstream gas companies to improve their competitive positioning and increase their margins through advanced technology services and solutions. We help them use technology to adapt to fast-changing market forces and generate sustainable profitable growth.

What we offer

CGI offers a full suite of services and solutions for downstream gas clients that cover all aspects of their operations—from production and distribution to retail. Our portfolio encompasses the following areas:

  • SCADA
  • Outage management
  • Asset and resource management
  • Mobile workforce management
  • Smart technologies, including smart meter, grid and data solutions
  • Compliance systems for safety regulations
  • Customer service and billing

We also deliver end-to-end IT services, including business consulting, systems integration services, business process services and IT outsourcing services.

The value we deliver

CGI’s work with downstream gas clients delivers the following competitive advantages:

  • Ability to adapt to and prosper in changing market environments
  • Ability to develop and launch more competitive products and services
  • Higher levels of customer service
  • Better compliance with increasingly intense regulatory requirements
  • Reduced costs (both operational and cost-to-serve)
  • Successful adoption of new technologies (smart, social media, big data)
  • Enhanced physical security and cyber security

Why CGI?

With decades of experience across the global utilities industry and specialized expertise in the downstream gas sector, CGI has developed a broad base of services, solutions and expertise to help our downstream clients achieve their strategic goals. Our expertise covers both regulated and unregulated markets, and we focus on meeting not just our clients’ current needs, but also their future requirements.

Highlights of our work and capabilities include the following:

  • We designed, built and currently operatethree of Australia’s gas market systems.
  • We provideasset, resource and workforce management systems for 60 of the top utilities in North America, including a number of gas distributors.
  • CGI has long-term outsourcing relationships with clients such as EDP (Portugal andSpain),Elexon (UK) and GDF Suez (France).
  • We offer a large portfolio of solutions, which includes our own award-winning intellectual property, as well as innovative solutions through our alliances with industry-leading vendors.

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