Operational Excellence Dimensions in the Oil and Gas Sector: A Literature Review

Abstract

Operational excellence in the oil and gas sector has unique dimensions. This paper aim to review literature to elaborate on the dimensions and served as the continuation of the previous review that distinguished between manufacturing, services and oil and gas sectors dimensions of operational excellence. Journal articles, reports, professional papers, term papers and dissertations were reviewed. The paper found that operational efficiency, health and safety, assets and process reliability, and environmental performance are the dimensions of operational excellence in the oil and gas sector. Certain factors that could influence the dimensions were suggested. The paper contributed to literature and measurement of the constructs and consolidated on earlier review of the difference of the concept of operational excellence among different sectors. However, the paper’s limitation lies in its inability to develop a framework showing the identified factors and how they relate to operational excellence in the oil and gas sector.