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Table 8. CO
2
Emissions and Cost Reductions due to Change of Transportation Mod (PSCM - Logistics
BP Colombia, 2010)
AIR FREIGHT
Load (Ton)
Distance
(Km)
CO
2
Emis-
sions (Kg)
Transportation Cost
(USD)
January 1 - October 31
2008
Houston - Bogotá
294,136
3500
5,147,380
500,031,20
Diesel Truck Bogotá - Cusiana
294,136
350
10,219
23,530.88
TOTAL
5,157,599
523,562.08
SEA FREIGHT
Load (Ton)
Distance
(Km)
CO
2
Emis-
sions (Kg)
Transportation Cost
(USD)
January 1 - October 31
2009
Houston - Cartagena
294,136
2900
8,530
44,120.40
Diesel Truck Cartagena - Cusiana
294,136
1450
42,334
47.061,76
TOTAL
50.864
91.182.16
CO
2
Emission reduction 2008 Vs 2009
5,106,735 Kg
Cost Reduction 2008 Vs 2009
USD 432,379.92
According to BP's OMS overview (2010), the
system serves as the single framework for opera-
tions, consolidating BP's requirements relating to
process safety, environmental performance, legal
compliance in operations and personal, marine
and driving safety (see figure 3).
recognized as the local system of the Colombian
BU (BP Colombia, 2009).
Two major initiatives comprise the focus of
the local system in Colombia. One is to comply
with HSSE policy and OMS's guidelines of no
damage to the environment, and in this context,
BP Colombia decided on “greening” its logistics
by reducing CO
2
emissions associated with its
international transportation activities. Based on an
improved planning and supply system, the com-
pany was able to lower the quantity of “urgent”
requisitions and to aggregate demand, so that air
freight was not required. The initiative allowed
BP to ship from the United States to Colombia,
between the months of January and October of
2009, approximately 294 ton of cargo by sea that
otherwise would have traveled by air. The use
of sea freight instead or air freight required the
company to change the destination in Colombia,
from Bogotá to Cartagena. Cartagena is located
1100 Km north from the capital city Bogotá, and
The OMS in Colombia
While it is a global initiative and a set of general
guidelines, the OMS aims to respond to each of
BP's local business conditions. In a two-way inter-
action between the system and the location, eight
dimensions of the operating model (leadership, or-
ganization, risk, procedures, assets, optimization,
privilege to operate and results) are customized
according to the performance improvement cycle
and the local business processes characteristics
(see figure 3).
In the specific case of Colombia, the OMS
implementation process became part of the
company's integral management system and is
