--- title: Oil & Gas Company Improves Maintenance Strategy for Mainline Units description: Oil & Gas company reduces maintenance labor costs and improves uptime with Nexus Global's Strategy Management review of Planned Maintenance. image: https://blog.nexusglobal.com/hubfs/Case%20Study%20CTAs/Case%20Study%20CTAs.jpg --- [Skip to the main content.](https://blog.nexusglobal.com/how-a-major-oil-gas-company-reduced-maintenance-annual-labor-costs-on-mainline-units-228k#main-content) [![Nexus Logo PNG White](https://blog.nexusglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Nexus%20Logo%20PNG%20White.png?width=1600&height=645&name=Nexus%20Logo%20PNG%20White.png "Nexus Logo PNG White")](https://www.nexusglobal.com) [![Nexus Logo PNG Black](https://blog.nexusglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Nexus%20Logo%20PNG%20Black.png?width=1600&height=645&name=Nexus%20Logo%20PNG%20Black.png "Nexus Logo PNG Black")](https://www.nexusglobal.com) - [Software](https://www.nexusglobal.com/software) - Business Optimizer - Data Optimizer - Strategy Optimizer - 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A leading client in North America engaged **Nexus Global** to perform an on-site strategy review of their [Planned Maintenance (PM) activities](https://blog.nexusglobal.com/pm-optimization-6x-faster-than-rcm) for several mainline units. The client recognized that their existing PM strategy was outdated and sought a more robust and cost-effective approach to drive improvement. The primary objective of this review was clear: **maximize equipment uptime while minimizing maintenance costs**—all without compromising safety or reliability. With 33 identical mainline units in operation, the opportunity was significant. Any improvements or cost savings identified through the new strategy would not only strengthen the performance of a single unit but could be applied across the entire system for greater impact. Nexus Global approached the challenge by aligning the client’s maintenance strategy with proven methodologies in [Strategy Management](https://www.nexusglobal.com/apmsolutions/strategy-management) **and Asset Performance Management (APM)**. The new framework ensured that preventive maintenance activities were optimized, labor resources were better utilized, and downtime risks were reduced. By identifying inefficiencies and standardizing best practices, the strategy created a sustainable path forward for the client’s operations. This case study demonstrates how thoughtful strategy management can deliver long-term benefits for **oil and gas companies worldwide**, particularly those facing the challenge of maintaining high-demand, mission-critical assets. [**Download the full case study**](https://blog.nexusglobal.com/hubfs/Case%20Studies%20and%20Whitepapers/SM%20Casestudy%20-%20Major%20Oil%20%26%20Gas%20Company%202018.pdf) to learn how Nexus Global helped this oil and gas company optimize their PM strategy, reduce inefficiencies, and strengthen asset reliability across multiple mainline units. ### What is maintenance strategy optimization? Maintenance strategy optimization is the process of reviewing and improving preventive, predictive, and other maintenance activities to ensure they address the right failure modes at the appropriate frequency. The goal is to eliminate unnecessary work, improve reliability, reduce maintenance costs, and maximize asset availability.  ### How can PM optimization reduce maintenance labor costs? PM optimization evaluates whether existing preventive maintenance tasks provide value, occur at the appropriate intervals, and effectively address equipment failure modes. Removing unnecessary activities and optimizing task frequencies can reduce labor requirements while allowing maintenance resources to focus on higher-value work.  ### How can an outdated preventive maintenance strategy affect asset performance? An outdated PM strategy can result in unnecessary maintenance, inefficient use of labor, inappropriate task frequencies, and gaps in failure-mode coverage. Regularly reviewing maintenance strategies helps ensure PM activities remain aligned with current operating conditions, equipment performance, risk, and reliability objectives. The company featured in this case study specifically identified its existing PM strategy as outdated.  ### How does maintenance strategy optimization improve equipment uptime? Maintenance strategy optimization focuses resources on activities that prevent or detect relevant equipment failures while eliminating work that provides little or no value. This helps organizations balance preventive maintenance requirements with equipment availability and reduces unnecessary planned downtime.  ### Why is standardizing maintenance strategies across similar assets valuable? When organizations operate multiple identical or similar assets, a validated maintenance strategy can often be standardized and replicated across the asset population. This can multiply the value of an optimization effort while improving consistency. In this case, the organization operated **33 identical mainline units**, creating an opportunity to apply identified improvements across the system. ### How can oil and gas companies balance maintenance cost, reliability, and safety? The objective should not simply be to perform less maintenance. Organizations need to determine which activities are necessary to manage asset failure modes and risk, then optimize how and when that work is performed. 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