Oil and gas organizations manage IT Asset Management (ITAM) across some of the most demanding environments of any industry. Hardware is distributed across headquarters, refineries, remote production sites, and contractor-managed facilities spanning multiple countries. Network segmentation blocks standard agent installation, inventory lives in spreadsheets nobody fully trusts, and engineering teams run specialized software with complex licensing models that carry real audit exposure.
This article covers IT Asset Management software for oil and gas IT teams, focusing on tools for managing corporate and engineering IT assets. It does not cover Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) platforms for operational field assets such as drilling equipment, pipelines, or refinery infrastructure.
What makes IT Asset Management different in oil and gas
Most ITAM platforms are built for environments where agents can be deployed freely, networks are flat, and software stacks are predictable. Oil and gas environments are none of those things. Segmented networks block standard discovery, contractor populations rotate constantly across multiple firms and Active Directory paths, and engineering software like Autodesk, SAP, and simulation tools carries per-machine licensing that vendors audit aggressively.
What oil and gas IT teams need is a platform that handles discovery in restricted network topologies, maintains a chain of custody across a rotating workforce of employees and contractors, and gives a defensible view of software installed versus licensed without a manual reconciliation every time an auditor arrives.
5 IT Asset Management tools for oil and gas
1. InvGate Asset Management
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InvGate Asset Management is a purpose-built ITAM platform with verified adoption across the oil and gas sector, including Pluspetrol, PECOM Vista Energy, Pampa Energía, Tecpetrol, Transener, Compañía General de Combustibles, and Cotemar. It supports distributed multi-country deployments and environments where standard agent installation is blocked by network segmentation or corporate firewall policies.
These are the Asset Management capabilities that stand out most for oil and gas IT teams:
- Discovery in segmented networks: the InvGate Asset Management Agent, agentless network scanning, and proxy connectors reach assets where firewalls and antivirus restrictions block standard installation. One energy organization manages assets across Argentina, Colombia, and Ecuador through a proxy-based deployment.
- Full hardware lifecycle across sites: every asset is tied to its complete lifecycle, keeping inventory accurate across headquarters, refineries, and remote sites without manual updates.
- Software and license tracking for engineering tools: the Agent detects installed software, tracks utilization, and associates licenses to users or installations. One energy client manages 80–90 software titles with roughly 65% on-premises and 35% cloud subscriptions, using InvGate to centralize contracts and reduce manual reconciliation.
- Asset tracking across contractor ecosystems: every assignment and reassignment is logged regardless of whether the holder is a permanent employee or a contractor, providing a complete chain of custody across a workforce that changes constantly.
- Native integration with InvGate Service Management: for organizations using both products, asset data connects directly to incident, request, and change management workflows; so when something breaks at a remote site, the affected asset, its owner, and its full history are already in the same platform.
The platform is available as cloud (SaaS) and on-premises with feature parity between both models. Start a 30-day free trial or talk to Sales to find the right plan.
2. ServiceNow Hardware Asset Management
According to ServiceNow's official energy and utilities page, ServiceNow is designed for connected operations in oil and gas, covering asset lifecycle management, operational resilience, and compliance workflows. Its Hardware Asset Management (HAM) module automates the hardware lifecycle using the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) as a single source of truth, and its Operational Technology Management module extends visibility to OT environments for IT/OT dependency mapping and change governance.
ServiceNow is designed for enterprise organizations already operating on the ServiceNow platform. Pricing is not publicly listed and requires a custom quote.
3. Lansweeper
According to Lansweeper's official OT Asset Management page, Lansweeper unifies IT and OT asset discovery in a single platform. For oil and gas environments, it uses selective scanning tailored for OT, detecting programmable logic controllers (PLCs), flow meters, and industrial control systems using protocols such as Ethernet/IP, Profinet, and Modbus without disrupting operations. IT assets are covered through agentless network scanning across Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Lansweeper supports NERC CIP, NIST SP 800-82, and IEC 62443 compliance frameworks. Per Lansweeper's pricing page, the Starter plan begins at $239 per month billed annually. A 14-day free trial is available with no credit card required.
4. Flexera One
According to Flexera's official website, Flexera One IT Asset Management reconciles software license entitlements against actual installation and usage data to produce a defensible effective license position (ELP). The platform is IBM-certified and Oracle-verified, meaning its data is accepted by major vendors in audit scenarios. For oil and gas teams managing Autodesk, SAP, and simulation tools with complex licensing models, Flexera One provides optimization depth that general-purpose ITAM tools don't match.
Flexera One does not publicly list pricing. Prospective customers are directed to contact the sales team for a quote.
5. Ivanti Neurons for ITAM
According to Ivanti's official website, Ivanti Neurons for IT Asset Management (ITAM) tracks hardware and software assets from procurement to disposal, consolidating data from Endpoint Management, network gateways, cloud services, and ITSM tools into a single repository. For oil and gas organizations managing assets across multiple sites and contractor populations, its ability to aggregate data from diverse sources reduces the manual reconciliation that typically follows infrastructure changes or contractor rotations.
Ivanti does not publicly list pricing for Neurons for ITAM. Organizations are directed to contact the sales team for a custom quote.
Choosing IT Asset Management software for oil and gas
The right IT Asset Management for oil and gas depends on environment size, network topology, and software complexity.
Enterprise organizations already on ServiceNow benefit from its IT/OT convergence and compliance governance. Teams with complex engineering software stacks and vendor audit risk will find Flexera One's license reconciliation depth essential. Organizations needing unified IT and OT visibility across segmented networks without disrupting operations will find Lansweeper a strong fit.
For oil and gas IT teams that need multi-site discovery including proxy connectors, software license compliance, and a complete chain of custody across contractor and employee populations, InvGate Asset Management covers all of those requirements with transparent pricing and verified adoption in the sector.
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