A new way of working in the Oil and Gas industry
"When a barrel of oil fetched $100 or more, energy companies were focused on drilling wells and pumping crude just as fast as they could. But now that prices have settled around $50 a barrel, companies are focused on efficiency - getting the most petroleum for the least amount of money. And many are turning to advanced technology for help."[1]
The latest technological developments and a new wave of innovation have significantly shifted and changed the way businesses fundamentally operate. This new Internet of Things (IoT) technology has overhauled long and drawn-out manual processes to become faster and more efficient. Instead of a mobile phone or radio, clipboard and pen, camera as well as additional workers, a single worker can manage all operations and maintenance work with only one single device. These new mobile devices have a game-changing influence on your daily work.
Collecting and capturing high-quality data (e.g. via barcode scanning or NFC technology) and sending them over to your colleagues or control centre in real-time (e.g. via Wi-Fi or private LTE networks) makes it easier and faster to discover gas emissions, leaks or spills and to predict probable downtimes. With remote monitoring by the control centre, new levels of safety, security and reliability can be achieved.
Unplanned downtimes due to the failure of machines or equipment leads to lost time and revenue. Predicting maintenance can determine when machines need to be serviced before they go offline or fail. With the latest mobile devices and technologies workers can monitor the performance in real-time and extensive actions can be initiated immediately.
The acquisition of higher quality, real-time data leads to faster and better decision-making. The interpretation and analysis of the data can be done fast and easy, and the decisions will lead to profitable and cost saving actions. These new technologies can help companies figure out the right balance between cost and production and to improve their operational workflow and thus their efficiency and productivity.
No matter if you want to locate your workers with lone worker protection software or monitor your machines - in ecom's app library you can find a number of high quality business applications developed by our leading software partners. All these apps are tested and approved for use with ecom's smart devices such as the new Tab-Ex® 01 or the Smart-Ex® 01.
[1] Alison Sider and Erin Ailworth, Wall Street Journal, Sept. 13, 2015, http://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-companies-tap-new-technologies-to-lower-production-costs-1442197712