RFID's Land of Opportunity: the Middle East

The region's oil and gas industry possesses a distinctive collection of traits that offer a phenomenal potential for RFID and RTLS technology adoption.

By Konrad Konarski

Tags: Asset Tracking, Chemical, Environment, Inventory / Warehouse Management, IT/Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Operations, Security and Access Control

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Sep 10, 2012—Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Oman boast prospering economies, exquisite landscapes and pioneering metropolitan skylines rivaling those of the greatest cities in the world. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the region contains more than 40 percent of Earth's natural gas reserves, and more than 55 percent of the planet's oil reserves, while covering only about 5 percent of its total land mass. During the past few decades, the area has prospered with the help of its vast petroleum reserves, and has given birth to some of the world's largest and most profitable oil and gas companies. Saudi Aramco, Kuwait Petroleum Corp., Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. and Qatar Petroleum are all among the world's largest oil firms.

A sour-gas field RTLS application in Qatar

Always of a crucial concern to the oil and gas sector is personnel safety—or, more broadly, practices related to health, safety and the environment (HSE). There exist a variety of dangers native to the oil and gas field that demand strict safety protocols to be followed, and personal protective equipment (PPE) to be carried by field workers. Employees working in the oil fields of the Middle East can be exposed to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) emissions, fires and explosions, as well as the more common slips and falls.

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