Unlike many other industries, the oil and gas sector typically operates in harsh and hazardous environments, and all technology and equipment operating under these conditions must be properly certified. However, the financial drivers and goals are to achieve high production with as low capital and operating expenditure as possible, while at the same time maintaining the safety and security of the plant, personnel and the environment. This presentation will illustrate RFID technologies that can benefit the oil and gas industry, as well as which requirements and challenges must be addressed in order to ensure a successful deployment at a process plant. Examples and experience reports from use cases and pilots installations will be utilized to demonstrate some of the business cases for RFID in oil and gas.
Speaker:
Stig Petersen, Research Scientist, SINTEF ICT