Leveraging Edge Computing Platforms in Oil & Gas

Edge Computing Platforms Bring Intelligent Automation and New Efficiency to Oil & Gas

“Edge Computing meets key operations goals for remote operation, efficiency, and safety in Upstream and Midstream with the ability to develop smart, connect oilfield equipment, enable terminal automation, and monitoring of pipeline assets.”

“Edge Computing Market Opportunities 2021-2026”, Espalier, July 2022.

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gasoline and loading hundreds of trucks each day. To enable efficiency for depot operations, Petra runs Nuovo Petrol, a next-generation terminal automation solution from an experienced system integrator, Loginet.

With the Loginet solution and Stratus Edge Computing, Petra automated manual processes and integrated disparate terminal systems to reduce risk, enable real-time data, and centralize visibility of operations. The company reduced depot load times by 33% and has experienced zero downtime in a decade using Stratus Edge Computing.

“Petra hasn’t had an unplanned outage in more than 10 years. They've never experienced any business disruption with Stratus as their foundation. When our customers need that extreme level of reliability, we will continue to rely on Stratus for continuous computing.”

• Manage 35 tanks for oil-product storage, with approximately 5,000 tons of product shipped daily

• Operational visibility for analysis, alerting, and improvement

Solutions

• Loginet Nuovo Petrol Terminal Automation System

• Loginet IBIS LT2 Badge Reader

• Loginet GraL Terminal

• Stratus ztC Edge in paired fault tolerant configuration

Benefits

• Reduced filling time by 33%

• Connected real-time operations to ERP and customs reporting

Loginet

For the full story, check out How Stratus Edge Computing eliminated downtime and enabled depot-wide visibility with Loginet’s Next-Gen Terminal Automation Solution at Petra Srl. Gianluigi Campisano Automation Engineer

• Enabled depot-wide visibility into operations by unifying systems and ensuring data capture with Edge Computing

• Experience zero unplanned downtime for terminal automation system for 10 years using Stratus Edge Computing platforms

slowed reaction time, decision making, and visibility on operations

• Control system/safety system at capacity

• Stratus ftServer

• Rockwell Automation PlantPAx™ Distributed Control System (DCS) including HMI SCADA and Factory Talk® historian with SQL Server supporting 6,000 I/Os

• Anti-virus and cluster management software

• System integration by Enginuity Global

• Consolidated 12 applications running on six (6) servers to a single, fault-tolerant Stratus ftServer compute platform

• Centralized monitor and control resulted in higher yield, improved safety, and no downtime for critical applications

• Improved system response time by 1,000%, from more than 20 seconds to milliseconds Challenges Solutions Benefits

Bullwinkle oil platform – a project critical to improve safety and responsiveness, eliminate costly downtime, and drive operational excellence.

QuarterNorth Energy turned to Enginuity Global, a system integrator with expertise in process automation, control, and field services. In only 45 days, Enginuity upgraded all PLC panels, and deployed a single fault-tolerant Stratus Edge Computing to centralize platform operations and enable separate Process Control and Safety Shutdown Systems.

“The ftServer is a tank. It offers a simplistic approach to a complex system. Part of our motto at Enginuity is, ’We simplify a complex world.’ And so, Stratus servers definitely help reduce some of that complexity. And, we were able to save a substantial amount of money using them.”

Eric Belgard

Lead for Automation and Controls Enginuity

For the full story, watch the webinar Automation and Control Modernization: How to Improve Control System Reliability While Remaining Within Budget.

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Lever aging Edge Compu ting

Plat forms in Oil & Gas

Providing no compromise, downtime free operations, and reliable data at the edge

Oil & Gas owners and operators are responsible for continuous, safe, reliable, and compliant operations while addressing demand pressures, environmental concerns, theft, and even cybersecurity threats. Digitalization strategies and resulting solutions should effectively serve this goal. A well-executed solution significantly improves Oil & Gas business performance in terms of asset reliability, operational efficiency, security, product quality, and work safety.

Digitalization means using new digital technology such as improvements in pipeline SCADA, compressor and pump station HMI, historians, analytics, AI, and the operation of control rooms and command centers Improved reliability though depends on the platform that best deploys these applications

Stratus offers edge computing platforms for critical oil and gas applications from the field to the cloud, bringing simplicity, security, and peace of mind, while eliminating the threat of unplanned downtime and financial and reputational risk. Stratus edge computing platforms simplify, protect, and automate your digitally transforming business-critical operations

• A S c al a b le O f f e r in g – Stratus edge computing plat forms are ide al for monitoring and control, vir tualiz ation / thin client s, his torian, analy tic s, MES, AI, control ro oms and command complex operations, and inte grate s tand- alone silos

• In d u s t r i al G r a d e a n d E d g e R e a d y – the Stratus z t C™ Edge plat form is fan le s s, rated at 4 0 to 60 ° C, 10 to 95 % humidit y, with 5 5 0 0 Hz vibration and is Clas s I Division 2

• In t e g rat e d R e d u n d a n c y a n d V ir t u ali z a t io n – Stratus edge computing plat forms have redundancy and vir tualiz ation unplanned downtime and enable s you to combine multiple applications in a single plat form

• Sin g le P a r t n e r fr o m E d g e t o E n t e r p r i s e – Stratus edge computing plat forms inte grate s e amle s sly, providing a common vendor from your lo cal control s tations at the edge to your control ro oms, command center, enterpris e, and the cloud

“If I had to give 3 words to describe our Stratus experience, it would be reliability, configurability, and sustainability In the year that the Stratus has been deployed in our facilities, performance has been exactly what we expected, and the support model has exceeded our expectations and we foresee having Stratus for a long time.”

Steve Adams

Lead Automation Electrical Engineer Columbia Pipeline Group, now part of TransCanada

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Leveraging Edge Computing Platforms in Oil & Gas

Industr y 4.0 and IIoT driven requirements are central to most technolog y advancements in Oil and Gas Stratus is a trusted authorit y suppor ting critical Industr y 4 0 and IIoT applications from Edge to Enterprise With Edge Computing plat forms, our goal is to educate, suppor t and provide owners and operators a secure, protected, and simple plat form to enable advanced applications at the Edge

A s s e t Per f or m ance Man ag emen t

A goal for many organizations is the desire to improve per formance through the deployment of Asset Per formance Management (APM) applications. APM is designed to provide access to information on mission critical assets including connection to real time data to Operation Technicians and Engineers While the application may be cloud based or enterprise connected, data should be processed and stored at the Edge where the information is generated, allowing only critical and anomalous behavior to be elevated to control centers All data stored with the critical assets minimizes replication, which clogs strained remote communication net works, and helps control bandwidth costs

A d v ance A n al y t ic s, A I, and Machine L e ar ning

Selecting an Edge Computing plat form based on inherent redundancy and vir tualization will enable the deployment of advanced analy tics to include Ar tificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) AI and ML require real time data collection and analysis processed at the Edge. The Edge plat form then becomes par t of the critical asset infrastructure, fur ther requiring plat form resiliency This is where Stratus is a key dif ferentiator, with its fault tolerant edge computing plat forms capable of suppor ting these demanding edge applications

Re al-t ime simula t ion, Digi t al Tw in s, and e f fi ciency

When measuring real time ef ficiency or running real time simulation in comparison to actual production data, the need for suppor ting infrastructure at the Edge is immediately realized. These tools enable faster response to operating conditions allowing for quicker analysis and business decisions to be made related to predictive maintenance as well as cost optimization Digitalization also means enabling tools such as predictive or prescriptive maintenance, running real time models in a Digital Twin environment to compare realit y with engineered design These advanced tools require compute power to be deployed at the edge.

Monit or ing and con t r ol

Stratus has a long track record of suppor ting traditional automation ser vices such as HMI, SCADA, Historian, and Tank Management, but as technolog y deployments increase, the demand for a simple, protected, and autonomous infrastructure will only grow Stratus provides critical Edge Computing plat forms that suppor t these growing areas.

A 4 0 -y e ar his t or y o f deli ver ing mis sion cr i t ic al s olu t ion s

For 4 0 years, we have provided reliable and redundant zero touch computing, enabling global For tune 50 0 companies and small to medium sized businesses to securely and remotely turn data into actionable intelligence at the Edge, control center and cloud driving uptime and ef ficiency

This includes a long, successful track record providing major pipeline companies with redundant, reliable, vir tualized compute and par tnering with major automation companies, w been supplying our plat forms in Oil and Gas for years

Today, we are successfully suppor ting real time applications for the deployment of IIoT or Industr y 4 0 initiatives, fur ther helping customers as they digitally transform their in order to drive predictable, peak per formance with minimal risk. We bring this know how and track record to Midstream Oil and Gas helping ensure mission critical applications achieve desired return on investments

For mor e inf or m a t ion

Please contact your local systems integrator, channel par tne or Stratus sales representative to explore fur ther how Stratus’ Edge Computing plat forms might be right for you More information about ztC Edge, f tSer ver, and everRun found at www.stratus.com

Visit www.stratus.com/Upstream to learn how Stratus is in Oil and Gas companies

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Stratus at a Glance

By delivering zero-touch Edge Computing platforms that are simple to deploy and maintain, protected from interruptions and threats, and operate autonomously, Stratus ensures continuous availability for our customers’ business-critical applications.

Zero-touch Computing Platforms from Edge to Enterprise to Cloud

Form factor

Rugged, compact, converged edge compute platform

On machine, in control panel, on plant floor: Uses both AC and DC power

Redundant, rack mount, edge server (with choice of operating environment)

In control room, or local data center: Uses AC power

Capacity

Workloads

Up to 4 VMs or workloads

Single machine or line visualization and control (SCADA), building automation, intelligent gateway, and real time streaming data analysis

10 to 30 VMs

Consolidation of multiple operations, production lines or plant workloads, complex event processing, and multi site batch analysis and orchestration

Edge virtualization platform

Embedded in VAR solution

Up to 24 VMs

Those requiring instant and greater reliability for applications and data

Major multi-national companies, small to mid-sized organizations, machine builders and system and retail rely on Stratus zero-touch computing platforms, Stratus Cloud Services, and Stratus Professional, Managed and Educational Services.

Half of the Fortune Global 100 are current Stratus customers

4 of the 5 largest global credit card networks use Stratus solutions

Half of the world’s 10 largest retailers are Stratus customers

5 of the world’s 10 largest beverage companies use Stratus solutions

Top OEMs and equipment builders embed Stratus solutions

25,000 active support customers

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