Nigeria Partners Huawei on Fully Digital Oilfield Solution
Efforts by the Nigerian government to bring more transparency and accountability into the nation’s murky petroleum sector got a real boost over the week with the launch of a fully digital oilfield solution by global infotech company, Huawei. This development according to market watchers is in line with efforts to reform its petroleum sector which analysts say need the deployment of technology in meeting international best practices in the sector.
L-R: Director, Planning, Research & Statistics Department (PRSD), Musa Sa’eed Talle, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Bitrus Bako Nabasu, Deputy Managing Director, Nigeria Enterprise Marketing and Sales, Eason Dongyisong, Director, Energy Business Unit, South Africa Region, Leo Zhang.
To this end, Huawei Technologies has announced plans to partner the Nigerian government in bringing in fully digital oilfield solutions to the Nigerian oil and gas industry. This was made known at the just concluded Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS) which took place in Abuja during the week.
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Huawei noted that the IOT Solution will employ the use of 4G eLTE broadband and Artificial Intelligence technology in providing full wireless network coverage which can enhance the operational transparency and safety of the Oil & Gas sector in Nigeria covering the oil fields, depots and pipelines.
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Speaking at the presentation, Mr. Tank Li, the Managing Director of Huawei Nigeria Enterprise said that with this solution, stakeholders can recognise issues of Health, Safety and Environment as well as prevent vandalism before it happens. He added that “operationally, there are a lot of activities which take place at the depot locations. With the Huawei Digital IoT Solution, all stakeholders will be able to monitor activities by installing our Artificial Intelligence surveillance cameras which can detect unusual movements around the premises.
“This AI technology which records video uses surveillance cameras that communicate with each other and then passes the information to the operational team. For example, the AI surveillance can prevent unauthorized entrance into the premises.” He said.
The solution is also expected to take real-time data of daily oil production in the country which will enable full transparency for the sector. “Another advantage of this solution using the 4G eLTE is in its capacity to enable stakeholders monitor the daily oil production in real time.
“This has been an issue for the industry in terms of not being able to take adequate account of daily production. This solution will help create transparency, help take full records and improve efficiency for the oil and gas industry in Nigeria.” He added.
The digital oilfield IOT solution is said to have also been launched in other parts of the world and has a proven reputation among global industry leaders to help oil and gas companies achieve 2% to 7% more yields, 5% to 9% higher recovery rate, and 5% to 20% less costs. It is expected that this solution will bring growth to the Nigerian oil and gas industry. Huawei has its presence in over 45 countries and regions around the world, serving over 70% of the global top 20 oil & gas companies.
Kelechi Deca
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