Nabil K. Al-Dabal Comms Eng’g & Technical Support Dept Information Technology TETRA for The Oil & Gas: Applications & Challenges

Purpose Provide an Overview of Applications, Benefits and Challenges of the TETRA Mobile Radio Communications’ Solutions for the Oil & Gas Industry in General, and Saudi Aramco in Particular

Oil & Gas Worldwide Company Overview Business Drivers Applications Challenges Summary Presentation Outline

Worldwide Major Oil Producers Saudi Arabia Russia United States Iran Mexico Norway China Venezuela Canada United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Iraq Nigeria Kuwait Brazil Algeria Indonesia Libya COUNTRY Countries producing > 1M bbI/day

Worldwide Major Oil & Gas Facilities

Integrated international petroleum company Reliable supplier of 10% of the world’s needs World’s largest crude reserves World’s fourth largest gas reserves World’s largest storage & shipping terminals One of world’s largest & most modern tanker fleets Effective network of facilities and pipelines Saudi Aramco Overview

Rabigh Jeddah Al Sulayyil Najran Jizan Dhahran Safaniya Hawtah Khamis Mushayt Duba Qassim Yanbu Shedgum Qaysumah RIYADH Al Kharj Abqaiq Tanajib Berri Haradh Khurais E/W Pipeline Uthmaniyah Udhailiyah Ras Tanura Ju'aymah Shaybah Transmission Network Wireless Services Telephone Services Subsidiaries Internet Data Network Computing Services IT at Saudi Aramco Global Network Global Network Diverse Environment Diverse Environment Wide Range of Services Wide Range of Services Business Solution Oriented Business Solution Oriented Global Network Global Network Diverse Environment Diverse Environment Wide Range of Services Wide Range of Services Business Solution Oriented Business Solution Oriented

Business Drivers to Use TETRA Mobility Spectrum Efficiency Shortfalls in Existing Systems  Interoperability  Information Security  Data Applications  Network management Cost Advantage Data Services Scalable Architecture

Applications Potential Finance, Personnel, Medical, Material Management Internet, Intranet, Seismic, Drilling, Reservoir, Production analysis Plant & Management Information Current Consolidation of Fragmented PMR systems Remote Monitoring of Plants, Pipelines, Oil & Gas wells Offshore Applications (Voice, Telemetry & Data) Disaster Recovery AVL And Fleet Management

AMR Pipelines Valves, Leak Detection, Cathodic Protection Plant Alarm System Off-Shore/On-Shore Well-heads Polling Control Central Control Room TETRA Applications: Remote Monitoring

Transmission Link Operations Barge Oil Platform TETRA Network TETRA Network TEL: Telephone Network Telephone Network TETRA Applications: Offshore Communications TEL: Offshore GOSP Telephone Interconnect

AVL Workstation Fleets GPS SDS TETRA Applications: AVL And Fleet Management Positioning System TETRA Network TETRA Network SDS AVL Central Application Same terminal can be used for voice and AVL data

Emergency Talk-Group Dispatcher Organizations TETRA Applications: Disaster Recovery Plant Fire Event Other Emergency Control Center Route r Intranet/ Internet Database Banks Network Resources Management

Plant Area Administration Area Global Connectivity COMMBLDG TETRA Mobile Radio Systems GSM/GPRS/3G Mobile Telephony WiFi / WiMAX Bluetooth, ZigBee, RFID, UWB Multiple Solutions in Action

Challenges Timed Knowledge-Base Equipment Standards & Interoperability  Intrinsically Safe Radios  Temperature Range & Frequency Band  Interface for Logging Recorders  Stand-alone BS with interconnect Coverage and Capacity Information Protection Applications Platform Integration Regulatory Aspects

TETRA can be the single platform of choice for Oil & Gas industry’s field voice & data applications. TETRA Solutions for Oil & Gas Applications must: Have Standard Intrinsically Safe Devices (Class I/Div I) Be Reliable, Easily Setup and Quickly Deployable Be Cost Effective Integration of TETRA Platform with other IT Technologies is a Key to Provide Effective Solutions TETRA Solutions Will Continue to Play a Significant Role in Enhancing Efficiency of Oil& Gas Operations Summary Summary

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