1 Role of Telecommunications in Oil & Gas sector Presenter : ALI NASSER TELFAT HEAD OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS ( OFFSHORE ) QATAR PETROLEUM

2 Agenda I NRODUCTION O IL & GAS SECTOR –BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS. –OPERATION REQUIREMENTS. –TELECOMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS. T ELECOMMUNICATION MARKET –SERVICES. –APPLICATIONS. B ENEFITS C ONCLUSION

3 INTRODUCITON Qatar Petroleum is RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY PROCESSES IN QATAR. QP’s OVERALL OBJECTIVE IS TO MAXIMIZE OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL WEALTH OF THE STATE OF QATAR, THROUGH THE SAFE, EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE EXPLORATION OF QATAR HYDROCARBON AND OIL AND GAS RESERVES.

4 INTRODUCITON T elecom requirements for the oil & Gas generally the same as other industries. C ritical differences : Nature of business of Oil & Gas. Environment in which Oil & Gas operates. N ature of Oil & Gas demands absolute reliability and resilience. E nvironment of Oil & Gas demands total safety, robustness and long lasting.

5 BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS Seamless integration of many processes. Linkage only possible with modern telecom services. Reliable service meeting core business targets. Service failures significantly impacting core business. Oil & Gas sector

6 OPERATION REQUIREMENTS Reliable communication a pre-requisite for efficient operation. Intrinsically safe, fire and explosion proof equipment for the hostile environment. Oil & Gas sector

7 Oil tanker loading single buoy mooring “SBM” SBM - Communication establishment with tankers / vessels - Automatic shutdown STORAGE TANKER

8 TELECOM REQUIREMENTS Old legacy systems no longer meeting requirement. National telecom company role. Long distance to remote sites: a challenge. High capacity digital infrastructure. Oil & Gas sector

9 TELECOMUNICATION SERVICES DATA NETWORK RIGS 64 Kbps DDN 128 Kbps DDN Q-Tel Internet 2Mbps DDN Analog Data Circuit Q-TEL Al Saad Plaza Falcon club Doha Heliport Dukhan Q-Building Ras Lafan Rumailah Head Quarter Messaied Industrial City Nodco Abu Hamour RAA IT Server RAA TELECOM. PS-4 Halul PS-3 PS-2 V-sat ( 256 Kbps )

10 QP (OFFSHORE) PABX NETWORK HQ & Q-Building (500 Line Cap) Rumaillah Engineering & Materials (500 Line Cap) 2 X 2MB-ISDN-PRI 3 X 2MB-ISDN-PRI 2 X 2MB-ISDN-PRI 4 X 2MB-ISDN-PRI 15 O/G &10 DDI 20 O/G &15 DDI PS-1 (100 Line Cap) PS-2 (100 Line Cap) 10 PRI - ISDN ccts Al-SaadPlaza (500 Line Cap) MDF RAA (1500 Line Cap) Halul (500 Line Cap) 14 TIE 4W E&M 25 TIE 4W E&M ISDN - PRI LINKS 2W O/G & DDI CCTS 2W B/W LINES 4W E/M CCTS RAA PABX EXTENSIONS PS-3 (100 Line Cap) PS-4 (200 Line Cap) Falcon Club (100 Line Cap) 2 X 2MB-ISDN-PRI Navigation Plaza (500 Line Cap) Q-TEL NT XXX NT XXX 4332XXX NT XXX NT XXX 4383XXX SL1-ST 4305XXX NT XXX 4402XXX NT XXX NT-11 RIGS

11 TELECOM REQUIREMENTS Old legacy systems no longer meeting requirement. National telecom company role. Long distance to remote sites: a challenge. High capacity digital infrastructure. Oil & Gas sector

12 QP (OFFSHORE) COMMUNICATIONS RADIO LINKS Digital Microwave Analog Microwave Analog Low Capacity Radio To Messaieed NFGP RAA TELECOM. DOHA REPEATER STN. Station “ D ” Station “ H ” SBV “ 2 “ SBV “ 3 “ SBV “ 0 “SBV “ 1 “ SINAAH PS-4 RIGS HALUL PS-3 PS-2 PS-1 RIGS Station “ G ” Station “ E ” Station “ F ”

13 TELECOM REQUIREMENTS Old legacy systems no longer meeting requirement. National telecom company role. Long distance to remote sites: a challenge. High capacity digital infrastructure. Oil & Gas sector

14 QP (OFFSHORE) TELECOMMUNICATIONS Fiber Optic Cable and Digital Radio System Proposed common Fiber Optic Cable Existing Fiber Optic Cable X TO Messaieed C TO Dukhan RAA TELECOM. Station “ H ” Station “ G ” Station “ E ” Wakrah Station HALUL Station “ F ” Station “ B ” SBV “ 0 “ SBV “ 1 “ SBV “ 2 “ SBV “ 3 “ RASGAS ALPHA “ NFC ” PLATFORM QP NFA PLATFORM

15 Services Rapid Technology Development. Prefer to deploy save and proven yet modern technology. Higher cost of deployment of telecom facilities. Fully standardised avoiding compatibility issue. Telecommunication market

16 Applications Total replacement of analogue with digital. Fiber Backbone. Wide-band Digital Radio Links. Wide band VSAT Links. Availability of High Speed Digital Access at all QP sites. Telecommunication market

17 SUBMARINE FIBER OPTICS CABLES EXISTING RASGAS OPTICAL FIBER NFC RASGAS “ A “ NFA QP NFB QATARGAS “ B “ QP DIGITAL RADIO RAS LAFAN

18 HIGH-SPEED MPLS LAND CIRCUITS HALUL ISLAND RAA-HALUL V-SAT 256 KBPS QP-DOHA RAA QTEL-DOHA EARTH STATION 2 MBPS 4 MBPS

19 Applications Total replacement of analogue with digital. Fiber Backbone. Wide-band Digital Radio Links. Wide band VSAT Links. Availability of High Speed Digital Access at all QP sites. Telecommunication market

20 QP (OFFSHORE) TELECOMMUNICATIONS Fiber Optic Cable and Digital Radio System Proposed common Fiber Optic Cable Existing Fiber Optic Cable X TO Messaieed C TO Dukhan RAA TELECOM. Station “ H ” Station “ G ” Station “ E ” Wakrah Station HALUL Station “ F ” Station “ B ” SBV “ 0 “ SBV “ 1 “ SBV “ 2 “ SBV “ 3 “ RASGAS ALPHA “ NFC ” PLATFORM QP NFA PLATFORM

21 Modern telecom facilities improve the product. Financial savings. Partial or full de-manning of remote areas made possible by high speed telemetry SCADA and CCTV. Manpower Reduction. Improved Quality. Increased Quantity. Improved Environment. Increased Safety. Benefits

22 Reliable Modern Telecom is a Necessary Tool in Oil & Gas Industry. Automation production processes demand high speed wide band services. Conclusion

23 “ NO TELECOMMUNICATION, NO PRODUCTION OF OIL & GAS “