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The Digital Plant
production and costs based on known constraints or loss of
equipment. As a result, the plant can manage risks-thereby
decreasing production loss to downtime and optimizing operations
and maintenance strategies.
Enterprise visibility. The integration of IT and operational
technology (OT) is a critical step. Companies need to bring
data from software and operational silos into a single view to
align the " connection of things " with the " operational actions. "
Remote communications from edge internet-of-things
(IoT) devices, instruments and equipment-as well as from
entire production lines, processes and sites-are now available.
This whole chain of equipment, processes and sites must be
converted into a common single-pane solution for visualization,
analysis and action (FIG. 4). As a result, companies can operate
remotely, safely and intelligently through enterprise visibility to
support real-time decision making.
This single enterprise-wide view consolidates engineering
information with operational context, maintenance strategy,
energy management, real-time operational displays, and interfacing
to specific applications (such as process simulation,
real-time optimization and predictive analytics) and financial
data-thus providing actionable guidance considering different
situations. It is a transformative integration approach for assets,
people, processes and technology that is designed to drive
operational excellence across multiple sites, enabling the realization
of up to a 40% increase in operational efficiency.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has implemented
its Panorama Digital Command Center-a fully integrated,
real-time data visualization center that empowers
ADNOC to gain insights, unlock efficiencies and identify new
pathways to optimize performance (FIG. 5). This application
integrates 14 organizations operating across the hydrocarbon
value chain (including gas processing facilities, refineries
and petrochemical plants), with more than 120 dashboards
displaying approximately 200,000 data points. The company
can monitor every site and asset in several layers, with a common
source of information. With this application, ADNOC
can monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), predictive
analytics results, planning and scheduling, and energy management-guiding
its teams, based on trusted information. The
application has generated a paradigm shift for ADNOC personnel-allowing
them to be more data driven and innovative,
and to be more confident to take action. The savings for optimizing
the integrated production planning can be $60 MM-
$100 MM from a single model run.3
" The importance of embedding digital technology in businesses
has never been greater, and ADNOC's continuous investment
in digital transformation over the last three years allows
us to be more resilient, agile and responsive in navigating
today's market landscape, " said Abdul Nasser Al Mughairbi, Senior
Vice President, Digital, ADNOC. " Our Panorama Digital
Command Center acts as our 'eyes on the ground' and enables
speed, accessibility and integration across our operations-key
attributes that are required to make smart business decisions. " 4
What if your plant were truly digital? " What if " will probably
be the most commonly used term to start a question with
in 2020. There are many aspects of life that we cannot control,
FIG. 4. Enterprise visibility.
FIG. 5. ADNOC's Panorama Digital Command Center.
so we need to dedicate time and effort to those aspects that we
can address. We cannot predict market changes, but we can be
ready to act fast to ensure business continuity and safety.
For most companies, digital transformation has always been
an objective, but it has become a basic requirement to survive
now and thrive later. The faster a strategic roadmap that increases
the digital capabilities is established, the sooner the recovery
can start. If your company has not started on that journey, look
for guidance and for real examples, as well as for proven technology,
so you can accelerate the time to value. No time should be
wasted in transforming your plant into a truly digital plant.
LITERATURE CITED
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2
" BP revolutionizes its oil and gas downstream business with AVEVA's solution in
the cloud, " https://sw.aveva.com/success-stories/bp-unified-supply-chain
Pudwell, S., " BP: Digital transformation enables 'magical' innovation beyond
IT, " Silicon UK, June 2017, https://www.silicon.co.uk/cloud/bp-innovation-itcloud-216091
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4
" ADNOC
maximizes value and improves operations, " June 2019 https://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=ICe6TArKesw&t=5s
Menachery, M., " ADNOC's Panorama Digital Command Center generates over
$1 B in value and is enabling an agile response during COVID-19, " Refining &
Petrochemicals Middle East, May 2020, https://www.refiningandpetrochemicalsme.
com/products-services/28583-adnocs-panorama-digital-command-center-generates-over-1bn-in-value-enables-an-agile-response-during-covid
FERNANDA
MARTINS is the Global Marketing Manager for the oil
and gas downstream and chemicals industries at AVEVA. In her
nearly 20 yr of experience, she has helped companies adopt and
explore a variety of transformational technologies in areas such as
process engineering, optimization and workforce empowerment
for enhanced operations and maintenance. She earned a BS
degree in chemical engineering from the Universidade de
São Paulo and has a post-graduate degree in business administration.
Hydrocarbon Processing | JULY 2020 | HydrocarbonProcessing.com

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