Schneider Electric, a vendor in digital transformation of energy management and automation, with His Excellency Salim Nasser Said Al-Aufi, the Undersecretary of Oman’s Ministry of Oil and Gas, hailed digitisation as the engine of energy innovation, on the side lines of the recent Oman Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference.
Oman’s energy firms are under increasing pressure to adjust to the new normal of lower oil prices, bring innovations to market faster, and ensure safety and cybersecurity. By breaking down silos and sharing data digitally, energy firms can enable digital oilfields to enhance energy efficiency, safety, reliability, and innovation.
Showing the strong digital oilfield opportunity, 73% of upstream oil and gas companies worldwide expect to become fully digital by 2022, according to a recent report by Accenture.
“73% of upstream oil and gas companies worldwide expect to become fully digital by 2022, according to a recent report by Accenture”
“In Oman, Schneider Electric is exchanging best practices from 20 of the world’s largest oil and gas companies running solutions on the EcoStruxure architecture”
“The Sultanate’s oil and gas firms are posting strong interest in digitally sharing data, from oil wells, refineries, and pipelines, to overcome challenges, and optimise costs, production, and operations,” said Sridhar Sharma, General Manager Oman, Schneider Electric.
In Oman, Schneider Electric is exchanging best practices from 20 of the world’s largest oil and gas companies running solutions on the EcoStruxure architecture. Energy firms are developing digital oilfields by joining together Internet of Things innovations across sensor data, mobility, cloud, analytics, and security.
Event attendees experienced the latest EcoStruxure solutions, including Asset Advisor for electrical distribution, Profit Advisor for optimising operations, and RefineryWise for refinery operations excellence.
Schneider Electric is driving digital transformation of energy management and automation in homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries. With global presence in over 100 countries, Schneider is a vendor in Power Management Medium Voltage, Low Voltage and Secure Power, and in Automation Systems.
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