Role of Telecommunications in Oil & Gas sector

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

2. Agenda • INRODUCTION • OIL & GAS SECTOR • BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS. • OPERATION REQUIREMENTS. • TELECOMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS. • TELECOMMUNICATION MARKET • SERVICES. • APPLICATIONS. • BENEFITS • CONCLUSION

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 • Telecomrequirements for the oil & Gas generally the same as other industries. • Critical differences : • Nature of business of Oil & Gas . • Environment in which Oil & Gas operates . • Natureof Oil & Gas demands absolute reliability and resilience. • Environmentof Oil & Gas demands total safety, robustness and long lasting.

5. Oil & Gas sector • 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.

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

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

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

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

10. QP (OFFSHORE) PABX NETWORK PS-4 (200 Line Cap) HQ & Q-Building (500 Line Cap) 2 X 2MB-ISDN-PRI NT-61 4491XXX SL1-ST 4305XXX RIGS PS-1 (100 Line Cap) Rumaillah Engineering & Materials (500 Line Cap) 14 TIE 4W E&M NT-61 4343XXX 4332XXX 3 X 2MB-ISDN-PRI NT-11 Halul (500 Line Cap) MDF RAA (1500 Line Cap) 15 O/G &10 DDI PS-2 (100 Line Cap) Q-TEL NT-61 4403XXX Al-SaadPlaza (500 Line Cap) NT-61 4308XXX 2 X 2MB-ISDN-PRI 4 X 2MB-ISDN-PRI NT-81 4401XXX 4402XXX NT-11 25 TIE 4W E&M 20 O/G &15 DDI PS-3 (100 Line Cap) MDF Navigation Plaza (500 Line Cap) NT-61 4240XXX NT-11 2 X 2MB-ISDN-PRI RIGS Falcon Club (100 Line Cap) 4383XXX ISDN - PRI LINKS 10 PRI - ISDN ccts 2W O/G & DDI CCTS 2W B/W LINES 4W E/M CCTS RAA PABX EXTENSIONS

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

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

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

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

15. Telecommunicationmarket • 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.

16. Telecommunicationmarket • 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.

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

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

19. Telecommunicationmarket • 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.

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

21. Benefits • 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.

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

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