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With production, distribution, refining and retailing, Oil & Gas represents the world's largest industry and accounts for a major percentage of the world's energy consumption. Increased demand and high prices have led to a growth in exploration, extraction, refinement and transportation which all increasingly need the support of extensive automation of the processes and applications involved.
Data communication, essential for automation of any industrial process, can often be challenging under the conditions the Oil & Gas Industry faces. Extreme climates, remote locations, and complicated infrastructure all play a role in this challenge. Today's technology offers great advantages, but incorporating it with a field network built over many years is difficult. The majority of these field operations have created a communications system that was put together as needed, with little organization, because of budgetary constraints, very specific applications, or limited carrier service.
On top of this, there exists a large gap between corporate and field communications. While most networks at a corporate office utilize a single, easy-to-manage platform, field operations still need to migrate to a single system that can support the diverse equipment and tasks involved. High speed communications among wellheads, storage tanks, piping and their corresponding applications such as SCADA, valve control, tank level monitoring and mobile workforce management need to be seamlessly integrated with corporate networks to optimize production and field effectiveness. Success of the field, therefore, ultimately relies on the ability to integrate today's technology and yesterday's infrastructure in order to create a better position for future innovations.
An important part to the new field infrastructure is having communications equipment that is built tough, secure and reliable to ensure low risk and cost. Picture a well in the middle of the arctic tundra or a platform in the middle of the ocean, far away from coverage by commercial cellular networks. Imagine a pipeline that leads through an isolated area with temperature extremes challenging even the most rugged equipment. Or, think of a modern refinery with countless mission-critical, high-traffic processes that have to rely on a robust communications network. No matter what situation, wireless voice and data communication has become the key to improving performance, accuracy, cost and timeliness of field and corporate operations.
CalAmp offers many industrial-grade products and solutions that are being used for mission-critical wireless communications in the Oil & Gas Industry, from wellhead or pump jack monitoring to telemetry and SCADA. We supply the Wireless Voice or Data products the Oil & Gas Industry depends on. Our products and systems are designed to withstand environmental extremes and meet stringent safety and security requirements, as documented by thousands of our solutions deployed and active in the world. Wireless data impacts every aspect of operation in Oil & Gas, and that makes CalAmp an integral part in supplying our energy today and tomorrow.
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