In the current time of uncertainty,Oil & Gas Industries need to manage the cost,extract the most value from current assets and sustain its production.Automation and smart technologies are key enablers to fulfill such objectives.Current era of digital world,automation is a major driver in Oil and Gas industry today.Digitalization,automation and deployment of smart technologies,improves the plant availability and provides plant information,equipment conditions at fingertips of engineering,operation/maintenance team to troubleshoot for the improved plant performance.Availability of such information at desired location facilitates early decision and supports in attaining an operational excellence.Deployment of'Digital Oil Field'concept is a key enabler to manage the plant operation effectively from centralized remote location.It supports 100% HSE with minimized exposure of hazard to the work force.Automation introduces a'single window'operation for an efficient management of plant operation and supports predictive/preventive maintenance to ensure plant availability with no production loss.Deployment and realizing the benefits offered by automation and smart technologies are not without challenge.We face challenges at every stage of deployment,right from selection of technology,building infrastructure,lack of skilled manpower to handle the new technologies,multiple systems interfaces,abundant data,alarm flooding,cyber compliance etc.,.In order to seize the full potential benefits of"automation and smart technology,each challenge needs to be turned in to an opportunity.
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