Oil and Gas Industry Reference
Fueling Efficiency: Adroit Solutions for Oil & Gas
Adroit SCADA and Mitsubishi Electric Factory Automation across pipelines, refineries, storage facilities, tank farms and wells. References from Sasol Gas, PetroSA, FFS Refiners and ASCON Oil.
Adroit Solutions in Oil and Gas
Adroit Technologies is a leading player in Research and Development, Production, Sales & Marketing, Training and Support of software products for Automation, SCADA, MIS and MES solutions. The Oil and Gas industry is vast and complex - Adroit SCADA is ideally suited to assist in the efficient monitoring and control of even the most complicated production plant. The product's reliability supports major producers in operating valuable strategic assets, and the platform architecture enables integration of every aspect of operations beyond traditional SCADA/HMI - supporting holistic operations management and significant savings.
R&D
Research and development of software for Automation, SCADA, MIS and MES solutions, all undertaken by our own in-house team.
Production
Production of industrial software products that run pipelines, refineries and tank-farm operations end-to-end.
Sales & Marketing
Sales and marketing of Adroit software products through a long-established dealer and partner network.
Training
Training of customer engineers and operators on every Adroit software product, on-site or at our training academy.
Support
Technical support for installed Adroit systems, keeping oil and gas operations running across Africa and beyond.
Technical Services
A professional services arm - Adroit Technologies Technical Services - consulting on and delivering customised industrial IT, MIS and MES solutions for oil and gas customers.
Oil and Gas Industry Reference
Adroit SCADA
Target Areas
A unified operations platform purpose-built for the scale, hazards and uptime demands of oil and gas - from upstream wells to downstream tank farms.
Pipelines
Managing and monitoring the transportation of oil and gas through pipelines.
Refineries
Overseeing and optimising the processes involved in refining crude oil into various petroleum products.
Storage Facilities
Managing the storage of oil and gas in facilities like terminals and depots.
Tank Farms
Handling and monitoring large storage facilities for petroleum products.
Wells
Monitoring and controlling the production of oil and gas from wells.
Mitsubishi Electric Factory Automation
Capabilities and Benefits
Mitsubishi Electric PLCs, HMIs, high-power VSDs and LVS sit alongside Adroit SCADA
to deliver a complete control platform for oil and gas operations.
SCADA
Monitor and control critical processes in real time - improving efficiency and ensuring safe operations.
PLC
Automate and control equipment and processes across oil and gas operations.
HMI
User-friendly graphical interfaces for operators to interact with control systems and monitor processes.
LVS
Distribute electrical power and ensure the safety of electrical equipment in hazardous environments.
High-Power VSD
Variable Speed Drives controlling motor speed for pumps and compressors - energy savings and better process control.
Where We Help
Target Areas, Challenges, Solutions
Target Areas
Challenges
Solutions
Case Studies
Production References - Oil & Gas
From Sasol Gas's 2 500 km pipeline network to ASCON Oil's MELSEC iQ-F emergency shutdown and firefighting systems - Adroit and Mitsubishi Electric run major oil and gas operations.
Sasol Gas - South Africa
2 500 km pipeline network including the 865 km cross-border line linking Mozambique gas fields to South Africa. SPD GTL technology - natural gas to syngas, Fischer-Tropsch conversion to Syncrude, then cracking. Adroit 50 000 Scanned Point License.
PetroSA - South Africa
South Africa's national oil company - GTL pioneer operating one of the world's largest GTL refineries and progressing Project Mthombo, set to be Africa's biggest crude refinery. Adroit 5 000 Scanned Point License.
FFS Refiners - South Africa
Largest industrial heating fuel supplier in SA - over 300 000 tons of fuel oil per year. Six process plants and seven depots running thermal evaporation, centrifugation, distillation, hydrogenation and cracking. Adroit 5 000 Scanned Point License.
ASCON Oil - Nigeria
Adroit SCADA + Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F PLCs for Emergency Shutdown and Firefighting. MELSEC-Q Series controls the tank farm white-product truck loading area: 4 Loading Islands, 8 Loading Bays - 6 PMS, 1 DPK, 1 AGO.
Applications
Adroit and Mitsubishi Electric in Oil and Gas
Real-world deployments from cross-border gas pipelines to GTL refineries and tank-farm ESD systems -
running upstream, midstream and downstream operations on one platform.
Sasol Gas & PetroSA - SA
National gas pipeline network and GTL refineries - 50 000 scan points on Sasol's SPD GTL backbone and 5 000 scan points across PetroSA's national operations.
FFS Refiners - SA
Largest industrial heating fuel supplier in SA - over 300 000 tons per year. Six process plants, seven depots, full SCADA visibility across distillation, centrifugation and hydrogenation lines.
ASCON Oil - Nigeria
Tank farm white-product truck loading with MELSEC-Q control plus MELSEC iQ-F ESD and firefighting - 4 Loading Islands, 8 Loading Bays running PMS, DPK and AGO.
Adroit Technologies in Oil and Gas
Questions often asked.
Pipelines, refineries (including GTL), storage terminals and depots, tank farms and wells. Process management, real-time monitoring, alarm handling, predictive maintenance and reporting are all delivered on a single platform.
Sasol Gas runs Adroit across a 2 500 km pipeline network on a 50 000 Scanned Point License - including the 865 km cross-border line linking Mozambican gas fields to South Africa.
Yes. At ASCON Oil in Nigeria, Adroit SCADA pairs with Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F PLCs for the Emergency Shutdown and Firefighting systems, while MELSEC-Q Series handles process control across the white-product loading area.
MELSEC-Q Series for process control, MELSEC iQ-F for emergency shutdown and firefighting, GOT HMIs, high-power FR-series VSDs for pumps and compressors, and Low Voltage Switchgear for safe power distribution in hazardous environments.