Enhanced Security for Oil and Gas Facilities in a Volatile World
Albert Aspden · Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference · 2015
Abstract Oil and gas facilities are usually situated in remote locations. These areas are often geo-politically sensitive areas, with infrastucture that has little, if any, protection. Nonetheless, these facilities often represent several billions of dollars of an investment portfolio, making them high in both monetary and strategic value, and at risk of sabotage or attack.. A client requested a solution to provide protection systems for a vast gas field from such malicious threats. The objective was to design a system that would: DETECT a potential threat;ASSESS the threat (friend or foe);ACT on the threat This paper discusses the technology options considered and the prescribed solution: Using access control systems and closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance to protect numerous facilities and major gas pipelines across a geographic area of some 1,300 square km.