Solution Brief | 1
Leveraging Edge Computing
Platforms in Midstream Oil & Gas
Providing no compromise, downtime free operations, and reliable data at the edge
Midstream Oil & Gas owners and operators are
Key benefits
responsible for continuous, safe, reliable, and
compliant operations while addressing demand • A Scalable Offering – Stratus edge computing platforms are
ideal for monitoring and control, virtualization/thin clients,
pressures, environmental concerns, theft, and historian, analytics, MES, AI, control rooms and command
even cybersecurity threats. Digitalization strategies centers, critical field automation and control stations with
complex operations, and integrate stand-alone silos.
and resulting solutions should effectively serve
• Industrial Grade and Edge Ready – the Stratus ztC™ Edge
this goal. A well-executed solution significantly platform is fan-less, rated at –40 to 60 °C, 10 to 95 %
improves Midstream business performance in humidity, with 5-500 Hz vibration and is Class I Division 2
certified.
terms of asset reliability, operational efficiency,
• Integrated Redundancy and Virtualization – Stratus edge
security, product quality, and work safety. computing platforms have redundancy and virtualization
pre-integrated and configured out of the box. This prevents
Digitalization means using new digital technology such unplanned downtime and enables you to combine multiple
as improvements in pipeline SCADA, compressor and applications in a single platform.
pump station HMI, historians, analytics, AI, and the • Single Partner from Edge to Enterprise – Stratus edge
operation of control rooms and command centers. computing platforms integrate seamlessly, providing a
Improved reliability though depends on the platform common vendor from your local control stations at the
that best deploys these applications. edge to your control rooms, command center, enterprise,
and the cloud.
Stratus offers edge computing platforms for critical
midstream oil and gas applications from the field to
the cloud, bringing simplicity, security, and peace of
mind, while eliminating the threat of unplanned downtime “If I had to give 3 words to describe our Stratus
and financial and reputational risk. Stratus edge computing experience, it would be reliability, configurability,
platforms simplify, protect, and automate your digitally
and sustainability. In the year that the Stratus
transforming business-critical operations.
has been deployed in our facilities, performance
has been exactly what we expected, and the
support model has exceeded our expectations
and we foresee having Stratus for a long time.”
Steve Adams
Lead Automation Electrical Engineer
Columbia Pipeline Group, now part of TransCanada
www.stratus.com
Leveraging Edge Computing Platforms in Midstream Oil & Gas Data Sheet | 2
Industry 4.0 and IIoT-driven requirements are central to most Monitoring and control
technology advancements in Oil and Gas. Stratus is a trusted
Stratus has a long track record of supporting traditional
authority supporting critical Industry 4.0 and IIoT applications
automation services such as HMI, SCADA, Historian, and
from Edge to Enterprise. With Edge Computing platforms, our
Tank Management, but as technology deployments increase,
goal is to educate, support and provide owners and operators
the demand for a simple, protected, and autonomous
a secure, protected, and simple platform to enable advanced
infrastructure will only grow. Stratus provides critical Edge
applications at the Edge.
Computing platforms that support these growing areas.
Asset Performance Management A 40-year history of delivering mission
A goal for many organizations is the desire to improve critical solutions
performance through the deployment of Asset Performance
For 40 years, we have provided reliable and redundant
Management (APM) applications. APM is designed to provide
zero-touch computing, enabling global Fortune 500 companies
access to information on mission critical assets including
and small-to-medium sized businesses to securely and remotely
connection to real time data to Operation Technicians and
turn data into actionable intelligence at the Edge, control center
Engineers. While the application may be cloud based or
and cloud—driving uptime and efficiency.
enterprise connected, data should be processed and stored
at the Edge where the information is generated, allowing only
This includes a long, successful track record providing major
critical and anomalous behavior to be elevated to control
pipeline companies with redundant, reliable, virtualized compute
centers. All data stored with the critical assets minimizes
and partnering with major automation companies, which have
replication, which clogs strained remote communication
been supplying our platforms in Oil and Gas for years.
networks, and helps control bandwidth costs.
Today, we are successfully supporting real time applications
Advance Analytics, AI, and Machine Learning for the deployment of IIoT or Industry 4.0 initiatives, further
Selecting an Edge Computing platform based on inherent helping customers as they digitally transform their operations
redundancy and virtualization will enable the deployment of in order to drive predictable, peak performance with minimal
advanced analytics to include Artificial Intelligence (AI) and risk. We bring this know-how and track record to Midstream
Machine Learning (ML). AI and ML require real time data Oil and Gas—helping ensure mission critical applications
collection and analysis processed at the Edge. The Edge achieve desired return on investments.
platform then becomes part of the critical asset infrastructure,
further requiring platform resiliency. This is where Stratus is For more information
a key differentiator, with its fault tolerant edge computing
Please contact your local systems integrator, channel partner,
platforms capable of supporting these demanding
or Stratus sales representative to explore further how Stratus’
edge applications.
Edge Computing platforms might be right for you. More
information about ztC Edge, ftServer, and everRun can be
Real-time simulation, Digital Twins, and efficiency found at www.stratus.com.
When measuring real time efficiency or running real time
simulation in comparison to actual production data, the Visit www.stratus.com/Midstream to learn how Stratus is
need for supporting infrastructure at the Edge is immediately helping in Midstream Oil and Gas.
realized. These tools enable faster response to operating
conditions allowing for quicker analysis and business decisions
to be made related to predictive maintenance as well as cost
optimization. Digitalization also means enabling tools such as
predictive or prescriptive maintenance, running real time
models in a Digital Twin environment to compare reality with
engineered design. These advanced tools require compute
power to be deployed at the edge.
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