The Challenge
Engaging with our Oil and Gas client to increase shutdown efficiencies, we workshopped existing processes with key stakeholders and identified two key areas of improvement:
- Real time data/knowledge of team (members) locations and intended locations during a turnaround; and
- Real time data/knowledge of equipment location and movements during the shutdown
The Solution
To deliver the project, Denver identified a solution that was fit for purpose and delivered within budget and on time for the next shut. Denver took the approach to:
- Design, pilot and execute a custom-built, portable and safe RFID tracking solution.
- Deploy readers that could be connected to a power source or rely on solar – enabling use across the refinery as required
- Select and customise a cloud-based solution to monitor movements during the shutdown – including the identification of bottlenecks
- Manage a complex environment featuring civil engineering, electrical engineering and IT vendors to bring the solution in on time.
The Outcome
Fit for Purpose
The domain knowledge and technical experience of Denver’s team meant the organisation could identify key deployment locations and minimise the number of readers that had to be deployed for the project.
Real-time tracking to ensure safety, control and monitoring
The system runs in real time, allowing for easy management of muster situations and delivering real-time data for use in continuous improvement projects, also allowing the oil and gas company to:
- Improve the safety of contractors and employees at the refinery
- Reduce shutdown costs by identifying and removing bottlenecks in real time.