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Informatique industrielle pour le pétrole et le gaz : amont, intermédiaire et aval

TSL Automation Solutions 10 septembre 2024 Mis à jour le 18 mai 2026

Informatique industrielle pétrole et gaz, automatisation SCADA, TSL Automation Solutions

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Upstream: Drilling and Production

Upstream oil and gas operations involve drilling rigs, wellheads, and production facilities, often in remote, harsh locations. Industrial PCs for upstream must be: wide-temperature rated (−40°C to 70°C for outdoor desert and offshore installations); resistant to salt spray and humidity; and capable of 24/7 unattended operation with remote SCADA connectivity via satellite or 4G LTE.

Midstream: Pipelines and Compression

Pipeline SCADA systems monitor thousands of kilometres of pipeline, pressure, flow, temperature, and valve positions. Pipeline RTU and SCADA stations must be installed in outdoor or semi-outdoor enclosures, often in explosive gas atmospheres. ATEX Zone 2 / IECEx certification is required for any computing equipment installed near pipeline flanges, compressor stations, or metering systems.

Downstream: Refining and Petrochemicals

Refinery and petrochemical plant SCADA workstations run complex distributed control systems (DCS) monitoring thousands of process loops. These environments require:

Certified-explosion-proof or pressurised purge enclosures for hazardous zones
High-reliability platforms (MTBF 100,000+ hours) for critical process monitoring
Multi-screen SCADA workstations for complex process overview
Cybersecurity features (TPM 2.0, Secure Boot) for critical infrastructure protection

TSL Automation supplies Avalue industrial PCs for oil, gas, and petrochemical automation projects in India. Contact us to discuss your application requirements and ATEX certification needs.

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Computing equipment used in Zone 1 (flammable gas present intermittently) and Zone 2 (flammable gas present occasionally) oil and gas facilities must hold ATEX (Europe) and/or IECEx certification at the appropriate equipment category (Category 2G for Zone 1, Category 3G for Zone 2). In India, approval from the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) is required for equipment used in hazardous petroleum locations.

Oil and gas computing applications include: wellhead monitoring and SCADA, pipeline pressure and flow SCADA, production allocation and metering systems, tank farm management, safety instrumented system (SIS) operator interfaces, process historian workstations, remote terminal units (RTUs) at unmanned field stations, drilling data acquisition, and control room operator workstations for refinery and LNG operations.

Offshore oil platform computers must withstand salt spray corrosion (NEMA 4X or IP66 stainless steel enclosures), constant vibration from engine rooms and wave motion (MIL-STD-810G), high humidity (100% RH with condensation), wide temperature ranges, and EMC requirements from radar and radio equipment. Most offshore computing uses IECEx Zone 1 certified equipment or purged/pressurised enclosures for standard computers.

Standard industrial PCs can be used in safe areas of oil refineries (control rooms, administrative buildings, maintenance workshops) without ATEX certification. In classified hazardous areas (within pump stations, near flare systems, in tank farms), ATEX/IECEx Zone 1 or Zone 2 certified equipment is legally required. Failure to use certified equipment in hazardous areas violates safety regulations and insurance requirements.

TSL Automation Solutions supplies Avalue industrial PCs and Panel PCs suitable for safe area applications in oil and gas facilities in India, including wide-temperature, IP65-rated, and corrosion-resistant configurations. For ATEX/IECEx hazardous area requirements, contact our team to discuss appropriate certified equipment options.

Mots-clés : oil gas industrial PC ATEX industrial computer hazardous area PC upstream oil field computing SCADA oil gas India refinery industrial PC

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