Background

Video upgrade to ensure continuing safe operations across 69 locations

ENTP, part of Algeria’s state-owned oil company Sonatrach Group, supplies essential petrochemicals domestically and internationally. Sonatrach’s operations are essential to the country’s energy security and are a key part of Algeria’s critical national infrastructure.

To keep up with evolving risks and ensure continued safe and efficient operating practices, ENTP planned a major upgrade project, ENTP EYES, to modernise and expand video surveillance and take advantage of the latest advances in AI-powered video analytics

ENTP’s objectives included ensuring a fast, efficient response to incidents, improving preventative maintenance, and achieving the safest working conditions with near-incident detection.

Specialist integration contractor EPE RETELEM SPA was challenged to deliver the upgrade at almost 70 geographically dispersed wells and drilling facilities, as well as at ENTP’s headquarters.

Challenge

System upgrade aims to take advantage of next-generation VMS and analytics

An upgraded solution was needed to leverage the latest IP video functionalities – including AI analytics and more powerful VMS – and ensure long-lasting, optimum camera performance and image quality even in harsh operating environments.

As part of the upgrade, ENTP also wanted to significantly expand coverage, remove surveillance blind spots, and improve resilience with failover to protect against a range of fault conditions. With extra coverage and higher image quality, ENTP also knew it needed to increase and optimise video data storage capacity but wanted to do this without significantly increasing operating costs.

To address these and other priorities – including demanding project timelines and the need for minimal disruption and system downtime during implementation - EPE RETELEM SPA recommended an end-to-end solution from IDIS.

Solution

IDIS allows complete infrastructure upgrade with minimal downtime and disruption

Results and benefits

Central monitoring solution enhances safety and security at upstream oil sites and integrates widely dispersed facilities in just three months

IDIS plug-and-play DirectIP® technology minimised installation time and further reduced costs, with assured instant and seamless operability of all devices and video management software. The scalable IDIS Solution Suite VMS is easy to use, with remote diagnostics has eliminated the maintenance burden and ongoing annual license fees associated with conventional video solutions to ensure a low total cost of ownership. IDIS advanced AI-powered analytics now support security staff with accurate 24/7 alerts and notifications to ensure detection and a rapid response every time pote

" Our IDIS video solution, delivered by EPE RETELEM SPA, assures us of complete domain awareness across our operations. It has fuarther enhanced our response capabilities with advanced, automated detection and the latest highly accurate AI analytics functions."

Mustapha Mehessim
Spokesperson, ENTP