How do real-time monitoring technologies enhance operational safety, asset reliability and environment protection, particularly for large and remote assets such as pipelines?
In an exclusive interview with Oil Review Middle East, Denis Strazding, managing director of Petrofibre Arabia, discusses the company’s role in providing advanced distributed fibre optic monitoring solutions for the oil and gas, energy, and critical infrastructure sectors in Saudi Arabia. He outlines the company's main technologies, such as distributed acoustic and distributed temperature sensing, and how they provide real-time full asset protection, however large or remote the asset may be, enabling precise leak detection and security breach localisation.
“On thousands of kilometres of pipeline, we can pinpoint to one metre exactly where a leak is currently developing, so our partners can deploy their maintenance team with precision to immediately neutralise the leak and prevent the situation deteriorating further,” he explains.
He highlights Petrofibre's commitment to localisation, Saudisation, and local supplier engagement in line with Saudi Vision 2030, noting that 90% of materials are sourced in the Kingdom, important in the current volatile environment.
“The market is full of opportunity,” he says, discussing business prospects.
Strazding concludes by underlining the company’s commitment to innovation and sharing his insights on the potential for future developments in fibre optic sensing.
"This technology will start opening new doors, and it will become more accurate and sensitive. We'll see new functionalities such as corrosion monitoring.
“I believe the future holds many interesting developments for us, and it is a priority to be at the forefront of these developments, pushing the boundaries of reality,” he says.
Watch the interview here: https://oilreviewmiddleeast.com/adipec-videos/exclusive-interview-with-petrofibre-arabia
Exclusive interview with Denis Strazding, Petrofibre Arabia
