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Petrobel uses Cisco First Mile Wireless (FMW) with Unified Communications to bridge the
digital divide between rigs and headquarters.
digital divide between rigs and headquarters.
Business Challenge
There are few other industries where the adage “time is
money” applies so aptly as the oil and gas exploration and
production business.
money” applies so aptly as the oil and gas exploration and
production business.
The cost to Petrobel of running just one rig in the Mediterranean
Sea off the Nile Delta in Egypt is US$300,000 a day. Multiply that
figure by six – the number of rigs the company operates
offshore in the region – and it is not surprising that keeping the
drill bits turning is a key business challenge.
Sea off the Nile Delta in Egypt is US$300,000 a day. Multiply that
figure by six – the number of rigs the company operates
offshore in the region – and it is not surprising that keeping the
drill bits turning is a key business challenge.
The Belayim Petroleum Company – better known as Petrobel
– is jointly owned by the Egyptian General Petroleum
Corporation and IEOC Production B.V., the Egyptian subsidiary
of the Italian Oil & Gas giant ENI. In the energy industry today,
increasing demand for new energy reserves is fuelling the
viability of projects in ever more demanding areas and driving
the optimisation of yields in mature fields.
– is jointly owned by the Egyptian General Petroleum
Corporation and IEOC Production B.V., the Egyptian subsidiary
of the Italian Oil & Gas giant ENI. In the energy industry today,
increasing demand for new energy reserves is fuelling the
viability of projects in ever more demanding areas and driving
the optimisation of yields in mature fields.
This development comes at a time, however, when industry
consolidation and retirement mean that there are fewer of the
highly experienced specialized experts, or “troubleshooters,”
who travel the world, helping to solve problems that threaten the
viability these projects that ultimately involve billions of dollars.
consolidation and retirement mean that there are fewer of the
highly experienced specialized experts, or “troubleshooters,”
who travel the world, helping to solve problems that threaten the
viability these projects that ultimately involve billions of dollars.
Out on the rig, much of the day-to-day burden of decision-
making falls to the “company man.” Petrobel, like other
operating companies, typically rent or lease drilling rigs. The
company man is their on-site representative, directly in charge
of most operations pertaining to the actual drilling and integrity
of the wellbore.
making falls to the “company man.” Petrobel, like other
operating companies, typically rent or lease drilling rigs. The
company man is their on-site representative, directly in charge
of most operations pertaining to the actual drilling and integrity
of the wellbore.
Petroleum Company Improves Real-time Information Sharing
with Rigs
with Rigs
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Customer Name
Belayim Petroleum Company – Petrobel
Industry
Energy
Location
Egypt
Number of Employees
3900
Business Challenge
• To reduce costly downtime by improving
the quality and speed of decision
making through real-time, media-rich
access between rig personnel,
headquarters, and remote experts
making through real-time, media-rich
access between rig personnel,
headquarters, and remote experts
Network Solution
• Cisco First Mile Wireless with Unified
Communications, certified to work in
hazardous conditions, has created a
secure, high-speed converged network
accessible anywhere on the rig, with
just a 256 kbps VSAT link extending
back into the corporate network.
hazardous conditions, has created a
secure, high-speed converged network
accessible anywhere on the rig, with
just a 256 kbps VSAT link extending
back into the corporate network.
Business Results
• Avoiding just 10 hours downtime drilling
time per month saves US$125,000 per
rig – potentially US$9 million a year
rig – potentially US$9 million a year
• Highly skilled and specialized experts
can be consulted in real-time, to and
from virtually anywhere in the world
from virtually anywhere in the world
• Better, faster decisions can make the
difference between losing or keeping
an oil well
an oil well
Customer Case Study