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There's OPC in Them There Oil Fields

Anyone in the oil industry will have heard of the Canadian Tar Sands. Alberta is the largest producer of conventional crude oil, synthetic crude, natural gas and gas products in Canada. The providence is best known for its oil sands deposits located in the north, which span over 40,000 square kilometers and contains an estimated trillion barrels of bitumen. That represents a lot of equipment, spread over a vast area that require reliable realtime data monitoring and control. Many companies are using OPC connectivity to meet the challenges associated with coaxing this oil out of the ground.

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Whitepapers (145KB , PDF)
Author: Eric Murphy

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As the how and where of oil exploration continues to evolve, it’s comforting to know that OPC continues to offer the same standardized interfaces. Meanwhile, trusted OPC vendors continue to evolve product offerings to ensure that the requirements of the end users are met, even in areas the OPC specifications cannot mandate.