Oil company selects IBM's PM solution

Express Computer reports.

The company has built the 9 MMTPA (million metric tonne per annum) Guru Gobind Singh Refinery in Bathinda, Punjab.

The first oil and gas project to be set up in the state of Punjab, the refinery produces petroleum products complying with Euro IV emission norms, with a capability of processing 180 000 barrels of crude oil per day.

HMEL had earlier engaged IBM as its strategic partner for the design and implementation of manufacturing execution systems including the selection of the select processes and applications, as well as managing the mechanics of the programme.

The IBM analytics solution also equips the organisation with power to interpret, transform and derive process operation actions from the information, The Hindu Business Line says.

It provides an industry standards based information model and associated integration techniques, enabling HMEL to turn data into information that can be accessed and delivered through Web services.

“As a greenfield project, we wanted to leverage the best of technology to ensure world-class operations and efficiency. We needed a solution that would provide us with a centralised view of all our assets for operational management purposes,” says Moiz Tankiwala, COO, HMEL.