Oil, Gas and PetrochemicalsDigital Oilfield, SCADA and Remote Operations
Many fields now run with fewer people on site than there are screens in the control room, which only works when telemetry, communications and procedures were designed for remote control from the start. The automation layers are mapped first: field instruments, RTUs and PLCs, SCADA hosts, historians and the business systems above them. Communications over licensed radio, satellite and fibre follow, together with alarm management and the layout of remote operating centres. Production surveillance comes next, including well test interpretation from real time data, virtual flow metering and exception based working. Operational technology security under IEC 62443, data quality and the organisational change needed to staff a remote centre complete the programme. Engineers and supervisors come away able to specify, run and improve remote operations for producing wells and facilities.
Course objectives
- Describe the automation layers from field instrument to enterprise system
- Specify RTU, PLC and SCADA functions for producing wells and facilities
- Select communication links for remote and offshore sites
- Apply alarm management principles to reduce operator overload
- Use real time data for well surveillance and virtual flow metering
- Design workflows for exception based remote operation
- Apply IEC 62443 controls to protect operational technology
- Plan the people and process changes behind a remote operating centre
Who should attend
- Automation and SCADA engineers
- Production surveillance and optimisation engineers
- Control room supervisors and operators
- IT and OT security staff in oil and gas
- Operations managers planning remote or unmanned facilities
Course outline
- 01Automation architecture for producing assets
- 02RTUs, PLCs and SCADA hosts
- 03Communications for remote sites
- 04Historians, data quality and integration
- 05Alarm management and the control room
- 06Real time surveillance and virtual metering
- 07Remote operating centres and unmanned facilities
- 08Operational technology security
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November to 4 December 2026 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | |
| 14 to 18 December 2026 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | |
| 4 to 8 January 2027 | Lusaka, Zambia | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | |
| 18 to 22 January 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | |
| 22 to 26 February 2027 | Kampala, Uganda | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | |
| 1 to 5 March 2027 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate |
Digital Oilfield, SCADA and Remote Operations
From R8,500