ABB India bags Rs 430cr ONGC order

To provide system to integrate the oil major's assets.

ABB India has bagged a Rs 430-crore turnkey order from the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), under which it will provide an enterprise-wide supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) system, for the oil major's production and drilling facilities.

The system will enable ONGC to integrate its basins, plants, forward-base and other assets, to the group's corporate data centre, facilitating an anytime-anywhere access to data and real-time performance management, an ABB India release said.

Scada will also help improve performance and efficiency of ONGC's geographically dispersed production and drilling facilities, both onshore and offshore and enable it to monitor, control and manage vital data across locations and enable faster decision making.

The system will also help speed up emergency response and deliver enhanced efficiency, energy savings, quality and productivity improvements.

The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2007. It encompasses site survey, system design, engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of an integrated III-Tier Scada system and includes a six-year post warranty annual maintenance services contract.

Some key benefits of the system include reduction in time, effort and cost of integration, enhanced reliability and scalability, monitoring and control of assets across locations and improved efficiency in operations.

According to ABB India vice-chairman and managing director Ravi Uppal, "The oil and gas industry spans a long process chain, from exploration and drilling to consumer delivery, making it critical for companies to plan, manage and optimise their assets."

ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operate in around 100 countries and employ about 1,03,000 people.