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Broadband Wireless Technologiesfor Ieoc Production Bv

Said RechchadSaid.rechchad@ieoc.agip.it

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Agenda

Eni in Egypt

Telecommunication Challenges in Oil & Gas Fields

Broadband Wireless Systems Advantages

Challenges

Case Study

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Eni in Egypt

Eni International B.V.

Joint Operating Companies

Other Companies

Medgas 25%

Nidoco 37.5%

PetroSaid 50%

PetroDelta 37.5%

PetroTemsah 25%

Petrobel 50%Petrobel 50%

Torsina 12.5%

Rapetco 25%

City Gas 20%

UGDC 33.33 %

Ras Qattara 37.5%

Rampetco 22.5%

Ashpetco 50%

Agiba 4Agiba 400%%E.I.G.Tec 40%

Ieoc Production B.V.

Eni operates in Egypt since 1955

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Eni acreage

Mainly Oil Production

Gas Production

Eni Acreage

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TLC Challenges in Oil & Gas Fields

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Challenges Onshore challanges

Scattered locations over longer distances

Inconsistent path elevation that may vary in few kilometers

Variable weather conditions within the day.

Offshore challanges

Probability of having locations at 50+Km off coast

High operating Cost for offshore rigs compared to onshore one and Safe ,Reliable, high available voice, data and video communications without disruptions becomes a MUST.

High Wind Speed and Humidity in seasonal changes

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Oil & Gas Communications Landscape

HF and VHF systemsLong Range , Voice Only High Operating Cost (Opex)Most suitable communication technology for emergency and safety

MicrowaveWidely used since longtime for onshore-onshore and onshore to offshore communicationsMaximum distance of 50 Km (when operating at frequencies below 5 GHz which considered nowadays as congested spectrumSensitive to Weather conditions (specially humidity) and space diversity is the only solution to equalize the humidity effect (specially for offshore environments)Bigger size antennasUsually operates in costly licensed frequency bands

Satellite (VSAT – Inmarsat)High latency and low bandwidthExpensive equipment (Capex) and high Opex (for low bandwidth channels)Communication Channel controlled by the supplierBigger sizes dish antennas which requires special handling when deployment at offshore Rigs.Still the most suitable communication media for 80+ Km offshore.

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Broadband Wireless (BBW) Systems Advantages

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BBW Advantages

High bandwidth (5 Mbps Minimum) for distances up to 80 Km (Long Reach)

Weather conditions independent (Reliability)

Humidity immune and no need for space diversity (thanks for OFDMtechnology) (High Availability)

Smaller sizes antennas (2ft antenna can support up to 70 km with accepted fade margin). No need for supply boat or dedicated helicopter to dispatch the equipment to offshore rigs and platforms (Time Saving)

Faster Deployment (Time and Cost Saving)

Operates in UNII bands (5.8 GHz or 5.4 GHz) (Lower Opex)

Lower cost compared to Satellite and Long Reach Microwave Systems (Investment Protection)

Multiservice applications deployment smoothly.

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Value Added Applications

Based on Ethernet TCP/IP protocol, it ensures:

Seamless and rapid deployment of real time and telemetry mission critical applications without large delays or latencies (as for VSAT or microwave systems).

Connect video surveillance equipment at Rigs or plants to monitor work progress.

Triple play (voice, data and video) deployment boosting thus operations efficiency (VoIP, IP Telephony and VTA).

Extend head office and regional office systems out to branch locations.

Users Mobility: Work anywhere anytime

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KEY DIFFERENTIATORS

OFDM for Non Line of Sight, Optical Line of Sight

High Speed (49 Mbps Average Ethernet Data Rate)

Long Range (> 80 km @20 dBm peak power)

Low Latency

Cost Effective

Five Key Differentiators…

Redline technology meets all Ieoc requirements

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Redline Communications Key Features

Redline AN-50e Key Specifications:

Modulation Method: OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing)Wireless Data Rate: 72 Mbps raw, 49 Mbps effective data rateRF Frequency Range: 5.725 – 5.850 GHz (approved in Egypt)Physical: IDU and ODUWeight: IDU: 1.5 kg / ODU 3 kg (without antenna)Antenna: Integrated: 23dBi, Non Integrated: 16 - 37.5dBiOutput Power: -20 dBm to +20 dBm (SW controlled)Receiver Sensitivity: -87 dBm (@ 1 x 10-9 BER)Operating Temperature: -40°C to 60°CRelative Humidity: 0-95% (non-condensing)Enclosure: Fully weather proof ODU

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Redline Communications Key Features (Cont.)

Redline AN-50e Specifications:

PTP + PMP System Up to 72 Mbps raw/49 Mbps net5.8 GHz TDD10/100 BT EthernetLOS/OLOS/NLOS (OFDM)Quality of Service (QoS)Dynamic Adaptive Modulation

Based on BER of 10^-9BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM

Adaptive codingARQLow Latency

High Immunity to InterferenceManagement (HTTP GUI, Telnet, SNMP, CLI)Low Cost IF Cable (~350-500 ft)External Buzzer/Pin for Quick InstallationSoftware configurable

Dual flashRF Carrier Selection in 5 MHz steps64-bit over the air encryption in PTP mode and 128-bit Encryption for PMP mode.Dynamic Frequency Selection.Automatic Transmit Power Control.

5.4 or 5.8 GHz

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Interference avoidance

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OFDM + Adaptive Coding

Signal spread over multiple carriers and time.

Broadband fixed wireless systems is using OFDM along with Forward Error correction to provide significant robustness against co-channel narrow band interference. The technique essentially spreads the content signal across multiple narrowband sub-carriers and repeats the same information over time (redundancy), as graphically illustrated

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Redundant signal recovers information despite lost carriers.

Redundant signaling

Should interference arise which adversely affects some of the sub-carriers then the signal is recovered by the remaining carriers and processed over time to maintain relatively the same performance

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Security

Security

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Ieoc Business Cases

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Ieoc experience Phase 1 (June 2004 to December 2004)

Studying and evaluating the technology (Redline AN50)Successful Two Fields Trials:a) 43 Km link between onshore base and offshore oil rig at 48Mbpsb) 28 Km link between two onshore bases (the 60% Frezenel Zone is not clear and

obstructed by mountain at 18Mbps (the minimum achieved).

Phase 2 (March 2005)

Acquiring the first system that was deployed on offshore rig for a link distance of 41 Km over water with speed achieved of 48 Mbps using 2ft antennas.

Phase 3 (July 2005)

Deploying Second wireless link on an offshore Rig for a link distance of 30 Km over waterConnecting Ieoc and its subsidiaries (Petrobel and Agiba) via broadband wireless PMP links to run

multservice applications and to have high available infrastructure (Wireless + Backup Land Lines)

Phase 4 (2006)

Project to replace the current Obsolete and expensive VSAT network with BBW one which will connect all Agiba’s Western Desert production fields and onshore rigs to its Head Quarter in Cairo. Project to link all Mediterranean Sea production platforms and plants of Petrobel to its Head Quarter in Cairo

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El-Fayrouz- Rig 92 Connection

IEOC Port Said

41 Km

Santa feRig 92

First IEOC deployment of Redline Broadband PTP Wireless system.First deployment of VoIP to terminate the phone lines from IEOC HQ in Maadi direct to the RIG.18 Mbps operational Throughput (48 Mbps achieved by test)100% Stable during Rig Operations (4 months)

Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea

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Port Fouad SE1-Senusert Rig Connection

IEOC Port Said

39 Km

EDCSenusert

Duplicated setup as Rig 92Currently in service with minimum bandwidth 18Mbps

Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea

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IEOC-Petrobel-Agiba MAN

IEOC IEOC MaadiMaadi

54 Mbps PTP54 Mbps PTP

PetrobelPetrobel

AgibaAgiba36 Mbps

24 Mbps

PMP ConnectionsPMP Connections

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IEOC-Petrobel-Agiba MAN

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Opex(K$/yy)

4

2

2

Opex(K$/yy)

6 weeks

6 weeks

6 weeks

Time

BBW

40

20

20

Capex(K$)

54 Mbps

4 Mbps20010MthsTotal

24 Mbps

2Mbps

502 Mths**Agiba Link

36 Mbps

2 Mbps15010 Mths*Petrobel

Link

BWBWCapex(K$)Time

Fiber Optic

* Requires authorisation from various local authorities for excavation works to lay the FO, while the laid FO will remain the property of Telecom Egypt.

** FO already laid, time needed to acquire cisco equipment and activation of the link.

With the new BBW links, we have high speed connections. Hence Integrated network with our affiliates to share voice, data and mission critical applications with a proper back up and disaster recovery for the 3 companies

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IEOC Port Said

Abu Madi

Baltim East

Port Fouad

Temsah

Tennin

Barboni

Petrobel MS - Fields and Platforms

Mediterranean SeaMediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea

39 Km

43 Km

44 Km22 Km

44 Km

42Km50 Km

Shatta(GASCO)

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Tennin(22m Flare)

Port FouadBaltim East(22m Flare)

Barboni

Temsah

Abu Maadi(80m Tower) Shatta - GASCO

(120m Tower)IEOC Base Port Said

(75 m Tower under construction)

Proposed Petrobel WAN Connectivity

43 Km

39 Km

25 Km MaxRadial Coverage

25 Km MaxRadial Coverage

25 Km MaxRadial Coverage

44 Km

25 Km MaxRadial Coverage

25 Km MaxRadial Coverage

22 Km

50 Km 44 Km

42Km

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Agiba VSAT Network overview

-63m-71m216m232m204m232m234mSea Level Altitude

19.219.219.219.219.219.219.2K64KCairo (BW)

RigsRamlFarasZarifAgharMid PointsEl HamraMeleihato

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M.P

F/O Cable from Cairo

Meleiha

Hamra

Zarif

FarasRaml

AgharR1

R2

54 Km

14 Km53 Km

7 Km

58 Km78 Km

83 Km

83 KmTarek(Khalda)

Ras ElHekma

S. Rahman

Telecom Egypt FOBB Wireless

TLC Tower

10 Km32 Km40 Km

40 Km100m

40m

20m

20m15m

15m

20m

15m

30 Km TLC Mast

20m

Agiba TLC Upgrade overview

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Fiber optic cable T.E

B.B.W Point to Point

B.B.W Point to Multipoint

Rigs

Fiber optic cable Agiba

El-HamraSidi Abdrahman

PSTN

Ras ElhekmaPSTN 40m

M.P

Tarik 100m Sister Company

Meleiha

Zarif

Repeater A

Faras30m

Raml

Repeatr B

Aghar

Agiba TLC Upgrade overview

TE FO toCairo

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Cost Comparison (K$)- VSAT vs REDLINE

This comparison is based on minimum requirement of bandwidth (128Kbps) of ONE single link for 2 voice lines, data and real time operation

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2

15

2

18Mb Minimum

Redline

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94

Delta

40TOTAL CAPEX

96Total OPEX

40Equipment cost (ODU/IDU)

YY NTRA fee per link

48YY Space Segment (SS) rental fee

48YY Equipment rental fee

128 KbpsBandwidth

VSAT

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Interconnection of Many Oil & Gas Platforms

Headquarters

(Cairo)Support of any communication needs for Oil & Gas platforms such as:

• Voice• Video conference• Exchange of data• SAP• Internet access• SCADA-RTO• etc

Voice DataData,,SAP,SAP,RTORTOVideoVideo

SCADASCADA

Remote Station

TelcomEgypt

Fiber Optic(4 E1s)

Voice DataData,,SAP,SAP,RTORTOVideoVideo

Oil Rig

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Wi-Fi in Ieoc

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Ieoc Network Layout

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PSTN

E1

E1

Catalyst 6500

Call Manager (Publisher)

Call Manager (Subscriber)

Catalyst 3560 POE Switch

Cisco 3725

Cisco 3725

CP-79xx Phone

CP-7920 WiFi Phone

Milan CCM Cluster

Cisco2821 with SRST

Port Said and Amerya Sites

VPN

Cisco 3825

Rigs

Outdoor AP

Non-POE Switch

IEOC HQ

Milan

PABX

ATA-186

Non-POE LAN

Agiba & Petrobel

Analogue Lines

CP-7920 WiFiPhone

Redline Broadband Link

Gatekeeper

WiFi Terminal

WiFi Terminal

Ieoc LAN and WLAN

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Ieoc Wi-Fi

Ieoc Cairo Building is Wi-Fi ready deploying Cisco Aironet 1121 using 802.11g protocol in each floor.

The following SSID have been defined for the various fields of applications: Access to Ieoc Intranet by internal users (LEAP authentication integrated with Cisco Radius (AAA) server / ADAccess to internet services for external users (WEP authentication)Wireless Telephony over dedicated Voice routed VLAN to enable QoS

On Fields and Oil Rigs, Aironet 1320 outdoor AP/BR are deployed to ensure mobility of the experts within the fields and rigs floors (access to internet service for contractors using their Wi-Fi laptops, reachability of the Company man on this IP wireless phone, Access to Ieoc Intranet to Head Quarter users visiting the site using their Wi-Fi terminal (PDA, IP Soft Phone)

Switch

Campus Network

Terminale Access point

Server RADIUS

Active Directory

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