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Petroleum pipeline operation process

Oil transportation planning
  • Submit an request of oil transfer
  • Planning and Notification of oil transfer plan
Oil Transportation/receipt
  • Acquisition of customer petroleum products for deliveries and distribution to terminal across the country timely transportation
  • Remote operation through oil transfer and storage system (SCADA)
Storage / loading
  • Genuine quality control and quantitative inventory management
  • Receive customer loading order and automatic loading
  • Transfer Pump
  • Oil pipeline
  • Process area
  • Storage tank
  • Truck loading facility

Major operation system

SCADA Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition A system that remotely monitors/controls nationwide oil pipeline facilities in real time
d-TAS DOPCO Terminal Automation System Oil loading (tank → tank trucks) management system, entire loading process automated
Oil transfer/Storage System(SCADA) DOPCO's SCADA system is equipped with the latest technology that remotely monitors and controls nationwide oil pipeline facilities in real time. SCADA delivers various events to regional and Master Control Center, and enables safe oil pipeline operation 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

System configuration

DOPCO installed a Master Control System that remotely monitors and controls all oil pipeline facilities across the country from one place. Local control systems are also installed and used to manage unit business sites spread across the country, using its self-developed solution UniFM, also operate the system.

Main function

Gathering and analysis of various information

The SCADA system collects and analyzes various information such as flow rate, pressure, temperature, and specific gravity of different oil products to ensure safe oil supply. The information analyzed in this way is used to perform tasks such as monitoring oil leaks in oil pipelines and oil transfer/receipt/storage facilities at each oil storage terminal and pumping station, and operating oil pumps and valves.

Real-time monitoring and control

DOPCO UniFM graphics displays the status of communication devices in remote locations on the screen, allowing operators to monitor and operate the facilities from control rooms located far from the sites.

DOPCO Terminal Automatic System (d-TAS)

Simple and fast quantitative shipment management system without tank truck stopping in connection with oil refinery shipment reservation information
1. Vehicle entry
(Entrance) Access approval → Vehicle entry
2. Enter Loading
Bay/Loading Loading approval → Loading
3. Receipt slip and departure(Exit)

Key features

Safety
Preventing safety incidents
  • Application of loading safety interlock
  • Prevention and management of safety rule violations and troubles
Customer
User-friendly, customer-oriented service
  • Application of customer-oriented loading process and route (loading without stopping)
  • Support for customer communication convenience functions (loading status board, etc.)
Shipment
System-based operation
  • Monitoring all loading system
  • Remote monitoring and control of loading facilities
System
Latest, high speed, Stable
  • High-speed communication, large data storage
  • Operating computer and network duplexing
Expandability
Used by all customers
  • Integrated systems available to all customers
  • Unified system in all storages. Single control system
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