Information Technology at Rosneft

2024: Rosneft begins using Russian VR simulators to train staff at refinery

Rosneft began using Russian VR simulators to train personnel at the Komsomolsk Oil Refinery (refinery). The press service of the oil company announced this in early March 2024. Read more here.

2023

Create a joint company with ITMO to develop IT solutions in the field of geological exploration and oil production

ITMO and Rosneft have created a joint company "Modern Digital Solutions in Industry" to develop IT solutions in the field of geological exploration and oil production. This project was announced on December 19, 2023. Read more here.

Rosneft launched a corporate telecom operator

On December 7, 2023, Rosneft announced the launch of a corporate telecom operator. The new company was called RN-Svyaz, and the project was implemented by Sibintek, Rosneft's internal IT integrator. Read more here.

2022

Rosneft switches to Russian Astra Linux

On December 6, 2022, it became known about the transition of Rosneft to the Astra Linux operating system. Also, the Russian oil company conducted an experiment to launch its software products on PCs with domestic Baikal processors. Read more here.

Rosneft has expanded the use of drones: from monitoring methane emissions to accounting for walruses

In 2022, Rosneft expands the use of drones (UAVs) to detect sources of methane emissions, follows from the company's sustainability^[1]Drones with laser scanners and video cameras to control methane emissions are used, in particular, at oil and gas processing and transportation facilities of key Rosneft production enterprises. They reveal anomalies in methane concentration over linear and areal objects.

In 2021, studies using drones were carried out in 10 societies of the group, and in 2022 such studies are already planned in 17 societies of the group.

In total, in 2021, more than 600 objects were examined for methane leaks using drones at production sites with a total area of ​ ​ 57 square meters. km, as well as about 3.3 thousand km of gas pipelines.

At the same time, in 2021, surveys of methane emission sources using ground monitoring tools were also organized in 7 Rosneft companies of the Exploration and Production block. They are carried out using portable micro-leakage sensitive equipment.

In total, more than 300 facilities were examined by ground methods at production sites. And this method was recognized by the company as more effective compared to the use of drones.

The use of methods and tools for ground monitoring of methane emissions at production sites is more effective than UAVs, as it allows surveys to be carried out in the immediate vicinity of the object under study, to identify and eliminate even minor deviations, the Rosneft report says.

The company is also expanding the volume of ground monitoring of methane emissions in 2022: it is planned in 22 Rosneft companies of the Exploration and Production block.

From the ESG report of Rosneft, it follows that the company in the course of its main activities contributes to the achievement of priority goals in the field of sustainable development of the UN. In 2019, she joined the initiative of leading international oil and gas companies and signed the "Guidelines for Reducing Methane Emissions in the Natural Gas Value Chain." A plan was developed to identify and eliminate methane leaks.

A UN report released in May 2021 stated that the world must urgently reduce methane emissions in order to slow climate change.

I must say that the Rosneft UAV also uses ground infrastructure for air monitoring. In 2021, for this purpose, they were used at all enterprises of the company, follows from the ESG report. A total of 16 thousand sorties were carried out, and the total flight distance was 2.3 million km.

In addition, according to the ESG report, in 2021, together with partners - the Institute of Ecology and Evolution. A.N. Severtsov RAS and the Center for Marine Research Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov - Rosneft used UAVs for one-time full-scale accounting of walruses on the islands of the Franz Joseph Land archipelago in the Barents Sea (34 islands). A detailed mapping of known walrus rookeries was carried out and new animal rookery sites were described.

2021

Start using drones to control greenhouse gas emissions at oil and gas facilities

At the end of May 2021, Rosneft"" began to be used drones to control greenhouse gas emissions at oil and gas facilities. The project was implemented by LLC "" RN-Purneftegaz- one of the main centers of oil and gas production of Rosneft in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. More. here

Rosneft has developed a new set of software for exploration and production to replace imported

In an annual report published at the end of April 2021, Rosneft reported on progress in developing its own application software. Some of the results relate to its flagship software product, RN-GRID, a hydraulic fracturing simulation (frac) simulator. The company launched R&D to develop RN-GRID version 3.0 with new functionality that would correspond to new technological challenges in the field of hydraulic fracturing.

According to the company, with the help of RN-GRID, a total of more than 21 thousand hydraulic fracturing operations were carried out. And 100% of engineering calculations during the design and execution of frac operations are performed by internal service units in this software.

The introduction of its own simulator for the design of frac operations ensured the complete technological independence of Rosneft from foreign software packages in the field of engineering calculations for hydraulic fracturing, Rosneft notes in its annual report.

This was one of the critical areas for import substitution, because in 2014, US sanctions against Russian oil and gas companies imposed restrictions on the supply of the latter hydraulic fracturing software.

RN-GRID was also commercialized for external consumers, licenses for the right to use it are available for purchase. According to Rosneft, in 2020, 115 commercial and more than 40 test licenses for the right to use this software were transferred to 23 oilfield service and oil and gas companies. Also, over 50 academic licenses were transferred to four leading partner universities for the right to use RN-GRID in the educational process.

In 2020, Rosneft also developed the first version of the RN-GEOSIM geological modeling software complex. From 2021, it is planned to implement it. This complex will make it possible to replace imported software by 50% in terms of building geological models, the company expects.

A new version of the RN-KIM hydrodynamic simulator was also created, which the company has been using for more than six years. Field models created at RN-KIM are used to improve the reliability of the field design and to select optimal hydrocarbon recovery technologies.

According to Rosneft, the new version of RN-KIM with compositional modeling allows calculations using GPU graphics accelerators or computer clusters and modeling the most complex oil and gas condensate fields for calculations. A module was developed for it for optimal placement of an irregular well pattern based on artificial intelligence technology. The company says it is "AlphaZero's DeepMind counterpart Google."

According to the results of the project, its own simulator will not only provide 90-95% of the company's need for hydrodynamic modeling, but will also allow the active use of artificial intelligence technologies for field development, Rosneft notes in its annual report.

Among the new products in the annual report is the RN-GEOSIM 1.0 software package for geological modeling of fields, which Rosneft calls an analogue of "leading foreign packages for geological modeling." Modules on kinematic interpretation of seismic information are being developed.

According to the results of the project, the RN-GEOSIM software package will provide up to 80% of the company's geological modeling needs, Rosneft says.

Back in 2020, the RN-Simtep 1.0 software package was developed to simulate technological processes in the field of oil and gas production, and it is being tested at corporate research and design institutes. Rosneft expects RN-Simtep to provide up to 80% of the company's production needs for process modeling. It is also planned to develop this product in the direction of oil refining and petrochemicals.

In 2020, a domestic flexible tubing simulator (GNKT simulator) "RN-VECTOR" was also created. This is industrial software for mathematical modeling and analysis of technological operations using GNKT. The simulator offers more than 50 algorithms for calculating stress, hydraulics and fatigue wear to simulate the execution of various technological operations with GNKT.

The GNCT simulator is used in the oil and gas industry in the processes of planning, monitoring and analysis of operations using the GNCT technology. At the time of the release of Rosneft's annual report, the simulator is undergoing pilot testing in 24 companies of the group.

And in the same year, Rosneft developed RN-VISOR software for collecting, processing and visualizing data in real time. This software is intended for installation at the control station of the GNKT/frac fleet.

As an example of other developments of 2020 mentioned in the report, we can cite the software module "Decision Support System for Drilling New Sections of Low-Permeability Collectors" in the corporate software complex "RN-KIN." The module was used in the formation of the optimal well drilling rating in RN-Yuganskneftegaz for 2021-2025.

Knowledge-intensive software in Rosneft is being developed mainly by organizations within its technological cluster. According to the company, in its perimeter there are 34 scientific and technological centers with a staff of more than 20 thousand highly qualified employees and scientists. Also, on the basis of the Rosneft technological cluster, there are 44 competence centers for narrowly focused and knowledge-intensive activities.

The program of localization and import substitution of equipment and technologies has been implemented at Rosneft since 2015. The company's annual report says that it has organized interaction with Sberbank and Rostelecom as key partners in the framework of import substitution tasks for IT equipment and software.

In addition to developing domestic software, the company is also working on replacing the services of foreign service companies in the oil and gas sector. Thus, according to Rosneft, due to its own geonavigation service created from scratch on the basis of the Institute of Geology and the Development of Combustible Minerals (IGiRGI), the accumulated savings as a result of the complete refusal of foreign service amounted to more than 1.7 billion rubles.

2020: Rosneft gets rid of imported software for exploration and production

In February 2020, Rosneft spoke about the interim results of import substitution of high-tech software in the company and presented a roadmap for the further development of such products. First of all, Rosneft is focused on replacing foreign software related to the exploration and production of hydrocarbons. By 2025, in this area, it plans to completely replace third-party software with its own developments.

By 2017, Rosneft, as part of import substitution, had developed several packages of application software: RN-HORIZON +, a software tool for geological support of well drilling, RN-KIN, expert analytical software for solving field development management problems, RN-ROSPUMP, software for selecting submersible equipment for wells, and RN-KIM, a hydrodynamic simulator for 3D modeling of development processes of all types of fields.

By 2017, the company also completed the development of RN-GRID software for modeling hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a method of oil production that is gaining momentum in Russia and in the world. RN-GRID operates on models of single fractures in the well. The company told TAdviser that Rosneft at the level of the scientific reserve has developments for more complex hydraulic fracturing models, with multiple cracks, but so far there is no need to bring it to the level of an industrial solution, because according to scientists and company engineers, single fractures are formed on most reservoirs during hydraulic fracturing.

With the help of RN-GRID, by 2020 Rosneft conducted about 10 thousand. Frac, cited data in the company.

Rosneft uses RN-GRID not only for its needs, but also supplies licenses to other oil and gas and oilfield service companies. By the beginning of 2020, according to Rosneft, it sold 200 commercial licenses of this product in Russia and neighboring countries. Negotiations are underway to supply this product with companies in the Asia-Pacific region.

In 2019, Rosneft also began industrial use of the RN-SIGMA software complex, designed for geomechanical modeling and risk management during drilling.

The company said that at the level of everything related to the search for oil deposits and production, Rosneft has almost completely closed the need for software with its own developments. Imported software continues to be used only for highly specialized tasks, for example, seismic interpretation, the company says.

Foreign software continues to be used in projects for external customers to whom Rosneft institutes provide engineering support services. The representative of Rosneft added that the company's institutes are 95% loaded with internal tasks and 5% with service work for external customers, which include joint projects and projects based on the results of tenders won. Projects for external customers using their own software help, among other things, to refine and develop it faster, Rosneft explains.

What kind of foreign products Rosneft replaced with its own developments, the company does not specify, but according to data from open sources about its purchases, Rosneft enterprises previously acquired, for example, various geological software from SLB (formerly Schlumberger).

As for future plans, according to the roadmap shown by Rosneft, in 2020 it plans to begin using its own product, RN-GEOSIM, designed for digital geological modeling. And in 2021 - RN-PETROLOG products for petrophysical modeling, and RN-SIMTEP products for modeling technological processes in the field of transportation, preparation and primary processing of well products.

The company has several more products in development: RN-SmartGir for design automation, RN-VECTOR for modeling and analyzing operations with flexible tubing and software for other tasks, which the company plans to announce later.

After the introduction of US and European sanctions against Russian oil and gas companies, including Rosneft, in 2014, other players in this market, for example, Gazprom Neft, also took care of the development of their own software for geological exploration and production. Gazprom Neft's frac software was one of the first products it focused on. The company, like Rosneft, plans to use internal software developments not only for its needs, but also commercialize them.

2019

Key results of digitalization in 2019

In the annual report for 2019, published in May 2020, Rosneft reported on key results in the field of digitalization. For 2019, within the framework of the implementation of digital programs of business and functional units "Exploration and Production," "Oil Refining," "Commerce and Logistics," "Regional Sales," "Gas," "Oil and Gas Chemistry," "Personnel Management" and "Capital Construction," 24 concepts were developed, 18 prototypes and 28 digital solutions were tested. A number of them were put into industrial operation, the report said.

Below are the main results of digitalization in each of these areas.

Exploration and Production

• The Digital Field has been commissioned. The project was implemented on the basis of the Ilishevsky field of PJSC ANK Bashneft. Rosneft says that for the first time in the industry it covers all the main processes of oil production and logistics. The company expects that the project will achieve a significant increase in production indicators and a significant economic effect. Rosneft estimated that the number of remotely controlled facilities will increase by almost 60%, the energy efficiency of production processes will increase by 5% and logistics costs will decrease by 5%.

• Computer vision technology is used at the Varioganneftegas PJSC facility. Based on artificial intelligence algorithms, it automatically and in real time records the presence of people in dangerous areas, determines the availability of personal protective equipment and is able to immediately inform about emergencies.

• Detailed 3D models have been created for six production assets (RN-Uvatneftegaz, Slavneft-Krasnoyarsk Neftegaz, RN-Vankor, NK Kondaneft, Verkhnechonskneftegaz and Vostibneftegaz). Three-dimensional models will be used to create a unified information technology environment for monitoring the operation of oil fields using advanced visualization and a three-dimensional twin of the asset.

• The developed drone monitoring complex passed flight tests, including in difficult climatic conditions. The complex includes an unmanned vehicle of its own design, which can be equipped with a video camera, a thermal imager, a gas analyzer, as well as charging and heating stations for unmanned aerial vehicles and software for managing flight plans. The complex will simplify and secure the inspection of infrastructure facilities and pipelines. The computer vision technologies used in the complex are able to automatically determine the presence of people and equipment in protected areas and inform about oil spills.

• At the Samotlorneftegaz facilities, the company used machine learning technology to predict the failure of the electric centrifugal pump to manage the supply chain and optimize inventory. The developed technology is based on artificial intelligence and neural networks and can significantly increase the accuracy of forecasting for equipment failures, thus helping to more accurately plan supply processes, Rosneft explains.

• New promising technologies have been identified and tested. A prototype of the technology for repair teams has been created, which is called "Digital Teams of well servicing and workover." Preliminary tests of advanced technologies for remote monitoring of gas leaks using modern laser gas analyzers were carried out.

Gas

The digitalization program of the Gaz business block includes 17 digital initiatives and consists of two parts: 12 unique initiatives of the Gaz block and five initiatives of the Exploration and Production block, which are planned to be adapted to the tasks of the gas direction. Sibneftegas and Rospan International have been identified as landfills for testing new technologies. In 2019, Rosneft developed and defended the company's first concept of a digital gas field.

• Sibneftegas has tested the technology of operational integrated optimization of gas production at the Pyrane gas condensate field using machine learning methods. A prototype of the integrated model of the field ("One") was created, preparations are underway for the launch of the pilot implementation project.

• Sibneftegaz has tested the information technology platform that implements the digital twin of the Sibneftegaz Pyraine field. A prototype with three-dimensional visualization of the field ("Mitra") was created, preparations are underway for the launch of the pilot implementation project.

• Sibneftegas also entered the testing stage with initiatives to monitor the stability of wells and infrastructure facilities in real time. A thermal imager was installed on a cluster of gas wells for remote detection of gas leaks (Atlant) and an initiative was tested for online monitoring of the technological regime of wells and processing studies on gas wells in real time using machine learning (Borey), maintenance based on predictive analysis of the state of production equipment designed to collect and prepare gas for long-distance transport (Tor).

• In addition, Sibneftegaz has reached the prototyping stage with a solution for the intelligent analysis of gas assets (Amon), which provides management with access to up-to-date production information and tools for advanced and predictive analytics from mobile devices.

• Rospan International has launched the testing of the technology of unmanned aerial vehicles for remote control of the state of the stock of abandoned and mothballed wells (Hermes).

Oil processing

• The Saratov Refinery has implemented prototypes of a system for multifactorial monitoring and control of energy efficiency and a system for calculating the energy balance to optimize energy consumption. To improve the level of industrial safety and labor protection, prototyping of personnel monitoring technologies was carried out, which make it possible to determine and control the location of employees at the refinery in real time.

• In order to ensure the efficiency and improve the quality of management decision-making, Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim ANC created a prototype of a system for monitoring and analyzing business process indicators.

• The Syzran Refinery has put into commercial operation a system for optimizing the mixing of dark oil products. In order to control the perimeter of the refinery in terms of determining the location of leaks, strangers, fires and other emergency situations, prototyping of technologies using computer vision and unmanned aerial vehicles was carried out.

• In order to monitor the state of technical devices, record deviations in their operation and monitor the passage of bypass routes, RNPK tested the use of explosion-proof mobile devices, and prototyped 3D scanning technologies to visually support maintenance and repair processes.

• At RNPK, as part of the pilot project for the implementation of GE Smart Signal, Fleet Management and GE Meridium systems, the FEED stage has been completed and work is underway to deploy the system in a test environment for pilot operation.

• The concepts of digital solutions for predictive monitoring and calculation of corrosion, intelligent control of leaks, creation of a template solution for wireless data transfer to refineries, virtual meeting rooms, centralized monitoring and rationalization of alarms, industrial 3D printing, video monitoring of operating modes/integrity of plants and pipelines using thermal imaging control have been developed.

Oil and gas chemistry

• At the Novokuybyshevskaya Petrochemical Company production site, the TECont of safety and controlling personnel actions using computer vision were tested using classical video analytics and neural networks.

• At the Ufaorgsintez production site, the software and hardware complex for monitoring the location of personnel, the completeness of personal protective equipment, physical activity and the state of personnel and the environment was tested. This initiative and the above is planned to be developed further.

• The specialists of Novokuybyshevskaya Petrochemical Company have created a mathematical model of the gas fractionation plant, which allows improving the accuracy of production planning and assessing measures to improve efficiency.

• The same company has developed and tested software robots for material production balance and supply processes. They made it possible to significantly reduce the time spent on the implementation of the process, according to Rosneft. And in 2020, it is planned to carry out robotization in relation to other routine labor-intensive processes of the enterprise.

Regional Sales Area

• The possibility of payment through a mobile application within the framework of the Retail Mobility: Development of New Payment Technologies project has appeared at more than 120 BP ABCs. In order to improve the service for the retail sale of petroleum products at Rosneft gas stations, a mobile application has been implemented in the community with partner banks, which allows refueling without leaving the car.

• In RN-, as Moscow part of improving the quality of service for retail customers at gas stations, reducing the time for paying for fuel and increasing the economic efficiency of automatic gas stations, the target self-service terminal (TSO) was put into pilot operation.

• To reduce the load on the offices of RN-Kart in terms of issuing fuel cards and optimizing costs, a virtual fuel card was introduced for all B2B customers of the ABC. The solution allows you to issue a virtual fuel card in the client's personal account and is implemented at more than 40 oil product supply enterprises.

• A prototype of a solution for issuing fuel cards in self-service mode at a special terminal has been developed, which allows identifying a trustee during the issuance process and recording issued fuel cards.

• In connection with the need to improve the quality of end-to-end control of the oil product flow chain from the entrance to the tank farm to the pistol of the fuel dispensing column of the gas station, to increase the fault tolerance of the oil product loss control processes, as well as to reduce the risk of frodal operations with oil products at gas stations and oil depots, a prototype of an automated information system for monitoring the safety of material reserves was developed.

• To improve the efficiency of interaction with suppliers of goods and services for gas stations, a prototype of electronic document management with suppliers/B2B customers using blockchain technology was implemented. It is possible to use a trusted EDI environment for deliveries to gas stations. The tested solution is designed to improve the efficiency of managing the supply chain of related goods at the ABC/gas station.

Human Resources Management

• In order to increase the degree and speed of operational electronic interaction between employees and the personnel service within the framework of labor legal relations, the validation of the digital scenario "Employee's Personal Account" on the basis of a mobile application is being completed.

• The testing stage according to the digital scenario "HR-bot" has been completed. The solution allows employees to ask questions and receive answers on HR topics in a specialized computer program at any convenient time from stationary computers and from mobile corporate devices.

• The process of testing the digital scenario for the development of the Modular and Contextual Self-Learning platform continues. As of May 2020, a solution implemented in the form of a mobile application for Android, iOS operating systems, as well as for the web version, is being tested. The solution allows you to provide consulting content in the format of videos for company employees according to a single standard.

• To obtain analytical data, which are the basis for rationing the number of personnel of production divisions of enterprises, work was initiated on the digital scenario "Digital tools for rationing the number." According to the created concept, the development of staffing standards at production facilities is carried out using intelligent systems for processing big data in real time.

Commerce and Logistics

• For Rosnefteflot, within the framework of the concept of digitalization of ships, a prototype of the Digital Fleet solution based on digital scenarios was implemented: "Detection of anomalies in the operation of ships," "Intelligent monitoring of cargo operations." Based on the results of prototyping, it was decided to initiate a pilot project of the target solution.

• The " Digital Core" of the "Commerce and Logistics" unit was created, the following were developed: an album of diagrams of target business processes, a description of target business processes and a list of control points within the framework of target business processes of the "Commerce and Logistics" unit, a matrix of business roles, a register of process changes and changes in regulatory documents, conceptual design, a package of technical documentation for the prototype, as well as a register of necessary improvements for implementation in the second phase of the project.

• As part of the implementation of the digital scenario "Implementation of a digital CRM trading solution," the project of the same name was initiated.

Capital construction

In 2019, the IT strategy "Program of IT projects of automation of the type of activity" Capital Construction "was developed in terms of the activities of the Department of Methodology and Control in Capital Construction over the horizon 2019-2021," which includes priority areas of digitalization in order to improve the accuracy of calendar and network planning and risk calculation.

As part of the implementation of the IT strategy, a conceptual study was carried out on 2 key digital initiatives:

• "Monitoring the effectiveness of the end-to-end scheduling process";
• "Forecast of risks of failure of construction terms by counterparties."

Rosneft expects that these digital initiatives will allow timely identification of the risks of deviation from the project schedule, as well as predict the risks of deadlines for CIW contractors based on an analysis of retrospective data on the effectiveness of work with these contractors within the company's perimeter. Based on the results of the study, a decision was made to use process mining technology, approbation is planned in 2020.

Appointment of Vice President for Informatization

On November 8, 2019, Rosneft announced that the company had introduced a single integral position of vice president for informatization, innovation and localization, which was taken by Andrei Shishkin (more).

Development of geophysical data processing software

On October 4, 2019, it became known that the specialists of RN-BashNIPIneft LLC "" and LLC TPRC"" (part of the corporate research and design complex Rosneft"") launched a project to create a corporate petrophysical software complex for processing and interpreting data from geophysical well surveys (GIS). " RN-Petrologist The introduction of the industrial version of RN-Petrolog is scheduled for 2022. here More.

Rosneft launched the first digital field

On May 21, 2019, Rosneft announced the launch of the Digital Field information system into pilot operation. It was implemented on the basis of the Ilishevsky field of one of the subsidiaries of Rosneft - Bashneft. Rosneft notes that this project for the first time in the industry covers all the main processes of oil production and logistics. Read more here.

2018

How Rosneft is digitized: drone swarms, robots, digital factories and gas stations

In its sustainability report, published in July 2019, Rosneft reported on the main achievements in the field of digitalization and informatization for 2018. They are given by blocks: exploration and production, processing, commerce and logist. Digital programs are implemented in each of the blocks.

Exploration and Production

One of the key projects in 2018 was the launch of a digital field on the basis of the Ilishevsky field in Bashkiria, which uses predictive analytics, advanced imaging, machine learning, mobile and wearable devices. It was the company's first project of its kind.

For field management and effective online monitoring, an Integrated Operations Center was established. The implementation is based on digital twins of physical objects using a 3D visualization platform.

The Digital Deposit is a virtual analogue of real production. Online displays all the main parameters of its operation. Oil production, transportation, personnel movements, movement transport and unmanned aerial vehicles - all real processes of the production facility are reflected on a digital platform.

Industrial Internet of Things is widely used at the field. Special sensors record traffic and exclude the possibility of unauthorized deviations from the route, and drones monitor the integrity of pipelines and exclude the possibility of illegal tie-ins.

Among the devices based on the industrial Internet of Things are personal gas analyzers and digital personal protective equipment for workers, which give an alarm if the employee neglects safety equipment in a dangerous area, as well as heart rate sensors, locations capable of transmitting SOS signals in case of emergency situations.

Testing of the pipeline monitoring system using autonomous drones was allocated to Rosneft in a separate project. Within the framework of the digital cluster created on the basis of Sibintek, there is a separate team engaged in developments in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles. The monitoring system she created automates the process of controlling a swarm of drones, according to a Rosneft report. Machine learning and computer vision technologies are used to process on-site monitoring materials.

We also tested solutions for integrated management of functional production plans and optimized the operation of the production asset in real time using machine learning at the RN-Uvatneftegaz sites.

The results of digitalization in the exploration and production unit at Rosneft also include the development of a system for predicting complications and failures of downhole pumping equipment (GNO) and a system for supporting decision-making in the process of mechanized production. The purpose of the new solution is to notify the technologist in advance of an emergency failure of the equipment in order to be able to respond and make adjustments to the operating mode of the equipment.

In addition, on the basis of its own data center, a solid cluster was created and a comprehensive service was formed on the basis of the GeoPAK collaboration platform, which provides remote access for employees to specialized software for processing geological and geophysical data.

Processing

Rosneft owns 13 Russian oil refineries (refineries). To effectively manage each of them, increase productivity and reduce the timing of facility design and accelerated modernization, Rosneft is implementing the Digital Plant program. It provides for the use of modern technologies that allow you to remotely monitor the state of critical equipment in real time, collect and analyze the entire data array, and maintain an accounting and management system at the refinery.

Until 2024, it is planned to introduce more than 80 advanced process control systems at the Rosneft refinery.

To monitor and survey objects at the factories, the use of drones and special robotic systems is provided. With the help of smart bracelets and other navigation systems, as well as mobile devices, it is planned to ensure control over the health and condition of personnel. It is also planned to introduce such solutions as a digital twin system, three-dimensional, virtual and augmented reality, the Rosneft report says.

As of mid-2019, the concept of using drones and thermal imaging control systems for monitoring the state of oil pipelines and protecting facilities has been developed.

In 2018, the Ryazan Oil Refining Company began implementing a pilot project to use a predictive analysis system for the condition of equipment. The company expects that it will optimize the cost of equipment maintenance and repair.

Within the framework of the digital program, Bashneft Oil Refinery has created training simulators virtual and a augmented reality digital system for controlling leaks, monitoring and calculating corrosion and analyzing global dynamic optimization of production.

Logistics and Transport

To improve the efficiency of logistics and transport management, Rosneft is implementing the Digital Supply Chain program. It provides for the use of advanced technologies that allow you to create digital copies of the processes for the supply of petroleum products, logistics routes and facilities.

Rosneft says that the digital platform allows you to simulate events and predict their development, implement the most effective business processes that guarantee optimal options for delivering finished products from the production site to the end consumer.

Commerce

In turn, to increase the volume of sales of petroleum products and the economic efficiency of monetization channels, Rosneft is implementing the Digital Trading program. It provides for the creation of an analytical platform for data exchange, which allows you to build a commercial relationship between suppliers and buyers by creating a flexible and clearly structured customer base.

Rosneft is the operator of the largest retail chain in Russia. The company's oil and gas facilities include 138 operating oil depots that serve more than 1,000 fuel trucks.

Digital Gas Station is a fundamentally new approach to organizing retail business and improving the quality of customer service. The digital platform manages the processes of supplying fuel and related goods, organizes the work of personnel, monitors equipment wear and tear and payment transactions.

The system includes a mobile application for customers and various options for remote payment for services. The filling station digital platform is able to process a large amount of information to integrate various communication channels into a single system, forming an omnichannel client service to provide a more personalized approach to service when the necessary product or service is available to the client from any digital device.

The Rosneft gas station mobile application, created on the basis of the company's own developments, using a virtual fuel card allows customers to select the optimal route to the nearest gas station in real time, taking into account the type and cost of fuel, as well as the availability of services. The application informs customers about current promotions, goods and services. For corporate clients, Rosneft has launched a fuel payment service through a mobile application.

Digitalization and technology priorities, from Rosneft's 2018 annual report (click to increase)

Create a digital transformation center and digital cluster

On the basis of Rosneft's internal IT integrator, Sibintek, in 2018, competencies in end-to-end digital technologies were formed. To implement the strategic objectives of digitalization, Rosneft has created a Center for Digital Transformation and a Digital Cluster, which are key mechanisms for implementing digital programs.

Ilya Khorlin became the Director of Innovation - Head of the Digital Cluster of the Sibintek Investment Company.

2017

Digitalization plan approved

In December 2017, the Board of Directors of Rosneft approved the Rosneft-2022 strategy, focused on a qualitative change in the company's business by introducing advanced management approaches, new technologies and increasing the return on existing assets. The development of technological potential is one of the key elements of the Rosneft-2022 strategy. Within the framework, a comprehensive plan for accelerated digitalization was approved, consisting of separate programs for business blocks. The implementation of these programs is in close coordination with the programs for the development of basic and production automation.

A management system has been created, including collegial bodies for the digitalization of the blocks "Exploration and Production," "Gas," "Oil Refining," "Oil and Gas Chemistry," "Commerce and Logistics," "Retail Sales," "Supply Service." The societies of the group that act as testing grounds for digital solutions have been identified.

Rosneft Accelerated Digitalization Plan, infographic from the company's 2018 sustainability report (click to increase)

WannaCry attack

Rosneft said its servers were subjected to a "powerful hacker attack." The company wrote about this^[2] June 27, 2017 on his Twitter. On the fact of the cyber attack, the company turned to law enforcement agencies.

Rosneft's computers were hit by a virus similar in effect to WannaCry,^[3] said^[4] RBC by an interlocutor in law enforcement agencies. He added that the networks controlled by Rosneft"" "" were subjected to the same attack.Bashneft

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2015

New Head of IT Service - Valery Nikitin

On May 25, 2015, Igor Sechin, Chairman of the Board of Rosneft, made a number of appointments "to improve the efficiency of the company's management structure." Instead of Anton Strokovich, who headed it since 2012, the information technology service was headed by Valery Nikitin^[5] the^[5]. Read more here.

Since 2016, the management of Rosneft's informatization has been transferred to Sibintek, and Valery Nikitin, according to TAdviser sources, has ceased to lead the IT service.

Major Microsoft License Purchases

In March 2015, Rosneft"" announced a request for proposals for the transfer of rights to use software Microsoft under the Select Plus volume licensing program and the Open License program ^[6] = true.

The initial amount of the lot is 283.6 million rubles.

In total, it is planned to purchase 28.6 thousand licenses for various products under the Select Plus program (allows you to manage orders from different companies belonging to the same corporation under a single identifier, which leads to additional discounts) and 1565 WinPro 8.1 licenses under the Open License program (used in this case to legalize Windows).

Most Rosneft licenses are required for OfficeProPlus 2013 - 5514 units, another 1322 licenses are planned to be bought for OfficeStd 2013. The corporation intends to purchase about 4,000 different versions of Windows Server. The RFQ specification also lists SharePoint, SQL Server, Visio Pro, and more.

The purchase is carried out both for Rosneft itself and for more than 100 of its subsidiaries. The largest delivery is planned to be carried out at RN-Yuganskneftegaz - in the amount of 36 million rubles. Software for 29 million rubles will be purchased at the headquarters of the corporation.

The request for proposals announced by Rosneft is not a tender (tender, auction) and does not impose obligations on the customer, i.e., following the results of the request for proposals, the corporation has the right, but not an obligation to conclude an agreement with the winner of the request, it is specified in the tender documentation.

2014: IT budget: 50 billion rubles in 2014

At the end of January 2014, Rosneft organized for the first time a meeting of suppliers and contractors in the field of IT, which, according to the company, was visited by representatives from more than 230 Russian and foreign organizations.

During the event, Rosneft spoke about the main directions of the company's IT development strategy and projects, the specifics of corporate procurement procedures, and also answered questions from IT companies. In addition, the leaders of all areas of the IT service and the procurement organization department of Rosneft were represented at the meeting of IT suppliers.

The head of the service, IT adviser to the president of Rosneft, Anton Strokovich, at the event announced that Rosneft's IT budget for 2014 would amount to about 50 billion rubles.

According to him, 45% of this amount will fall on the direction of automated control systems for technological processes and metrology. Rosneft plans to allocate 22% of the IT budget to support information systems and software, 15% of the budget for the development and purchase of Rosneft software, 8% for communications services and 5% for IT equipment maintenance.

The company expects to purchase the necessary IT products and services through purchases: in total, in 2014 it is planned to place about 11 thousand lots. At the same time, the main type of procurement procedures - in 80% of cases - will be an open request for prices.

As for the geography of purchases, the overwhelming majority of them - 82%, should come to the regions, and the remaining - to Moscow. In this regard, Rosneft called on suppliers to expand their activities in the regions: often only 1-2 local companies are present in regional purchases, and large suppliers do not enter the auction.

2013: How IT management works at Rosneft

The general meaning of the reform of the Rosneft IT block after the merger with TNK-BP is explained in the company's documents by compliance with business requirements, the achievement of synergy between the unifying structures and the centralization of IT^[7].

Now in the structure of the IT service of the oil company there are three main technological areas. He is headed by Anton Strokovich, who moved to the position of Advisor to the President of the company Igor Sechin in October 2012.

The first area is responsible for traditional basic IT services, which include IT infrastructure, telecommunications and applications. This infrastructure division is headed by Sergey Pegasov, who transferred from Sberbank in July 2013.

The purpose of the second direction of the IT service is to create a single information space for the company. It includes not only the development of ERP, we are talking about the end-to-end receipt of accurate and up-to-date information by the company's management from production and business processes.

For example, Rosneft already has an application for mobile devices, on which managers can see the operational financial and production performance of the company.

The division responsible for the process-oriented IT model in the new company and a single information space is headed by Maxim Kadantsev, who has transferred from Sibur. In his previous job, he was responsible for setting up a multi-service support centre for accounting, treasury and other operations. This center was created by Kadantsev from scratch in five years, he moved to Rosneft from the position of general director of the center.

The third IT area is responsible for automating the production, processing and marketing of oil and petroleum products. This area also includes metrological control (meaning quality assurance of technological measurements and accuracy of methods of these measurements - ed.) And independent quality control of manufactured products.

In order to organize the provision of technical support services and metrological support within the perimeter of the company, as well as to ensure technical competencies and production resources, the structure of the IT Service consolidated the IT assets of the combined Company on the basis of the service provider RN-Inform (see the chart of the organizational structure of the IT Service).

The management team of the joint IT Service, headed by Anton Strokovich as Advisor to the President of Rosneft: IT Service is headed by Sergey Pegasov (IT Service), Maxim Kadantsev (Informatization and Business Process Development), Alexey Reutov (Production Automation, Metrology and Quality Control), Valery Brazhnikov (Strategy and Organizational Development), Dmitry Kulikov (Planning and Efficiency Management). Vadim Mitelev holds the position of General Director of RN-Inform, Alexey Vinokurov, First Deputy General Director.

IT passport of projects in Rosneft

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