Abstract
This paper describes the PETRONAS' journey towards a data driven organization from the operational excellence perspective which includes the planning process, strategies, collaboration with multiple stakeholders, business case, technology selection, ICT infrastructure, management of change, capability building and many other challenges.
The right data needs to be identified and the data has to be clean to ensure analytics can be performed and the right decisions can be made laterally across functions and businesses to achieve optimum operational excellence.
Right at the equipment and process layer, the Internet of Things (IoT) provides a network of sensors and smart devices, with the advanced ability to make sense out of the data through the use of analytic tools and cloud services.
Access to readily available technical data from instrumentation connected to process and machinery equipment at both Upstream and Downstream facilities allows the Subject Matter Experts at centre to perform advanced analytics & provide solutions for optimization and troubleshooting. The advanced analytics will comprise of descriptive, diagnostic, predictive & prescriptive analytics. SME's will be able to establish effective monitoring and diagnostic strategies, including early warning of process and equipment deterioration or impending failures, and identify potential asset performance improvement areas.
Maintenance and reliability data from SAP also requires a clean up to allow Asset Performance Management to be performed effectively. Eventually this information will form the crux of Big Data Analytics where co relations between vast amounts of information will allow greater optimization to sweat the assets.
The mindset and work processes needs to be changed and competency in data science will be an important criterion for the future engineers. This transformation towards a data driven organization will require strong support and drive from the PETRONAS leadership team.
Starting as several proof of concepts, eventually, the program intends to encompass the whole PETRONAS group.