AR technology: a new "blue ocean" for petrochemical transformation

On June 15, the online press conference of Petrochemical Metaverse AR digital empowerment program was held
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Several guests shared the augmented reality (AR) digital empowerment solutions for multiple business sectors of the petrochemical industry, and agreed that the AR digital empowerment solution will become a new "blue ocean" for the transformation and development of the petrochemical industry
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Transforming the traditional model is the general trend

The "14th Five-Year Plan" and the Outline of Vision for 2035 published by China last year listed accelerating digital development as one of its important goals
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In the petrochemical industry, digitization has also become a trend, and more and more companies are using emerging information technologies such as AR, cloud computing, 5G technology, and artificial intelligence to reduce costs and increase efficiency, energy conservation and environmental protection
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Zhao Yan, president of mCloud Greater China, said that the integration of AR visualization technology, digital twin, AI machine learning and cloud computing technology, combined with wearable smart devices, can effectively help the energy and petrochemical industry gradually From the traditional operation and maintenance mode, it has been upgraded to a new operation and maintenance mode of digitalization, intelligence and 3D visualization
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"At present, the AR metaverse empowerment solution has covered four major business sectors: exploration and development, storage and transportation, refining and sales, and engineering construction.
The core applications include remote collaboration, digital forms, IOT industrial Internet of Things applications, on-site visualization and AI.
Assisted decision-making, etc.

The application of AR digital technology will greatly improve the efficiency of petrochemical enterprises
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” Wang Yuxiang said, taking the AR remote collaboration system as an example, after the system is put into use, the maintenance cost of the enterprise can be reduced by 30% to 40%, and the equipment will be shut down.
The time can be reduced by 40% to 50%, the failure resolution rate can be increased by 70% to 75%, and at the same time, it can save 10,000 yuan for a single expert travel cost, improve the skill level of new employees, and improve work efficiency by 35% to 40%
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Digital transformation can help "double carbon"

"The next 10 years will be a period of opportunity for the transformation and development of the petrochemical industry
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" Bai Zhaoyang, head of the channel market of REOWELL, emphasized, "Using AR, Metaverse and other digital technologies to improve the output and efficiency of key work nodes will be the transformation of the petrochemical industry.
important support
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According to Wang Yuxiang, business development director of REIOWELL China, 80% of global petrochemical and natural gas leading companies have begun to use Metaverse and AR solutions to empower supply chains, operations and sales; 71% of companies have begun to prioritize the use of cloud computing OT solutions; 66% of enterprises plan to start deploying 5G enterprise networks within the next 18 months to achieve network coverage without dead ends; 52% of enterprises will begin to use artificial intelligence algorithms to assist in O&M in the next year
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The implementation of these digital solutions will reduce carbon emissions in the entire life cycle of equipment by 37%
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"According to the forecast of the IEA (International Energy Agency), the large-scale application of digital technology can reduce the cost of oil and gas production by 10% to 20% and increase the global recoverable oil and gas reserves by 5%
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" Gu Jingyao, Marketing Director of REOWELL, said that in the future 10 years will be a critical period for the development of the world's oil, natural gas and chemical industries, as well as an opportunity period for the transformation and development of the petrochemical industry.
Optimizing the industrial structure, improving development efficiency and safety awareness will become new tasks.
Digital transformation will be a sustainable development of the petrochemical industry.
An important way to achieve the "two-carbon" goal
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AR digital cognition needs to be strengthened

"The petrochemical industry metaverse is a relatively closed-loop and specialized digital space.
By digitizing and virtualizing all production factors, including personnel, output and efficiency are improved,
" said Wang Yuxiang
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Wang Yuxiang said that for petrochemical companies, AR metaverse digitization is still a relatively new concept
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An enterprise's AR digital empowerment solution is usually divided into stages such as scenario exploration, proof-of-concept, large-scale deployment, and continuous optimization, and the time spent on each stage is different
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Among them, it takes 3 to 6 months for scenario discovery, 6 to 12 months for proof of concept, 1 to 2 years for large-scale deployment, and 2 to 3 years for continuous optimization
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Li Xudong, general manager of Beijing Longdi Technology Co.
, Ltd.
, said that the implementation of AR digital empowerment solutions in petrochemical enterprises is slow and difficult to promote.
Communicate effectively with suppliers during the process
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At the same time, the production process of the petrochemical industry is flammable and explosive, and it also puts forward stricter requirements for suppliers
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"However, as enterprise users are gradually familiar with on-site digital equipment, and the corresponding concepts are gradually gaining popularity, enterprises will be able to put forward their own needs more clearly, and the cooperation between suppliers and users will also be closer
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" Li Xudong said
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