Customer
Gazpromneft-Snabzhenie is a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft. The company provides comprehensive logistics support, including transportation, warehouse infrastructure, and inventory management. It specializes in complex tasks, ranging from delivering oversized equipment to the Arctic region to implementing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and AI-based solutions. One of its key areas of expertise is monitoring the technical condition of gas and oil pipelines owned by Gazprom and Gazprom Neft across Russia.
Problem: no common space for processing pipeline condition data
Gazpromneft-Snabzhenie monitors the technical condition of gas and oil pipelines through aerial surveillance. Contractors conduct pipeline overflights upon request using UAVs equipped with thermal imaging sensors and photo/video cameras.
Previously, overflight requests and result reports were sent via email. This led to delays in flight approvals, and complicated incident analysis. It also made it difficult to assess contractors' performance.
Gazpromneft-Snabzhenie required an aerial monitoring platform to assess the technical condition of gas and oil pipelines. The solution had to:
- serve as a unified channel for submitting and processing overflight requests, as well as for registering and managing identified incidents using standardized forms;
- provide end-to-end tracking of requests and incidents to monitor contractors’ performance and response times;
- centralize the storage of aerial monitoring data (reports, photos, videos, remote measurements) for objective analysis;
- automate consolidated reporting with visualization on dashboards and maps;
- ensure secure storage of geodata related to roads and routes for UAVs, with role-based access control.
Solution: aerial monitoring platform
Rubius has developed an aerial monitoring platform for Gazpromneft-Snabzhenie, that covers the entire workflow from overflight requests to incident tracking, processing, and further analytics. The solution is currently being deployed across specialized production subsidiaries of Gazprom Neft. The total length of pipelines under monitoring is approximately 13,500 kilometers.
Platform features:
Interactive infrastructure map. It replaces disparate diagrams with a unified navigation layer along pipeline routes (data is sourced from corporate infrastructure accounting systems).
Flight management. Full request routing: from creation and approval to closure. It includes a built-in route catalog and request classification by type and urgency.
Incident control. Incident classification by type and severity helps prioritize tasks and assign them to the appropriate departments.
Analytics. Incident heat maps and dashboards support repair planning and rapid decision-making.
Safety. A role-based access model for employees and contractors, action logging, and enterprise deployment help maintain the confidentiality of sensitive geodata.
Operating big data. Photo and video materials, orthophotos, and map basemaps are processed asynchronously, eliminating interface delays. Tile-based loading and caching of frequently accessed layers ensure high platform performance under intensive workloads.
Result
An aerial monitoring platform for main pipelines has been deployed at oil and gas fields in the Far North.
Implementation effects:
- Better operational efficiency. Centralized workflows and data processing have reduced labor intensity and the risk of errors.
- Faster response times. Automation has accelerated flight approvals and incident data transfer by approximately four times.
- Enhanced information security. Flight and incident data is stored centrally within the corporate system. Access is limited by a role-based model, and data losses are eliminated.
- Improved contractor oversight. The platform stores interaction histories and work deadlines, and automatically generates flight and incident reports. This has increased transparency and allows for objective assessment of contractors’ performance.