Oil, Gas & Mining
Secure, rugged connectivity for the world’s most demanding energy and mining operations.
Oil, gas, and mining operations demand reliable, real-time data in some of the harshest and most remote environments on earth. Robustel delivers industrial-grade connectivity solutions that keep critical assets online — from offshore platforms and drilling rigs to open-pit mines and processing plants. Our rugged hardware, advanced edge computing, and secure remote management tools help operators monitor equipment health, enhance safety, and optimise production while meeting strict compliance requirements. Trusted by industry leaders worldwide, Robustel enables energy and mining companies to reduce downtime, cut operational costs, and achieve safer, more efficient, and more sustainable operations.
Keep remote assets online, secure, and visible
Why Operations, Field and Engineering Teams Choose Robustel:
Rugged by Design
Panels run hot, dusty, and 24/7. Our DIN-rail hardware tolerates temperature swings and electrical noise, with cellular/Ethernet/Wi-Fi options and dual-SIM for carrier diversity so critical telemetry and access stay up at well pads, blocks, and pits.
RCMS Monitoring & Control
See fleet health, signal, and data use in one place. Standardize builds with templates and Zero-Touch, roll updates in rings, and audit every change. When hands-on work is needed, grant least-privilege, time-boxed access to specific assets and services—fully logged for governance and incident review.
Edge2Cloud Integration
Read Modbus RTU/TCP and digital/analogue I/O from RTUs, PLCs, EFMs, meters, and protection systems. Buffer through link outages and publish compact, timestamped JSON over MQTTS to your broker, historian, or cloud without recoding controls or adding a fragile PC to the panel.
Industrial Linux at the Edge
Where bandwidth is expensive or decisions can’t wait, step up to Edge Gateways with an industrial embedded Linux (Debian) environment. Run containers for filtering, KPI calculation, batching, and site integrations so you transmit what matters and act locally when you must.
How Robustel Helps Overcome Operational Challenges:
Use this as your quick map from requirement to control. We’ll supply detail and templates during scoping.
- Coverage gaps and backhaul volatility
Basins, rights-of-way, terminals, pits, and camps rarely share the same WAN reality. We design for path diversity (site Ethernet/private LTE/public cellular; policy-based failover; dual-SIM) so RTUs/EFMs and station PLCs keep reporting even as links change. - Power, enclosure, and environment constraints
Remote skids and valve sites run on solar/battery; stations and pits add heat, dust, vibration, and electrical noise. Robustel’s DIN-rail, EMC-hardened, temperature-tolerant hardware fits tight panels and harsh duty, with antenna/grounding guidance that preserves link quality and call-out reliability. - Governance across contractors—and evidence for audits
Multiple vendors touch the same assets over years. RCMS enforces templates and ringed updates, keeps a full who/what/when trail, and supports role-bound, time-boxed access via RobustVPN—so you can prove control during compliance reviews and incident investigations. - Reliable data over constrained/expensive links
Satellite fees, spectrum limits, and long paths punish noisy telemetry. We buffer, timestamp, and de-duplicate reads; publish compact JSON over MQTTS; and when needed run edge containers for filtering, KPI calculation, and exception-only reporting so SCADA/cloud gets the signal, not the noise. - Lifecycle, spares, and standardization at scale
Assets live for decades, but projects span basins and operators. We prioritize long-lifecycle SKUs, global approvals, and a single, repeatable build per asset class (pad, block valve, station, pit) to simplify spares, shorten MTTR, and make rollouts predictable across regions.
IoT Routers or Edge Gateways: What to Use, and When:
The quick take
Choose a Router when you need clean, proven backhaul into SCADA and light protocol bridging at pads, block valves, stations, pits, and camps. Choose an EG-series Edge Gateway (RobustOS Pro) when you also need on-site processing to cut bandwidth, act locally, or integrate odd vendor stacks.
When a Router is the right tool
SCADA backhaul & failover: Primary/backup over site Ethernet, private LTE/5G, or public cellular with policy-based failover and dual-SIM—ideal for well pads, CP sites, and valve stations.
Connect-and-forward telemetry: Read Modbus RTU/TCP and digital/analogue I/O from RTUs/PLCs/EFMs, buffer through dropouts, and publish compact JSON over MQTTS to your broker/historian/cloud.
Lean panels, low power: DIN-rail, EMC-hardened hardware that fits solar/battery skids and cabinet space constraints.
Fast, repeatable rollouts: Standard templates per asset class; Zero-Touch commissioning; audited updates via RCMS.
When an Edge Gateway is needed
Process at the edge: Run containers on RobustOS Pro to filter noise, compute KPIs (e.g., flow totals, downtime, alarms), and threshold events.
Act locally, not later: Millisecond decisions for shutdown interlocks, local alarming, or compressor logic adjuncts when round-trip latency to cloud is unacceptable.
Custom integrations: Talk to vendor SDKs, proprietary serial/ASCII, or odd file drops (CSV/XML) on site, normalize to a single upstream format.
All-in-one footprint: Replace “router + protocol box + PC” at stations/terminals with one industrial gateway rated for temperature, vibration, and 24/7 duty.
Either one you choose Robustel Guarantees
- Industrial networking & security: VLANs, firewall, VPNs, QoS; services-off-by-default, signed firmware, encrypted config, and role-based access.
- Operational control: RCMS for health, data use, alerts, templates, ringed updates, and a full who/what/when audit trail.
- Field-ready build: DIN-rail form factors, approved antennas, global carrier/regulatory approvals, and long-lifecycle SKUs.
Application Examples
Every operation is different, but the patterns are familiar. With millions of Robustel devices in 100+ countries, there’s a good chance we have solved challenges like yours. The examples below show how our products improve reliability, security, and cost control. If your exact scenario is not listed, talk to an expert and we will tailor a plan.
Oil, Gas & Mining Case Studies
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From FEED to Field – Standardise the Way You Connect and Control.
Bring us in early during FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) and lock down a pattern you can scale across pads, valve sites, stations, pits, and camps. We’ll map the right mix of routers or edge gateways, harden the design, and set up RCMS so changes are safe, auditable, and fast without adding headcount.