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The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan SOCAR is looking to combine production processes in one digital system - SAP UFAM, local media reported, citing SAP company.

SAP UFAM (a joint solution of SAP and OIS) will combine production processes in one system and will be integrated into the digital core of the enterprise - SAP ERP. The start of industrial operation of UFAM is scheduled for June 2020.

SOCAR’s Vice-President for field development Yashar Latifov said that SOCAR strives to use advanced technologies in business processes and production, while setting industry standards for oil production and supporting the government policy on digitalization of the economy.

“The implementation of UFAM platform will consolidate disparate data from various production systems. It will carry out integrated analysis to ensure that wells are operated in accordance with the approved potential, and also optimize geological and technical measures,” he added.

A consolidated team from SOCAR, Caspian Innovation Center, SAP Digital Business Services and OIS are creating a single data source, which will allow for integrated planning, modelling, analysis and monitoring of all oil production processes, said the message.

“In the first stage, it developed solutions for the main business processes, data and its integration with SOCAR measurement source systems, corporate data storage and SAP ERP digital core. The solution was implemented in the system of consistent algorithms and has been tested at two production departments of SOCAR. It demonstrated the functionality of the platform for selection of geological and technological measures, analysis of wells operations, integrated modeling and planning of the production process. The training for main users has already been finished. SOCAR’s responsible specialists have been appointed to various data groups to verify data and upload it to the system,” the message said.

Launching the platform for industrial exploitation will enable SOCAR to achieve the following goals:

• a standardized approach to planning will ensure performance record of all production services affecting the output;

• a permanent asset model will be realized in the integrated modeling subsystem to support decision making and calculating the pattern of static and dynamic constraints;

• all business facilities (inc. wells, pipelines, ground equipment, energy facilities, etc.) will be displayed on the map of monitoring panel in real mode with their current operation parameters.

“SAP UFAM is the first product developed in the CIS and included in the global SAP price list. This means that the solution meets high international standards. The system takes into account many indicators in its work, from the reservoir to the oil delivery unit, which allows us to transform production processes. We are pleased that for 10 years SOCAR has been choosing SAP solutions for the implementation of projects of strategic importance for the whole country,” CEO of SAP CIS Dmitriy Pilipenko said.

SAP is a global leader in corporate application market. More than 413,000 customers in 180 countries around the world are using SAP solutions and services. In 1992, SAP SE opened its office in Moscow, now the number of SAP CIS employees is about 1,300 people, the company is represented in all CIS countries. For more than 25 years, SAP has been helping domestic companies to transform and optimize their businesses based on innovative solutions.

The company actively invests in training, increasing competencies and developing ecosystem expertise. More than 60 universities in Russia receive free access to SAP software for educational purposes. Since 2017, 12 SAP Next-Gen Labs - innovation centers for students and young IT professionals have been opened there.