Winner of the tender for provision of services at the facilities of ZAPSIBTRANSGAS LLC
ZALA AERO GROUP became the best in the competitive selection for the provision of services on conducting overflights by unmanned aerial systems at the facilities of ZAPSIBTRANSGAZ LLC.
The main task of the flights is regular high-precision surveying of condensate pipelines and adjacent terrain with subsequent stitching of orthophotos. Airborne monitoring will be used to determine the locations of unauthorised actions of third parties, locations of people and vehicles, violation of the integrity of objects, etc.
Three ZALA AERO flight teams will perform flights in the pipeline corridor using the latest generation of unmanned systems equipped with HD cameras and on-board computer. To ensure maximum safety at the Customer's facilities, monitoring will be carried out both during the day and at night using thermal imaging cameras.
The linear part of aviation monitoring will cover more than 2,700 kilometres and will be carried out in the Yamalo-Nenets and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrugs, as well as the Tyumen Region.
From the beginning of 2022, the flight teams will start performing the first phases of aviation monitoring works. The full range of services will be performed for 3 years, inclusive until the end of 2024.
The majority of Zapsibtransgaz facilities are located in inaccessible terrain and pass through swamps, large navigable rivers, as well as many channels of small rivers and lakes, which is why the use of unmanned aerial systems is the optimal choice for monitoring. ZALA UAVs can be used at extremely low temperatures (down to -55°C) and strong winds (15 m/s), which is a mandatory characteristic for the application of the systems in the harsh conditions of Western Siberia.
About SIBUR
"SIBUR is Russia's largest integrated petrochemical company and one of the fastest growing companies in the global petrochemical industry.
The peculiarity of the Company's operations is that petrochemical enterprises are mainly provided with raw materials of their own production, obtained from by-products of hydrocarbon production purchased from oil and gas companies.
"SIBUR was founded in 1995, which was the first step towards restoring production links in the country's petrochemical industry that had been lost after the collapse of the USSR. Under Gazprom's management, a leading national company began to emerge in the market of deep processing of hydrocarbon raw materials.
Today, SIBUR's strategic priority is to expand its core production base through the efficient use of modern synthetic materials both in the production of products already on the market and in the creation of unique innovative product solutions required for the technological development of industries such as medicine, light industry, automotive, and construction.
On 4 October 2021, the merger of the assets of SIBUR and TAIF was completed, creating the largest oil and gas chemical company in Russia and one of the largest in the world.
