ZALA technologies at the guardianship of key fields in Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug

Russia's largest oil production company operating in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District has once again entrusted ZALA unmanned technologies to monitor the safety of pipeline infrastructure. Since 2017, ZALA UAVs have been helping oil companies in the region to conduct regular overflights of pipelines and well pads to assess their technological condition, identify unauthorised equipment and persons in the protection zone, and forecast possible emergencies during floods and forest fires.

Every year the scope of work and geography of monitoring expands. 15 crews of ZALA T-16 unmanned aerial systems are involved in guarding the key fields of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. The UAVs can operate at very low temperatures (down to -40℃), stay in the air for more than 4 hours, and provide video broadcasting at a distance of over 70 kilometres. High resolution cameras installed on board allow operators to see the smallest details of the object under investigation and promptly identify technological deviations or incidents. In addition, the ZALA T-16 UASs are equipped with a thermal imager, which can be used to monitor at night, in low cloud or fog conditions, as well as to detect hidden leaks of petroleum products.

Onboard AI for object search and identification allows ground services to process and analyse the data received as quickly as possible, which is especially important when identifying emergency situations. In addition, thanks to the special ZALA 4Z1 software, customer representatives from any part of the world can connect to aircraft monitoring data and online broadcasts from the aircraft.

In 2025, the total length of ZALA ABC routes in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug will be over 1,200,000 km, which emphasises the effectiveness of the company's solutions in monitoring and protecting critical facilities of the fuel and energy sector