Oil and gas are natural resources, but obtaining them isn’t as simple as planting a seed in a patc...

1. Essential Services, Essential Technology, Radios at Oil & Gas
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Oil and gas are natural resources, but obtaining them isn’t as simple as planting a seed in a patch
of arable land. Today, hundreds of thousands of miles of oil and gas pipeline run all over the world,
sometimes covering some of the most inhospitable environments known to man.
Pipelines that run above ground offer many advantages to oil & gas companies. They are cheaper to
build, easier to repair, far simpler to maintain and a lot safer for the environment. However, that
same environment also has no qualms about wreaking havoc on the lines, neither do politically
motivated saboteurs or occasional wanton vandals who commonly make their presence felt in such
places. A pipeline is a complex and intricate operation, which means that in order for everything to
go right, nothing can be allowed to go wrong.
Keeping such sites clean, safe and secure is a demanding job. If you built one in an urban city centre
it would be hard enough, but placing a pipeline in an extreme environment is a job so tough that
only a very few select people are cut out for it.
For a job like that, communication is key. It is vital that all aspects of the pipeline are monitored,
kept safe and guarded by highly trained professionals. So, in order for all functional teams to stay in
contact, react, if need be, to technical faults and generally keep pipeline operations running
smoothly, two-way radios are needed.
More reliable than a mobile, less clumsy than a net connection, two-way radio technology is tried,
tested and true. Durable, strong outward exteriors are perfect for unforgiving environments such as
heavy snow or storms at sea, while a simple, easy to use device is always best in cases of emergency.
Then, there’s reliability. Two-way radios are pretty much always reliable. There’s no worrying
about signal strength (unless atmospheric conditions are particularly severe) and no ambiguity as to
whether of not the user has been heard and understood by the intended recipient. Signal transfer is
instantaneous (or, in the case of digital radios, as good as), so you can get direct up-to-the-second
information, at any time.
Two-way radios are a massively important factor in the steady, safe and efficient refining of natural
oils and gases into vital, everyday products and services. Without two-way radios, obtaining such
treasures might prove next to impossible, as well as incredibly dangerous.