When Royal Shell, Royal Vopak and Greenergy founded Thames Oilport from the purchase of the Croyton refinery complex, they worked to convert it into a fuel import, blending and distribution site. Sea-going tankers can then berth alongside the jetties to offload petroleum.
The CCTV coverage was limited, making it difficult to monitor for site safety levels were maintained. To improve coverage, the owners decided to add to the cameras and have live transmissions monitored 24/7 at the on-site central control room.
Andrew Polyakov, Thames Oilport Project IT Manager, tasked Arran Henderson of DSSL Group with designing a system that could be expanded as the number of on-site cameras increased. High Definition (HD) BX cameras from IndigoVision have been installed in loading areas. Video goes over a fibre network to the control room, where IndigoVision’s Control Center video management software is used to see that the loading areas are safe.
All cameras are recorded on IndigoVision NVR-AS 4000s for HD video evidence. IndigoVision’s Distributed Network Architecture (DNA) removes the need for a management server. It allows the users to add more cameras, without system downtime, as site requirements expand. Andrew Polyakov said: “Safety is the highest priority at Thames Oilport. By monitoring the loading areas remotely using IndigoVision’s high quality HD video, we’ve improved staff and site safety significantly.”
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