Oil, Gas & Mining

Powering the Energy Transition in Oil, Gas & Mining

Rugged, non‑contact optical sensing built for heavy industry—to unlock deeper visibility, safer operations, and smarter electricity management.

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The Critical Electricity Challenge

Why Electricity is a Strategic Risk and Opportunity

In the oil, gas and mining industries, electricity is no longer a utility line item—it’s a strategic asset. Operators face unprecedented pressure from five converging forces:

  • Decarbonization and energy transition: As you shift operations toward lower‑carbon power and electrify processes, you’re juggling rising demand, grid constraints and evolving carbon regulations.

  • Electrification of operations: Drilling rigs, processing plants, transport fleets, even remote camps are all becoming electric—putting pressure on existing infrastructure and creating new fault modes.

  • Grid limitations & infrastructure bottlenecks: Remote sites often depend on aging distribution systems, micro‑grids, or constrained utility feeds—leaving you exposed to power quality issues, capacity restrictions and unplanned downtime.

  • High cost and supply‑chain risk of renewables: Wind, solar, batteries and other clean‑energy assets bring promise—but also upfront cost, long lead times, and complex integration with industrial loads and legacy infrastructure.

  • Regulatory and operational complexity: From carbon taxes and emission targets to remote‑site hazard classification and electrical safety (arc‑flash) rules, the policy and engineering landscape is shifting fast.

 

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The Opportunity: Insight = Resilience + Efficiency

Turn Power Visibility into Competitive Advantage

When you don’t have full visibility into your power distribution assets, you leave yourself vulnerable—to unplanned outages, hidden faults, escalating repair costs and compliance gaps. With comprehensive electrical insight, operators can:

  • Detect power‑quality issues before they cascade into downtime.
  • Manage load growth and grid constraints proactively.
  • Extend equipment life and avoid costly replacements.
  • Enhance workforce safety by removing exposure to energized circuits.
  • Support carbon‑reduction goals with accurate data on energy use and losses.
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The MICATU Advantage for Oil, Gas & Mining

Built for Your Harshest Environments. Designed for Your Hardest Problems.

MICATU’s advanced optical sensing platform brings rugged reliability, non‑contact safety and high‑fidelity power‑quality insight to heavy‑industry operations. Designed for dusty mines, offshore platforms and remote electrified infrastructure, our solution delivers real business outcomes:

  • Zero arc‑flash risk: Field‑effect optical sensing means no line contact—keeping crews safe and sites operating.
  • No‑outage installation: Retrofit live systems without interrupting production.
  • Comprehensive waveform visibility: Capture harmonics, imbalance, transients and phase‑angle data to find root causes fast.
  • Remote‑friendly architecture: Deploy across remote sites or massive distributed footprints with edge analytics and SCADA integration.

Use Cases & Site Applications

Typical Deployments in Oil, Gas & Mining

From the utility interconnect to your UPS and generator systems, MICATU’s platform delivers targeted insight exactly where you need it.

  • Remote pump/skid stations — Monitor power quality in unmanned or hard‑to‑access locations and avoid unscheduled trips.
  • Electrified mine haul‑fleets & processing plants — Track and manage large load swings, harmonics and transients as operations electrify.
  • Off‑grid & micro‑grid energy systems — Provide real‑time insight into renewable integration, storage dispatch and load balancing.
  • Hazardous‑location installations — Safe monitoring in classified zones (dust, explosive atmospheres) with no arc‑flash exposure.

Business Outcomes

Real Value for Your Operation

Turn power visibility into a competitive advantage—safer operations, fewer outages, and lower costs across every site.

  • Reduced unplanned outages and extended equipment life
  • Lower maintenance and repair costs
  • Enhanced worker and site safety
  • Better energy‑efficiency and carbon‑emissions performance
  • Stronger compliance with safety, reliability and emissions standards

Safe. Reliable. Precise.

MICATU's next-generation optical sensing platform solves key challenges faced by utilities and commercial businesses. The new, integrated grid of the future is here today. You need a sensing platform that can keep up. Advanced optical sensing gives you unmatched, real-time insight into power quality, ultimately giving you the tools you need to avoid costly outages.

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