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Ground-level view of an oil refinery and terminal complex with distillation towers, pipework and storage drums.

Oil terminals

Digital transformation for oil terminals.

Multi-bay loading, custody-transfer records, terminal automation and ERP reconciliation — engineered as one operating chain.

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Loading baysTASERPInventory

Operating chain view

1Loading bays
2TAS
3ERP
4Inventory

What's different here

A loading bay is the end of a chain, not a system on its own.

Oil terminals run a chain that cannot afford a missing link: ERP order → TAS authorization → loading event → custody-transfer meter reading → BOL → invoice. Every step has a regulator, an auditor and a customer expectation behind it. The terminals that get this right do not just automate steps — they integrate the chain so that each handoff is timestamped, sourced and verifiable without an end-of-month reconciliation campaign.

What we measure

The KPIs that matter here.

Gate-to-gate time

Minutes per loading, from truck arrival to BOL issued — measured per shift, not per audit.

BOL-to-invoice cycle

Hours from loading completion to customer invoice. Validated transactions, not end-of-month catch-up.

Reconciliation gap

ERP ↔ TAS ↔ physical variance trended weekly. Exceptions tagged, not hidden.

One integrated chain

From ERP order to Digital Twin, one integrated chain.

The operating chain is where business intent, automation logic, field reality, and management visibility meet. Sbridge designs those handoffs before implementation starts.

The Sbridge Operating Chain A vertical flow diagram showing the ten layers of the integrated terminal operating chain, from ERP at the top through TAS, access control, pump and valve actuation, metered loading, safety protection, real-time inventory, billing reconciliation, digital twin and KPI scorecard at the bottom. The layers are connected by animated cyan flow lines indicating bidirectional data exchange. The Sbridge Operating Chain — ENTERPRISE — TAS & ACCESS — FIELD CONTROL & SAFETY — INTELLIGENCE 1. ERP — Sales orders, customer master, product master, billing triggers 1 ERP Order & master 2. TAS — Terminal Automation System 2 TAS FuelFACS / equiv. 3. Access — Driver and Vehicle Authorization 3 Access Driver / vehicle 4. Pump & VFD — Pump, Valve and VFD Control 4 Pump & VFD PLC actuation 5. Loading — Loading and Metering 5 Loading Metering / BOL 6. Safety PLC — ESD and overfill protection 6 Safety PLC ESD / overfill 7. Inventory — Real-time tank gauging and stock 7 Inventory ATG / stock 8. Billing — Billing and Reconciliation 8 Billing Reconciliation 9. Digital Twin — OptiLoad™ scenario engine 9 Digital Twin OptiLoad™ 10. KPI Scorecard — Operations dashboard 10 KPI Scorecard From ERP order to KPI scorecard — one connected operating chain. Data flows bidirectionally between every layer.

ERP and orders

Business intent, master data, stock movements, accounting, and billing.

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TAS and loading

Authorization, bay workflow, access control, loading records, and reconciliation.

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Field and safety

Pumps, valves, meters, PLC logic, permissives, interlocks, and overfill protection.

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Inventory and KPI

Tank stock, billing closure, Digital Twin scenarios, and operating scorecards.

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See how the chain integrates

Representative use case

From paper gate logs to a closed operating chain.

A multi-bay coastal terminal moved from paper gate logs and end-of-shift TAS handoffs to live ERP↔TAS authorization with driver/vehicle pre-clearance at the gate. Truck waiting time at the gantry dropped, BOL-to-invoice cycle was cut from 48 hours to a single business day, and monthly close gained an audit-traceable transaction log per loading.

Anonymized; representative of typical engagements.

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Map your operating chain. We will show you where time, money, and traceability are leaking.

A focused discovery call gives you a practical view of the systems, field signals, and operating handoffs that deserve attention first.

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