Straight Answers for Technical and Business Teams.
Use these answers to understand where iMEC CORE fits, how an evaluation works and what must be confirmed for your specific environment.
What is iMEC CORE?
iMEC CORE is a measurement assurance and allocation platform for energy operations. It brings relevant operational and business data into governed workflows for validation, exception management, allocation, balancing, inventory, performance, audit and reporting.
How is it different from a generic analytics platform?
Generic analytics can visualize change. iMEC CORE is designed around measurement logic, asset context, exception ownership, investigation, approval and the operational or financial consequences of the result.
Does it replace SCADA, production accounting or ERP?
Not necessarily. iMEC CORE is designed to complement existing systems. Solution design defines which system remains authoritative for each data type and process.
Which commodities can it support?
The platform is designed for oil, natural gas, NGL and LPG workflows. The exact available functions are confirmed for the customer's commodity and use case.
Is it modular?
Yes. Customers can start with one workflow, commodity, facility group or business problem and expand after value and adoption are demonstrated.
What systems can it connect to?
Potential sources include SCADA, historians, flow computers, meters, chromatographs, laboratory systems, production accounting, ERP, maintenance, ticketing, TMS and enterprise data platforms. Specific interfaces are confirmed during solution design.
How does it handle poor-quality data?
Configured checks can identify missing, stale, duplicated, inconsistent or out-of-tolerance information. The resulting exception can then be prioritized, assigned, investigated and closed with supporting evidence.
Does it support allocation and balancing?
The platform can support configured allocation, balancing and inventory workflows, including input validation, exceptions, adjustments, approvals and evidence. Calculation and commodity scope are confirmed during evaluation.
Can it support MPFM or virtual-metering workflows?
iMEC CORE can support comparison, validation, exception management and governance for measured, inferred and modelled values. The model, inputs and validation method require technical review.
Does iMEC CORE guarantee compliance?
No software alone can guarantee compliance. iMEC CORE can support controlled workflows, evidence, approvals and reporting. Compliance still depends on correct configuration, data, procedures, qualified review and execution.
How is it implemented?
Implementation typically includes workflow discovery, data and architecture assessment, configuration, integration, testing, training, go-live and ongoing optimization.
How long does implementation take?
Timing depends on scope, source readiness, data quality, interfaces, security review and customer availability. A focused first use case can be planned more reliably than a broad enterprise rollout.
How do I contact sales or customer support?
Visit our Contact page for separate sales and demo inquiries or existing customer support phone and email channels.
What security information is available?
Approved hosting, architecture, access, backup, recovery, privacy and security documentation is provided during a qualified technical evaluation and, when appropriate, under confidentiality.
Can customers combine the software with specialist services?
Yes. Customers can use iMEC CORE on its own or combine it with iMEC Group measurement audits, allocation design, uncertainty review, procedures, sampling systems, compliance support and specialist investigations.
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