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Oil & Gas Portal
News, Articles, Products & Resources for the Automation of Oil & Gas Production
Welcome to the Automation.com portal for the Oil & Gas Industry where controls and automation engineers can find valuable information and resources for the automation of gas and oil production including exploration, refining, processing and delivery. Subscribe to our e-Newsletter or get the latest information on the automation of Oil & Gas production sent to your desktop as soon as they are published on this page.
Articles
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Market Levels Rising in the Process Level Measurement & Inventory Tank Gauging Segments
- 05/11/12 Automation.com, May 2012 By J Timothy Shea, Senior Analyst Due to expected increasing demand for level measurement and inventory tank gauging technologies as tools to help companies to continue to improve operational efficiencies, increase productivity, gain greater control over inventories and enhanced accuracy, VDC is forecasting a 5.2% CAGR through 2016. |
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Sensors Improve Pump Performance and Provide Protection
- 05/21/12 Pumps & Systems, May 2012 By Craig McIntyer, Endress+Hauser Pump monitoring instrumentation is often not included with installations, but proper sensors can protect a pump and help with efficient operation. |
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Pipeline Security: New Technology For Today’s Demanding Environment
- 05/21/12 Pipeline & Gas Journal, May 2012 By Adrian Fielding, Honeywell New sensing solutions provide greater visibility into the pipeline network and buy operators additional time before an event occurs, allowing for repairs, evacuations or a security response to reduce potential damage or losses. |
White Papers
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Long-Term Instrument Control and Connectivity Solutions
- 05/03/12 Automation.com, May 2012 By National Instruments The key to developing long-term instrument control applications is software and hardware that enable seamless connectivity to any instrument in an application and offer built-in capabilities for advanced data analysis and presentation. The two decisions, the instrument and the software, should be independent of each other. |
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The Internet of Things
- 02/27/12 Automation.com, January 2012 By Advantech The commercial and home uses of the Internet of Things are increasing on a daily basis. In the world of Automation and Control, the opportunities are quite literally endless, but several broad areas come immediately to mind. |
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Installing Automation in Hazardous Areas
- 02/27/12 Automation.com, January 2012 By Advantech This paper compares, contrasts and explains IEC and NEMA classification standards, and then explains how to protect automation system components using one of the three main methods of protection: Energy Limiting, Containment and Segregation. |
Application Stories
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New applications for positive displacement pumps
- 05/21/12 Asian Engineer, May 2012 By Eugene McCarthy The process industry is finding uses for positive displacement pumps that are very different from traditional applications. |
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Carbon Capture and Storage at the Oil Sands
- 05/20/12 Valve Magazine, May 2012 How valves are being used at Shell Canada’s Quest CCS Project aquifer injection process to reduce CO2 emissions. |
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Testing High-Nickel Alloy Castings in Refineries
- 05/20/12 Valve Magazine, May 2012 The refining industry’s use of increasingly corrosive feedstocks can combine with unknown casting defects to cause potential valve problems. Here’s how an unnamed Minnesota refinery dealt with the problem. |
Resources & Literature
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General Monitors Video Explains Photoacoustic Gas Analyzer
- 05/24/12 Product video explains the PA4000 Monitor’s gas detection principle and its application in a wide range of hazardous industrial environments. |
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SCADA: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, 4th Edition - $109.00
After completing these 15 self-study units, readers should be conversant with SCADA nomenclature and architecture, understand the basic technology of the system’s building blocks, understand its limitations, understand how it can benefit particular operations, and have a basis for selecting appropriate SCADA technology for their operational requirements. |
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Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification, 2nd Edition - $99.00
This revised best-seller addresses the increased realization that today’s engineering systems - and the computers used to control them - are capable of large-scale destruction. This book is a practical how-to text on the analysis, design, application and installation of safety instrumented systems. |
Training News
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Schneider Electric holds Upstream Oil & Gas SCADA Roadshow
- 05/24/12 This free, half-day session, held at various sites through November 2012, showcases the various cost-effective and reliable solutions available to tackle the challenges of oil and gas production sites. |
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ExperTune introduces Virtual Classroom for PID Training
- 04/18/12 The interactive training is provided by a live instructor, and includes hands-on practice using ExperTune’s “Virtual Classroom.” |
Training & Seminars
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Featured Products
Product Announcements
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Emerson releases software for managing bulk liquid terminals
- 05/24/12
The application within Syncade Logistics comprises advanced planning and integrated stock management tools, order handling and auto-routing. |
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Honeywell announces Intuition Executive software
- 05/09/12
Intuition Executive delivers enterprise-wide information management, decision support and collaboration tools to help companies achieve operational excellence. |
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NORD DRIVESYSTEMS introduces NSD tupH coating for aluminum motors
- 05/09/12
NSD tupH is a surface treatment for aluminum that withstands chemical cleaning treatments used in the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. |
Company & Organization News
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HART Seeks Nominees for HART Plant of the Year Award
- 05/24/12 End users and manufacturers from all world areas are encouraged to enter their plant or customer’s plant for recognition. Nominations will be accepted through 15 July 2012. |
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Honeywell opens Customer Acceptance Center in Abu Dhabi
- 05/23/12 Up to 150 Honeywell and third-party engineers will be working at this facility, which enables testing of systems destined for the Shah sour gas field. |
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MESA International and WBF want to Merge
- 05/23/12 MESA (Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association)and WBF (The Organization for Production Technology) entered into an agreement to merge the two organizations. |
Project News
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Invensys to supply ACA.HF software to Valero
- 05/22/12 ACA.HF monitors and measures hydrofluoric acid levels in real time by analyzing differential responses from online sensors. Valero will implement the solution at seven refineries globally. |
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Siemens to provide drives for natural gas pipeline
- 04/18/12 Siemens will provide two 16,000 hp ROBICON WCIII drives and two 7,200V high-speed induction motors to Station 205 in Princeton, NJ. |
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Metso to supply valve controllers to FPSO project in Norway
- 04/17/12 Metso will supply stainless steel valve controllers to the Norwegian Goliat Floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) plant in the Barents Sea. |
Event News
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Sensors Expo covers MEMS Technology
- 04/01/12 Sensors Expo takes place June 6-7 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. |
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Siemens Announces 2012 Automation Summit Program
- 04/01/12 Lt. Col. Rob “Waldo” Waldman, also known as “The Wingman,” will provide the keynote address during the 2012 Automation Summit at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Downtown Hotel, June 25-28. |