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American Midstream installs FLOWCAL software
American Midstream is using the software to handle both their regulated and non-regulated pipeline data in the same database by creating multiple secure environments with independent configuration. -
Medium Voltage Drive sales still up
MV drive sales are predicted to increase by 8% in 2013, with widely diverging growth rates by region. -
Developers of Dream Report come out of hiding
By Bill Lydon, Editor I recently had the opportunity to discuss Ocean Data Systems – a little company you likely have never heard of - with Roy Kok, their VP of Sales and Marketing. Their product, Dream Report, is OEMed by a number of well-known software providers. Here is a synopsis of my interview with Kok. -
Cyber Security Lessons from a Military Leader
By Bill Lydon, Editor Major General Robert E. Wheeler gave a compelling and informative keynote presentation on cyber security at the ISA Automation Week conference in Nashville, TN on November 6, 2013. The cyber security challenges faced by the military and industrial automation systems are strikingly similar. -
Honeywell to Automate Largest Refinery in the Middle East
Honeywell will provide the Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) for the 615,000 barrel-a-day Al Zour refinery complex to be built in southern Kuwait. Honeywell will also provide the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the system. -
ACM signs Autopro to implement SIL safety software
ACM Facility Safety provides SafeGuard Sentinel SIL safety software that systems integrator Autopro Automation Consultants will help implement in process industries. -
Adaptive Process Control delivers built-in, bottom line benefits
By Robert Golightly, AspenTech Adaptive Process Control provides a set of innovative, patented techniques for automatic adjustment of the controllers in real-time and elevates maintenance to a built-in and continuous part of the management process. -
Pervasive Sensing highlighted at Emerson Exchange 2013
By Bill Lydon, Editor Emerson’s Sonnenberg and Zornio discussed pervasive sensing as a growing trend. They framed the discussion around the idea of pervasive sensing as the way to achieve the pursuit of actionable information to improve operations and maintenance. -
Foxboro Evo System Features Multiprocessor Controller
By Bill Lydon, Editor Foxboro has dramatically stepped up the power of their controller with the Foxboro Evo process automation system introduction. This controller is a great example of the new breed of controllers that leverages the latest technology. -
Oil & Gas Projects to grow Process Safety System Market
ARC forecasts solid growth for the safety system market, which will exceed $3 billion worldwide in 2017. -
ABB to provide maintenance for LNG plant in Australia
ABB will provide planned and unplanned maintenance for the up- and mid-stream facilities at Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas (QCLNG). -
Shale Gas in Europe Promises Growth for Pumps
While the UK, Ukraine and Poland are at the forefront of shale gas production, the industry will be affected by uncertain policies of local governments in other countries. -
OGP updates Shale gas chemical disclosure web site
NGS Facts web site gives public access to information about the contents of the fracturing fluids being used for shale wells in Europe. -
Who says you can't go home again?
In an age of increasing visa restrictions, oil & gas companies are trying to lure their world-travelling engineers back home. Good luck with that. -
Metso to manage valve spare parts stocking at Oil Refinery
Metso will also provide its On-site Supervising Service at the Gdańsk refinery so as to ensure that daily maintenance and turnaround activities always meet the high standards set by Grupa Lotos. -
Honeywell to Modernize Refinery in Norway
Preem will use the enhanced high performance process manager to as much as triple the capacity of the refinery’s existing controllers. -
Rockwell Automation to Acquire vMonitor
VMonitor provides monitoring and control solutions for wellhead and upstream applications that combine wireless instrumentation and communication with visualization software. -
CSE Semaphore Opens Oil & Gas Center in Calgary
The center will enable upstream oil and gas operators, developers, and systems integrators to devise high-performance measurement and automation solutions that incorporate CSE Semaphore's products. -
Honeywell to control LNG facility in Columbia
Honeywell will provide an Integrated Control and Safety System for the floating LNG liquefaction, regasification and storage unit for the Exmar-Pacific Rubialis Energy project offshore Colombia. -
New Approach for Shortening Schedules and Minimizing Risk on Automation Projects
By Paul Hodge & Joe Bastone, Honeywell The advantages of optimized project workflow can be realized at both ends of the project schedule. The benefits are essential to ensuring control systems pose the least risk to project schedule and allow for safe, efficient and reliable plant startup and operation.