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Process Control

Data and digital: TotalEnergies and Emerson sign a strategic collaboration to boost the value of industrial data

TotalEnergies and Emerson’s Aspen Technology business have announced a strategic collaboration to deploy advanced digital technologies for the continuous, real-time collection of data from TotalEnergies’ industrial sites.

Digital Exclusive: How to build cyber resilience in the oil and gas supply chain

Society’s dependence on the oil and gas supply chain is well-documented. However, this reliance has given rise to concerning new trends in cyber threats—vital businesses along that chain must be more vigilant than ever about their security postures.

Digital Feature: The critical interdependency of relief valve analysis and flare system considerations during HAZOP

Saudi Aramco: A. Irshad  |  H. A. Althaaly
Environmental Resource Management: P. Dhote

Hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies are a systematic and structured methodology used to identify potential hazards and operability issues in industrial processes. One of the key safeguards often considered in HAZOP studies is pressure relief valves and flare systems to mitigate overpressure scenarios.

Executive Viewpoint: Heavy industry, light footprint—Helping the HPI run leaner and cleaner with AI

AI has the potential to effect a real change. By harnessing vast amounts of operational data, AI can support process optimization, help to predict equipment failures and better facilitate the integration of renewable energy sources. These capabilities can improve asset performance as well as operational sustainability.  

Digital Feature: Flare system design—The importance of periodic evaluation of existing facilities

Saudi Aramco: Amin, H.  |  Y. Aloufi
Smith & Burgess LLC: D. Smith
Smith and Burgess: S. Zafari  |  O. Thiam

This article emphasizes the critical importance of routinely revalidating relief and flare system designs, much like the periodic review of process hazard analyses. A detailed case study is reviewed to illustrate the value of such revalidations.

Valmet to deliver Valmet DNA DCS to a bio-based process plant in Portugal

Valmet will deliver a Valmet DNA distributed control system to a bio-based process plant in Portugal. The order was placed by Valmet’s new Value Added Reseller (VAR) partner Tecnilab AV Portugal S.A.

Shell renews contract with Cyberhawk, enabling a global visualization and data integration platform across its portfolio

Cyberhawk™ is pleased to report the renewal of its five-year global agreement with Shell. The comprehensive iHawk™ contract will extend their successful collaboration to projects and assets worldwide and serve a user base that has expanded to more than 6,000.

Univation Technologies and C3 AI collaborate to deliver enterprise AI solutions for advanced predictive maintenance across the global petrochemical industry

Univation Technologies and C3 AI have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to commercialize AI-powered predictive maintenance solutions tailored for the petrochemical industry.

Chiyoda, AVEVA forge strategic partnership to power plantOS with AVEVA CONNECT

Chiyoda announced that an AVEVA Partner Ecosystem Member Agreement has been completed with AVEVA, marking a significant milestone in advancing its digital O&M platform, plantOS.

Borouge to develop AI-powered autonomous UAE operations to accelerate growth and value creation ​

The collaboration between Borouge and Honeywell is set to deliver the petrochemical industry’s first AI-driven control room designed for full-scale, real-time operation, establishing a new standard for the future of AI in petrochemicals.