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HP Control: Fieldbus getting more confusing

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2000
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Kane, L.
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We are preparing our next Fieldbus Technology supplement which will be published in our June issue. Much has happened in the fieldbus arena in the past few years that has caused some confusion. Follow..

HPInternet: Canada – refined petroleum products industry

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2000
Competitive Analysis Technologies: Crowley, B.
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If Canada is in your downstream crosshairs, you will need to frequent a site brought to us by the folks at Industry Canada. Strategis is the name for a vast collection of Canadian data on the Internet..

Reciprocating compressor condition monitoring

Hydrocarbon Processing / February 2000
Sequoia Engineering and Design Associates: Sela, U.
Process Control / Rotating Equipment

Ensure your system includes these capabilities

HP Control: How can e-commerce help you?

Hydrocarbon Processing / February 2000
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Kane, L.
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If you read Wendy Weirauch's editorial, you know Gulf Publishing will be getting into electronic-commerce (e-commerce). Our first project involves putting our Composite Catalog of Oilfield Equipment a..

HPInternet: Natural Gas Information and Educational Resources

Hydrocarbon Processing / February 2000
Competitive Analysis Technologies: Crowley, B.
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Here is a fantastic Web site for those of you interested in natural gas. It provides a lot of information at one location, making it one of the best resource pages I've seen (http://www.naturalgas.org..

Limitations of model predictive controllers

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2000
Control Arts Inc.: Hugo, A.
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Simpler control methods often provide better results

HP Control: Closed-loop optimization update – a step closer to fulfilling the dream

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2000
Petrocontrol: Friedman, Y. Z.
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Closed-loop economic optimization of refineries and chemical units has been a dream in our industry for over four decades. There have been at least three waves of attack on this problem, but optimizat..

HPInternet: Canadian Energy Pipeline Association

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2000
Competitive Analysis Technologies: Crowley, B.
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Let's go to Canada this month and visit an industry association that does a great job providing information and help to both the public and its members. You don't need to be in Canada to gain from thi..

HP Control: Systems integration insights from NPRA

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 1999
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Kane, L.
Process Control

The National Petrochemical and Refining Association held its annual Computer Conference and Showcase November 14–17 in Kansas City, Missouri. The topic of the question-and-answer session was syst..

HPInternet: Y2K: ready or not, here it comes

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 1999
Competitive Analysis Technologies: Crowley, B.
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As I write this column in mid-November, I hope that you will never need the links I've posted here. The opinions over Y2K readiness vary from "non-event" to three-year disaster. Many articles and Web ..