Process Control
Cyber security: Whose responsibility is it?
The realm of cyber security has expanded beyond islands of distributed control systems, firewalls and anti-virus filters. In the last five years, we have seen numerous attacks on oil, gas and petroche..
Schneider Electric touts new software releases at customer conference
Schneider Electric continued its 2014 Software Global Customer Conference with an overview of new product releases from its Avantis, SimSci and Wonderware product lines.
GE Oil & Gas to open new Florida plant for control valves, regulators
The new facility will manufacture GE’s Mooney regulators and Becker control valves for the energy industry, among other oil and gas industry products. It is expected to open in November 2014.
Yokogawa to control new Pemex diesel plant
This project involves the construction of an ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel plant at the Pemex Cadereyta refinery complex, which is located in Nuevo Leon state in northeastern Mexico.
HP Automation Strategies: The promise of cognitive computing
The global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) has long been challenged with applying expertise consistently throughout the organization. Demographic trends and new technological advances promise to..
Rockwell to automate LSB ammonia expansion
Rockwell will serve as the main automation contractor, providing a $3.5 million PlantPAx process automation system with electrical, controls and instrumentation services, and a motor control system.
Innovative modeling of heavy crudes provides competitive advantages
The increase in heavy crude production, together with the diversity of heavy crude characteristics and sources, leads to technical challenges in accurately predicting production and refining process performance.
HP Automation Strategies: Energy management lessons from Europe
ARC Advisory Group research indicates that, by applying appropriate energy management measures, energy-intensive companies can reduce their energy consumption by 30% to 40% over a 15-year timespan. Th..
HP Innovations
Small-capacity SRUs available for petchemsPrincipal Technology offers sulfur recovery units (SRUs) (Fig. 1) specifically designed for small-capacity petrochemical plants. The SRUs are available in nam..
Honeywell upgrades automation for petrochemical expansion in Qatar
The upgrade will help the plant reduce operating costs and improve efficiencies as it increases production of methanol and MTBE, a key gasoline additive that reduces tailpipe emissions.
- LanzaJet expands partnership with Microsoft to strengthen the company’s global growth 6/13
- Phelan Green Group's $2.6-B eMethanol project remains on schedule 6/13
- Algeria launches $7-B investment plan to expand hydrocarbon processing 6/13
- AFPM/API: President Trump officially overturns California (U.S.) gas car ban 6/12
- Decision on oil refiner Italiana Petroli's sale expected around end-June 6/12
- EIA: U.S. crude stocks fall, gasoline and distillate inventories rise as refining activity increases 6/12
