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Digital Feature (sponsored): Three questions oil and gas companies should ask to improve their operations risk management

The article will discuss the five broad categories that most of this industry’s risk falls under and address the three—equally important—areas that can have a major impact on the quality of an oil and gas company’s overall operations risk management (ORM) strategy.

Sparta Commodities launches advanced fuel oil intelligence tools to empower global traders

Designed specifically for traders and analysts, this new vertical introduces live blending intelligence, dynamic arbitrage tracking, and AI-driven analytics, providing actionable intelligence across global fuel oil blending and bunkering hubs.

Hexagon prepares for the spin-off of its Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division and related businesses

Hexagon AB has announced that the board of directors, after a comprehensive assessment, has directed management to prepare for the separation of its Asset Lifecycle Intelligence (ALI) division and related businesses (NewCo) by way of a Lex Asea distribution (or spin-off) to its shareholders, as previously announced on October 25, 2024.

Improve reliability with predictive maintenance insights

Machine-learning-equipped advanced analytics platforms empower SMEs to solve some of the toughest process problems efficiently, implement effective process improvements, transition from reactive to predictive maintenance strategies, increase productivity and uptime, and operate more profitably. 

Use AI to replace spectrometric analyzer chemometric modeling

This article compares the two approaches in blending practices—classic chemometrics and AI—highlighting the superiority and practicality of using AI. 

IT dependencies complicate OT security

Cyber-securing oil and gas automation to ensure safe, reliable and efficient physical operations is becoming more challenging. This article explores the modern yet evolving threat environment, how expectations for cybersecurity are changing, how information technology/operational technology (IT/OT) dependencies have emerged as an important issue in most cybersecurity programs, and how owners and operators are addressing this new issue.

Strategies to resolve process variability via regulatory process control

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This article discusses strategies to address process instability for effective process control. 

Preem partners with Imubit for closed-loop AI optimization at Lysekil refinery

Imubit, a global leader in closed-loop artificial intelligence optimization (AIO), and Preem, Sweden’s largest fuel company, have formed a partnership aimed at accelerating Preem’s sustainability journey through Imubit’s closed-loop AIO technology.

Yokogawa enhances IT/OT integration with new release of OpreX Collaborative Information Server

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced the release of the latest version of OpreX™ Collaborative Information Server (CI Server), with enhancements that streamline application assembly and improve external connectivity.

Emerson to acquire remaining outstanding shares of AspenTech

Emerson will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of AspenTech not already owned by Emerson for $265/share pursuant to an all-cash tender offer. The transaction values the minority stake being acquired at $7.2 B, and values the total company at a fully diluted market capitalization of $17 B with an enterprise value of $16.8 B.