Digital Technologies
OQ, Royal Vopak partner to accelerate development of Duqm as an integrated industrial hub
OQ, spearheading the development of Duqm in Oman as a premier integrated hub for hydrocarbons, chemicals, and low-carbon products, and Royal Vopak entered into an exclusive partnership framework agreement in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD). This is a significant step for a strategic alliance that aims to unlock future growth opportunities in industrial and energy terminal infrastructure and sustainable energy transition facilities in SEZAD.
Digital Exclusive: Ten ways AI is expediting construction projects in the processing industry
Like most construction megaprojects, processing projects have scaled up in complexity while offsetting that complexity using tools such as computer-aided design (CAD), building information modeling (BIM) and project management software. The bad news for the processing industries is that complexity has been outpacing the implementation of productivity tools—however, this may be about to change.
thyssenkrupp Uhde to deliver sustainability and digital services for Brunei Fertilizer Industries
This agreement signifies a key milestone in the ongoing collaboration between the two companies, aimed at advancing digitalization and implementing clean technologies in the fertilizer industry.
Yokogawa launches OpreX Plant Stewardship
Yokogawa Electric Corp. has launched its OpreX™ Plant Stewardship, the most comprehensive lifecycle service program in the company’s OpreX Sustainable Maintenance family, to support customers in achieving and sustaining operational excellence.
Seeq announces launch of Seeq for CONNECT
Seeq, a global leader in industrial analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and enterprise monitoring, has launched its latest software product, Seeq for CONNECT, featuring seamless integration with AVEVA’s industrial intelligence platform CONNECT.
AIQ and Gulf Energy Information collaborate to further enrich ENERGYai with industry intelligence
Gulf Energy to provide AIQ with exclusive access to its proprietary datasets, and industry-leading documents. ENERGYai is already trained on petabytes of operational data from ADNOC, and this agreement will provide the solution with access to even greater quantities of relevant, high-quality industry information.
Burckhardt Compression awarded digital monitoring services contract for a chemical plant in Saudi Arabia
Burckhardt Compression has won a significant order for digital monitoring services in Saudi Arabia. This solution includes state-of-the-art PROGNOST® NT system to upgrade and digitalize a major customer’s reciprocating compressor installation in the Middle East.
DNV launches recommended practice for a common digital language in the energy sector
DNV has released DNV-RP-0670 Asset information modeling framework to improve asset information management in the energy sector. This recommended practice (RP) addresses challenges in engineering assets by enhancing information flow among organizations, individuals and IT applications.
Minimize risks and unlock profitability with opportunity crudes
This article focuses on new digital technologies that enable refiners to extract the most profit out of opportunity crudes.
HIMA’s Smart Safety Test supports BASF new Verbund Site in Zhanjiang
BASF’s largest new construction project in China, the Zhanjiang Verbund Site Project (ZVSP), requires high personnel and time expenditures for tests, especially factory acceptance tests (FATs), integration factory acceptance test (IFATs) and loop tests. To reduce these efforts, BASF has opted for the HIMA Smart Safety Test, an integral part of SILworX®, HIMA’s engineering, diagnostics and test tool that enables a flexible, automated test concept over the entire lifecycle of a safety system.
- Topsoe to support green ammonia flagship project in Saudi Arabia 1/27
- Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals and Mitsubishi Chemical establish entity for ethylene plant decarbonization 1/27
- Neste supports catalysis research at three universities in Finland 1/27
- Haffner Energy launches the C-iC modular units line to unlock financing for mid-sized biofuel projects 1/27
- Repsol to install second 100-MW electrolyzer at its Petronor refinery 1/27
- Toshiba and Airbus drive the future of hydrogen-powered flight with superconducting motors 1/27

