Information Systems
Schneider Electric Innovation Summit '17: TechnipFMC optimizes modeling software with partnership
At Schneider Electric's Innovation Summit: Software Conference in San Antonio, Texas, a Day 1 session devoted to downstream oil and gas strategy featured a customer success story of engineering excellence.
Schneider Electric Innovation Summit '17: Mike Rowe promotes embracing discomfort through change at Summit
On Day 1 of Schneider Electric's Innovation Summit: Software Conference in San Antonio, Texas, keynote speaker Mike Rowe—who is known for his role as the host of the Discovery Channel show Dirty Jobs—spoke about embracing the discomfort that comes with necessary change in work processes.
Schneider Electric Innovation Summit '17: The transformative power of digitalization
SAN ANTONIO—At the Day 1 kickoff of Schneider Electric's Innovation Summit: Software Conference in San Antonio, Texas, executives from Schneider Electric, BASF and BP spoke about the transformative power of digitalization for the oil, gas and chemicals industries via Schneider Electric's innovative portfolio of software products.
Gulf Publishing Company Launches LNG Intelligence Service for Energy Industry
HOUSTON — Gulf Publishing Company, a leading media company and provider of market data for the international energy industry, launches today the Energy Web Atlas to provide the downstream energy sector with easy access to information about the LNG industry.
Business Trends: Smart refineries—Leveraging data for operational intelligence
In the highly competitive, capital- and asset-intensive oil and gas industry, demand is growing for the implementation of information technology (IT) practices covering the following functional requirements.
The next generation of advanced process control
In this article, Hydrocarbon Processing provides published references on model-based control, and contributing author Allan Kern presents his views on model-less control.
Emerson launches industry-first controller for automation versatility, IIoT-enabled operations
AUSTIN, Texas — Emerson is launching the DeltaV PK Controller, making the advanced automation of its DeltaV distributed control system (DCS) available to fast-growth industries traditionally less reliant on large-scale automation.
The lost art of proportional band, and the accidental art of performance monitoring
Most control engineers know that proportional band and controller gain are largely interchangeable terms—both terms refer to the proportional setting of a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller and are commonly used by control system manufacturers.
Plug the metering skills gap to ensure measurement accuracy and safety
In all sectors of industry, the measurement of flow is of vital importance. However, in an industry that is cutting costs, what impact will a growing skills gap have on meter management and accuracy of measurement?
Automation Strategies: Navigating automation in oil and gas—Lessons learned from other industries
In today’s economy, industrial automation has become absolutely essential for refiners, petrochemical producers and pipeline owners looking to maintain profitability and competitive advantage as market pressures bear down on them.
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