A lot of change is occurring for oil and gas producers. Rapid staffing up to meet the demands of heavy project loads followed by heavy cutbacks of experienced people in the large drop in oil prices over the past year. These economic conditions, coupled with the challenging demographics of experts retiring are causing the need […]
Advancing technologies open up new possibilities to improve manufacturing and production processes. But, one of the great challenges is to revamp the work processes and procedures to best take advantage of these technologies. One example is in integrated operations (iOps) for oil & gas producers. In an E&P article, Delegation Of Control In An iOps […]
If you subscribe or follow many of the process instrumentation and automation publications, web sites, and/or social channels, you know that the Internet of Things (IoT), also known as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a frequent topic of conversation. Microprocessor-embedded sensors and final control elements have a long history in our industry and […]
Hydrocarbon producers and transporters need to know the composition of the gases and liquids for accurate custody transfer and reliable, efficient operations. Gas chromatographs are often used to identify the composition of the fluids. In a Petromin Pipeliner magazine article, Wireless Networks Solve Gas Chromatograph Communications Challenges, Emerson’s Greg Latch highlights how an Asian pipeline […]
By: Jocelyn Sexton Monitoring a control system can pose many challenges. When dealing with numerous technologies and/or remote locations, operators can experience information overload. Technology is always evolving, and training costs can be high. And while 24x7x365 monitoring sounds ideal, who is monitoring your system on holidays, vacations, nights and weekends? Many process manufacturers and […]
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