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  • Integrated Operations Continue to Deliver Benefits in Today’s Oil Market

    Jim Cahill
    Authors: Jeff Dymond and Mike Boudreaux The reality of lower oil and gas prices is driving energy companies to operate differently. The lower price per barrel is squeezing profitability and pushing companies to contain costs, increase reliability, and...

  • Integrated Operations Continue to Deliver Benefits in Today’s Oil Market

    Jim Cahill
    Authors: Jeff Dymond and Mike Boudreaux The reality of lower oil and gas prices is driving energy companies to operate differently. The lower price per barrel is squeezing profitability and pushing companies to contain costs, increase reliability,...

  • From Operators to Cross-Functional iOps Teams

    Jim Cahill
    Control rooms where operators monitor and control the process have changed over the years as technologies have advanced. Today with advances in communications technologies, this “room” can extend globally. In a Process Engineering article...

  • From Operators to Cross-Functional iOps Teams

    Jim Cahill
    Control rooms where operators monitor and control the process have changed over the years as technologies have advanced. Today with advances in communications technologies, this “room” can extend globally. In a Process Engineering articl...

  • Monitoring Control Valves with Remote Expertise

    Jim Cahill
    An ARC Advisory group study highlighted that “The global process industry loses $20 billion, or five percent of annual production, due to unscheduled downtime and poor quality. ARC estimates that almost 80 percent of these losses are preventable…” ...

  • Monitoring Control Valves with Remote Expertise

    Jim Cahill
    An ARC Advisory group study highlighted that “The global process industry loses $20 billion, or five percent of annual production, due to unscheduled downtime and poor quality. ARC estimates that almost 80 percent of these losses are preventabl...

  • Optimize Energy Consumption with Additional Monitoring

    Jim Cahill
    In a quick Emerson Exchange 365 Operate & Maintain group discussion post, Plant modernization for energy efficiency and loss control , Emerson’s Barbara Hamilton alerted the community to a nice article in Control Engineering Asia magazine. The...

  • Optimize Energy Consumption with Additional Monitoring

    Jim Cahill
    In a quick Emerson Exchange 365 Operate & Maintain group discussion post, Plant modernization for energy efficiency and loss control , Emerson’s Barbara Hamilton alerted the community to a nice article in Control Engineering Asia magazine. ...

  • SureService is a Sure Bet to Improve Your Control System

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Jocelyn Sexton SureService is an old name with a new meaning at Emerson. SureService now refers to a new offering from Emerson’s Lifecycle Services for DeltaV systems . It includes four tiers of packaged services that make it easier to fill...

  • SureService is a Sure Bet to Improve Your Control System

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Jocelyn Sexton SureService is an old name with a new meaning at Emerson. SureService now refers to a new offering from Emerson’s Lifecycle Services for DeltaV systems . It includes four tiers of packaged services that make it easier t...

  • Secure Out of the Box Myth-Part 2

    Jim Cahill
    In Secure Out of the Box Myth-Part 1 we highlighted some of the challenges and misconceptions around effective cybersecurity efforts. We’ll recap some of the additional key points from Emerson’s Neil Peterson ‘s presentation at the AFPM (American...

  • Secure Out of the Box Myth-Part 2

    Jim Cahill
    In Secure Out of the Box Myth-Part 1 we highlighted some of the challenges and misconceptions around effective cybersecurity efforts. Part 1 explored the myths that a system can be made secure without ongoing actions by the end user in collaboration ...

  • Secure Out of the Box Myth-Part 1

    Jim Cahill
    Last month, a full day was devoted to the issues and practices around cybersecurity at the AFPM (American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers) 2015 Q&A and Technology Forum . Emerson’s Neil Peterson was one of the presenters. His presentation...

  • Secure Out of the Box Myth-Part 1

    Jim Cahill
    Last month, a full day was devoted to the issues and practices around cybersecurity at the AFPM (American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers) 2015 Q&A and Technology Forum . Emerson’s Neil Peterson was one of the presenters. His present...

  • Managing Pressure and Flow Loops on Acid Gas Absorber

    Jim Cahill
    At the request of a reader who commented on the last post, here is another of the 11 examples that Emerson’s Mark Coughran shared in his Emerson Exchange Denver presentation, Solving Pressure Control Loop Problems in Hydrocarbon Processing Plants...

  • Managing Pressure and Flow Loops on Acid Gas Absorber

    Jim Cahill
    At the request of a reader who commented on the last post, here is another of the 11 examples that Emerson’s Mark Coughran shared in his Emerson Exchange Denver presentation, Solving Pressure Control Loop Problems in Hydrocarbon Processing Plan...

  • Protecting Control Systems with Comprehensive Cybersecurity Programs

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Jocelyn Sexton At this year’s Offshore Technology Conference , Asset Strategy & Management Program Manager Rick Gorskie talked to oil and gas customers about their concerns regarding cybersecurity. As you can imagine, it’s a hot topic...

  • Protecting Control Systems with Comprehensive Cybersecurity Programs

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Jocelyn Sexton At this year’s Offshore Technology Conference , Asset Strategy & Management Program Manager Rick Gorskie talked to oil and gas customers about their concerns regarding cybersecurity. As you can imagine, it’s a h...

  • Does Flow Loop Make Valve Positioner Unnecessary?

    Jim Cahill
    The post Does Flow Loop Make Valve Positioner Unnecessary? appeared first on the Emerson Process Experts blog. In the Process Control LinkedIn group, a question was asked : Positioners seem very popular now, but most lines with valves have flow meters...

  • Does Flow Loop Make Valve Positioner Unnecessary?

    Jim Cahill
    In the Process Control LinkedIn group, a question was asked : Positioners seem very popular now, but most lines with valves have flow meters attached. Won’t a flow loop make the positioner redundant? When asked for clarification, the origina...

  • Reduce Downtime and Protect Your Plant

    Jim Cahill
    The post Reduce Downtime and Protect Your Plant appeared first on the Emerson Process Experts blog. Jocelyn Sexton Marketing Communications Strategy Manager By: Jocelyn Sexton Monitoring a control system can pose many challenges. When dealing with numerous...

  • Reduce Downtime and Protect Your Plant

    Jim Cahill
    Jocelyn Sexton Marketing Communications Strategy ManagerBy: Jocelyn Sexton Monitoring a control system can pose many challenges. When dealing with numerous technologies and/or remote locations, operators can experience information overload. Technolo...

  • PID Control in 3-Phase Oil and Gas Separation

    Jim Cahill
    The PID controller entry in Wikipedia highlights the beginning of proportional+integral+derivative control going all the way back to the 19th century: PID controllers date to 1890s governor design. [2] [3] PID controllers were subsequently developed ...

  • Optimizing Business Operations via Pervasive Sensing

    Jim Cahill
    For many plants and production facilities, instrumentation devices measuring the process were limited to just what was needed for monitoring and control due to installation costs and complexity. Wireless instrumentation has opened up the opportunity to...

  • Optimizing Business Operations via Pervasive Sensing

    Jim Cahill
    For many plants and production facilities, instrumentation devices measuring the process were limited to just what was needed for monitoring and control due to installation costs and complexity. Wireless instrumentation has opened up the opportunity ...

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