http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/digital-exclusive-the-implementation-and-automation-of-an-alarm-management-system-in-a-complex-control-environment-at-knpc-s-mina-al-ahmadi-refinery/ With the recent advancements in technology and availability of control support applications, the role of an alarm management system (ALMS) has taken a center stage to fulfill the requirements of safe and enhanced operations. This article details how refinery personnel implemented an ALMS at KNPC's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery in Kuwait, especially with the facility's complex control rooms and multiple distributed control systems. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/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. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/february-2025/special-focus-digital-technologies/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.  http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/february-2025/special-focus-digital-technologies/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. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/february-2025/special-focus-digital-technologies/strategies-to-resolve-process-variability-via-regulatory-process-control/ This article discusses strategies to address process instability for effective process control.  http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/01/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. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/01/pertamina-partners-with-abl-to-enhance-asset-management-at-its-cilacap-refinery-indonesia/ Pt. Kilang Pertamina Internasional has appointed ABL’s asset integrity management unit to further enhance asset management at the Indonesian national energy company’s Cilacap Refinery Unit IV, located in Central Java, Indonesia. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/01/radix-celanese-cognite-partner-to-develop-joai-a-groundbreaking-generative-ai-powered-solution/ Radix and Celanese will collaborate with Cognite on the development of JO.AI, a groundbreaking generative AI-powered solution designed to revolutionize operations in asset-intensive industries. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/01/digital-exclusive-sponsored-improve-efficiency-via-centralized-data-and-advanced-collaboration/ This article will detail how companies can use digital solutions to transform their engineering and data management by seamlessly integrating real-time data across the entire asset lifecycle, enabling faster, more accurate decision-making to improve efficiency, increase safety, minimize downtime and enhance profitability. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/january-2025/lng/design-efficient-and-scalable-liquefaction-plants-for-a-low-carbon-future/ The safe, reliable and environmentally sustainable delivery of LNG to consumer markets requires investment in new and expanded infrastructure. Embedding digital technology and insights allows key stakeholders to understand the challenges of such an endeavor, along with pathways to more efficient projects and operations.