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Process Control

Digital Feature: A Case Study on achieving visibility into OT cybersecurity policy compliance

This case study details how a U.S.-based Fortune 50 petroleum refiner used PAS Cyber Integrity® to improve OT cybersecurity. By automating asset inventory and vulnerability assessments, the company reduced manual processes, enhanced visibility into cyber risks and improved safety-ultimately saving millions in program costs.

Improving ammonia production sustainability

Emerson: Machuca, M.

While approximately 70% of ammonia production is used to make fertilizers, it is also identified as the largest carbon dioxide (CO2)-emitting chemical industry process. This article examines several novel technologies to improve the sustainability of the ammonia production process.

Design optimization of an HVAC system in a petrochemical plant’s controls building

CTCI Corp.: Zengjun, Y.

Since petrochemical plant control buildings are usually designed to be blast-resistant without external windows, convection ventilation cannot be carried out, leading to poor air circulation. As a result, there are higher requirements for indoor air quality, and it is necessary to optimize the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system design scheme to improve air quality.

ClonBio Group selects Seeq for enterprise-wide analytics

Seeq, a leader in industrial analytics, AI and monitoring, and ClonBio Group Ltd., an Irish agribusiness company, have announced a multi-year commercial agreement for the Seeq Industrial Analytics and AI platform to be leveraged across ClonBio’s biorefinery assets in Europe and its principal asset in the U.S. to further accelerate digital transformation outcomes.

Akselos expands structural performance software offering for hydrotreaters

Akselos announced the expansion of its structural performance software offering for hydrotreaters in the refining and petrochemicals sector globally.

Shape the future of sustainable processing with advanced analytics

Seeq: Pietryka, M.

From the foundations of measuring emissions in real time, to forecasting the impact of each lever and automating reporting, digital technologies help processors track key sustainability metrics and overall progress in the journey to net-zero. 

ADNOC, AIQ developing first-of-a-kind agentic AI solution for global energy transformation

ENERGYai will combine large language model technology with cutting-edge ‘agentic’ AI – AI ‘agents’ that are trained in specific tasks across ADNOC’s value chain. These specialized AI agents bring a new level of autonomy and precision to critical tasks, from seismic analysis to energy efficiency and real-time process monitoring.

Sponsored Content: Demystifying industrial AI agents: What we can learn from Iron Man

An industrial agent is an agile and robust software entity that intelligently represents and manages the functionalities and capabilities of an industrial unit. This Digital Feature dives deep into industrial agents, and how they can be used to optimize plant operations.

BGEN signs five-year contract with INEOS O&P UK

BGEN has announced that it has signed a five-year contract with the petrochemical manufacturer INEOS O&P UK. BGEN will provide a range of services to help INEOS optimize plant efficiency at its site in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.

Digital Feature: WASCO’s Energy Efficiency Roadmap: Leveraging software and AI for operational excellence

WASCO: M. Khaleel
Aspen Technology: E. Gebesy  |  S. Sheikh

This case study details how WASCO introduced an innovative Energy Efficiency Roadmap that uses proprietary simulation software and artificial intelligence to address the critical challenges of operational costs and carbon emissions in an liquified petroleum gas plant.