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Vopak launches concurrent bunkering services at its Singapore terminal

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Vopak, the world’s largest independent storage tank operator, has launched a new service that allows tankers docking at its Singapore Sebarok oil terminal to refuel while simultaneously loading or discharging cargoes.

SECCO selects Honeywell plant technologies for operator training

CHENGDU, China — Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) announced that Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company Limited (SECCO) will upgrade its operator training simulator (OTS) system to the Honeywell Connected Plant UniSim Competency Suite.

MOL signs agreement with thyssenkrup for polyol project

BUDAPEST — Following the announcement made in July about entering into contracts with Evonik and thyssenkrupp to produce propylene oxide, MOL Group has reached the next milestone in its key strategic investment.

Jacobs signs sulfur recovery technology agreement with Paqell

DALLAS — Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. signed a sulfur recovery technology licensor agreement with Paqell, a joint venture between Shell Global Solutions and Paques BV, for use of its THIOPAQ Oil and Gas technology in refineries and gas treating facilities across the globe.

DWG Selects aeShield platform to support customers in Benelux region

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, USA — aeSolutions announced that DWG, a process, process/functional safety, electrical, automation and IT company in Rotterdam, has selected the aeShield Safety Lifecycle Management platform to support their customers in the Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg Regions.

Schneider Electric and MaxGrip partnership strengthens APM solutions

SAN ANTONIO, Texas–Oct. 4, 2017–Schneider Electric announced a new partnership with MaxGrip that will enable a more comprehensive asset lifecycle management offering that includes assessment services and risk-based maintenance capabilities. This expanded offering will be available as part of Schneider Electric’s Enterprise Asset Performance Management (APM) solution.

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

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

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

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

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.

AFPM Summit '17: Daily editions of the official conference newspaper

AUSTIN -- Enclosed are digital copies of the daily editions of the official conference newspaper of the AFPM 2017 Operations & Process Technology Summit, held at the JW Marriott.