MOL Group & Combustion Optimization

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MOL Group & Combustion Optimization

Small reductions in energy cost percentage means significant overall savings. MOL Group is a multinational company that partnered with Yokogawa Advanced Solutions with the aim to safely optimize fired heaters, one by one. Senior Project Manager László Cserna shares his experience and perspective on working with Yokogawa; the dynamic in having Honeywell, Emerson and Yokogawa involved on one project, and how CombustionOne led the company to exceed their expected target.

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SecureIT - Cyber Security for Plug-ins

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SecureIT - Cyber Security for Plug-ins

With web content becoming ever more dynamic, it’s now necessary for even casual users to be aware of Plug-in helper applications, and the vulnerabilities that they create. As the sophistication of hacker groups continues to grow, the dark side to Plug-in use becomes more threatening; as web Browsers inherently trust such Plug-ins, an unguarded backdoor if left open for unintended remote execution of malware. 

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INDIA: MAKING THE MOST OF LOW OIL PRICES

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INDIA: MAKING THE MOST OF LOW OIL PRICES

Low oil prices have proven a key boost to the Indian economy. Low pump prices have proven a spur to domestic transport fuel demand, which has seen demand both for gasoline and diesel surge over recent years. An economy that used to grow modestly without much boost in demand for hydrocarbons is seeing a transformation as India's consumption is rising quickly.

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WHAT DO OIL AND GAS COMPANIES DO NOW?: Mitigating the Risks in an Uncertain Market

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WHAT DO OIL AND GAS COMPANIES DO NOW?: Mitigating the Risks in an Uncertain Market

In order to have a view on what actions to take in response the current market situation, it is important to first look at the key market drivers are behind them, and based on those drivers start making business decisions that play the odds. This paper and the KBC paper series that will follow over the coming weeks and months will stay on top of the market and the challenges and opportunities presented by market conditions.

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Advanced Preventative Maintenance

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Advanced Preventative Maintenance

By leveraging tools and integrating data into a holistic system, companies can gain access to very useful analytic information. By combining this information with the heuristic knowledge of experienced staff, this information can be enhanced even further, leading to exponential benefits. Learn the basic knowledge from Shunsuke Takada on how to do so.

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Process Simulators: meant for more than just training

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Process Simulators: meant for more than just training

Simulators have come a long way since their inception. Today simulators are utilized for much more than just training, and are beneficial for the life of the plant. Learn from Saravanan Prabakaran on how OTS can save time and money, and optimize your plant much faster than normal.

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Cyber Doctors: Your Solution to the Common (and uncommon) Cold

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Cyber Doctors: Your Solution to the Common (and uncommon) Cold

Just like the human body, even a healthy and well-managed industrial plant is susceptible to catching a cold. When a major plant catches a cold, however, it can effect millions. Read our introduction to a our recent video explaining the parallels in the importance on monitoring and maintaining a healthy facility.

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Capture Operator’s Knowledge Before it's Lost

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Capture Operator’s Knowledge Before it's Lost

With the demographic issues we face as an industry, many are rightfully concerned about losing crucial knowledge as senior operators retire in large numbers. Learn from Yu-Gene Chen and download our free eBook to learn more about how MPA can capture crucial knowledge before it is lost, and help your plant become more efficient, through our advanced form of automation.

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EVEN LOWER, FOR EVEN LONGER: The Implications of OPEC Inaction

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EVEN LOWER, FOR EVEN LONGER: The Implications of OPEC Inaction

OPEC is a consensus organization. It takes no action without unanimous agreement of the thirteen members. The lack of any change at the December meeting does not, however, imply concord or satisfaction among the member states. Rather, it implies a lack of unanimity to any course other than status quo ante.

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Shift-Handover: 5% of Operations Time, 40% of Incidents

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Shift-Handover: 5% of Operations Time, 40% of Incidents

Statistics show that the existing methods in conducting shift handover are not effective.
In the first of our series on this topic, we delve into the mind of the operator to understand how they perceive shift handovers and the facility around them. With this research and our experience we have found that as an industry the potential for vast improvement is waiting to be tapped  

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Effective Disturbance Handling with APC in Delayed Coker

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Effective Disturbance Handling with APC in Delayed Coker

A Delayed Coker process - wherein several pairs of coke drums are being used simultaneously - may often pose unique challenges to optimize. However, when these challenges are managed with the proper solution, over 2% yield increases in some of the most valuable products in this process can be realized - Learn from our expert Dinesh Jaguste's many years of experience in this area and how he has applied APC to solve this challenging problem.

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Implementing Alarm Management per the IEC-62682 Standard

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Implementing Alarm Management per the IEC-62682 Standard

To improve alarm management globally, the International Society for Automation (ISA) issued the standard ANSI/ISA-18.2 in 2009. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) uses ISA-18.2 as the basis for the international alarm management standard IEC-62682, which is becoming globally adapted since its release in 2013. Learn more from Marcus Tennant about the IEC-62682 and it's implementation.

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How-To: Create Passwords that are Complex & Easy-to-Remember

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How-To: Create Passwords that are Complex & Easy-to-Remember

It can be daunting to come up with and remember multiple passwords to meet the demands of complex password filters of the several e-businesses and social sites that we use everyday. But now using an easy to remember method you too can create complex passwords with the best security professionals. Learn from Jeff Melrose in our second article in our SecureIT series. 

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Improving LNG Operations: Knowledge Based Operations Advisory and Training System

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Improving LNG Operations: Knowledge Based Operations Advisory and Training System

Today, major players in LNG worldwide face conflicting challenges - such as making the business and production agile and adaptive, while improving margins and upholding contractual obligations. Higher-level automation and IT solutions are required to meet these challenges. This paper by Sanakar Selvaraj analyzes the gaps in the current system and focuses on elaborating practical, innovative and holistic solutions. 

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Tunable Diode Laser Gas Analysis for Combustion Management in Fired Heaters

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Tunable Diode Laser Gas Analysis for Combustion Management in Fired Heaters

Fired heaters carry inherent risks and added costs if not combined with current operating technologies. Companies that are not operating by the industry best practice guidelines are at a substantially higher risk in the event of an incident on a fired heater. Learn from Arthur Groenbos about a solution that unites a TDLS analyzer with a dedicated control system and a safety system certified to meet FM NFPA and SIL 2 standards.

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SecureIT - Basic Cyber Defense

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SecureIT - Basic Cyber Defense

The first article in a new security series: 'SecureIT.'  In this article, Jeff Melrose explains the various threats, key points, and simple tips in mitigating up to 85% of cyber intrusions. Learn about why it is necessary for all PC and mobile users to perform regular security administration functions, at the very least. 

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