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.
Read moreShift-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
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.
Read moreImplementing 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.
Read moreHow-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.
Read moreImproving 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.
Read more