http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Honeywell’s commercial launch of AI-powered control room assistant follows successful pilot http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/honeywell-s-commercial-launch-of-ai-powered-control-room-assistant-follows-successful-pilot/ Built on Honeywell’s flagship distributed control system, Experion PKS, Experion Operations Assistant merges historical data with real-time operational insights to allow operators to forecast and respond to potential critical scenarios associated with unsafe operations and production losses. Secure the future of process automation through IT/OT convergence http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2026/february-2026/digital-technologies/secure-the-future-of-process-automation-through-itot-convergence/ How AI agents can finally close industry’s most persistent blind spot http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2026/february-2026/digital-technologies/how-ai-agents-can-finally-close-industry-s-most-persistent-blind-spot/ Trade-off analysis between fired heater safety logic and operability: Challenges of excessive safety instrumentation http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2026/february-2026/heat-exchangemanagement/trade-off-analysis-between-fired-heater-safety-logic-and-operability-challenges-of-excessive-safety-instrumentation/ Valmet launches Valmet FlexBatch 8, the latest version of its advanced batch automation and recipe management software http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/valmet-launches-valmet-flexbatch-8-the-latest-version-of-its-advanced-batch-automation-and-recipe-management-software/ Operators increasingly expect batch control software that offers broad adaptability and works seamlessly within the distributed control system (DCS) responsible for coordinating and automating plant activities. Aramco signs MoU with Microsoft to help advance industrial AI and digital talent transformation http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/aramco-signs-mou-with-microsoft-to-help-advance-industrial-ai-and-digital-talent-transformation/ Schneider Electric unveils EcoStruxure™ Foxboro software defined automation http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/schneider-electric-unveils-ecostruxure-foxboro-software-defined-automation/ Today’s industrial landscape demands more: greater agility, fewer costly upgrades and simplified compliance. Tampnet brings mission-critical connectivity to hydrocarbon processing industries http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/tampnet-brings-mission-critical-connectivity-to-hydrocarbon-processing-industries/ Emerson's AspenTech redefines scalable industrial reliability with AI-driven asset performance management http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/emersons-aspentech-redefines-scalable-industrial-reliability-with-ai-driven-asset-performance-management/ Yokogawa increases investment in Finnish company Semantum to strengthen data modeling and digital twin capabilities http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/yokogawa-increases-investment-in-finnish-company-semantum-to-strengthen-data-modeling-and-digital-twin-capabilities/