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Digital Exclusive: How to build cyber resilience in the oil and gas supply chain
Society’s dependence on the oil and gas supply chain is well-documented. However, this reliance has given rise to concerning new trends in cyber threats—vital businesses along that chain must be more vigilant than ever about their security postures.
Digital Feature: The critical interdependency of relief valve analysis and flare system considerations during HAZOP
Hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies are a systematic and structured methodology used to identify potential hazards and operability issues in industrial processes. One of the key safeguards often considered in HAZOP studies is pressure relief valves and flare systems to mitigate overpressure scenarios.
Valmet to deliver Valmet DNA DCS to a bio-based process plant in Portugal
Valmet will deliver a Valmet DNA distributed control system to a bio-based process plant in Portugal. The order was placed by Valmet’s new Value Added Reseller (VAR) partner Tecnilab AV Portugal S.A.
Shell renews contract with Cyberhawk, enabling a global visualization and data integration platform across its portfolio
Cyberhawk™ is pleased to report the renewal of its five-year global agreement with Shell. The comprehensive iHawk™ contract will extend their successful collaboration to projects and assets worldwide and serve a user base that has expanded to more than 6,000.
Univation Technologies and C3 AI collaborate to deliver enterprise AI solutions for advanced predictive maintenance across the global petrochemical industry
Univation Technologies and C3 AI have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to commercialize AI-powered predictive maintenance solutions tailored for the petrochemical industry.
Borouge to develop AI-powered autonomous UAE operations to accelerate growth and value creation
The collaboration between Borouge and Honeywell is set to deliver the petrochemical industry’s first AI-driven control room designed for full-scale, real-time operation, establishing a new standard for the future of AI in petrochemicals.
Yokogawa collaborates with Shell on robotics and AI technology for plant maintenance
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has formalized a long-term agreement with Shell Global Solutions International B.V. to integrate and further develop technologies for utilizing robots and drones in plant monitoring and maintenance.
Yokogawa celebrates 50th anniversary of CENTUM DCS: A pioneering achievement
Today, Yokogawa Electric Corp. is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the announcement of its flagship product, CENTUM, a pioneering distributed control system (DCS) that has enabled a new era of automation and control of a wide range of plants and industrial processes.
Phoenix Contact introduces intrinsic safety versions of the MINI Analog Pro Ex conditioners for hazardous areas
Phoenix Contact introduced intrinsic safety versions of the MINI Analog Pro Ex signal conditioners, featuring both energy-limiting and functional safety in a compact package. With these new signal conditioners, process engineers can isolate, convert, filter, and amplify signals in the most hazardous areas.
Jinggong Group, Yokogawa sign multi-faceted strategic partnership on mutual business development
Jinggong Holding Group Co. Ltd., a Chinese industrial conglomerate, and Yokogawa Electric Corp., a leader in industrial control and automation, have signed a strategic partnership agreement to explore the possibility of new business development and market expansion through collaboration in manufacturing optimization, energy management and other fields.

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