Production optimisation company, Enpro Subsea, has revealed details of how its subsea architecture was used for the first time by an operator in the Gulf of Mexico and was a contributing factor in achieving first oil production in under 12 months – a record time for the client.

ENI S.p.A, a multinational oil and gas company has utilised multivariable model predictive control and optimization technology to help improve performance across multiple sites. 

Siemens UK & Ireland has helped develop an integrated power management system, specified for use on a collection of five oil rigs in the Caspian Sea.

Electric control valve actuators from Rotork have delivered an efficient and reliable process control solution and eliminated venting and greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with new environmental protection legislation at remotely sited shale gas installations in the USA.

ASCO Numatics’ Actuator Control Systems (ACS) is set to be used to drive actuators in a new power generation facility currently being built as part of Indonesia’s, East Java, Banyu Urip oilfield development.

Statoil has awarded Emerson Process Management a contract to supply an integrated condition and performance monitoring system for the Gina Krog oil and gas platform in the Norwegian North Sea to enable Statoil personnel onshore to continuously monitor the new fixed platform’s critical and essential pumps, compressors and other mechanical equipment, to maximise efficiency and identify any potential problems before production is affected.

Hima-Sella has been awarded a contract from oilfield services provider, Petrofac, for the provision of an upgraded fire and gas detection system for the Kittiwake oil and gas platform in the North Sea.

Honeywell has been selected by the Sinopec Maoming Company to supply business management and automation technology to rejuvenate and improve operational performance at its aging petrochemical plants in Guangdong Province, China.

A US-based natural gas distribution utility company has selected MAC Solutions' ProcessVue software suite to manage and report on process alarms across its operation.

Honeywell has announced that Antipinsky Refinery CJSC is to employ the Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) to control plant processes and general refinery facilities as part of the third stage of construction of the Antipinsky Refinery in Tyumen, Russia.

Emerson Process Management’s support services have helped the MOL Group to increase throughput, improve product quality and reduce energy usage at its Algyõ gas plant in Hungary.

Yokogawa Europe Solutions B.V. has been awarded a contract by GDF SUEZ E&P UK to supply the integrated control and safety systems (ICSS) for its new Cygnus development project.

A networked solution for digital valve monitoring and partial stroke testing on a large scale oilfield installation in the Middle East will feature a Rotork SVM (Smart Valve Monitoring) system.

Yokogawa has produced a 70 page e-book that discusses the use of its VigilantPlant automation concept for safe, reliable and profitable plant operations in the oil and gas industry.

Oil and gas company, ENI Petroleum, has been helped to comply with new federal safety regulations relating to communications with offshore oil platforms by Moore Industries-International.

Emerson is to provide its PlantWeb digital plant architecture, including DeltaV, digital automation systems, for BPs new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility.

Over 100 modular electric actuators have been supplied by AUMA for use on the largest tank farm in Tianjin located in Tianjin Nanjiang Port, China.

Safety systems company Hima-Sella is providing emergency shutdown and automated overpressure protection systems for one of the UK’s most important gas fields.

Honeywell’s BMA applications are designed to provide complete planning, execution, and performance monitoring of refinery and terminal blending and movement operations, and integrate with either its Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) or DCS from other vendors’. BMA applications help ensure that off-site facilities operate more efficiently, with improved safety and reliability.

Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V., the state-owned hydrocarbon and sustainable energy company, has selected Honeywell to upgrade the safety and control system at its Suriname refinery to its Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) solution.