Information Systems
Honeywell UOP introduces IIoT software to improve plant performance
Honeywell UOP is introducing a new software-based service designed to allow refiners and petrochemical and gas processing plants to improve performance.
GE Digital acquires Meridium to enhance asset performance management software
Integration of Meridium’s offerings into GE’s Predix platform gives customers greater access to APM capabilities and enables more rapid realization of Industrial Internet value.
Schneider Electric releases Unit Performance Suite for the oil and gas industry
Schneider Electric has released software for the oil and gas industry that packages closed-loop, real-time optimization with monitoring and workflow in a single solution for refineries.
Tripwire conducts study regarding IT confidence in industrial cyber security
A study conducted for Tripwire by Dimensional Research, evaluated the confidence of IT professionals regarding the efficacy of seven key security controls, which must be in place to quickly detect a cyber attack in progress.
Intelliwave and Shell sign global framework agreement
Intelliwave Technologies Inc. has signed a global framework agreement with Shell to support Shell's ProjectVantage program.
Innovations
Petron Bataan Refinery (PBR) is the largest integrated crude oil refinery and petrochemicals complex in the Philippines.
Iran detects malware in petrochemical plants
Iran has detected and removed malicious software from two of its petrochemical complexes after announcing last week it was investigating whether recent petrochemical fires were caused by cyber attacks.
Gazprom Neft uses Intergraph SmartPlant to create engineering data management system
Intergraph SmartPlant for Owner Operators technology is now used by Gazprom Neft, one of the largest oil companies in Russia, to integrate engineering data management systems during major construction projects and the operation of oil refining sites.
aeSolutions develops ISA cybersecurity training and certificate program
aeSolutions worked with the International Society of Automation to develop their new cybersecurity training and certificate program.
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