2006 National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) Q&A and Technology Forum
October 8 - 11, 2006
Arizona Biltmore
2400 East Missouri
Phoenix, AZ, United States
85016
Event Information
The 2006 National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) Q&A and Technology Forum is comprised of four types of sessions to give attendees one of the industry's most comprehensive meetings on refinery operations and process technology. The Plant Automation & Decision Support sessions addressed the latest developments in process control, process automation, and the supporting information technology systems.
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State Handling in Automation Technologies
This paper will delve into the topic of state handling using automation with a focus on how dynamic alarm handling can be and should be deployed using available technologies.
Oil and Gas Supply Chain Global Competitiveness: A Country in the Balance
The steps taken by Ecopetrol greatly improved its knowledge of the state of the business, enabling tighter control of costs, more effective optimization of inventories and an enhanced ability to deal with external entities.
3 Basic Steps towards Cyber Security in your Process Control Environment
This presentation offers an examination of 3 different case studies each of which offers a different approach to security. The specific topics and benefits of these examples ranges from the power of planning and measuring your environment, to the basics of a secure architecture, to the ability to audit and log any and all remote access into your process control environment.