All for One
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- Published: Saturday, 01 September 2012
- Author: Maurice Smith
PcVue SCADA software centralizes independent automation systems for greater efficiency
When a company the size of Canadian Natural Resources Limited—with some 150 gas processing facilities, 300 gathering stations and 5200 compressor stations controlled by numerous independent automation systems of various brands—looks to a better way to manage its far flung assets, it makes sense to put them all under one roof.
Core Focus
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- Published: Friday, 01 June 2012
- Author: Lynda Harrison
Whenever geologists describe core samples, no matter where in the world it is, they take along a hand-held magnifying glass (known as a 10x hand lens), a pad of paper for taking notes and a variety of measurement tools such as rulers and protractors.
Analogs Left Behind Again
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- Published: Sunday, 01 April 2012
- Author: Lynda Harrison
Fully digital measurement schematic software combines diagrams with databases.
A new software-modelling tool for tracking how fluids are transported from the well to downstream facilities allows entire companies to update operational changes, and give more accurate reports of production inputs and outputs.
I Can See Clearly Now
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- Published: Thursday, 01 March 2012
- Author: Gordon Cope
Cloud-based website portal allows access to seismic data while it's being created
The headquarters for Bonavista Energy Corporation are situated in a modern skyscraper in downtown Calgary. Staff can gaze north and west from their office windows toward the snow-capped Rocky Mountains and the western plains, where they have earmarked $400 million for seismic and drilling exploration during 2012.
Internet of Things
