Dell Technologies (www.delltechnologies.com) has announced the startup of the world’s most powerful industrial supercomputer, the HPC5, which was powered at Eni S.p.A.’s (Milan, Italy; www.eni.com) Green Data Centre. The drive to create environmentally sound and sustainable futuristic performance brought Dell…
Industrial internet of things (IIoT) technologies support online, continuous condition monitoring for pumps Because pumps are often critical to process operation and safety, condition monitoring for pumps has long been a respected practice in the chemical process industries (CPI). However,…
While no company wants to envision becoming the victim of a cyberattack, investing time upfront to craft an incident-response plan can provide a quicker path to recovery Cyberattacks are becoming a way of life — in both our personal, and…
All critical infrastructure segments are at risk for cyberattacks, but the unique integration of the chemical manufacturing sector into the global supply chain makes it an especially ripe target Defined by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), critical infrastructure…
VAKT Global Ltd. (London; www.vakt.com), a company focused on commodity post-trade processing underpinned by blockchain, has announced that Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV) is its latest investor with a $5 million investment in new shares and Aramco Trading Company as…
HUVRdata (Austin, Tex.; www.huvrdata.com) has been selected by ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) to support drone-based inspections and reporting. Over the past 2 years, HUVRData and ExxonMobil have collaborated to put in place a global Digital Reporting and Analytics platform…
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.; www.rockwellautomation.com) announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire privately held Avnet Data Security, LTD, an Israeli-based cybersecurity provider with over 20 years of experience providing cybersecurity services. Avnet offers a full set of…
Terra Drone Indonesia, a group company of Terra Drone Corp. (Tokyo; www.terra-drone.net), has conducted drone-based visual inspections of onshore flare stacks for energy major Chevron (PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia). The drone-based flare stack inspection was done in Duri field, one…
Mocana Corp. (Sunnyvale, Calif.; www.mocana.com) announced a new partnership with Siemens Digital Industries Software to bring end-to-end security for any Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices connecting to the Siemens MindSphere Cloud. Mocana is the leading provider of self-defending cybersecurity…
Baker Hughes (Houston; www.bakerhughes.com), C3.ai, and Microsoft Corp. announced an alliance to bring enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to the energy industry on Microsoft Azure’s cloud computing platform. This alliance will enable customers to streamline the adoption of scalable AI…