Rising fossil fuel demand catalyzes need for asset control, lifecycle management and enhanced failsafes
Arab Instrumentation and Automation (AIA), an Oil & Gas Show event, is bringing focus to bear on Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) issues in oil and gas extraction, treatment and refinement. AIA will bring a comprehensive portfolio of failsafe manufacturers, safety equipment producers, and advanced computer-controlled extraction technology fabricators to a business networking platform.
Anselm Godinho, Managing Director, International Conferences and Exhibitions, organisers of OGS, said, "The rising demand for fossil fuels in an increasingly dynamic environment has resulted in rapid advances in drilling and extraction technology. Yet occasionally, the need to extract with the utmost efficiency and precision outstrips safety protocols and safeguards. In 2006, we are aiming at bringing in international exhibitors that can offer cutting edge safety solutions to Arab markets in a bid to mainstream health and safety considerations."
One such exhibitor at the AIA is Yokogawa Middle East, manufacturer of the ProSafe-RS safety instrumentation and process automation system that has been successively adopted by leading companies around the world such as SABIC of Saudi Arabia, PDO of Oman, BP, Total and Japan's Mitsubishi Chemicals, generating orders worth 8 billion (US$ 68.34 million).
"The ProSafe-RS is designed to constantly monitor the conditions of process-oriented plants, particularly oil, natural gas and petrochemical plants, and to reliably shut down a plant if it deviates from predetermined operating conditions, thus ensuring plant safety. These systems require exceptional reliability since they are crucial for plant safety. Another advantage of the ProSafe-RS is that it can be used in combination other production control systems," said Kokichi Honda, Executive Adviser to CEO, Yokogawa Middle East B.S.C.
Field test data shows that the ProSafe-RS system availability is ranked at an extremely high 99.9999953%. The figure means that ProSafe RS users should expect only one minute of system failure during 40 years of operation.
"The new ProSafe RS is a key building block for Yokogawa's VigilantPlant solutions that promises to bring operational excellence to visionary plants, creating an environment where plant personnel can 'see clearly, know in advance, and act with agility'. Our VigilantPlant solutions cater for oil and gas plants sustainable lifecycle excellence, production excellence, asset excellence and safety excellence," concluded Kokichi Honda, Executive Adviser to CEO, Yokogawa Middle East B.S.C
AIA will be held from September 10th to 12th at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre with the support of the UAE Ministry of Energy.
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Editor's Note:
OGS (Arab Oil & Gas Show) is the largest and longest established event of its kind serving the lower Gulf. Now held annually, it enables local and international suppliers to stage a comprehensive display of the latest technology and services to over 5,000 specialist visitors involved with the exploration, extraction, processing, storage and transportation of oil and gas. Over 3,500 companies from more than 35 countries have participated in OGS since its launch in 1984. These include the biggest names in the industry worldwide as well as national pavilions from Germany, UK, Canada, China, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Ukraine. For more information, visit www.ogsonline.com.
AIA (Arab Instrumentation and Automation Exhibition), featuring at OGS, is a comprehensive display of technology for the instrumentation, control and automation professional in mainstream industry sectors such as Energy, Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing and Communications. It is an international platform that will enable suppliers to network, liaise and sell to a diverse selection of industry buyers from all over the Middle East, the Mediterranean and the Subcontinent. For more information, please visit www.arabautomation.com.
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