Oil & Gas Industry Forum at Automation Fair from Rockwell Automation

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As the demand for Oil & Gas resources escalates, so does our focus to help customers optimize their processes. This Forum will present emerging automation trends and solutions to improve uptime and reliability by acquiring the right information to lengthen the lifecycle and availability of rotating assets. It will discuss Asset Performance Management and other solutions that can simplify information gathering and seamlessly analyze vital data across your control and process systems.

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The Oil & Gas Industry Forum will appeal to facility, engineering, maintenance and repair, and safety personnel, especially:

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Agenda

Utilizing Available Process, Mechanical and Electrical Data to Increase Facility Uptime with Asset Performance Management Solutions

Eric Fidler Director, Global Oil & Gas Sales and Marketing, Rockwell Automation

Acquiring the right information to lengthen the lifespan and improve the availability of production assets, including rotating equipment, is fundamental for oil and gas companies seeking to improve production and boost their bottom line. The complex nature of energy production, coupled with the large investments in assets by operating and production companies make the need to optimize asset performance greater than ever. Companies that have embarked on the journey toward production improvements are at a turning point. They've seen the early benefits from investing in asset management technologies and now are looking for ways to leverage operational metrics in conjunction with financial metrics to optimize performance across the enterprise. Asset performance management (APM), which empowers decision-making and aligns operations, maintenance and business strategies, is the focus of this presentation. An information-enabled APM solution aligns data throughout the enterprise through dashboards and automated workflows. Using dashboards and then automated analytics allows more accurate decision making while helping to achieve optimum performance.

Motor Controls Used in the Alaskan Oil Industry

Will McBride, Consultant, Alaskan Oil and Gas Industry

The presentation will provide a brief history of the use of motor controls in the Alaskan oil industry. It will give an explanation of the changes made over the past 30 years, as well as look at the present practices and a view into the future. The presentation will include the perceived benefits of using smart motor controls.

Asset Performance Management for Oil & Gas Industry

Mehul Shah, Research Analyst, Manufacturing Operations and Industrial Automation, Aberdeen Group

The competition and dynamics of the global energy market is driving oil and gas companies to minimize operational risk and optimize asset performance by ensuring smooth exploration, extraction, transportation, and delivery of oil and gas from remote production fields to consumer markets around the world. Join Aberdeen Group Analyst, Mehul Shah, as he shares some of the findings of his latest research in Asset Performance Management. This presentation will highlight the strategies and business process established by Best-in-Class companies to maximize Return on Assets in the midst of decreasing operational and capital budgets. Special attention will be paid to understand how leading companies are enabling visibility into maintenance and operations, and are providing information to the right people in the right form at the right time to make intelligent decisions impacting asset performance.

The Digital Oilfield of the Future - How Landmark is Using Rockwell Automation Technology to Make the Future a Reality

Doug Johnson, Product Manager Production Optimization, Halliburton Landmark

All major and multinational oil companies have created a digital oilfield strategy over the last three to five years. This strategy is essentially a roadmap for them to add integration, automation, workflow management, and optimization to their work practices. The end goal is to automate and optimize the upstream industry to the extent enjoyed by many other industries. Landmark has put together a suite of technologies from downstream industries aimed directly at this strategy. This presentation will show how those technologies have been deployed in several cases to rapidly progress the digital roadmap.

Speakers

Will McBride graduated with distinction from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a BS degree in Electrical Engineering. He has worked in the Alaskan Oil and Gas Industry for over 30 years, most of that with ARCO Alaska, Inc. in numerous field and engineering design positions. Will is a Registered Professional Electrical Engineer and a Licensed Electrical Administrator in the State of Alaska. He holds an Alaskan Fire Systems Permit for the design and installation of Special Hazards Fire Suppression and Fire Alarm Systems, and he is recognized as the most knowledgeable Electrical Engineer in the Alaskan Oil Industry concerning the national codes and standards that govern electrical equipment and installations. As well as writing most of the electrical specifications and criteria that are used throughout the Alaskan Oil & Gas Industry, Will has authored and co-authored several IEEE IAS PCIC Papers. He is the Chair of the IEEE PCIC Standards Subcommittee and works as a consultant for the Alaskan Oil and Gas Industry.

Mehul Shah is a research analyst with the Aberdeen Group. Mehul focuses his research on helping enterprises leverage business processes and solutions to effectively manage asset performance. He provides fact-based research and actionable recommendations to deploy technologies and implement best-in-class practices to achieve higher profitability and improve shareholder value. Mehul also focuses his research on the growing importance of sustainability in the industrial operations, mainly from energy, environment and safety perspective. Mehul is a recognized industry expert and frequent speaker in variety of national and international conferences. Prior to joining the Aberdeen Group, Mehul worked with IDC research. He has graduated with an MBA degree from University of Massachusetts, Boston and an engineering degree from University of Mumbai, India.

Doug Johnson has spent almost 30 years applying real-time optimization technologies across many industries. He has also had experience in process and executive management in several companies. Just prior to joining Landmark, he spent 13 years with Pavilion Technologies where his major focus was helping new market segments transform themselves with technology.

Eric Fidler currently serves as the Director of Oil & Gas Segment Marketing for Rockwell Automation, Houston. During his 25-year-career in the global exploration and production industry, Fidler has held numerous positions with Rockwell Automation, including Business Solutions Leader, Gulf Coast Region; Manager, Manufacturing & Process Solutions, Americas and Petroleum and Mining Manager, Asia Pacific. In his current post, he draws on his knowledge and experience in applied automation and information systems to establish strategic alliance partnerships and create comprehensive bundled solutions for oil and gas customers. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.