The oil and gas sector is increasingly embracing new technologies across the value chain, with the hopes of making operations more efficient.
But which of these have potential to lower carbon emissions? Honeywell weighs in with some of the solutions that could have the greatest impact on oil and gas decarbonisation efforts.
UNISIM DESIGN
UniSim Design is a process simulation solution which can help with process design, safety studies, operations monitoring and debottlenecking, digital twins, process optimisation and business planning.
The company notes that this tool enables engineers to create steady state and dynamic models for all of the above scenarios, and allows them to optimise equipment design before making investors or starting up operations.
Some of its capabilities:
- Simulate the entire Hydrogen Production from electricity supply to Hydrogen storage with easy-to-use and comprehensive flow sheeting
- Achieve economic benefits via lowest total cost of ownership
- Create a digital representation of a physical asset either in design or operation – a “Process Digital Twin
Improving designs, reducing engineering costs and ensuring plant safety and reliability are some methods of making operations more efficient, helping with cost control as well as waste reduction.
HONEYWELL FORGE ADVANCE PROCESS CONTROL (APC)
APC is designed for maximum operational efficiency allowing users to optimise hydrogen production tradeoffs, managing product specifications, and pushing operating envelopes to constraints.
Planning, scheduling, blending and monitoring control performance in real-time can be integrated using cloud-based and/or on-premise analytics.
- Optimize operations from unit level to plant-wide through advanced multivariable control
- Sustain performance and optimization benefits through adaptive control and real time monitoring
The company noted many benefits, including maximised production and yield of high value products, a higher return on investment, and as much as a 5% increase in energy savings.
While these technologies can help oil and gas companies boost efficiency, there are plenty of other techniques to use technology in the push for lower carbon emissions. Join us for a free webinar on 27 September to hear from experts including ADNOC’s Vice President of Digital Projects and Innovation, Khaled Al Blooshi; Anand Vishnubhotla, Chief Product Officer of Honeywell Connected, and Danish Shaikh, Sales Leader and IIoT SME for Honeywell Middle East.