Automation INSIGHT! April 2018

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Automation INSIGHT! April 2018 Vol. 6 Issue 3 PUBLISHED BY Data Media Systems (for private distribution) President & CEO Mohammed Loch mloch@dmsglobal.net Operations Director Sara Loch sloch@dmsglobal.net Assistant Editor Ajmal Roshan aroshan@dmsglobal.net Content Writer & Editor Rima Ravi rravindran@dmsglobal.net Editorial Designer Vishnu Raj vraj@dmsglobal.net Although all efforts to ensure accurate reporting are taken, some errors may occur. The views and opinions herein are not those of the Publishers. All Rights reserved.

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Dear DMS Members, During the “KFUPM / ISA-SAS Symposium on Industrial Systems & Control (SISC) 2018” on the 27th & 28th March I sat in on several conference sessions and as always listened with interest during the “Control Systems Cyber-Security” session where experts from Global Security Network, Honeywell, Kaspersky Lab and Saudi Aramco presented latest technologies and thinking. During this session we learned how network zoning according to IEC 62443 and hardware can be combined with an understanding of the Security Levels (SL) we need to provide secure networks but also how we must measure their effectiveness to allow a continual improvement of our network security deployment.

So, we need to use defence-in-depth, zones and conduits but also to be aware of the SLs required according to the criticality of the assets and the harm that can be done to our operations in the same way that we do in Functional Safety allowing us to use the appropriate equipment (disparate in some cases) and zoning to safeguard the relevant SL. Of course, the cynics will believe that vendors will always say this but we had 2 experts from Saudi Aramco who echoed this sentiment. To me, this is obvious since we learn from others all the time leap-frogging each other in a competitive way such that the hackers learn from the network security engineers who learn from the hackers and so-on finding the vulnerabilities and plugging the gaps etc., etc.

Can we learn more from the Functional Safety world? We have already borrowed SL from the SIL to provide SL levels matched to types of hardware etc. but Functional Safety shuts down the process when it has gone beyond the capabilities of a control system and some intervention is required to bring the process to a safe position. The 2 top-level requirements; process safety and cyber-security, then can be viewed in similar ways and hence the SL approach being adopted today but I believe we can go further.

Cisco have for many years now tracked the traffic through their switches in the IT world to allow suspected malware and/or attackers to be isolated. This requires intrusion detection that is being used today for measurement and improvement in OT. We already have zoning and conduits and so this would be quite easy to achieve. Could we allow another system to shut-down the process, in the same way that an ESD will, to avoid a cyber-attack causing a run-away process that even the shut-down system would not be able to mitigate due to it being infected as well?

Functional Network Security Management could provide processes of verification and validation of our network security system designs just as Functional Safety Management (FSM) does for process shutdown systems to provide incredibly secure process control and shutdown systems.

Kind Regards,

Kind Regards,

Mohammed Loch President and CEO DMS Global Director Industry Development ISA

Hugh Wingrove Editor-in-Chief DMS Global

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Powering Through The UAE Energy Sector Factors such as population and economic growth within the GCC continuously trigger the demand for power sector projects. The incorporation of smart grid technologies that integrate renewable energy and the power grids are becoming increasingly popular and conscious diversification efforts have been implemented. According to several industry sources, the UAE aims to invest at least $35 billion in additional 17GW capacity required to meet the increasing demand and contribute towards the UAE’s recent energy strategy of saving about $190 billion. Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the National, Ministry of Energy 2050 Energy Strategy have been set up to help indicate focus and attention in achieving such goals.

The Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi will significantly contribute towards power sector diversification. The implementation of the 4 reactors, whose completion is delayed slightly due to the project approvals and rigorous testing required, should be operational within the next few years.

Solar power is seen as one of the most significant ways to increase power supply whilst keeping intact with the 2050 energy targets. Such combination is triggering the industry clients and contractors to focus on the implementation of innovative platforms and policies to execute projects. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Solar Park, Sweihan 1,700 MW Solar IPP, and the Northern Emirate’s Utico Ras Al Khaimah Solar IPP are

examples of current projects that will contribute to a more sustainable energy growth.

Furthermore, the expansion in the number of coal power projects is assigned to 11.2GW of the total generation of electricity 2050 target. Effectively, the UAE has been successful in implementing new technologies for a cleaner way to develop coal-driven power plants. For example, the Dubai’s Hassyan 2,400 MW coal-fired power station project is currently being executed. The northern region is not being neglected either, particularly due to its rising demand and consequent development, such as the FEWA’s 1.8GW Ras Al Khaimah plant currently being developed using an independent power project (IPP) model.

Other significant power projects which are currently being executed include the Aweer Power Station IV Phase H with Siemens and Elsewedy being assigned to ensure the project delivery and the Jebel Ali K station developed by Duro Felguera.

Overall, the mixture of rising demand and focus on creating one of the world’s most sustainable cities, the UAE will continue investments in the power sector.

Initiatives such as the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the National, Ministry of Energy 2050 Energy Strategy have contributed towards a change in the mindset of both the private and public sectors to seek for modern and innovative technologies.

The Bapco Modernization Programme The Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) has undertaken multiple projects to increase the quantity and products manufactured by their Sitra refinery. The first and largest project is the Bapco modernization program which aims to revamp, replace and updating aging units in the refineries, this will boost the processing capacity from 267,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 360,000 bpd.

The modernization project will include these five major units; a residue conversion unit, hydrocracker units, a distillate hydrotreater, a sulfur recovery unit and a delayed coker unit. Other units in the project will comprise of; a waste treatment facility, a hydrogenation unit, a naphtha hydrotreater unit and a dehydro-sulphurisation unit which will produce diesel according to international standards with the sulphur content of fewer than 10 parts per million.

The second project is being developed by Saudi Aramco as-well-as Bapco. The new AB pipeline, also known as the New Arabian Pipeline, will have a 4 Automation

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functional capacity of 350,000 bpd with a maximum design capacity of 400,000 bpd. The 115KM, 30-inch diameter pipeline will connect the Abqaiq processing facility in Saudi Arabia to Quarriyah and then offshore to Al-Jazayir beach in Bahrain and finally to Bapco’s refinery in Sitra. 63% (72KM) of the new pipeline will be onshore while 47% (43KM) will be Subsea. The increased capacity of the new pipeline will coincide with the increased processing capacity of the Bapco Refinery, once the modernization is completed.

In January 2018, the consortium of Technip, Tecnicas Reunidas and, Samsung Engineering signed the EPC contract agreement with Bapco to start work on the Bapco Modernization Program which is expected to be completed by 2022. For the new AB pipeline, Saudi’s Al Robaya Trading & Contracting and NPCC have been contracted to perform the onshore and offshore works, respectively, on the Saudi Arabia side and Ramsis Engineering is the contractor for the Bahrain side of the project which will be finished at the end of 2018.

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Clean Fuels Project Kuwait has adopted a number of strategic plans for its 2030 Program that includes increasing crude production capacity, raising gas production level and boosting the volume of LNG storage facilities, as well as introducing integration between refining and petrochemical industry. And with all the planned expansions ongoing, the country also wants to deliver products that comply with high environmental standards.

The Clean Fuels Project (CFP) aims to develop and expand the Mina Al Ahmadi (MAA) and Mina Abdulla (MAB), lowering the sulfur content of crude products to 5%. The low-value high sulfur will be converted to the higher value low sulfur products in order to achieve the highest return on investment.

Back in 2012, Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation (KNPC) issued a tender for the multiple engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts. The Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery Package was won by a consortium of GC Engineering, JGC Corporation and SK Engineering & Construction. Mina Abdulla Refinery

Package 1 was awarded to CB&I, Petrofac and Samsung Engineering Company. Daewoo Engineering and Construction, Fluor and Hyundai Heavy Industries have won Mina Abdulla Refinery Package 2 deal.

The refineries will have a total capacity of 800, 000 barrels per day (bpd), from the existing 736,000 bpd.

The CFP project will also link both refineries into an integrated refining complex which will satisfy demands of both local and international markets.

At the moment the overall completion rate of the project has reached 93% and the project is scheduled to be commissioned by the end of the year. The products will meet international standards and Euro-4 specifications, which will help to reduce sulfur content in gasoline and gasoil. Comprehensive development and less cost will allow KNPC to be very competitive on the global market.

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Interview with Maurice Sakr

What is the original history of ISA in the UAE? How did it start?

The idea of starting the ISA Abu Dhabi Chapter came to me in the mid-1990s when I was still Head of I&C at ZADCO. This idea was shared by peers who were also working in the field of Instrumentation and Control. They were engineers and managers employed by prominent manufacturers, consultancy firms and contractors. All served the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Industrial sectors.

We were less than 10 people at the time and held our first meeting at the Abu Dhabi Honeywell office which was then located in Khalifa Street, Abu Dhabi. I was cofounder and Treasurer.

We immediately formalized the local Chapter with ISA HQ in North Carolina, USA who were supportive. We received all the guidance and help needed directly from HQ. Our activities were limited to organizing evening technical seminars followed by round table discussions that brought members and their colleagues together.

Membership started growing soon after, however we soon realized that in order to continue, our activities had to be licensed and approved by the local authorities. At that time, we did not have the legal pre-requisites to continue as we, the local chapter cofounders, envisioned.

I continued as a caretaker, liaising with ISA HQ and ISA members and helping whenever required until 2004. I transferred all my responsibilities on to others in that year and reduced my direct involvement to focus more on my business.

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How can Industry in the UAE benefit from ISA? Well, to answer this question, we need to understand what ISA is and what they are trying to achieve, correct?

So, what is ISA’s Vision? Mission? Strategic Goals?

I will read from ISA’s website, how they answer these 3 questions and then give you my perspective on how the Industry in the UAE can benefit from this organization.

Vision: ISA Sets the Standard for automation by enabling automation professionals across the world to work together for the benefits of all Mission: Enable our members, including world-wide subject matter experts, automation suppliers, and end-users, to work together to develop and deliver the highest quality, unbiased automation information, including standards, training, publications, and certifications.

Strategic Goals: 1. Content: ISA will develop timely, relevant content on important topics to meet the career enhancement and professional development needs of the automation community 2. Data: ISA will use data to understand trends, make decision, and develop products and services that align with market needs.

3. Coolest Delivery: ISA will deliver industry-leading content easily accessible via multiple platforms in an engaging, easy-to-use, and interactive way.

4. Cybersecurity: ISA will be the leading source of standards, training, and expertise related to the cybersecurity of automation and control systems used

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across industry and critical infrastructure.

5. Advocacy: ISA will increase understanding and awareness of automation across all age groups, resulting in enhanced proficiency of automation as a profession.

So, having a strong ISA UAE Chapter will allow the Industry to be more knowledgeable in the various fields of automation through continuous education/ training and information sharing.

ADNOC’s new In Country Value (ICV) initiative; which I personally welcome, due to the many benefits it will bring to the local economy, must not only be limited to products & services. In my opinion a great wealth of value can be generated and sustained through the development of In Country knowledge development, intangible value. Should the major industrial entities such as ADNOC, ADWEA, DEWA, ENOC, EGA, DUCAB, AKS (etc. …) create a solid partnership with ISA, the Industry in the UAE will become more independent to solve problems, as well as have the skillset to challenge their supply chains and ultimately be less dependent on the large and small Automation OEMs. They will truly become the owners of the local Digital Transformation.

The impact of having even 10% of the Instrumentation, Control, Safety & Electrical staff enrolled as ISA members and undergoing regular trainings and holding frequent technical meetings and workshops will drastically tip the balance of knowledge in favor of the End Users. The consequence here is that the End Users will be able to be the main drivers and technical referees of an Industry Wide Digital Transformation. All

vendors and contractors then become support players.

So, to summarize, how can the UAE Industry benefit from ISA? By creating a long-term partnership and retaining knowledge locally.

Why is Autochim Systems always the biggest supporter of ISA UAE every year?

It’s simple, because of belief. We believe in the work of ISA. ISA distances itself from politics, race & creed discussions. It cares only for the advancement of the Automation field and the individuals within this field.

ISA helps the individuals learn and sharpen their skills in this field.

As the founding partner & CEO of Autochim Systems, and in this final stage of my career, I have decided to make supporting ISA locally and regionally one of my key missions and align my objectives with the noble objectives of ISA which are to educate & train the next generations of decision makers in our field.

With the support of my partners at Autochim Systems, and with the positive attitude of my team, I am doing the best to support these objectives financially, technically and socially. I hope Autochim Systems will be able to continue this support for the years to come.

I would also like to thank all the other companies who support the ISA and assure them that their efforts and ours benefits us all.

What do you want to see in the future for ISA UAE? First, I would like to congratulate Mr. AbdulNasser Al

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INSIGHT! FEATURE Mughairbi on his appointment as President of ISA UAE Chapter. Second, I would like to praise the excellent work of Mo Loch. His drive and relentlessness have been central to the growth of ISA in many countries, and in particular here in the UAE. As I said earlier, I am very optimistic about the potential of ISA for the UAE Industry. The invaluable support that ADNOC is allocating to ISA is also a key driver in the short-term and long-term impacts such a non-for profit & technical society can bring to the economy.

I would like to see more involvement at the education level, many prestigious universities and educational organizations can benefit from partnerships with ISA on a local level such as the ADNOC Institute, Higher Colleges of Technology, Khalifa University etc. Such collaborations under the patronage of the Ministry of Education will definitely increase local students’ competitive advantages. These students will undoubtedly grow to become key decision makers, we must care deeply about their education.

Finally, I recommend an ISA regional hub to be established in the UAE replicating the services provided and the activities conducted by ISA HQ (or ISA regional offices) in the USA.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018

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Day One: Tuesday 17th April 2018 7.30 am – 8.30 am Registration 8.30 am – 10.00 am Keynote Speeches

Mohammed Loch President & CEO DMS Global Director Industry Development ISA

Abdul Nasser Al Mughairbi President ISA UAE Manager, Panorama Unit ADNOC

Maurice Sakr CEO & Partner Autochim Systems

Abdulla Ateya Al Messabi Manager, Refining & Petrochemicals Business Unit ADNOC

Paul Gruhn ISA President Elect 2018 & ISA President 2019 ISA

Don Bartusiak Chief Engineer, Process Control ExxonMobil

10.00 am – 10.30 am Exhibition Ribbon Cutting & Tour 10.30 am – 12.30 pm ARC Digital Transformation Council: Middle East Moderator

Speakers

Paul Steinitz Director Strategic Services ARC Advisory Group

Ali Alshehhi Manager, Operations Department, Panorama Unit, The Executive Office ADNOC Presentation

ADNOC Group Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Current and Future Prospects

Khaled Al-Enezi Six Sigma Department Leader EQUATE Petrochemical Company

V. Parameswaran Superintendent - Instrumentation BAPCO

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Building Digital Strategy Roadmap Towards a Smart Refinery

EQUATE Industry 4.0 Strategy intent

Jaifar Al-Hinai Senior Real Time Operations Engineer PDO Presentation

PDO’s Journey of Real Time Operation

12.30 pm – 1.30 pm Lunch 1.30 pm - 3.30 pm Process Safety Speakers

Track Chair

Chandramohan Vinayakam Senior Instrumentation Professional ADNOC LNG

Luca Cadei Production Engineer ENI SpA Presentation

Definition of a Dynamic Operating Envelope of a Complete Production System

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Co-Speakers

Subramanian Ramanathan Senior Process Automation Engineer EQUATE Petrochemical Company

Bala Elamaran Process Automation Group: Leader EQUATE Petrochemical Company

Presentation

Process Safety: Challenges in SIS Instruments in an Operating Plant

Peter Sieber Vice President HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH Presentation

It Takes Two to Tango: Safety and Security

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Edwin Choo Detection Product Group Manager MSA

Paul Gruhn ISA President Elect 2018 & ISA President 2019 ISA

Rajeshkumar Modi Lead SIF and FGS Engineer Oman LNG L.L.C.

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F&G Mapping Impact on Overall Process Safety

Why Selecting Safety Integrity Levels (Sil) for Fire and Gas Systems is Not a Good Idea

Proof Testing:- Applied Techniques to Maintain Sil & to Prolong Plant Turnaround’

3.30 pm – 4.00 pm Coffee Break 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm Environmental And Data Management Track Chair

Speakers Co-Speakers

Aditya Namjoshi Specialist, Environment, HSE Division ADNOC Gas Processing

Abbad Cheik Area Manager Middle East DURAG GROUP

Abhijit Chavan Manager – Technical Support DURAG GROUP Presentation

Predictive Emission Monitoring for Air Emission Monitoring Systems in Middle East: Features, Benefits and Challenges for ME End Users

Ali Al-Nahash Solution Business Manager Endress+Hauser

Philip Black P.E. Product Marketing Director Wood Presentation

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Controlling and Monitoring of Storage tanks inventory with highest accuracy level instrumentation

Meeting Environmental KPI Requirements with Real-Time Monitoring

Day Two: Wednesday 18th April 2018 8.00 am – 9.00 am Registration 9.00 am – 10.30 am Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Track Chair

Speakers Co-Speakers

Alya Al Marzooqi Department Manager, Corporate Information Security (DM-IS) Borouge

Christy Thomas ICS Security Administrator EQUATE Petrochemical Company

Bala Elamaran Process Automation Group: Leader EQUATE Petrochemical Company Presentation

Industrial Control Systems Security – Myth or Reality

Gilles Loridon CEO Global Security Network Presentation

IIoT Cybersecurity: A New Paradigm

Safdar Akhtar Director Enterprise Business Development - ICS EMEA Honeywell Presentation

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Mohammed Alabdulmohsen Control Systems Engineer Saudi Aramco Presentation

KhPD Implementation of Industrial Revolution IR4.0 Machine Learning Based on Markov-Chain Model for Cyber-Attack Detection

Fuad Al Attar Director, Sales & Marketing Support Siemens Presentation

Cybersecurity, Reliability and Safety of Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks

10.30 am – 11.00 am Coffee Break 11.00 am – 12.30 pm IIOT “Industrial Internet Of Things” Speakers

Track Chair

Abdallah Ayoub Automation Team Leader ADNOC Gas Processing

Co-Speakers

Madhav Kasture HUB Digital Leader India Middle East & Africa ABB

Shiva Sekar Engineer, Electrical Maintenance ADNOC Gas Processing

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How to Implement Industrial Internet of Things for your Asset or Facility

Gert Thoonen Business Leader Network Security Services Rockwell Automation Presentation

How to Accelerate Industrial Performance in a Digital World?

Ahmed AL Dhaheri Electrical Engineer ADNOC Gas Processing

Digital Substations

Paul Sereiko Director – Marketing FieldComm Group Presentation

Information Modeling, OPC UA, and Industrial Automation Protocols

Krishna Bidare Venkata Sr. Technical Sales Consultant Schneider Electric Presentation

Practical IIOT for Process Industries

12.30 pm – 1.30 pm Lunch 1.30 pm – 3.15 pm Application Integration & Data Analytics Speakers

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Ahmed Al Naqbi Refinery Information Systems (RIS) Section Head ADNOC Refining

Khelifa Yaker Manager, Data Sciences Analytics Department Panorama Unit ADNOC Presentation Data Science in ADNOC

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Ahmed Emam Senior Cost Estimating Specialist ADNOC Onshore Presentation

Development of Excel Based Cost Estimating Module for Process & Utility Piping and Pipelines

Paul Steinitz Director Strategic Services ARC Advisory Group Presentation

Digital Transformation: Challenging and Necessary

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Marco Montini Production Engineer ENI SpA Presentation

An Advanced Process Control Strategy Applied to Simulation Cases

Luc Geerts Senior Consulting Solutions Director Schneider Electric Software Presentation

Opportunities for Plant Operations Improvement Offered by Digitization

3.15 pm – 3.45 pm Coffee Break 3.45 pm – 5.15 pm Turbomachinery Controls Track Chair

N.V. Kulkarni Team Leader – Instrumentation &Control ADNOC Offshore

Speakers

Medhat Zaghloul Regional Technology Manager Compressor Controls Corporation

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Refrigeration Compressor Controls & Optimization for the Oil & Gas Industries

Subramanian Ramanathan Senior Process Automation Engineer EQUATE Petrochemical Company Presentation

Turbomachinery Controls: EQUATE’s experience

Muhammad Umar Rauf Technical Sales Consultant Schneider Electric

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Modernizing Steam Turbine Controls

Sumitava Sengupta General Manager Yokogawa Middle East and Africa Presentation

Yokogawa Solutions for Integrated Control of Turbomachinery: Challenges and Solutions

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Keynote Speakers Mohammed Loch President & CEO DMS Global Director Industry Development ISA Mohammed Loch is the President & CEO of DMS Global. DMS Global’s range of activities include Events, Publishing, Video Production, Web Services, PR & Branding Solutions, ultimately complementing its project intelligence database. With this diverse range of activities, DMS is the only media company that can truly call itself a marketing specialist for the Energy Sector. Other than DMS Global, Mohammed’s other roles include; the Director Industry Development for the International Society of Automation (ISA), the Middle East, Africa & Asia Pacific Partner of the ARC Advisory Group, Regional Director Middle East for the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) as well as FieldComm Group, Director of Market Intelligence for the Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce, and Partner & Executive Director of the Choice to Change Foundation.

Abdul Nasser Al Mughairbi President ISA UAE Manager, Panorama Unit, ADNOC Abdul Nasser Al Mughairbi is an industry professional and entrepreneur with an experience spanning 30 years in various roles and responsibilities in the energy sector. In his current role he leads ADNOC Panorama which focuses on the development and application of ADNOC Group Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence. His experience also includes ADNOC Gas Processing, where his last role was leading the technical organization of the company as the SVP, Technical. His experience also includes both operations and projects in the expansion of ADNOC Gas Processing. He has led many automation and technical transformation initiatives in the company and ADNOC Group.

Maurice Sakr CEO & Partner Autochim Systems First time in the Gulf was with Schlumberger Wireline as a Field Engineer early 1979 in Kuwait, then Oman. In 1981, joined ZADCO (Upper Zakum Development Company – Abu Dhabi) as an Instrument & Control Engineer until 1999, holding several positions both offshore and in the headquarter: from being the pioneer and Team Leader of the Data Control section on Zirku to Head of Instrumentation and Control Engineering section at the HQ. Co-founded the ISA – Abu Dhabi Chapter in the early nineties while still with ZADCO. And in 1996 founded Autochim Systems Abu Dhabi, in partnership with Autochim France. In 2000, assumed current responsibilities of Founding Partner & CEO of Autochim Systems in the Middle East.

Besides being a passionate golfer, technical experience and interests in the following fields: Distributed Control Systems, Turbomachinery Control, Renewable Energy

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Abdulla Ateya Al Messabi Manager, Refining & Petrochemicals Business Unit ADNOC Abdulla N Ateya has been the Refining and Petrochemicals Unit Manager at Downstream Directorate, ADNOC HQ, since April 2017. He is responsible for downstream Refining and Petrochemicals business governance including representing ADNOC interests in ADNOC Refining, Borouge ADP, Borouge Pte and ADNOC Fertilizers.

The Refining and Petrochemicals Unit is responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient operations of assets and their profitable performance, as well as conducting technical studies with the aim of increasing the reliability of the existing assets, or identifying new asset growth opportunities. The unit also oversees the planning and execution of refining and petrochemicals projects and supports the successful phasing of all projects, in line with the approved business plan and budget.

With more than 20 years of industry experience, Ateya started his career at Borouge as a Process Engineer. After taking on various managerial positions, he was appointed Vice President and then Senior Vice President of the Borouge 3 Project. Immediately prior to his current position, Ateya was Senior Vice President of the Borouge Technical Group A UAE national, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the UAE University, in Al Ain. Paul Gruhn ISA President Elect 2018 & ISA President 2019 ISA Paul Gruhn is a Global Functional Safety Consultant with aeSolutions in Houston, Texas.

Paul is an ISA Life Fellow, a More than 25 years, member and co-chair of the ISA 84 standard committee (on safety instrumented systems), the developer and instructor of ISA courses on safety systems, the author of two ISA textbooks, and the developer of the first commercial safety system software modeling program. Paul has a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas, a member of the Control Systems Engineering PE exam committee, and both a Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) and an ISA 84 Safety Instrumented Systems Expert.

Paul is the 2018 ISA President-elect Secretary.

Don Bartusiak Chief Engineer, Process Control ExxonMobil Don Bartusiak is Chief Engineer, Process Control for ExxonMobil Research and Engineering.

He has 30 years of experience in process control and advanced computing with ExxonMobil, and 7 years of experience in process development research with Bethlehem Steel. During his career with ExxonMobil, he has been a process control application engineer working on artificial intelligence, linear and nonlinear model predictive control, and real-time optimization at facilities in the U.S. and U.K in both central engineering offices and manufacturing. From the mid-1990s, he held supervisory or senior technical positions with responsibility for instrumentation, process analyzers, control systems, and control applications at facilities in Texas and Virginia. From 2000 to 2002, he was Lecturer and Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rice University.

Don received a B.S. (ChemE) from the University of Pennsylvania and M.S. and Ph.D (ChemE) degrees from Lehigh University. He is a former National Director of the Computing and Systems Technology (CAST) Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and Process Control Programming Chairman for the Ethylene Producers Committee.

He currently serves on Technical Committee 6.1 for Chemical Process Control in the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) and is a Managing Director in the Standards and Practices Board of the International Society of Automation (ISA). In 2011, he received the Computing Practice Award from the CAST Division of AIChE. He was inducted into Control Engineering’s Automation Hall of Fame in 2015 and in 2016 was named to Smart Industry’s Top 50 Innovators. He has published 10 journal articles and is co-inventor on 4 patents.

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Steering Committee Aseel Humoodi Manager, Talent Development Unit ADNOC Talent Development Unit Manager in the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).

A career journey spanning across various functions in ADNOC Group including Facilities Management, Corporate IT Strategy, Organization Development and Business Support covering a portfolio of Corporate Planning, Performance Management and Workforce Planning. Her current role focuses on developing and building the pipeline of technical and leadership capability for ADNOC Group.

Qualifications include a Bachelor degree from the University of Michigan’s School of Art and Architecture, a Master Certificate in Project Management and a Certificate in Executive Development from the Institute of Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland.

Qasem M. Al Kayoumi Manager, Technical Center Unit ADNOC Qasem Al Kayoumi is the Technical Center Manager in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) Upstream Directorate. He is in charge of ADNOC R&D, Subsurface Technology, Upstream Information Management, Operation and Project Excellence. Before this role, he served as an Offshore Manager for ADNOC. He joined ADNOC in 1985 as Petroleum Engineer and since then he has worked in various departments in ADNOC Offshore (previously ADMA & ZADCO) and ADNOC Onshore (previously ADCO). His long career includes Drilling, Reservoir Management, Reservoir Simulation, Field Development, Business Planning, and Field Operations.

He is an active member of Society of Petroleum Engineers, serving as Chairman of Abu Dhabi section in 1993-1994 and contributing to various local and regional forums and Applied Technology Workshops.

He holds a BSc in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Southern California, United States.

Ahmad Abbas Senior Vice President Technical ADNOC LNG Ahmad Abbas is ADNOC LNG Senior Vice President (Technical). Manages Technical Services divisions which include Projects, Major Projects, Engineering and Integrity & Quality. Has 21 years of experience and has managed several Department/Divisions such as product Quality Dept., HSE Division , Integrity/Reliability and Quality division before moving into the Senior Management position.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Maher Al Reyami Acting Senior Vice President, Technical Al Dhafra Maher Al Reyami has been working with ADNOC Group of companies for the past 26 years, serving and contributing to various disciplines spanning Maintenance, Operations, HSE and Projects.

His first key assignment was at the Bu-Hasa Field, where specific facilities were provided with remote monitoring and control. Later moved to the NEB field, which is known to be a SMART field, and was involved with the development, operations and maintenance teams with a system that could be called Semi Artificial Intelligent.

At the end of 2017, he was assigned to Al Dhafra Petroleum, to lead the Engineering & Projects related to the development of an unmanned field with advanced monitoring and control capabilities; which could be termed as an Oil & Gas Artificial Intelligence System.

Saeed Khalfan Al-Suwaidi Senior Vice President, Technical Al Yasat Petroleum Operations Company Ltd. Saeed Khalfan Al Suwaidi is the Senior Vice President (Technical) at Al Yasat Petroleum Operations Company Ltd. (ADNOC Group), overseeing the sub-surface and exploration activities of the company. Prior to this, he was the Executive Advisor & Project Manager of the joint venture between ADNOC and China National Petroleum Company (HK) Abu Dhabi, which eventually resulted in the establishment of Al Yasat. He has a B.Sc. Petroleum Engineering from Tulsa University, Oklahoma, USA (1997) and 13 years experience in reservoir engineering within the ADNOC Group. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers since 1992.

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Organising Committee Ahmed Shams Vice President Engineering and Technical Services ADNOC Gas Processing Ahmad Shams was born in Dubai, UAE, in 1973. He received the Bachelor in Electrical engineering from the university of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, in 1997.

In 1997, he joined the Abu Dhabi Gas Industries as Instrument Engineer. Since then he has been with Abu Dhabi Gas Industries in various positions. His current position is Vice President of ADNOC Gas Processing Bu Hasa Plant Division.

Ahmad Shams is a committee member & Vice Chairman for GPA GCC chapter, Executive board member in SOGAT, Executive board member in ISA UAE and Executive board member in Emerson Global users.

His current role in the company is to direct and manage all activities at the ADNOC Gas Processing Bu Hasa Plant Operations while maintaining highest standards of HSE, Integrity and reliability of the assets to ensure the cost effective achievement of Plant’s production and processing targets in line with the corporate objectives.

Jasim Josham Al Ali Vice President Integrity & Quality ADNOC LNG Jassim has 20 years experience and manages following Departments under Engineering Division 1.

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Started in ADGAS as Electrical Engineer with Engineering Support Department and then worked as Senior Project Engineer / Project Manager / Head of Instrument Control & Electrical Engineering and Manager of Performance & Reliability, Vice President (Integrity & Quality).

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Fuad Al-Ansari Vice President – Information Technology Division ADNOC Refining As the Vice President of Information Technology Division of ADNOC Refining, Mr. Fuad Al-Ansari is responsible for managing the technology infrastructure, refinery information systems and business applications across all divisions within Takreer including Ruwais Refinery (East and West), and Abu Dhabi Refinery. Al-Ansari has contributed remarkably to the visioning and leading ADNOC Refining in its Digital Transformation journey by way of implementing state of the art, innovative and cost effective solutions to achieve operational excellence.

Al-Ansari holds a BS in Electrical Engineering (Electronics), 1994 and a MS in Engineering Management, 1996 from Portland State University, USA. He has completed Leadership trainings as part of Executive Education Program in Harvard Business School in 2009 and 2011.

Al-Ansari serves on the IDC Technical Advisory Council(GCC), Maximo Oil & Gas Industry Advisory Council, OSI Soft Executive Advisory Council and participates in SAP Oil & Gas Global Advisory Group.

Al-Ansari is a regular international speaker and panelist in IT Seminars and Conferences talking about IIoT, Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity.

With two decades of IT experience in the field of IT, Al-Ansari has headed ADNOC Refining’s IT Organization to establishing the Digital Strategy and IT Policies & Procedures in line with business of objectives of the company. Under his leadership, the company has automated many time consuming and paper intensive business processes, upgraded business critical applications and deployed Refinery Information Systems within the Abu Dhabi and Ruwais refineries. Drawing on his insight and capabilities within business technology optimization and alignment, he has envisioned several innovative projects towards building a Smart Refinery. Capitalizing on the recent Refinery Information System (RIS) project, ADNOC Refining is striding on its journey towards digital transformation and IIoT. This has been achieved through the effective and innovative use of technology in conjunction with optimized processes and skilled staff.

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Application Integration & Data Analytics DAY 2 (18th April) 1.30 pm – 3.15 pm Track Chair Ahmed Al Naqbi Refinery Information Systems (RIS) Section Head ADNOC Refining Ahmed Al Naqbi is Refinery Information Systems (RIS) Section Head in Information Technology Division of ADNOC Refining. He is responsible to direct, supervise and coordinate the activities of the Refinery Information Section and develop the competency of the IT staff in order to enable them provide cost-efficient Information system operations on Refinery Information Systems (RIS) and Sub-Systems namely Production Planning, Production Scheduling, Pricing, Supply Chain, Oil Movement Management, Production Accounting & Data Reconciliation, Energy Balancing Management, Target/Case Database, KPI Generator, Operating Windows, Operator Logbook & Target Board, Real Time Analysis, Report Generator, Operation Data Store, Portal & Dashboard System, Workflow Management & Alerting, Integration System & Infrastructure within HQ and the refineries in Abu Dhabi and Ruwais.

Ahmed Al Naqbi holds a B.Eng (with Honours) in Computer Engineering from Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research since 2010. His involvement in leading IoT projects within UAE Governmental Sector accelerated his awareness in the growing demand of Digital Transformation.

Ahmed Al Naqbi made a remarkable bridge between the IT and OT within ADNOC Refining that helped in fostering new relationships and revolutionizing the culture in the past decade.

His continuous curiosity and familiarity with both fields complimented his strategic roadmap of Management-of-Change for ADNOC Refining management and employees. Ahmed makes sure to the align between Digital Strategies and Business Objectives. He is also a high-profile contributor in youth empowerment as a member of the ADNOC Refining Youth Council

Speakers Khelifa Yaker Manager, Data Sciences Analytics Department, Panorama Unit ADNOC Presentation: Data Science in ADNOC Engineer ; He is in charge of Data Science and Analytics in ADNOC . He has more than 25 years experience in technology applied to oil and gas. A polyglot who has worked in several places in the world. He has experiences in upstream and downstream businesses.

Ahmed Emam Senior Cost Estimating Specialist ADNOC Onshore Presentation: Development of Excel Based Cost Estimating Module for Process & Utility Piping and Pipelines Ahmed is Senior Specialist Cost Estimating Engineer working in Oil & Gas Mega Projects since 1997 with EPC Contractor, Engineering Consultants and Operating Companies.

His experience is covering upstream surface facilities, artificial lifting, enhanced oil recovery “EOR” and infrastructure projects. Ahmed is mechanical engineer graduated from Cairo University, designated as Certified Cost Professional “CCP” from “AACEI” and Incorporated Engineer “IEng” from Engineering Council (UK). He is the author and co-author for several technical papers published in 2016& 2017 by the Society of Petroleum Engineers “SPE”, he is also selected as speaker in ADIPEC 2016 and EGYPS 2018. Ahmed is working for ADNOC Onshore (Abu Dhabi) and being involved as training instructor conducting regular intensive training sessions called “ADNOC Project Controls Academy”.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Paul Steinitz Director Strategic Services ARC Advisory Group Presentation: Digital Transformation: Challenging and Necessary Paul has over 35 years of experience in the automation industry, including positions in application engineering, sales, and product management. Prior to ARC, Paul has been directly involved in the application of process control systems in the oil & gas, petrochemical, chemical, power (nuclear and fossil), and other industries.

Marco Montini Production Engineer ENI SpA Presentation: An Advanced Process Control Strategy Applied to Simulation Cases Marco Montini holds a degree in Physics from the University of Milan and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London, where he specialized in multiphase flow in pipelines. After graduating he joined FEESA, a small Oil and Gas business, working as consultant and software developer. Here, he gained experience in the development of large gas and oil fields with specific attention on flow assurance issues. After a few years, he moved back to his home town where he started working for Eni, firstly as Flow Assurance Specialist and currently as Production Engineer. He focuses mainly on debottlenecking studies, production optimization and integrated models. Recently he became part of a task force dedicated to the development of big data analytics application for production and maintenance of Eni’s assets.

Luc Geerts Senior Consulting Solutions Director Schneider Electric Software Presentation: Opportunities for Plant Operations Improvement Offered by Digitization Luc is the Senior Consulting Solutions Director for Software Applications with Schneider Electric in Middle East and North Africa.

In his role he is responsible for leading a team of consultants that provide consultancy on applications for process and operations to the markets covered by Schneider Electric’s Software Divison of Global Solutions in the Middle East and North Africa.

He has been living in the region for over 15 years with stints in Oman, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia and now in Dubai. He has previously worked for Honeywell, Aspentech and Invensys before it was taken over by Schneider Electric in early 2014. Luc holds a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from KUL in Leuven, Belgium

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ARC Digital Transformation Council: Middle East DAY 1 (17th April) 10.30 am – 12.30 pm Moderator Paul Steinitz Director Strategic Services ARC Advisory Group Paul has over 35 years of experience in the automation industry, including positions in application engineering, sales, and product management. Prior to ARC, Paul has been directly involved in the application of process control systems in the oil & gas, petrochemical, chemical, power (nuclear and fossil), and other industries.

Speakers Ali Alshehhi Manager, Operations Department, Panorama Unit, The Executive Office ADNOC Presentation: ADNOC Group Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Current and Future Prospects Ali Alshehhi participates in the ISA with esteemed operational, technical and projects experience in the energy industry spanning oil & gas and renewables. He currently runs the operations of the Panorama Unit in ADNOC that is responsible for the development and application of Artificial Intelligence solutions in the operational optimization of ADNOC Group performance indicators. He’s a published author in corporate performance and an industry expert in financially sustainable corporate practices.

V. Parameswaran Superintendent - Instrumentation BAPCO Presentation: Building Digital Strategy Roadmap Towards a Smart Refinery Parameswaran is an Instrumentation Professional having 39 years of experience in the fields of project management, design, detailed engineering, installation and commissioning of Instruments and Control Systems in Oil and Gas Industries. He is currently working as Superintendent - Instrumentation Section, Process Control Engineering Department in Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco), Bahrain. He is a Subject Matter Expert in the Process Control Systems. He is a regular ISA Member since 1991.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Khaled Al-Enezi Six Sigma Department Leader EQUATE Petrochemical Company Presentation: EQUATE Industry 4.0 Strategy Intent Khaled Al-Enezi is the Leader of Center of Business Excellence at EQUATE with the responsibility to manage expertise, tools, methodologies and programs for Business Process, Lean, Innovation, Six Sigma and Analytics for EQUATE Global sites. His professional interests focus on generating savings for the company ($96MM is the target for Y2018, last year total savings generated were $96.69MM at EQUATE). Khaled identifies opportunities for continuous improvement of units, systems, processes and practices, cost reduction, productivity improvement, ETC. Khaled holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Gannon University, Pennsylvania, USA. He joined PIC in 1994 as Maintenance Foreman and later moved to EQUATE in 1996. He has worked for more than 14 years in maintenance during which he also served the IT department as CMMS (SAP) consultant for 3 years. In 2007, Khalid was certified as a Green Belt Project Leader and later joined the Six Sigma department as a Black Belt Coach in 2010. He was certified as a Black Belt in 2011 and as a Master Black Belt in 2016.

Jaifar Al-Hinai Senior Real Time Operations Engineer PDO Presentation: PDO’s Journey of Real Time Operation Jaifar is a senior Real Time Operation Engineer working in Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) Real-Time Operations Team. Jaifar hold a Master Degree in Data Science from The University of Sheffield (UK). Jaifar has been working in the oil & gas industry (PDO) since 2006, specifically in artificial lift systems, subsurface applications, collaborative solutions, smart technologies, SCADA systems and wireless solutions. Recently, Jaifar moved to look after PDO’s Production Portal “Nibras” that completely transformed the way PDO manage its Wells, Reservoirs, and Facilities. In the last two years, Jaifar get heavily involved in PDO’s Digital Transformation Journey.

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Environmental and Data Management DAY 1 (17th April) 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm Track Chair Aditya Namjoshi Specialist, Environment, HSE Division ADNOC Gas Processing Aditya Namjoshi, is a specialist in environment, at ADNOC gas processing. He has over 16 years of diverse experience in environment and sustainability risk consulting, operational integration and management. He is an expert in energy efficiency and climate change abatement and international monetization mechanisms. His previous roles span across private and public sectors such as at Ernst & Young, MASDAR, KPMG and ministry of education. Aditya holds master’s degree in environmental engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and is a certified IMS lead auditor, certified energy manager, and licensed HSE and ESTIDAMA practitioner. Aditya is an avid swimmer and has participated in national and international swimming events.

Speakers Abbad Cheik (Co-Speaker) Area Manager Middle East DURAG GROUP Presentation: Predictive Emission Monitoring for Air Emission Monitoring Systems in Middle East: Features, Benefits and Challenges for ME End Users Abbad has joined DURAG GROUP in 2012. In his position as Area Manager of Middle East & Africa and General Manager of DURAG Middle East Office (in Dubai Jafza), he is responsible for the technical & sales support of DURAG’s customers and partners in the whole region.

He has vast experience in Combustion Technology and Environmental Monitoring.

Abbad was born in Mauritania. He was awarded 1995 a scholarship from German government to study mechanical engineering and later on MBA. He has three children and lives currently in Hamburg Germany.

Abhijit Chavan (Co-Speaker) Manager – Technical Support DURAG GROUP Presentation: Predictive Emission Monitoring for Air Emission Monitoring Systems in Middle East: Features, Benefits and Challenges for ME End Users Several years of experience in Analyzer System Package applications, engineering & commissioning. Presently working closely with various Oil & Gas end users across middle east region on Air Emission Measurement System requirements. Good familiarity with EPA standards & regulations on Predictive Emission Monitoring System & Continuous Parametric Monitoring System.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Ali Al-Nahash Solution Business Manager Endress+Hauser Presentation: Controlling and Monitoring of Storage Tanks Inventory with Highest Accuracy Level Instrumentation 14 years of experience in the field of tank gauging, inventory management solutions and terminal automation and specializes in offering customized solutions for these, fulfilling customer requirements.

Bachelor’s degree in Bio Medical engineering from Technical University of Bratislava.

Philip Black P.E. Product Marketing Director Wood Presentation: Meeting Environmental KPI Requirements with Real-Time Monitoring Philip Black P.E is the Product Marketing Director for Wood Intelligent Operations. He has over 15 years of diverse experience in environmental consulting, and operational intelligence. In previous roles at Wood, he helped develop the company’s ENVision environmental analytics software suite and implement the software internationally. He has served as an industry voice on the subjects of air quality and climate change. He has authored numerous articles, and presented to both petrochemical and power generation audiences in the United States, Middle East, and Asia. Mr. Black holds a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Kansas and is a licensed professional engineer in Texas.

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IIOT “Industrial Internet Of Things” DAY 2 (18th April) 11.00 am – 12.30 pm Track Chair Abdallah Ayoub Automation Team Leader ADNOC Gas Processing More than 25 years of experience in Industrial Automation, Telemetry, SCADA and Project Management. More than 20 years in Oil and Gas Industry. He is an Automation Team Leader in Engineering And Technical Services Division. He is a member of Information Security Assurance Committee and Leads Process Control Security initiatives and implementation.

He identifies opportunities for improvement and implementation of Industrial Automation and process control applications. He conducts economic feasibility studies to evaluate financial and technical viability of Industrial Automation Solutions and Applications.

Speakers Madhav Kasture HUB Digital Leader, India Middle East & Africa ABB Presentation: How to Implement Industrial Internet of Things for your Asset or Facility Madhav Kasture brings 30 years of International Experience in Process Systems and Industrial Automation predominantly in Oil & Gas Upstream and Hydrocarbon Processing Industry. Major experience is in UAE and also at ADNOC (ADMA) Zakum Offshore Asset.

He is currently working at ABB Automation as HUB Digital Leader helping customer take “next step” to leverage Technologies supporting IOT, Digitalization and developing an implementation framework for Industry 4.0 in Customer Assets and Facilities Shiva Sekar (Co-Speaker) Engineer, Electrical Maintenance ADNOC Gas Processing Presentation: Digital Substations Shiva Sekar holds a Bachelor degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from SSN College of engineering (Anna University), Tamilnadu India. He was initially associated with Megatech Control and worked as an Automation Engineer, later he joined ABB and worked on power automation solutions involving IEC61850 integration with 800xa DCS and load shedding systems. Currently associated with ADNOC Gas Processing Plant as an electrical engineer.

Ahmed AL Dhaheri (Co-Speaker) Electrical Engineer ADNOC Gas Processing Presentation: Digital Substations Ahmed received BS degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from HCT 2013.

Currently working for ADNOC Gas Processing as Electrical engineer with 3 years of experience.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Paul Sereiko Director – Marketing FieldComm Group Presentation: Information Modeling, OPC UA, and Industrial Automation Protocols Sereiko is responsible for guiding worldwide marketing efforts at FieldComm Group – the owner of the HART, WirelessHART, FOUNDATION Fieldbus, and FDI specifications. He has extensive IIoT background in previous roles as CEO of two private sensor networking companies, and has actively participated in the development of global standards for industrial communications and device integration technologies since 2002. He has spoken on these topics at previous ISA and FieldComm Group events. He holds a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA in Marketing & Finance from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management Gert Thoonen Business Leader Network Security Services Rockwell Automation Presentation: How to Accelerate Industrial Performance in a Digital World?

A seasoned OT specialist who cycled through many roles in various industries like metals, pharmaceutical, consumer goods and utilities. His career transformed him to a manager and strategist with a passion for high-end technology integration. Understanding the customer requirements and match them with leading technologies and security in mind is his passion. He holds eMBA, CISSP, CISM, CEH, CND and PMP certification Krishna Bidare Venkata Sr. Technical Sales Consultant Schneider Electric Presentation: Practical IIOT for Process Industries Presently working in Schneider Electric, Dubai office as Technical Consultant for Presales and Tendering Section. Has more than 30 years of experience in the Design, Engineering, Commissioning and Sales management of “ Integrated Control and Safety Systems” for O&G, Power and Petrochemical Segments

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Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity DAY 2 (18th April) 9.00 am – 10.30 am Track Chair Alya Al Marzooqi Department Manager, Corporate Information Security (DM-IS) Borouge Alya Al Marzooqi is the Department Manager – Corporate Information Security (DM-IS) of Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Ltd (Borouge). She is responsibility leading the Information Security Management Systems for developing, maintaining monitoring compliance of all information security policies and procedures for Information Technology and Industrial Control systems Networks. Integrate Information Security Framework and enterprise Cyber Risk Management with security policies and information protection strategies. She has established the Information Security Awareness Program for Borouge employees and partners. She has developed and lead the IT Disaster Recovery strategy and lead the actual IT Disaster Recovery Drills and Rehearsals. She is promoted to be the Availability Manager for assurance of all the Services availability and continuously operations.

Her expertise includes evaluating the risks and controls related to managing a company’s enterprise-wide technical processes, performing detail security assessments, and implementing business continuity solutions.

Alya holds an Honor degree of Master of Science degree in Cybersecurity from the Zayed University of Abu Dhabi, UAE, Bachler’s degree in Information Security from the UAE University and Diploma in Crisis Management from British Collage. Prior being the DMIS of Borouge IT, Alya has worked in various government entities on the Security and governance field. She brings in to Borouge a strong portfolio of experience from the other government entities.

Speakers Christy Thomas (Co-Speaker) ICS Security Administrator EQUATE Petrochemical Company Presentation: Industrial Control Systems Security – Myth or Reality Christy Thomas has close to 33 years of experience in automation and control systems.

He has working experience in the design, commissioning and maintenance of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) network. Having worked in steel and petrochemicals processing facilities since his engineering graduation in 1984 and post graduation in MBA in 2003, he had been serving as Senior Engineer for industrial process control network. He is a TUV certified Functional safety engineer with additional knowledge in establishing ICS networks for grass root facilities. At present, he is the Senior process Automation Engineer working as ICS Security Administrator for EQUATE petrochemical Co., in Kuwait.

Bala Elamaran (Co-Speaker) Process Automation Group: Leader EQUATE Petrochemical Company Presentation: Industrial Control Systems Security – Myth or Reality Working as Process Automation Group Leader with M/s EQUATE Petrochemical Company, Kuwait. Leading a team of more than 25 years Engineers in Instrument, Control systems, Analyzers & ICS Cyber security. Certified Functional Safety Engineer by TUV Rheinland.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Gilles Loridon CEO Global Security Network Presentation: IIoT Cybersecurity: A New Paradigm Gilles Loridon is an InfoSec Consultant for more than 19 years and in IT for 24 years. He has been leading and implementing InfoSec projects for Security Agencies and Energy companies in EMEA. As prime consultant, Gilles has been conducting, InfoSec Audits, ICS ISMS implementations and Awareness Training.

Safdar Akhtar Director Enterprise Business Development - ICS EMEA Honeywell Presentation: Honeywell Industrial Cybersecurity Safdar Akhtar is a Director of Business Development of Enterprise Cyber Security for EMEA Pacific region for Honeywell Industrial Cyber Security. He has an extensive background and experience in Cyber Security across multiple sectors, including Industrial Control Systems and Surveillance & Defense. Prior to joining Honeywell, Safdar was the Global Head of Systems Engineering and Business Development for Glimmerglass Optical Cyber Solutions, a provider for cyber defense, signal intelligence and Big Data analytics.

Previously Safdar served as a Product Line Manager at Ciena Telecom, where he helped develop optical network simulation/validation and planning solution. Earlier in his career Safdar was Head of Asia for Questor Technology helping expand Chemical Vapor Deposition business across Asia. Safdar received his BS from University of Phoenix, Project Management from University of California, Berkeley.

Mohammed Alabdulmohsen Control Systems Engineer Saudi Aramco Presentation: KhPD Implementation of Industrial Revolution IR4.0 Machine Learning Based on Markov-Chain Model for Cyber-Attack Detection Mohammed joined Saudi Aramco in mid of 2010, as a data and network engineer, and since that time he worked in different projects such as (Enterprise Monitoring Solution) EMS and Control Systems cybersecurity. In 2015, he was granted a U.S Patent (NO 9.092.124) for developing System And Method For Effective Plant Performance Monitoring In Gas Oil Separation Plant�.

Mohammed graduated with Master degree from Boston University / MIT joint System Engineering – Control & Automation Program in 2017 with first owner.

Fuad Al Attar Director, Sales & Marketing Support Siemens Presentation: Cybersecurity, Reliability and Safety of Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks Fuad Al Attar currently heads the Sales & Marketing Support for Customer Services of Siemens Digital Factory (DF) and Process Industries & Drives (PD) divisions in the Middle East region. He has more than 20 years experience in engineering and EPC project management of industrial automation projects, including design and implementation of large-scale DCS, SCADA, ESD and Fire & Gas systems and industrial communication networks for critical applications.

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Process Safety DAY 1 (17th April) 1.30 pm - 3.30 pm Track Chair Chandramohan Vinayakam Senior Instrumentation Professional ADNOC LNG Chandramohan Vinayakam is an experienced instrumentation professional currently holding senior position in engineering department of ADNOC LNG. He is having over all experience of over 25 years in the field of instrumentation in Oil & Gas industry in which 7 years’ experience in ADNOC LNG and certified expert in functional safety. He is a very challenging person in taking over instrumentation project .

Speakers Luca Cadei Production Engineer ENI SpA Presentation: Definition of a Dynamic Operating Envelope of a Complete Production System Luca Cadei holds a BSc in Energy Engineering and an MSc in Petroleum Engineering cum laude from Politecnico of Milan. He completed his background with two Exchange Programs in TU Delft and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) specializing in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Reservoir and Production Engineering awarded with ENI scholarship. After graduating, he joined Exxon Mobil as a process engineer, working directly on field with a focus on optimization and troubleshooting activities in the downstream division. He moved ENI Exploration & Production as a production engineer in 2015. His activities are mainly focused on production optimization, troubleshooting, debottlenecking and development of field exploitation strategy on ENI worldwide assets. His activities involves the use of process and thermo/fluid dynamics simulations, integrated models, advanced algorithms and analytics, combined with operations performed directly on field. He is currently SPE YP Italian Section president.

Subramanian Ramanathan (Co-Speaker) Senior Process Automation Engineer EQUATE Petrochemical Company Presentation: Process Safety: Challenges in SIS Instruments in an Operating Plant Working as Senior Process Automation Engineer with M/s EQUATE Petrochemical Company, Kuwait. Have about more than 24 years of experience in the field of Industrial Control Systems in Refinery / Petrochemicals. Certified Functional Safety Engineer by TUV Rheinland.

Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Project Leader. Certified Mentor (Level-5)by ILM, UK Bala Elamaran (Co-Speaker) Process Automation Group: Leader EQUATE Petrochemical Company Presentation: Process Safety: Challenges in SIS Instruments in an Operating Plant Working as Process Automation Group Leader with M/s EQUATE Petrochemical Company, Kuwait. Leading a team of more than 25 years Engineers in Instrument, Control systems, Analyzers & ICS Cyber security. Certified Functional Safety Engineer by TUV Rheinland.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Peter Sieber Vice President HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH Presentation: It Takes Two to Tango: Safety and Security Peter Sieber is Vice President Global Sales & Regional Development of HIMA. He has worked in process automation since 1985 and is a member of steering committees working on functional safety (IEC 61508) and IT security (IEC 62443). More recently Peter has been involved in IEC TC 65 WG 20.1 which considers the application of IEC 61508 and IEC 62443 in parallel.

Paul Gruhn ISA President Elect 2018 & ISA President 2019 ISA Presentation: Why Selecting Safety Integrity Levels (Sil) for Fire and Gas Systems is Not a Good Idea Paul Gruhn is a Global Functional Safety Consultant with aeSolutions in Houston, Texas.

Paul is an ISA Life Fellow, over 25 year of member and co-chair of the ISA 84 standard committee (on safety instrumented systems), the developer and instructor of ISA courses on safety systems, the author of two ISA textbooks, and the developer of the first commercial safety system software modeling program. Paul has a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas, a member of the Control Systems Engineering PE exam committee, and both a Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) and an ISA 84 Safety Instrumented Systems Expert.

Paul is the 2018 ISA President-elect Secretary.

Edwin Choo Detection Product Group Manager MSA Presentation: F&G Mapping Impact on Overall Process Safety An expert consultant level engineering professional in Flame & Gas detection industry with a skill set which includes: a) F&G and related systems design including architectural design and configuration of plant-wide networked systems. b) Evaluation of system safety integrity and SIL assessment as per IEC61511/61508. Certified Functional Safety Professional (CFSP) since 2007. c) Performance of fire & gas systems design as per ISATR84.00.07 (Guidance on the evaluation of fire, combustible gas and toxic gas detection system effectiveness) d) Performance of gas and flame detection coverage assessments with gas and flame risk mapping tools, and gas dispersion modeling tools.

Rajeshkumar Modi Lead SIF and FGS Engineer Oman LNG L.L.C. Presentation: Proof Testing:- Applied Techniques to Maintain Sil & to Prolong Plant Turnaround’ Rajeshkumar Modi (C.Eng, CFSE(Exida) and TUV certified FSE) is an EC engineer and having more than 30 years of experience in design,engineering,maintenance-&-construction of ‘Instrumentation-&-control’ systems for Chemical,Petrochemical,Oil-&-Gas,Fertilizers plants/ projects -client and EPC based. Presently, working in Instrument(Engineering)-OLNG. He authored technical articles on SIS in technical publications-and-international symposium.

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Turbomachinery Controls DAY 2 (18th April) 3.45 pm – 5.15 pm Track Chair N.V. Kulkarni Team Leader – Instrumentation & Control ADNOC Offshore N.V. Kulkarni has more than 30 years of experience in design, engineering and Project Management of Instrumentation, Control and Telecommunication sector of mainly Oil and Gas Industry. He started his career in Operation and Maintenance. Later he worked for more than 22 years in major EPC Organizations before moving to Integrated Project management team. He is working in ZADCO, Abu Dhabi on UZ750 Project as Team Leader since last 7 years.

Speakers Medhat Zaghloul Regional Technology Manager Compressor Controls Corporation Presentation: Refrigeration Compressor Controls & Optimization for the Oil & Gas Industries Medhat Zaghloul is CCC’s Regional Technology Manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, based in Abu Dhabi.

Medhat joined CCC in 1993, after a 15-year career in instrumentation and controls in the petrochemical industry. His responsibilities include providing technical guidance, supporting Sales, and developing technical solutions and control applications for CCC. Medhat has over 38 years of controls experience in a variety of up-, mid- and down-stream Oil & Gas facilities.

Medhat holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Cairo Institute of Technology, Egypt.

Subramanian Ramanathan (Co-Speaker) Senior Process Automation Engineer EQUATE Petrochemical Company Presentation: Turbomachinery Controls: EQUATE’s experience Working as Senior Process Automation Engineer with M/s EQUATE Petrochemical Company, Kuwait. Have about more than 24 years of experience in the field of Industrial Control Systems in Refinery / Petrochemicals. Certified Functional Safety Engineer by TUV Rheinland. Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Project Leader. Certified Mentor (Level-5)by ILM, UK

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Muhammad Umar Rauf Technical Sales Consultant Schneider Electric Presentation: Modernizing Steam Turbine Controls Umar is a Technical Sales Consultant for Turbomachinery Controls and Safety systems in Schneider Electric Middle East.

Umar is a Project Management Professional and TUV certified engineer having more than 15 years’ experience in the field of process automation.

Over the past decade he has focused on educating & supporting end users in the Petrochemicals, utilities & oil & Gas installations on the optimal approach towards modernization of rotating equipment controls. Enabling them to get rid of black boxes and transition to programmable platforms having user friendly interface that easily adapt to recommendations laid out in latest machinery control and protection standards.

Sumitava Sengupta General Manager Yokogawa Middle East and Africa Presentation: Yokogawa Solutions for Integrated Control of Turbomachinery: Challenges and Solutions Modernizing Steam Turbine Controls Sumitava Sengupta graduated in Electrical Engineering in 1990 from BE College, Shibpur, India (now known as IIEST, Shibpur , an INI: Institute of National Importance) and obtained PGDBM from IIM-Calcutta in 1997. He has more than 27 years of experience in the industry in various roles in Power and Process Control Industries. He has been responsible for Power & Water Solutions vertical business for Middle East & Africa for Yokogawa for last 10 + years.

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Compressor Control Corpora�on DELTA CONTROLS FZCO DMS Global DURAG GROUP EASY WORLD GROUP Emirates Electrical & Instrumenta�on Co. LLC Endress +Hauser FieldComm Group Global Security Network Gulf Commercial Group Engineering Services HIMA MIDDLE EAST FZE Honeywell

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 ABB Contact Person: Leah Mathieu Address: Aldar HQ Building, 4th Floor, Al Raha Beach Area, P.O. Box: 45710, Abu Dhabi Telephone Number: +971 2 493 8612 Website: new.abb.com/oil-and-gas Email: leah.mathieu@ae.abb.com Sponsor Type: Bronze Sponsor Stand Number: D3 ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing a history of innovation spanning more than 130 years, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and Fourth Industrial Revolutions. As title partner of Formula E, the fully electric international FIA motorsport class, ABB is pushing the boundaries of e-mobility to contribute to a sustainable future. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 136,000 employees.

Analytical Instrumentation & Maintenance Systems (AIMS) Contact Person: Zaheer Juddy Address: Office 103, Al Khyeli Building, Al Salam Street, Abu Dhabi, UAE Telephone Number: +971 5 4811218 Website: www.aimsgt.com Email: zaheerjuddy@aimsgt.com Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: E4 Analytical Instrumentation & Maintenance Systems (AIMS) is Middle East’s leading and highly professional comprehensive range of services. AIMS are founded to provide expertise service for Analytical Instrumentation.

We optimize your system and ensure maximum efficiency with minimal downtime. The company is led by personnel with specialized experiences in Analytical Instrumentation and Systems Development supported by a team of service personnel in the field of related process automation. These services are widely spread in Analytical Instrumentation (Lab & Online), Air Quality Monitoring, Process Solutions, Sulphur Recovery Optimization and equipment related to Sulphur Recovery Units.

Autochim Systems Contact Person: Michael Sakr Address: 1st Floor GIBCA Building, Khalifa Street Abu Dhabi Telephone Number: +9712 6265774 Website: www.autochimsystems.com Email: asme@autochimsystems.com / asme@autochimsystems.ae Sponsor Type: Platinum Sponsor Stand Number: B1

Safety & Automation – Systems and Services

Autochim Systems is a systems integration company catering to the Middle East market for the past twenty years.

We specialize in the design, manufacturing and supply of Fire & Gas Detection and Protection Systems, Rotating Machinery Control and Automation of Electricity Distribution and Substations.

Other solutions that we provide include: • Fire and Gas (F&G) Systems and Solutions – Suppression / Extinguishing • Automation and Control Systems – Switchgear Retrofit and Automation Solutions, Process Control Systems, Gen Set Control and Synchronization Solutions • Asset and Machinery Protection – Compressor Control Systems, Turbine Control Systems, Antisurge Control Systems, Vibration & Condition Monitoring Systems, Mechanical and Electrical Condition Monitoring Systems, Overspeed Protection Systems • Intrinsic Safety Solutions – Ex Mobile Phones and Devices • Inline Measurement Solutions With a team of highly skilled engineers and technical crew located in Abu Dhabi, Autochim Systems effectively manages the design and engineering, assembly and integration of various types of systems. We pride ourselves on being an engineering company trusted by our customers. Our reputation of exceeding expectations by always proposing innovative turnkey solutions makes us prequalified and reliable vendor of our major clients in the region, mostly from the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Power & Utilities industries.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Beckhoff Automation Contact Person: Hafez AL Sayed Address: Dubai Silicon Oasis, HQ building, Block C office 608 Telephone Number: +97145015480 Mobile Number: +971508602302 Website: www.beckhoff.ae Email: h.alsayed@beckhoff.com Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: F4 Beckhoff implements open automation systems based on PC Control technology. The product range covers Industrial PCs, I/O and Fieldbus Components, Drive Technology and automation software. Products that can be used as separate components or integrated into a complete and seamless control system are available for all industries. The Beckhoff “New Automation Technology” philosophy represents universal and open control and automation solutions that are used worldwide in a wide variety of different applications, ranging from CNCcontrolled machine tools to intelligent building automation.

CAMBIUM NETWORKS Contact Person: Lisa Frezza Telephone Number: +39 349 166 0834 Website: www.cambiumnetworks.com Email: lisa.frezza@cambiumnetworks.com Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: G4 Cambium Networks is a leading global provider of wireless broadband solutions that connect the unconnected dedicated to making it possible for operators to build sustainable businesses by connecting the under-connected and unconnected communities of the world. Our industry-leading portfolio of reliable, scalable and secure WiFi and wireless broadband point-to-point (PTP) and point-to-multipoint (PMP) platforms offer communications solutions that make it feasible and economical to unite the world and build a truly global society that leaves no one behind. At Cambium Networks, connecting people, places and things is our vision.

Compressor Controls Corporation Contact Person: Islam Fahmi Address: PO Box 109174, Sky Tower, Suite#2201, Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Telephone Number: +9712 446 9671 Ext.110 Mobile Number: +97150 795 5619 Website: www.cccglobal.com Email: ifahmi@cccglobal.com Sponsor Type: Bronze Sponsor Stand Number: B2

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CCC (Compressor Controls Corporation) was founded in 1974 as the inventor of the world’s first digital Antisurge control system, and has been serving the process control industry for more than 40 years. Today there are more than 10,000 turbomachinery trains worldwide powered by CCC control solutions – helping customers achieve reliable and efficient plant operation every day.

We employ the most knowledgeable and comprehensive team of turbomachinery professionals in the world and pride ourselves on our exemplary engineering services. CCC has an extensive library of proven turbomachinery control applications that can control any combination of driver, driven equipment and process found in your plant including Antisurge control for centrifugal and axial compressors, process capacity performance control, expander control, steam turbine and gas turbine control along with machine auxiliaries.

Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa – USA and with offices located across the globe, we have strategically positioned our specialists to provide an unparalleled level of expertise, consultation, and customer support close to our client base. Today the CCC brand goes beyond “Compressor Controls Corporation”. By combining the classleading technologies, CCC Group delivers you an integrated turbomachinery solution that will solve broader set of challenges. For more information, please visit our website at www.cccglobal.com

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 DELTA CONTROLS FZCO Contact Person: R. Jei Saravana Address: RA08YD03, Jebal Ali Free Zone, Dubai, U.A.E. Telephone Number: +971 4 8808 688 Mobile Number: +971 55 9257927 Website: www.deltacontrols.ae Email: jei.saravana@deltacontrols.ae Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: E8 Delta Controls FZCO (ISO 9001:2008 certified) provides the application expertise and solution, project management and engineering services required to provide a total automation solution to fulfill the individual client’s requirements based on Open system Architecture and platform. As an independent system supplier, Delta Controls FZCO has the capability to select most suitable hardware, software and OEM equipment to achieve the optimum system solution whilst matching specific client requirements.

We work closely with our customers and partners to achieve cost effective Automation Solutions in various Industry Sectors such as Oil & Gas, Water & Waste Water, Infrastructure, Utilities, Metals and Minerals.

We enjoy the status of a PLATFORM INDEPENDENT INTEGRATION C OMPANY whereby Automation solutions are woven around the products offered by OEMs who are Industry Leaders for PLC-SCADA based applications, OEMs of the repute of Rockwell Automation, Siemens, HIMA, GE, Honeywell, TBOX, Kingfisher, Wonderware and Schneider Electric can be considered for engineering solutions. For field instrumentation such as Flow, Temperature, Pressure; we provide the solutions and Products from World leaders in this field such as E&H, SIEMENS, WIKA, ABB etc... We are proud to say that Delta Controls is committed to provide value added support to our customers. A cost effective technically compliant solution increases the probability of bagging the projects.

We essentially share our knowledge of Process Automation in a collaborative manner coupled with our OEM partners to offer tailor-made solutions.

DMS Global Contact Person: Mohammed Loch Address: P.O. Box 30063 Diraz, Kingdom of Bahrain Telephone Number: +971 50 3123510 Website: www.dmsglobal.net Email: mloch@dmsglobal.net Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: G6 DMS Global is a global marketing specialist for the energy sector. It has various divisions, namely the DMS Projects, DMS Publishing, DMS Events, DMS Cybernation and DMS Promostation DMS operates globally. With headquarters in Bahrain, DMS Global has been the region’s leading business intelligence and marketing solution provider since 2000. Our business expertise is diversified across global projects tracking, events management, industry debates, digital and multimedia production, exhibitions stand design and industry specific publishing. With offices in 9 countries around the world, we believe that local presence is local knowledge. DMS Projects tracks over 14,000 projects in over 50 countries across 13 major sectors, making the DMS Projects Matrix the most accurate, encompassing and extensive resource for companies looking for new business opportunities anywhere. The concept of DMS is to bring to you an integrated system that provides a cost effective solution for data knowledge and management, saving time, effort and money in your marketing strategy. DMS Global has been a leader of marketing solutions for every major engineering sector across the globe, hence this enables us to work more closely with your teams to understand your needs, our objectives, and business message.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 DURAG GROUP Contact Person: Abbad Cheik Address: Kollaustrasse 105 - 22453 Hamburg, Germany Telephone Number: +49(40)554218-1145 Mobile Number: +49 (170) 7865961 Website: www.durag.com Email: abbad.cheik@durag.com Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: E3 DURAG GROUP is a global provider of measuring and control technology in the field of: - Environmental Monitoring: Opacity & Dust Monitors, Wet Stack Dust Monitors, Ambient Monitoring, Volume Flow Meters, Filter Monitors, Mercury Analyzers.

- Environmental and Process Data Management: Emission Data Acquisition and Handling Systems (EMS, PEMS), Water Data Management - Tunnel Sensors: Visibility Monitors, Air Flow Monitors - Combustion Technology: Flame Sensors, HEGWEIN Gas Oil Igniters, Gas Oil Pilots, Burner Controls, Electrical Igniters, Flare Pilots SMITSVONK, Flare Igniters, pilot burners, lances and spark plugs, Portable and Mobile Ignition Units - Video Thermography for Combustion Processes in Boilers, Furnaces and Crackers

EASY WORLD GROUP Contact Person: Kevin Villanueva Address: P.O. Box 29505, Dubai, UAE Telephone Number: +971 4 447 1137 Mobile Number: +971 55 376 6948 Website: www.eworldme.com Email: info@eworldme.com Sponsor Type: Bronze Sponsor Stand Number: A3 Easy World Group Companies (eWorld) is a leading Value Added distributor and solution provider of data communication, Industrial automation and Telecommunication products in Middle East region. Established in 2002, eWorld is a specialized distributor of leading edge mission critical, enterprise data, voice, security, and industrial networking as well as telecommunications products and solutions across the Middle East. We offer industry leading Networking and automation products backed up by our professional and experienced team to our valuable customers.

Emirates Electrical & Instrumentation Co. LLC Contact Person: Pavel Sumansky Address: Najda Street, Al Yasat Tower (Micco Bldg) , Office 1803-4 Telephone Number: +971 2 6664846 / +971 50 4461343 Website: www.e-i-emirates.com Email: info@e-i-emirates.com Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: E6 • Specialized EPC Contractor in the field of industrial electrical and instrumentation installations, mainly in the brown field projects in Oil & Gas • Control system cabinet integrator • Supplier of electrical & instrumentation bulk equipment • Electrical inspection works, incl. IECEx assessment

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Endress+Hauser Contact Person: Prasanth Sreekumar Address: 7WB-2100, Dafza, Dubai, UAE Telephone Number: 00 97142535100 Website: www.mesc.endress.com Email: info@ae.endress.com Sponsor Type: Silver Sponsor Stand Number: A1 Endress+Hauser is a global leader in measurement instrumentation, services and solutions for industrial process engineering. The Group employs 13,000 personnel across the globe, generating net sales of 2.1 billion euros.

47 sales centers, more than 80 representatives and production centers in 12 countries guarantees competent worldwide support. The Group has developed from a specialist in level measurement to a provider of complete solutions for industrial measuring technology and automation, with constant expansion into new territories and markets. Our products set standards in quality and technology.

FieldComm Group Contact Person: Mohammed Loch Address: P.O BOX 2086, PC:111 C.P.O Seeb Telephone Number: +971 50 3123510 Website: www.fieldcommgroup.org Email: mloch@dmsglobal.net Sponsor Type: Bronze Sponsor Stand Number: G3 FieldComm Group began operations on January 1, 2015 by combining all assets of the former Fieldbus Foundation and HART Communication Foundation.

FieldComm Group is a global standards-based non-profit member organization consisting of leading process end users, manufacturers, universities and research organizations that work together to direct the development, incorporation and implementation of communication technologies for the process industries. Membership is open to anyone interested in the use of the technologies. In addition to HART and Foundation Fieldbus communication technologies, FieldComm Group is responsible for ongoing development of Field Device Integration (FDI) Technology. The establishment of the FieldComm Group allows developers of digital open standards to better collaborate on new and existing technologies and to increase market share of digital field devices in the total device market.

Global Security Network Contact Person: Roula Khabbaz Address: PO BOX 41301 Abu Dhabi, UAE Telephone Number: +971 2 6674782 Website: www.gsn.ae Email: roula@gsn.ae Sponsor Type: Bronze Sponsor Stand Number: G1 Global Security Network (GSN) is a UAE based, French-owned company, with more than 17 years of experience in delivering high-end IT Security projects in the Middle East. GSN focuses on integrating specialized IT Security solutions for customers like governmental entities, Critical Infrastructure, Nuclear Power Plants and Oil & Gas in the Middle East.

GSN is the only Value-Added Distributor of Fox-IT, Netherlands, in the Middle East. GSN is proud to distribute the Fox Data Diode, the leading European one-way gateway solution to enforce Confidentiality while connecting networks of di erent Security levels, for National Security, SCADA, and ICS/DCS applications. The Fox Data Diode is the only product in the world certified EAL7+ by the Common Criteria or ISO/IEC 15408. The Fox Data Diode is approved for use up to and including NATO SECRET (NS).

GSN also provides Cyber Security Consulting such as Auditing, Cyber Security Risk Management for IT and ICS/ DCS/SCADA systems, Cyber Security Incident Management, Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing. We are very proud to have designed and implemented the rst Information Security Risk Management Framework for ICS/DCS/SCADA systems compliant with ISA/IEC-62443 (formerly ISA- 99).

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Gulf Commercial Group Engineering Services Contact Person: Ahamad Sabeer Address: Dubai, Garhoud – Makeen Bldg Telephone Number: +971 4 238 4440 Mobile Number: +971 50 165 5207 Website: www.gcg-es.com Email: sales@gcg-es.com Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: E5 Our strategy is based on three pillars; Innovation, Diversification and Sustainability. Innovation contributes towards Technological aspects of the business such as Automation & Digitalization Solutions. Diversification brings focus on industrial segments; Energy, Water, Minerals (Cement) in addition to Oil & Gas and diversification in the products portfolio. Sustainability is the resource aspect; building competencies of human resources, organization maturity through efficient processes, standardization and acquiring right tools/software to improve our performance.

The 180 degree transformation is a customer centric approach where our brands, solutions, and services work together for the best recommendations possible. We aim to serve as a regional centre of competence headquartered in the UAE.

HIMA MIDDLE EAST FZE Contact Person: Seema Kunder Address: UC 06 RA 08 Jebel Ali Free Zone Dubai UAE, P O Box 261487 Dubai Telephone Number: +971 4 8834489 Mobile Number: +971 528732642 Website: http://www.hima.ae Email: seema.kunder@hima.ae Sponsor Type: Bronze Sponsor Stand Number: D4 HIMA Middle East, FZE, an ISO 9001:2015 certified company, was established in 2001 as service support office for clients in the entire middle east region and also covers Egypt, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Caspian countries and Russia.

Ranked among the 100 top performing SMEs in UAE, HIMA Middle East’s range of products & services includes Sales & Distribution of modules and complete systems, Application Engineering, Project management and Engineering, Installation, Wiring & Testing of complete systems, start up, training, commissioning support, after sales service as well as functional safety consultancy.

HIMA Middle East engineering applies and maintains a management system - Functional Safety Management (FSM) which is TÜV certified according to IEC 61511 and meets the requirements of the listed standards. A dedicated team of experienced TÜV Certified FS engineers and professionals have successfully completed several prestigious and significant safety automation related engineering projects in the UAE as well as the entire Middle East region.

HIMA Middle East runs offices in UAE (Dubai), Oman (Muscat), Qatar (Doha) as well as local representation in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and India.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Honeywell Contact Person: Mais Salameh Address: Emaar Business Park, Bldg 2, Dubai/UAE Mobile Number: +971521045115 Website: https://www.honeywellprocess.com/ en-US/pages/default.aspx Email: mais.salameh@honeywell.com Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: E1 Honeywell Process Solutions is a pioneer in automation control, instrumentation and services for the oil and gas; refining; pulp and paper; industrial power generation; chemicals and petrochemicals; biofuels; life sciences; and metals, minerals and mining industries. It is also a leader in providing software solutions and instrumentation that help manufacturers find value and competitive advantage in digital transformation through the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Honeywell Process Solutions helps industrial customers meet their business objectives with leading technology and services, domain expertise, project management experience, and global engineering and support resources. Honeywell’s broad portfolio of products and services can be tailored to meet process automation needs, from production and supply chain management to project management services, control systems and field devices.

IBM Contact Person: Anjelika Shimko Address: DIC, Building 5 Mobile Number: 0563901313 Website: https://www.ibm.com/ae-en/ Email: anjelika.shimko@ibm.com Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: E2 IBM Middle East & Pakistan IBM has been operating in the Middle East since 1947, when it installed the first computer in the region at Saudi Aramco over 70 years ago. It has been playing a vital role in shaping the region’s information technology landscape.

Today, IBM is a leading cloud platform and cognitive solutions company and is continuously transforming its business to address the emerging needs of businesses and societies and help customers and partners accelerate their digital transformation journeys.

Kimman Process Solutions (KPS) Contact Person: Erik Verloop Address: Dienstenstraat 25, 3161 GN RHOON, The Netherlands Telephone Number: +31 10 5030077 Website: www.kpsnl.com Email: e.verloop@kpsnl.com Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: F2 KPS is a leading company in the field of design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mainly Automatic Sampling Systems. KPS was established in 1996 have their headquarters in the area of Rotterdam, the busiest crude hub in Europe. With close to 100 auto samplers installed in the nearby Rotterdam area only, it soon recognized the added value of reducing the maintenance requirements of an auto sampler. Based on customer feedbacks KPS got the opportunity to develop a more sustainable autosampler which allows for a reliable performance with minimum operational cost.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 PAS Global Contact Person: Rachel Barber-Kebby Address: 16055 Space Center Blvd., Suite 600 Houston, TX 77062, United States Telephone Number: +1 281 286 6565 Website: www.pas.com Email: info@pas.com Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: F3

ICS Cybersecurity. Safety. Compliance.

PAS is a leading provider of software solutions for industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity, process safety, and asset reliability to the energy, process, and power industries. PAS secures and optimizes ICS infrastructure from cyber incidents through inventory, configuration, patch, and compliance management as well as backup and recovery. PAS also improves process safety and profitability through real-time analytics into operational risks, industrial IoT, independent protection layers and boundary violations, alarm management, and process control optimization.

PAS solutions are installed in over 1,100 facilities in more than 70 countries including 13 of the top 15 chemical companies, 10 of the top 15 refining companies, and 5 of the top 15 power companies. For more information, please visit www.pas.com.

Pentair Middle East FZE Contact Person: Dawoud Othman Address: 22nd Floor, API World Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road, P.O. Box 7709, Dubai, UAE Telephone Number: +971 4 3781 700 Ext. 781 Website: www.pentairprotect.com Email: dawoud.othman@pentair.com Sponsor Type: Bronze Sponsor Stand Number: D2 Pentair Electrical is a leading global supplier of systems and solutions that safeguard industrial controls, electrical components, communications hardware, electronic devices, and electrical cooling systems. Its premier brand Hoffman is a leading designer and manufacturer of systems that safely and reliably protect the electronic controls and mission critical electrical systems in industrial, data communications, commercial construction and government applications. For more information, visit www.pentairprotect.com.

About Pentair plc: Pentair plc (www.pentair.com) provides leading products, services and solutions industry-wide for the many different requirements of its customers in the fields of water and other fluids, thermal management and equipment protection. With 2016 revenues of $4.9 billion, Pentair employs approximately 26,000 people worldwide.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 PHOENIX CONTACT Middle East FZ LLC Contact Person: Dania Liswi Address: P.O. Box 345002, Dubai, UAE Telephone Number: +97144370324 Mobile Number: +971506046452 Website: www.phoenixcontact.ae Email: info-me@phoenixcontact.com Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: E7 Phoenix Contact is the worldwide market leader of components, systems and solutions in the area of electrical engineering, electronics and automation. Today, the family-owned company employs 16,500 people worldwide and had a turnover of 2.20 billion euros in 2017. The corporate headquarters is located in Blomberg in Germany.

The Phoenix Contact Group has fourteen companies in Germany as well as more than 50 sales subsidiaries. In addition, the worldwide presence is consolidated by 40 representations in Europe and Overseas. Phoenix Contact produces with a high vertical range of manufacture in twelve countries all over the world. The product range comprises components and system solutions for energy supply including wind and solar, device and machine building as well as control cabinet engineering. A diverse product range of modular terminal blocks and specialpurpose terminals, printed circuit terminal blocks and plug connectors, cable connection technology and installation accessories offers innovative components. Electronic interfaces and power supplies, automation systems on the basis of Ethernet and wireless, safety solutions for man, machine and data, surge protection systems as well as software programs and tools provide installers and operators of systems as well as device manufacturers with comprehensive systems. The automotive, renewable energy and infrastructure markets are supported with holistic solution concepts including engineering and training services and further service features according to their specific demands.

Robotics Centre Contact Person: Charles Barlow Telephone Number: 1 613 883 8280 Website: robotics-centre.com Email: cbarlow@robotics-centre.com Sponsor Type: Bronze Sponsor Stand Number: C1 The Robotics Centre specializes in providing robotics solutions and data management to private and government clients in need of this technology. We search the globe to find the best products available and we represent the highest quality robotics systems on the market. From surveillance and security to industrial pipeline and plant inspections, we will provide the solution.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION Contact Person: Rishit Hemani / Neil Quadros Address: 18th Floor, Al Wahda Commercial City Tower 1 Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed The First Street PO Box 45235, Abu Dhabi, UAE Telephone Number: +971 2 694 8100 Website: http://www.rockwellautomation.com/en_MDE/overview.page Email: rhemani@ra.rockwell.com nquadros@ra.rockwell.com Sponsor Type: Bronze Sponsor Stand Number: A2 Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs over 22,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

A more productive and sustainable world is a world with a higher standard of living and quality of life for everyone. At Rockwell Automation, our resources are squarely focused on turning this aspiration into a reality.

Through the power of industrial automation technology, we develop innovative solutions that help our customers achieve Smart, Safe, Sustainable operations in a wide range of industries throughout the world.

To achieve success, Rockwell Automation has long recognized the importance of connecting independent automation systems in manufacturing environments. In fact, our vision of The Connected Enterprise has guided the development of our Integrated Control and Information Technology for decades. Now, with the convergence of plant-floor Operations Technology (OT) and business-level Information Technology (IT), the vision of The Connected Enterprise has become a reality.

Schneider Electric Contact Person: Hossam Aburayya Address: Schneider Electric Office in Jebel Ali Free Zone South, Plot S10809, P.O. Box 61495 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Telephone Number: +971 4 807 4700 Mobile Number: +971 545 817 490 Website: www.schneider-electric.com Email: Hossam.Aburayya@schneider-electric.com Sponsor Type: Diamond Sponsor Stand Number: C3 Schneider Electric is leading the Digital Transformation of Energy Management and Automation in Homes, Buildings, Data Centers, Infrastructure and Industries.

With global presence in over 100 countries, Schneider is the undisputable leader in Power Management and Automation Systems. For more than 35 years, Schneider Electric continues to serve the Gulf Countries by providing integrated efficiency solutions, combining energy, automation and software. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology and services improve the way our customers manage and automate their operations.

We believe that great people and partners make Schneider a great company and that our commitment to Innovation, Diversity and Sustainability ensures that Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Siemens Contact Person: Jeanne-Marlen Prell Address: Unit No. B-05, Masdar City, P.O.Box 47015, Abu Dhabi, UAE Telephone Number: +971 2 616 5100 Website: www.siemens.ae Email: communications.ae@siemens.com Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: C4 Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2016, which ended on September 30, 2016, Siemens generated revenue of €79.6 billion and net income of €5.6 billion. At the end of September 2016, the company had around 351,000 employees worldwide.

Spazio Middle East Ltd. Contact Person: Piera Scuri, Douglas Skene Address: S P A Z I O, Office 904 business avenue tower Salam street, Abu Dhabi, UAE, PO box 752411 Telephone Number: +97126445748 Mobile Number: +971509067553, +971506829039 Website: www.spaziome.ae Email: sme@spaziome.ae Sponsor Type: Bronze Sponsor Stand Number: C2 SPAZIO offers specialized Architectural & Engineering Design services for the energy sector in particular for the Oil & Gas and Power industries. With twenty years of experience, SPAZIO has developed specific know-how and innovative design capabilities in this field thus providing leading edge solutions for its clients. SPAZIO has successfully completed projects for clients such as Adnoc, Adnoc Gas Processing, Adnoc LNG, Adnoc Refining, Adnoc Sour Gas, Adnoc Fertilizers, Adnoc Offshore, KOC, KJO, Shell, Saudi Electrical Company, Reliance Industries India and Tupras, providing Architectural, Ergonomic, Interior, Structural and Lighting design services. SPAZIO is specialized in the design/engineering of Control Environments such as Command Centres, Control Buildings, Collaborative Work Environments and other plant buildings, as well as Custom Console Design for ICS, DCS, Scada control systems. SPAZIO integrates innovative Technologies like Artificial Intelligence into an impressive & ergonomically functional Control Environment, in order to enhance the interaction between end users and highly complex state of the art multimedia / information / control systems.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Ultra Electronics, 3eTI Contact Person: Sunny DeMattio Address: 9713 Key West Avenue Telephone Number: 301-944-1333 Website: www.ultra-3eti.com Email: sunny.demattio@ultra-3eti.com Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: G2 3eTI (an Ultra Electronics company) is a leading cyber-physical technology company with solutions that connect and protect critical information and infrastructure systems. Our products and services reduce the risk of cyber threats causing physical harm by providing certified assurance that operational technology networks and devices are operating when expected, as expected and under the control of legitimate users.

Since 1995, 3eTI has been a trusted supplier for the defense, government, energy and industrial automation markets worldwide through advanced cybersecurity, secure wireless, perimeter management, and security services. These organizations rely on our highly secure, government platforms to communicate and protect critical assets. Our experience and tested performance in some of the most demanding and harsh environments make 3eTI an obvious choice.

VEGA Technique Contact Person: Gurvinder Singh Address: 104 Al Khaimah Building, Deira, Dubai, UAE Telephone Number: +4 294 7552 Website: www.vega.com Email: gurvinder.singh@vega.com Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: F1 VEGA is a German manufacturer with decades of experience in measuring instruments intended for a wide range of industries. Our instrumentation solutions measure level, point level, pressure, and density in tanks, pipes, and containers with exceptional accuracy. VEGA Technique (Dubai Branch) is one of the 19 subsidiaries worldwide catering to more than 80 countries. We have all the essential certificates and approvals for worldwide applications.

With its sustainable goal, VEGA continues to develop innovative and trend-setting products that offers maximum safety and reliability.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 Wood Contact Person: Rithesh Rajamohan Address: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Telephone Number: +971 (2)6993734 Mobile Number: +971 504155650 Website: www.woodplc.com Email: rithesh.rajamohan@woodplc.com Sponsor Type: Bronze Sponsor Stand Number: C5 Wood is a global leader in the delivery of project, engineering and technical services to energy and industrial markets. We operate in more than 60 countries, employing around 55,000 people, with revenues of over $10 billion. We provide performance-driven solutions throughout the asset life cycle, from concept to decommissioning across a broad range of industrial markets including upstream, midstream and downstream oil & gas, chemicals, environment and infrastructure, power & process, clean energy, mining, nuclear and general industrial sectors. We strive to be the best technical services company to work with, work for and invest in.

Wood is a leading independent provider of automation and control products and services worldwide. This extends to power solutions, panels and remote instrument enclosures or complete end-to-end solutions.

Combined with our full engineering capabilities, we can execute any scale of project from discrete support to major turnkey projects. Our automation and control products and services include: • Main automation contractor services • Process safety and assurance • Environmental data management • Cybersecurity • Distributed control system • Safety instrumented system • Advanced process control • Performance monitoring • Flow assurance • Operator training and simulation

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Supply chain optimization Discrete Manufacturing Manufacturing operations management Manufacturing execution system Remote instrument enclosures

Yokogawa Contact Person: Hind Bahlool Address: P.O. Box 10070 Telephone Number: +973 17 538100 / +973 39912102 Website: www.yokogawa.com/bh Email: hind.bahlool@bh.yokogawa.com Sponsor Type: Bronze Sponsor Stand Number: D1 Yokogawa Middle East & Africa B.S.C. (c) (YMA), is wholly owned subsidiary of Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Japan. Yokogawa’s comprehensive solutions range from sensors (such as pressure transmitters, flow meters and analyzers) and network solution products, to control and safety systems. This includes the software for advanced control thatoptimizes productivity; and services that minimize plant lifecycle costs.

Yokogawa Middle East & Africa (YMA) has its regional headquarters in Bahrain. We offer Process Automation Solutions locally with engineering and commissioning projects. Further we contribute to Customers’ optimum plant operation and maintenance by providing committed after-sales support through training and service on a 24/7 basis.

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3rd ISA UAE SECTION EVENT 2018 3W Networks Contact Person: Walid Gamali Address: Office 23, High Bay Building, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, UAE Telephone Number: +971 4 3267744 Website: www.3wnetworks.com Email: info@3wnetworks.com Sponsor Type: Exhibitor Stand Number: G5 3W Networks is the largest Telecom & Security Systems Integrator in the Middle East and Africa operating in the Oil & Gas, Power & Water, Telecom, Transport and Commercial sectors. Our products and solutions expertise include Telecom and Networking, Extra Low Voltage (ELV), Cybersecurity, Cloud & IoT. Nozomi Networks: Nozomi Networks is the leader in Industrial Control System (ICS) cybersecurity, with the most comprehensive platform to deliver real-time cybersecurity and operational visibility. Since 2013 the company has innovated the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence to secure critical infrastructure operations. Amid escalating threats targeting ICS, Nozomi Networks delivers one solution with real-time ICS monitoring, hybrid threat detection, process anomaly detection, industrial network visualization, asset inventory, and vulnerability assessment. Deployed in the world’s largest industrial installations, customers benefit from advanced cybersecurity, improved operational reliability and enhanced IT/OT integration.

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Business Activity Locator Application Integration & Data Analytics ABB Autochim Systems Beckhoff Automa�on EASY WORLD GROUP Gulf Commercial Group Engineering Services Honeywell IBM Kimman Process Solu�ons (KPS) PAS Global Robo�cs Centre ROCKWELL AUTOMATION Schneider Electric Siemens Spazio Middle East Ltd.

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2ND ISA OMAN SECTION EVENT 2018

28th February – 1st March 2018

Grand Millennium - Muscat, Oman

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Following the success of 1st ISA Oman Conference and Exhibition in 2017,the 2nd ISA Oman Section Event 2018 aimed to provide an even larger platform for the Automation Industry in Oman and the region to connect, interact and grow. The two-day Section Event took place on the 28th February- 1st March 2018 at the Grand Millennium.

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KEYNOTE SPEECHES The Section event opened with the Keynote speeches by dignitaries.

Last year, when we planted the seeds of ISA Oman, we focused on

Mohammed Loch

the oil and gas industry. This year, we have invited many end users from the power and water sectors too. This is a fantastic business opportunity for the vendors. How often can you sit in a room with so many targeted clients under one roof?

President & CEO- DMS Global Director Industry Development ISA

For the first time, we saw last year that we need to set up Oman ISA. It was a dream but actually, it turned out to be much better and we are getting better every year.

Salim Al- Hinai ISA Oman Section President

Using ISA as a platform to share our knowledge, it will set us into the leadership of our education in knowledge and knowledge sharing.

Saud Fahdi 2nd ISA Oman Section Event Chairman Control and Automation-Discipline Head of Petroleum- PDO

This year Oman Society of Engineer is here to officially support ISA Oman’s growth and development.

Hamood Salim Al Sinaidi CEO-Oman Society of Engineers

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THE EVENT IN NUMBERS ATTENDEES

SPONSORS

EXHIBITORS

SPEAKERS

2017

268

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2018

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AWARDS CEREMONY & EVENT PICTURES Following the Keynote speeches, the event sponsors and organizers were awarded.

Award given to : Silver Sponsors

Simeon Beloreshki, HPS Country Manager, Honeywell

Arnaldo Barruci, Process Automation ME Pre Sales Manager, Schneider

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Award given to : Bronze Sponsors

Zaheer Juddy, Managing Director, AIMS

Islam Fahmi, ME Regional Director, CCC

Mohsen Nejadi, Chief Operating Officer, Easy World

Ganesan Kathirwel, Marketing Manager, Endress+Hauser

Nick Garrett, Marketing Manager, FieldComm Group

Denrich Sananda, Vice President – Middle East, HIMA Manish S Telange, General Manager – Operations & Sales, HIMA

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SECTION EVENT The Section event was inaugurated by Hamood Salim Al Sinaidi,CEO,Oman Society Of Engineers

25 regional and international companies exhibited at the event.

Delivering Measurement Excellence

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SPEAKERS AND TECHNICAL PROGRAM The 2-day Section event covered the following topics: Digitalization Flow Metering and Process Analyzers Functional Safety Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Process Control & Optimization Day One: Wednesday 28th February 2018 7:30 am - 8:30 am Registration 8:30 am – 9:30 am Keynote Speeches

Mohammed Loch President & CEO DMS Global Director Industry Development ISA

Salim Al-Hinai ISA Oman Section President

Saud Fahdi 2nd ISA Oman Section Event Chairman Control and Automation Discipline Head of Petroleum PDO

Hamood Salim Al Sinaidi CEO Oman Society Of Engineers

9:30 am Exhibition Ribbon Cutting and Tour Session One 9:45 am – 11:15 am Digitalization Track Chairman

Hamzah Salim Lead E&I Engineer Duqm Refinery

Speakers

Waleed Hassan Butt Project Head Delta Controls FZCO

Salim Al-Sibani Smart Field Project Manager UOA7 PDO

Mehul Vaidya Asst. General Manager / Global Project Pursuit Pepperl+Fuchs ME FZE

Dr. Darius Ngo PSC Sales Division Manager Yokogawa Middle East & Africa

Presentation Digitalization in Chilled Water Distribution – District Cooling

Presentation PDO Integrated Operation Centre (IOC)

Presentation Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0 for the Processing Plant

Presentation Yokogawa Co-Innovation – Digital Transformation

11:15 am –11:45 am Coffee Break Session Two 11:45 am – 1:30 pm Flow Metering and Process Analyzers (Session 1) Track Chairman

Fahad Al Kaabi Instrument Engineering Manager Oman LNG

Speakers

Ganesan Kathirvel Marketing Manager Endress+Hauser

Derek Scott Consultant Kelton

Hamed Al Dhahri Production Measurement Specialist PDO

Gurvinder Singh Sales Manager MENA VEGA Technique

Presentation It’s Time to Resize Your Analytical Measuring Points!

Presentation From FDS to FAT and SAT – You Think We Would Have Learned

Presentation Coriolis Meter For Low GVF Application

Presentation Density Profilers for Improving Separation Processes in Desalters and Separators

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Lunch Session Three 2:30 pm – 4:45 pm Flow Metering and Process Analyzers (Session 2) Track Chairman

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Fahad Al Kaabi Instrument Engineering Manager Oman LNG

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Ganesan Kathirvel Marketing Manager Endress+Hauser

Derek Scott Consultant Kelton

Hamed Al Dhahri Production Measurement Specialist PDO

Gurvinder Singh Sales Manager MENA VEGA Technique

Presentation It’s Time to Resize Your Analytical Measuring Points!

Presentation From FDS to FAT and SAT – You Think We Would Have Learned

Presentation Coriolis Meter For Low GVF Application

Presentation Density Profilers for Improving Separation Processes in Desalters and Separators

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Lunch Session Three 2:30 pm – 4:45 pm Flow Metering and Process Analyzers (Session 2) Speakers

Track Chairman

Fahad Al Kaabi Instrument Engineering Manager Oman LNG

Athar Waseem Manager, Analytical Division AIMS

Zaheer Juddy Managing Director AIMS

Dawood Al-Shilleh Commercial Manager Air Products

Presentation 7 Liabilities of Having Non-Performing Analyzers at a Plant

Andrew (Sam) Nolan Head of QMI PDO

Presentation Challenges of Obtaining Quality Process Analyzer Utility and Calibration Gases in Oman

Komal Kumar Sr. QMI & Metering Engineer Oman LNG

Ajay Laghate AIT Technical Sales Consultant Schneider Electric – Applied Instrument Technologies

Ravi Sinha Regional Sales Manager Siemens

Presentation Oman LNG Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station - Sustainable Performance

Presentation Best Practices For Process Analyzer Systems In Gasoline Blending Operation

Presentation Analyzer System Manager – A Holistic Approach Towards Performance Optimization & Efficiency

4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Coffee Break Session Four 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm FieldComm Group End User Council and Vendor Marketing Committee Meeting

Mohammed Loch President & CEO DMS Global Regional Director Middle East FieldComm Group

Nick Garrett Marketing Manager FieldComm Group

Day Two: Thursday 1st March 2018 8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration Session One 9:00 am – 11:00 am Process Control and Optimization Track Chairman

Speakers

Hilal Al Harthy Team Leader of Process Control & Optimization PDO

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Medhat Zaghloul Regional Technology Manager Compressor Controls Corporation

Mohammed Mustafa Ali Al Humeid Process Control and Optimisation Engineer PDO

Presentation Refrigeration Basics For the Oil & Gas Industries

Presentation Process Control Helps Plant Operators - A Case Study

Krishna Bidare Venkata Sr. Technical Sales Consultant Schneider Electric

Vahid Rezagholizadeh Product Portfolio Manager Siemens

Presentation Have Process Insights for Getting the Best Value in Automation Upgrade Projects

Presentation Operation & Maintenance Excellence, New Trends in Process Automation

Hilal Al Harthy Team Leader of Process Control & Optimization PDO

Steve Niu Senior Process Control & Optimization Engineer PDO

Presentation Compressor Control in PDO

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Medhat Zaghloul Regional Technology Manager Compressor Controls Corporation

Mohammed Mustafa Ali Al Humeid Process Control and Optimisation Engineer PDO

Presentation Refrigeration Basics For the Oil & Gas Industries

Presentation Process Control Helps Plant Operators - A Case Study

Krishna Bidare Venkata Sr. Technical Sales Consultant Schneider Electric

Vahid Rezagholizadeh Product Portfolio Manager Siemens

Presentation Have Process Insights for Getting the Best Value in Automation Upgrade Projects

Presentation Operation & Maintenance Excellence, New Trends in Process Automation

Hilal Al Harthy Team Leader of Process Control & Optimization PDO

Steve Niu Senior Process Control & Optimization Engineer PDO

Presentation Compressor Control in PDO

11:00 am –11:30 am Coffee Break Session Two 11:30 am – 12:45 pm Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Track Chairman

Ali Al Khaburi IM&T Information Security Lead, Information Management & Technology PDO

Speakers

Nick Garrett Marketing Manager FieldComm Group

Gilles Loridon CEO Global Security Network

Ahmed Khalifa Cybersecurity Technical Sales Manager Siemens

Mohammed Nabeel NWS Sales Specialist Yokogawa Middle East & Africa

Presentation Intelligent Device Integration Technology Including Cybersecurity for the New Industrial World

Presentation How to get Aboard the IIoT Bandwagon Securely

Presentation The Digitalization Challenge and Cybersecurity as the Key Enabler – Energy and Oil & Gas

Presentation Facing Challenges and Changes in Industrial Cybersecurity

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm Lunch Session Three 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm Functional Safety Track Chairman

Mohammed AL Mandhari ICAT Engineering Team Lead Occidental

Speakers

Ali Al-Nahash Solutions Business Manager Solution Business Unit Endress+Hauser II AG Presentation Overfill Prevention Saves Lives

Jan-Willem Noorloos Safety Consultant Honeywell

Teeba Al Akhzami System Engineer Oman LNG

Rajeshkumar Modi Lead SIF and FGS Engineer Oman LNG

Palaniappan R Kannan Consultant PDO

Yusuf S. Kapadia Principal Technical Consultant Schneider Electric Systems ME

Presentation Why, When, and How to Certify

Presentation Improving Reliability of Pneumatic Components of Antisurge Control Valves

Presentation Are We Confident About Installed ‘Fire & Gas Detection System’?

Presentation Partial Stroke Testing: A User Perspective

Presentation Does Digitzation have a Use-case in the Domain of Safety Compliance / Functional Safety Lifecycle Management ?

3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Exhibition

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TESTIMONIALS AND FEEDBACK

100% of the participants said that the event was the same or better than others.

95% of the participants will recommend the event to their colleagues.

“We can really leverage this event to use as a platform to convey the message in new product and development that Schneider Electric has and probably are not very well known to the market. A good example is seashore of AIT- Applied Instrument Technology that happened more than a year ago and we can use ISA event to promote that into the market.“ Arnaldo Barrucci, Process Automation Middle East Pre Sales Manager, Schneider Electric

“We are true believers of the fact that such kinds of events are helping the whole stakeholders from customers, EPC’s, consultants and of course solution providers like Honeywell.”

Simeon Beloreshki, Country Manager Oman, Honeywell

“I really appreciate the whole ISA team effort to deliver the event in that excellent appearance.”

Ahmed Khalifa, Cybersecurity Technical Sales Manager, Siemens

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DIGITALIZATION

FieldComm Group and OPC Foundation Seek to Optimize Multi-vendor Interoperability and Integration Digitizing factories, cities, and infrastructure benefits both technology end users and suppliers in the era of the Internet of Things (IoT). The same holds true in the manufacturing sector with its version of the Industrial Internet.

The term Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) refers to the billions of Internet-connected sensors and devices in our world today. These devices are often referred to as “smart.”

The benefits of implementing IIoT-based solutions include: • Improved operational efficiency • Better business intelligence • Ability to find and solve problems earlier • Better quality control • Supply chain traceability and efficiency • Cost savings on maintenance, energy, and more FieldComm Group and OPC Foundation, two of the leading automation industry standards organizations, have formed an alliance to advance process automation system multi-vendor interoperability and simplified integration by developing a standardized device information model that meets the requirements of IIoT. The two organizations announced the joint initiative during a session at the ARC Forum in Orlando, Florida, entitled, “Integration Technologies and Information Modeling for Digitized Process Automation Systems.”

FieldComm Group and OPC Foundation have worked together for over a decade, initially working on the development of the Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) specification and, most recently, on the creation of Field Device Integration (FDI) technology.

During the ARC session, FieldComm Group President and CEO Ted Masters and OPC Foundation President and Executive Director Thomas Burke explained how field level, protocol-independent software solutions provide access to information from the plant floor to the cloud and all points in-between. The OPC Unified Architecture (UA) provides a general framework for achieving this goal. OPC UA companion standards and information models like the FDI information model specify industry-specific details to complete the vision.

OPC UA makes it extremely easy to move data between

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enterprise systems and the monitoring devices and sensors that interact with real world data. It is based on the client/server model, is an open standard, scalable and platform independent.

Ongoing collaboration between FieldComm Group and OPC Foundation will build upon the common information model to deliver process automation data in context, which is the key to enabling value from enterprise systems and analytics. Suppliers of devices and applications that are members of FieldComm Group have an opportunity to benefit from this important initiative to develop a standard process automation information model by their adoption of FDI and OPC UA technologies.

FieldComm Group technology initiatives provide a robust means to connect and integrate digital information. FOUNDATION Fieldbus, HART and WirelessHART devices can be the basis for digitization supporting the IIoT. At the same time, the FDI standard greatly simplifies device integration and takes account of the various tasks over the entire lifecycle for both simple and the most complex devices, including configuration, commissioning, diagnostics, and calibration.

“FieldComm Group technologies enable a connected framework using intelligent field devices to reduce waste, improve safety and increase operational efficiency, and have for over 20 years,” said Paul Sereiko, FieldComm Group’s director of marketing.

“There is significant value to industry as a result of a smart connected device ecosystem, which makes it possible to address performance, reliability, safety, and environmental problems that have yet to be solved by traditional approaches.”

Sereiko added, “Today, it is becoming possible to securely get the right information into the hands of problem-solvers wherever they are located, whether in a control room on-site or in a factory somewhere on the other side of the world.”

“We’ve completed a project that maximizes benets of FieldComm Group technologies.”

POWER UP WITH PLANT OF THE YEAR FieldComm Group’s Plant of the Year award is presented annually to end user companies to recognize exceptional or innovative use of FOUNDATION Fieldbus and HART technologies in real-time applications that improve operations, lower costs or increase availability. Details and nomination form are at go.eldcommgroup.org/award.

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ENVIRONMENTAL DATA MANAGEMENT

Add Power to Environmental Real-Time Data through Analytics Philip Black, PE, Wood

Advancements in technology are delivering everincreasing amounts of data that need to be processed and acted upon. In the world of downstream oil and gas, including refining and petrochemicals, the amount of information being generated is exploding.

New systems are delivering increasing volumes of data, providing a wider variety of information sources, and producing measurements at a higher velocity. In addition to increased measurements, instruments are now able to provide increased diagnostic information as well. These technological advances are spurring the development of advanced analytics tools necessary to process the data and drive operational efficiency improvements. As big data tools become customized for environmental requirements, corporations are realizing the financial benefits of environmental analytics.

The Evolution As environmental awareness has increased, the number and scope of regulations have exploded. Construction and operating permits have become more complex.

Reporting and monitoring requirements have increased. Consequently, collecting information from diverse data sources has meant significant amounts of copying and pasting. Compiling information for the myriad of regulatory reports has been managed with collections of Excel spreadsheets on network drives.

Tracking compliance has required complex macros and manually reviewing thousands of rows of calculations.

As the workforce has aged and the original designers retired, the results have become black boxes, delivering values without a clear understanding of the underlying process. The increase in amount of data sources, the explosion of information to process and additional calculation complexity has made the continued use of traditional methods untenable.

Figure 1- Data dissemination using traditional methods was inefficient and confusing

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are designed to consolidate information from multiple sources, store it efficiently, and provide a unified view across internal business units for planning purposes.

While data from many different business systems was quickly integrated, operational process information remained locked inside process historians. To bridge this gap, environmental management information systems (EMIS) have been implemented to provide the specialized processing and reporting requirements unique to environmental regulations. These systems have helped bridge the gap between the operational information in process historians, discrete data within ERP systems and reporting based on manual entry. A critical component of these systems was the ability to store the information in such a way as to track changes in operational permits for audit purposes and manage the changing requirements. EMIS tracked compliance for periodic reporting and monitored many aspects of environmental, health and safety (EH&S) departments.

An Industry in Transition With more air quality compliance requirements being tracked at an hourly or higher frequency, environmental departments began to manage shortterm compliance by creating calculations within distributed control systems (DCS) or process historians.

These calculations provided much-needed guidance to operations but were not perfect solutions. Due to the unique requirements of the regulations related to quality assurance of the continuous monitoring systems, it was not possible to obtain the exact results used to certify reports. Operations was forced to run the facility based on estimates, not actual compliance numbers. At times, final reporting showed that avoidable non-compliance resulted. In addition, as permits were modified or new regulations released, it was challenging for environmental to coordinate with operations to implement these new procedures.

In addition to the higher frequency of emission tracking necessary, the level of detail that must be retained for review is increasing. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is continuing to increase the frequency, intensity and scope of its plant audits. Recent EPA formal information requests (known as Section 114 requests) have become more detailed, requesting both emission and operating information at an hourly level over multiple years. These developments mandate the need for consistency and transparency in reporting.

Agencies are concentrating on traceability – where the data comes from and the level of quality checks that occurred before reporting. Their focus is including

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA MANAGEMENT the speed at which issues were detected, steps taken to resolve and how they have been addressed subsequently. This additional information provides the agency with insight into the facility’s compliance commitment.

The Next Frontier Regulatory agencies are not the only stakeholders requesting more detail at a higher frequency.

Management is demanding timely information from all areas of the business. Corporations are implementing real-time operations management systems to increase efficiency and cut costs in all areas. It is not possible in today’s environment to run the plant without real-time environmental information. No longer are notifications on Monday morning of problems that occurred over the weekend sufficient. As a result, facilities are enhancing their EMIS installations with real-time environmental data management systems (RT-EDMS) to automatically process the continuous flow of information. These systems perform low-level instrument signal as well as regulatory data validation, generating certifiable results and providing sufficient notification to react pre-emptively before problems occur. This new data feed is forming another integral part of a corporate information reporting strategy upon which C-level decisions can be made to improve performance.

Figure 2 - Real-time environmental data systems provide consistent information for intelligent decision-making

With the amount of data that is stored by design in a facility’s RT-EDMS, this system becomes a centralized repository of all raw information for emission compliance. Due to its unique position as a bridge between operations and business, it becomes a natural source of information for an EMIS and ERP platform.

Each department within the plant can access relevant information unique to their own needs as well as be easily integrated within existing dashboards at all levels throughout the enterprise. The ability to seamlessly transfer information to other groups and facilities anywhere in the world allows the creation of new benchmarks for environmental emissions control, directly impacting operating performance. It further allows global companies to quickly adapt compliance to changing international standards such as the recently revised Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) being proposed for the European Union countries.

Analytics Adds Another Dimension The ability to calculate accurate emissions in real time and seamlessly push them back to operations as often as every six minutes is opening up opportunities to further enhance environmental performance. The software constantly monitors the results against operating permit levels and can alert multiple operators in time for intervention before a problem occurs. Furthermore, the possibility opens up of developing advanced multivariable predictive models that can be used for guidance, planning and future permitting requirements.

The amount of emissions information combined with large amounts of process measurements over multiple-year periods has added analytic capabilities not previously available to environmental teams. When tightly integrated into an existing EMIS package, the combination provides the ability to investigate process conditions that were occurring before an incident. The processing power of the systems allows the tracking of near misses along with excursions and provides the starting point for a deeper analysis to reveal underlying factors that may be the root cause of problems. Specific incidents and their timing can be analyzed and traced.

This analysis can help ascertain whether processes are more susceptible to events occurring during shutdown, startup or other identifiable modes of operation.

Cutting-edge environmental management systems with embedded analytic capabilities are the necessary solution to building confidence from all stakeholders in monitoring, reporting and addressing potential operational problems. Handling big data is not the only requirement for environmental data management solutions. There is a need to bolster the data with meaningful insight for tactical decision-making. These advanced software suites provide plant operations with detailed information in a timely fashion so they can understand near misses and non-compliance trends, as well as avoiding potential cutbacks in production due to reaching unforeseen environmental limits.

More than software While analytics provides a robust capability to address potential problems and achieve maximum performance, there must be a further investment in highly skilled individuals who can review the data and discern the underlying patterns. Until now, analytics has been seen as the exclusive domain of data scientists, using tools understood by a select few. This is no longer the case.

With the deeper integration of the information into daily operational decision making, three critical skill sets are required to fully deliver the benefits of environmental analytics.

High-speed Processing– Qualified personnel must have the ability to design systems that can process and store large amounts of data efficiently. Real-time environmental data management systems are designed and implemented in similar manner as control systems and plant historians. In order to maintain processing speed, efficient algorithms must be used. The frequency Automation

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ENVIRONMENTAL DATA MANAGEMENT at which calculations must be performed has to be carefully balanced against the computational cost. The strengths and weaknesses of different data transfer methods must be evaluated as well as the audience at which the information is directed.

Environmental Knowledge – An in-depth knowledge of environmental regulations, especially areas related to continuous monitoring, QA/QC procedures, or sections where specific calculations must be used is necessary.

An understanding of the periodic reporting as well as incident notification is necessary. This understanding helps guide the implementation process to the aspects of compliance where systems can have the most impact. Specialists have to be able to understand the intricacies of environmental permits and how to translate the formal regulations into mathematical formulas.

Operational Focus – Qualified personnel must have an eye for what is important to operations, understanding the realities of operating in conditions where the data can be dirty and the responsibility is on maintaining production. The individual has to be capable of determining the best data that can be used when signal loss or faulty signals are received. There is requirement for a combined knowledge of what situations operations can respond to and the timing necessary for mitigation of potential issues. They also

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must understand the appropriate level of detail to provide to management to facilitate better decisionmaking.

Figure 3 - Three distinct skill sets are required to effectively implement environmental analytics

With the right tools and experienced personnel, a realtime environmental data management system with advanced analytics can assist in developing in-house metrics for operations and foster a necessary dialogue between plant operators and plant environmental specialists. It can assist in setting operating parameters and identifying key performance indicators including utilization, capital expenditures, maintenance costs and profitability. As importantly, the system can help improve air quality excellence, greatly reduce compliance events and enhance community relationships.

INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS CYBERSECURITY

What Happens When Malware Targets Process Safety Systems?

By Larry O’Brien and Eric Cosman, ARC Advisory Group

In December 2017, it became clear that process safety systems are not immune to cyber-attacks. That’s when we learned that a new form of malware (dubbed TRISIS, TRITON, or HatMan, depending on who you ask) had made its way into a Triconex safety controller at an oil and gas installation in the Middle East.

Since the incident became public, it has become increasingly clear that the ramifications of this breach extend far beyond a single customer site or a single vendor. In today’s increasingly connected world, concerns about the possibility of attacks on industrial systems are escalating. This issue extends outside the industrial sector to also affect smart cities and the power and utilities infrastructure. On the positive side, the incident opened a whole new dimension and level of discussion around cybersecurity for SCADA and industrial control systems.

The industry has applauded Schneider Electric, the supplier of the affected system in this case, for its transparent and proactive approach in responding to this threat. Cybersecurity vendors like FireEye and Dragos were also helpful in sharing information about TRITON with the rest of the industrial and cybersecurity community. The incident underscores the importance of simple procedures and management of change practices that can be put into place, typically with very little investment, to avoid this kind of attack in the future.

However, it’s hard to be dismissive of this new form of malware and how it might be used to affect industrial plants. The attack’s sophistication and the attack vector demonstrate that the incident is not unique to Triconex controllers; and could be replicated on any process safety system.

A key step that a threat actor might take would be to reprogram a safety system to no longer respond to an abnormal situation. This would have the potential to result in large-scale damage and possible loss of life. The global industrial process and manufacturing industry must heed this as a warning.

The Attack Unfolds We know little about the installation, other than it was an end user presumably in the hydrocarbon processing industry located somewhere in the Middle East. The end user involved was the target of a highly sophisticated and prolonged cyber-attack that resulted in a safe plant shutdown in August of 2017. While the end user’s ten-year-old safety controller was breached, the Tricon safety system detected an anomaly and behaved as it was supposed to; taking the plant to a safe state via a shutdown.

A potentially serious incident was thus avoided and

Schneider Electric responded immediately to the end user’s request for assistance. Since then, all evidence gathered by investigators from Schneider Electric, FireEye (a cybersecurity forensics firm), the US Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and other US agencies indicates the breach was enabled through multiple security lapses. This highlights the need for the industry to come together to enable a stronger security culture.

On December 14, following the distribution of a customer advisory from Schneider Electric, FireEye made its TRITON report available to the public. FireEye provided a good summary of the attack in a recent blog post, which stated, “The attacker gained remote access to an SIS engineering workstation and deployed the TRITON attack framework to reprogram the SIS controllers. During the incident, an SIS controller entered a failed safe state, which automatically shut down the industrial process and prompted the asset owner to initiate an investigation.”

The attacker gained access to the safety system through the DCS that was in some manner integrated with the process safety system. Once inside the safety system engineering workstation, the attacker tried to reconfigure the system. This ultimately caused a trip and activated the safety system, initiating a safe shutdown as it was designed to do. It seems clear from the reports from both FireEye and Dragos that this shutdown was accidental on the part of the attacker, who was really trying to reconfigure the safety system logic so the system would respond improperly in the event of an abnormal plant situation.

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INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS CYBERSECURITY A Targeted Attack Most Likely from a Nation State TRITON was a highly targeted attack so, in this manner, resembled the Stuxnet attack on the Iranian nuclear centrifuges. Schneider Electric, FireEye, the US Department of Homeland Security, and others conducted a thorough investigation. This revealed that the attacker(s) gained specific knowledge of the safety system installation in order to conduct this attack. Evidence indicates that the attacker(s) exploited multiple security lapses to gain remote connectivity to the safety controller, from which they initiated the attack. According to cybersecurity vendor Dragos, which was also involved in addressing the attack, TRITON was really a supporting attack on the ICS cybersecurity kill chain, which serves as part of a larger mosaic of attacks and intrusions to form a coordinated whole. In other words, this attack was part of a larger scheme. You can download the highly informative Dragos white paper on the attack here. In SANS Institute’s Mike Assante’s blog post, he points to TRISIS as being in the “Supporting Attack” phase of stage 2 in the kill chain.

Why Process Safety Systems?

Why attack a process safety system? The primary function of the process safety system is to place the plant or process in a safe state or shut it down if necessary in the event of a process upset. As Mike Assante asserts in his SANS ICS blog post recently, the only two reasons to attack a process safety system would be to initiate a trip, thereby shutting the plant down, or deny the ability of the safety system to shut the process down properly in the event of a process upset or abnormal situation.

However, it’s also pretty easy to cause a plant shutdown by going into the DCS or process controllers, and we already have several documented cases of this happening in various forms, from STUXNET to CRASHOVERRIDE. So, if it’s easier to initiate a shutdown via the DCS, why go to all the trouble to attack the safety system? The answer seems more likely to deny the ability of the plant or process to shut down safely.

The safety system is the last line of defense in the world of industrial control systems to safely shut down the process. Deny the capability of a safe shutdown and it makes it possible to wreak all kinds of havoc in the physical world, put human lives in danger, and cause significant environmental and economic damage.

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What’s the Immediate Risk?

While there’s no need to panic, this threat should be taken seriously.

TRITON malware should be viewed as one element in the cyber kill chain and, in this case, it seems to be one aspect of a more coordinated attack. Unlike a virus or worm (like STUXNET) that could be easily spread and propagated, the malware could only be successfully loaded if several conditions are present. TRITON does resemble STUXNET in that it too was highly targeted not only at a specific facility, but to a specific model of a controller. And like STUXNET, the TRITON attack was most likely conducted by a source with considerable resources to gather information about this specific installation and launch a highly specialized attack. This points to the possibility of a nation state-sponsored attack.

Cybersecurity suppliers like Dragos use the term “tradecraft” to describe the common behaviors that attackers use to cause damage. The fact that the TRITON/TRISIS “tradecraft” could now potentially be used by others with nefarious intentions to replicate this kind of attack in the future on any process safety system is of extreme concern. If you know these behaviors, you can anticipate what they will do next based upon what you have seen in previous attacks.

As Dragos said in its white paper about TRISIS, “The tradecraft displayed is now available as a blueprint to other adversaries looking to target SIS and represents an escalation in the type of attacks seen to date as it is specifically designed to target the safety function of the process.” Some tradecraft is common across most attackers, while other actions may be unique to specific attackers. The kill chain describes general tradecraft steps.

TRITON Highlights Need for Better Management of Change and Procedure Management The Triconex system in question had a physical key that must be switched to “program” mode to allow any programming to be performed. While this should provide one level of protection, in this case, the key switch was left in program mode during plant operation. This highlights the change management problems faced by process automation end users.

Under no circumstances should this key have been set to program mode during plant operation. Adequate management of change measures should have been in place to alert appropriate personnel about this problem. In this case, while it’s unclear if the physical key switch alone could have prevented the at-tack, it appears very likely.

Regardless, this highlights the role of appropriate procedures and work processes in cybersecurity and process safety. It’s not just a technology issue. An operator probably should have been alerted to the fact that the key switch was in program mode via the safety

INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS CYBERSECURITY system HMI. The engineering workstation should not have been connected to the safety system during plant operations.

A key recommendation in the Dragos white paper is for safety system engineering workstations to be isolated in locked cabinets and only connected to the safety network. That white paper also recommends that all methods of mobile data exchange such as USB sticks, CD drives, and so forth should not be allowed on workstations that reside on or interface with the safety network. This is an industry best practice that ARC strongly supports. Laptops used in safety system applications should also be dedicated to that purpose with USB ports locked down, no CD drives, etc.

process safety system reside on a common network, which is currently allowed under the existing safety standards, such as IEC 61511 and ISA 84. Considering TRITON, both Dragos and FireEye are recommending that process safety systems be deployed on isolated networks separate from the process control system.

FireEye advocates using a unidirectional gateway if communication between the DCS and SIS is required.

Based on these third-party recommendations, it appears obvious that each end user organization must carefully evaluate the criticality of their respective processes; the potential ramifications of safety system security breaches to people, assets, and the environment; and their respective tolerance for risk to determine the appropriate architectures for their individual plants. These could all vary to a significant degree from plant to plant.

Revisiting Control and Safety System Architectures TRITON/TRISIS represents a wakeup call for industry.

In the face of increasingly bold, innovative attacks, perpetrated by malicious actors who have unlimited time, resources and funding, every vendor, end user, third-party provider and systems integrator needs to take part in open conversations and drive new approaches that allow installed and new technology to combat the highest level cyber-attacks.

End users in the process industries need to tighten up their ICS cybersecurity practices, policies, and strategies. Simple steps like locking down the safety system IT infrastructure, key switches, and management of change (MOC) procedures are important, but architecture should also be a consideration.

The trend toward increasing the level of integration between process control systems and process safety systems has really gained traction in the past decade.

In many cases, the process automation system and

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Zaheer: Yeah quite a challenging question. We believed in Technology and customer believed in us. So we always ensure the Technology makes his sound. We always believed in Promoting new technologies. So identify the right application and engineer the prerequisites of client and promote. Evaluation was always our need from customers.

We also utilize the platform like ISA, Technical Symposiums and forums promoting these innovations.

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So it seems that you’re pretty confident there in the company’s future. And with that being said I hope you have bright 2018 with lots of In-vision you have Zaheer: Sure, I obviously think the future is extremely strong. As I noted earlier, given our stage of development with multiple shots on goal to mitigate risk, along with the current price point of the company’s stock, I think there is the potential for significant growth and upside assuming we achieve what we need to achieve in all our endeavors.

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3. DATA SHEETS & DOCUMENTATION MISTAKES Common mistakes in data sheets are follows, I. Analyzer datasheets are OUTDATED II.

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6. Approved Vendor List (AVL) Challenges AVL Lists needs regular Updates with Advance Technologies Trending in the market – like TFS & TDLAS 7. Site Commissioning and Training Issues Following are important consideration for site commissioning,

• PEFS should also include DEW & Bubble Point Calculations

• Site Acceptance Test Always FAILURE

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• END User is familiar with new Technology

• Learn from Flaws Committed Every time

• Training is often not considered

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Proof Testing: APPLIED TECHNIQUES TO MAINTAIN SIL & TO PROLONG PLANT TURNAROUND’ INTRODUCTION If generic 20:20:20 rule is applied to the entire Safety Life Cycle (SLC) of Safety Instrumentation System (SIS) and hypothetically distributed amongst three phases of Safely Life Cycle (SLC) i.e. Analysis, Design & Operation, the most critical Analysis Phase will be having the shortest time say 20 Weeks, the Design Phase will be having moderate time say 20 Months & Operation Phase will be having the longest time say 20 Years. This is an imprecise proportion as performance of whole safety life cycle depends on the Safety Requirement Specifications (SRS) which is an outcome of Analysis Phase having least time in the project.

The complete system is designed on derived Safety Integrity Level and will be maintained throughout Operation phase. Hence, the Operation Phase is the longest time span of the SLC in which all Safety Instrumented System (SIS) remains in operation but in dormant mode and needs to maintain the desired Safety Integrity Levels (SILs) which were assessed and designed to achieve required Risk Reduction.

In any circumstances, if SIF loop misbehaves or does not respond to demand then there are probabilities for development of Hazardous situation and may get converted into the Hazardous event.

Therefore, it is essential to test and authenticate the designed SIL of an individual SIF within predefined time period (test interval) to maintain the desired SIL throughout the SLC. Furthermore, the other dependent aspects such as Demand Rates & Failure Rates are also required to monitor and compare with the considered or assumed rates during analysis phase.

Many tricks & techniques have been developed based on the enriched experience over a period of time. Furthermore, international standards are also providing good supports to end users in the descriptive manner, and have provided reasonably good ideas and methods which are used to maintain desired safety integrity level & relevant performance.

It is fact that the technological evolution have provided many advancement to the latest state of the art instruments. With embedded intelligences, the diagnostics capabilities have been improved drastically which are supplementing many advantages and ultimately improving reliability and availability of the SIS. Based on the the developed various proven tricks & techniques like Partial Stroke Testing – PST, NAMUR Analog signal levels, MVC (Measurement Validation & Comparison), MOS (Auto, Negative, Positive), and credit to shut-down due to actual demand, it is possible and

practical to verify and maintain the designed SIL. Also, these techniques help to avoid the false trip and keep plant/unit/equipment in run state without sacrificing safety – with degraded mode for specific time interval during proof test duration.

SAFETY LIFE CYCLE (SLC) CONCEPT Safety Life Cycle for Safety Instrumented System describes the concept of whole life cycle from C to D i.e. Conceptual to Decommissioning, which covers in THREE phases; Analysis, Design & Operation.

The growing complexity of Industrial processes need more intelligent safety system to achieve the desired plant safety. Proper care at the initial stage – Analysis Phase of the project can prevent several accidents by framing appropriate Safety Requirement Specifications.

However, practically the least time is allocated to this phase in the project.

Accidents are likely to occur as a result of; - malfunction of safety system/subsystem: due to improper selection, aging, environmental stress, etc., - misoperation: due to human error, misunderstanding, etc., - improper maintenance: due to incompetency, insufficient guidance, etc. and modifications. All these causes are accountable as they generate various hazards which may get converted in to Industrial accidents and create consequences like injury, loss of life, environmental damage, assets loss, production loss, etc.

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PROCESS SAFETY online testing facilities are required. (IEC 61511, 11.8.1) In this condition, the applied generic equation is; PFDavg = Cpt(λDu) * Tipt/2 + (1-Cpt)(λDu) * Tift/2 For this equation: Cpt – Partial Test Coverage factor, Tipt – Partial test interval & Tift – Full Test interval are to be considered. The Cpt depends on the instrument type (A or B) used for SIS.

However, all mentioned causes can’t prevent dysfunctional of safety system due to wrong engineering or design. As per HSE95 study for primary causes of system failures; Specification contributes major 44.1%, Design and implementation contributes 14.7% and the last Operation phase contributes 41.2%.

Hence by means of appropriate cares, Analysis phase can help to eliminate systematic failure, Design phase can help to reduce safe or dangerous failure by means of redundancy or fault tolerances and Operation phase can help to control random failures by proper proof testing.

NEED OF PROOF TESTING Hazard & Risk Assessment (H&RA) is to be carried out to derive safety integrity levels (SIL) of each SIF. SIL is a discrete level assigned to the derived PFDavg value from Failure Rate (Lemda) and Test Interval (Ti) for demand mode. It is allocated to each SIF loop for specifying the safety integrity requirements to be achieved by the installed Safety Instrumented System (SIS).

Proof testing is designed to reveal dangerous faults in sub-systems /components which were not be detected by diagnostic capability embedded in them and subsequently adversely affects the integrity of the SIS. Standard defines Proof Test as ‘Test performed to reveal undetected faults in a Safety Instrumented System (SIS) so that, if necessary, the system can be restored to its designed functionality (IEC 61511 – 3.2.56)’ For the calculated Average Probability of Failure (PFDavg), if proof test is performed at the considered test interval (Ti); The frequency of the proof tests shall be as decided using the PFDavg or PFH calculation in accordance with 11.9 for the SIS as installed in the operating environment.. (IEC 61511, 16.3.1.3).

For this the applied generic equation is; PFDavg = (λDu) * Ti/2 It is not always possible to execute proof test function at the plant turnaround span as it is insufficient to maintain the desired SIL. In such situation, test interval frequency required to be increased by applying ONLINE proof testing facilities.

Where the interval between scheduled process downtime is greater than the proof test interval, then

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METHODS OF PROOF TEST

Proof test is possible by two method i.e. ON-LINE & OFF-LINE OFF LINE Proof Test It is preferable to perform OFF-LINE as possible to achieve 100% proof test coverage in most cases. To perform OFF-LINE test, field devices to be removed from process line. In most cases, it is planned during plant turn around.

ON LINE Proof Test When process is in running condition, test to be performed by applying suitable techniques on the selected SIF loop.

The design shall allow for testing of the SIS either endto-end or in segments….(IEC 61511, 11.8.1) Due to Operation constraint or Safety reasons, if Full (End to End) loop test is not possible, then, partial/ segment loop test for devices or subsystems are applied. To perform, either redundancy for sensors – SIF loop will be in degraded mode or appropriate facilities shall be available for Final Elements.

WHY TO PERFORM PROOF TEST? • To Achieve - uninterrupted plant operation • To Maintain – designed SIL though out the Operation phase • To Ensure - instrument will perform desired safety function when demanded • To Ensure – selected technology and architecture is functioning as assumed • To Ensure – assumed failure rates are still valid even after long operation • To Cope up – with process design & plant operation complexity • To Identify - undetected failures (dangerous, not revealed by instrument) during normal operation • To Fulfill - increasing awareness & standards’ requirements (ISA/IEC) • To Meet – with the legislative or insurance needs, as applicable TECHNIQUES FOR ONLINE PROOF TEST Various Techniques used for Online Proof Testing • FORCING • AUTO-OVERRIDING

PROCESS SAFETY • MAINTENANCE OVERRIDE SWITCH: POSITIVE MOS & NEGATIVE /INVERTED MOS • PARTIAL STROKE TESTING • CREDIT OF SHUTDOWN DUE TO ACTUAL DEMAND ON SIS FORCING FORCING a tag is not a regular practice i.e. avoid or minimize. Even if required, then apply after proper Risk Assessment and by Competent Maintenance Personnel with alert to operator as a part of approved procedure.

For the FORCED tag, an indication of Compensating measurement is essential.

When input or output signal is FORCED, it ignores actual field status input to logic or actual output status from logic to field, respectively.

AUTO-OVRRIDING NAMUR NE 43 uses the 3.8 to 20.5 mA signal range for measurement information, with ≥21 mA or ≤3.6 mA to indicate diagnostic failures. With that information, it’s easier to detect status of an analog signal, whether the signal is Over/Under range or failed status. In case of failure, the configured logic in logic solver overrides the faulty signal and feeds healthy signal to logic for specified time span i.e. 60 minutes. Meanwhile, panel operator to initiate action to apply MOS and intimate maintenance personnel. This facility helps to avoid faulty trip, majorly applied to SIL1 logic with 1oo1 voting.

MAINTENANCE OVERRIDE SWITCH (MOS) MOS is applied to input signals by Panel Operators and strictly limited to maintenance & test applications.

It helps to prevent faulty trip, allows to attend faulty field sensor and to execute proof test function online i.e. process running condition. Maintains healthy input signal to the logic regardless input status, however designed to view actual Field status / analog value on DCS.

and Comparison (MVC) technique is used to create live comparison amongst them in DCS by configuring alarm on the 5% deviation in the reading. Hence, any constant or erratic reading with respect to other tags will come to operator’s knowledge and he can apply MOS to the particular faulty tag.

For MOS operators attentiveness is vial as quick and well controlled action is envisaged from them.

MOS TECHNIQUES Positive MOS (Feeds ‘1’ to logic) When the developed architecture is having 1oo2 voting with inbuilt MOS facility. The MOS will be applied, when one Input Signal is Faulty, it feeds ‘ON’ signal from MOS contact to Final Logic Gate. This arrangement keeps final output contact in HEALTHY status and allows to attend faulty tag of logic. During Proof Testing, +Ve MOS can be applied to one tag only so the actual logic will act as 1oo1 voting and actual process demand can actuate the logic through another working tag which is in line for 1oo2 voting.

Positive MOS is also applied within the specified time limit i.e. 60 minutes in 1oo1 voting during AutoOverride after verification of faulty reading by panel operator.

Negative MOS: (Feeds ‘0’ to logic) When the developed architecture is having 2oo2 voting with inbuilt MOS facility. The MOS will be applied, when Input Signal is unhealthy/faulty, it feeds ‘OFF’ signal from MOS contact to Final Logic Gate. This arrangement keeps final output contact in HEALTHY status and allows to attend faulty tag of logic. During Proof Testing, it is allowed to apply –Ve MOS to one tag only. During this, the logic is converted in to 1oo1 voting and actual process demand can actuate the logic by another tag which is in line. This MOS is applied when there are chances of measurement gets struck or erratic and acquire wrongly healthy state like level, vibration, thrust applications.

Partial Stroke Testing

MOS is an integral part of the SIS and designed as per Safety Requirement Specifications. Designed to apply a common hard ‘MOS Enabling’ contact from console and only one soft MOS contact from DCS is allowed to use per Logic Group. Status of applied MOS is made available and visible to operator on Console/ DCS graphics. As usual MOS is considered where compensating measurement indication is available.

Where more than one sensing devices are used in the field to form redundancy, a Measurement Validation

According to the statistics of the Offshore Reliability Database (OREDA), failure of an individual subsystem

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PROCESS SAFETY is majorly distributed as 50% in final elements, 42% in sensors, and 8% in the logic solver. Means, almost 92% contribution is on the account of field devices. The Final Element is the most vulnerable as having multiple elements and moving mechanical components. Also, it is the most difficult, time consuming and costly efforts to perform 100% (Full Test), test coverage. It is required to remove final element from the process line which is not possible frequently during process running state.

Hence, to maintain SIL, a technique Partial Stroke Testing is applied to check the ability of safety valve’s performance and allows to move up to some extend to perform proof testing.

loop / tag actuated as a part of the shutdown action, within a predetermined maximum time window i.e. test interval. It is preferable that shutdown event should occur approximate 10% prior the next planned proof test interval. This allows to skip next planned proof test for that particular SIF loop.

However, for the credit of shutdown, few conditions need to be fulfilled like: - shutdown events properly logged with time stamps, - sensors responded and final elements moved to the safe state within the predicted/ specified time to meet specified Process Safety Time of the SIF loop. Additionally, physical condition of field devices are to be checked and confirmed. Everything to be documented with appropriate reference and reasons with the approval of competent engineer or Subject Matter Expert.

CONCLUSIONS

It is mandatory that person involved for any Safety Function shall be CAPABLE & COMPETENT to do the defined task. Hence, it is a big challenge for end users to maintain the derived SIL for rest of the life time due to several reasons like, insufficient competency/knowledge/ A small valve movement may be sufficient to detect training, improper procedure/guidelines/understanding, several causes of dangerous undetected failure modes evolving technology /novel designs/ obsolescence, etc. without interrupting the production. The fraction of It is important for End Users to consider various points dangerous undetected failures detected by PST among which force to evaluate internal procedure to execute all dangerous undetected failures is referred to as the proof testing in his own organization like; PST coverage factor. PST is often performed at regular Do I have…………….. intervals which are shorter than the function test • Safety Life Cycle aligned with IEC-61508/61511/ISA 84? interval.

• covered all critical/safety tags?

• online proof testing facility to improve plant turnaround span?

• enough procedure/protocol to perform online Proof Test?

• competent staff for the defined activities with scheduled training?

• clear roles & responsibilities for each activity?

• in-house facilities to carry out the SIS activities?

• actual failure rates/modes analysis & comparison with design specifications?

• procedures for collecting failure rates & types.

SOV with Smart Positioner, Limit Switches and • trained operator with compensating measurement Mechanical Stopper are various techniques majorly indication for each critical tag? used to perform Partial Stroke Testing. For ball valves • perfect plan and procedure to keep test, audit, average PST coverage factor varies based on type and assessment records? diagnostic capabilities of instruments.

• operation/process colleagues competent to act properly when situation demands.

CREDIT OF SHUTDOWN DUE TO ACTUAL DEMAND • operation/process colleagues confident about online Partial Stroke Test facility?

If it is not possible to perform Scheduled Proof Test, • plan to take real advantages of online proof testing with ………..then allowed to take credit of actuation due to appropriate techniques as mentioned in the IEC/ISA? actual demand .……shutdowns due to actual demand • proper Documentation procedure? on the SIS during operation may be given credit as ……..and so on many such points need to pondered to proof tests (fully or partial) ……………………… maintain SIL throughout the Operation Phase of SLC and (61511, P-2, A.16.3.1.3) helps to prolong the plant turnaround, so that reliability, According to the provided technical guidance in availability, safety, productivity and profitability can be IEC61511, Part-2, the credit of shutdown based on maintained and further improved. the actual process demand can be taken, if the SIF

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FEATURED PROJECT

PROJECT NAME: ADNOC Refining- Waste Heat Recovery Name of Client

TAKREER - Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company ADNOC Refining

Budget ($ US)

263,000,000

Revised Budget ($ US)

500,000,000

Contract Value ($ US)

470,000,000

Award Date

Q1-2018

Main Contractor Facility Type

Samsung Engineering Company Petroleum Oil Refinery

Status

Engineering & Procurement

Start Date

Q1-2015

End Date

Q4-2023

FEED

Jacobs Engineering Group

Location

Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

Project Background Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (Takreer) has launched plans to upgrade the existing general utilities at the Ruwais refinery.

Project Scope The scope of work involves upgrade works for the existing general utilities at Ruwais refinery.

The scope of work includes: • Power • Electrical • Utilities • Piping • EPC • Civil • Installation of heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) • Steam turbine and generator (STG) desalination unit

Project Finance The project client is Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (TAKREER).

On 15 October 2017, ADNOC brought together its people, resources, products and services together under a unified brand. Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (TAKREER) will now trade as ADNOC Refining.

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Project Status Mar 2018

Samsung Korea office has dispatched the team to handle the project in the UAE site.

Mar 2018

The EPC is awarded to Samsung Engineering for a contract value worth $470 million.

Jan 2018

No official announcement has been made yet about the movement of the EPC contract.

Dec 2017

The project EPC award hasn't been announced yet and no further information can be given with regards to the bidders or expected award dates.

Nov 2017

No EPC award news are announced yet.

Sep 2017

The EPC contractor has not yet been awarded but it is expected to occur shortly.

Jul 2017

Takreer is now waiting for ADNOC's approval of the submitted offers (the bidders can't be revealed). The process of receiving the approval is expected to last about 1-2 months, after which Takreer can proceed with announcing the awarded EPC contractor.

Jul 2017

No award has been communicated yet. Announcement about the EPC award still needs to be carried out.

May 2017

The EPC contract should be awarded next month according to Takreer. However, it is still unclear who is bidding. Takreer is remaining private about this at the moment.

Apr 2017

Tender for the EPC contract has floated already and the tendering process is taking place at the moment.

Feb 2017

The EPC bids have not been submitted yet.

Feb 2017

EPC tendering is taking place.

Dec 2016

Tendering is in process still but the EPC bidder list is kept private in respect of the confidentiality agreement.

Nov 2016

EPC bidders cannot be revealed yet.

Oct 2016

Jacobs Engineering has completed the FEED. The project has now moved onto the EPC tendering stage. The EPC bidders cannot be revealed at the moment due to confidentiality agreement by Takreer.

Feb 2016

No further movement on the project is reported.

Dec 2015

The FEED process is still taking place. No EPC award is allocated yet and there is no exact time frame to be revealed.

Oct 2015

Jacobs Engineering has been awarded to carry out the FEED for the project.

May 2015

Currently FEED bidding is in process, and FEED contract will be awarded in August 2015.

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Project Contractors FEATURED PROJECT EPC

PQ

Bidders

Awarded

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- Samsung Engineering Company

Bidders

Awarded

FEED PQ - Saipem - WorleyParsons - Jacobs Engineering Group

- Saipem - WorleyParsons - Jacobs Engineering Group

- Jacobs Engineering Group

Project Schedules 1Q-2015 3Q-2015 3Q-2016 1Q-2018 2Q-2018 4Q-2023

Feasibility Study FEED EPC ITB Engineering & Procurement Construction Completed

Project Personnel Edward Van Aalst - Project Manager - Jacobs Engineering

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Jtjt Jeon - Procurement Manager - Samsung Engineering

Available only for DMS Members

Miriam Caranto - Project Coordinator - Samsung Engineering

Available only for DMS Members

Sang Moo Kjaung - Project Manager - Samsung Engineering

Available only for DMS Members

Khalifa Suwadi - Senior Project Manager - Takreer

Available only for DMS Members

Mohamed Hisham - Contracts Coordinator - Takreer

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Ramash Sandra - Contracts Manager - Takreer

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UAE Project Listing PROJECT

FACILITY

BUDGET ($US)

STATUS

ADMA-OPCO - Nasr Full Field Development - (Overview) ADMA-OPCO - SARB Offshore Oil Field Development - Package 2 ADMA-OPCO - Umm Al Lulu Field Development - (Overview) ADMA-OPCO - Umm Al Lulu Field Development - Package 1 ADMA-OPCO - Umm Al Lulu Field Development - Package 2 ADMA-OPCO - Umm Shaif Infield Pipelines Replacement ADNOC & Borealis - Borouge 4 Complex ADNOC & Borealis - Polypropylene (PP) Plant ADNOC & Cepsa -Ruwais - Linear Alkyl Benzene (Lab) Facility ADNOC & EMARAT - Fujairah Terminal Expansion Phase 3 ADNOC & MASDAR- Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage - Phase 2 (Pipeline Network) ADNOC - Haliba Oil Field ADNOC - LNG Import Terminal ADNOC Distribution - Bateen Executive Airport- Jet Fuel Depot ADNOC Gas Processing - Black Powder Management ADNOC Gas Processing - Taweelah - Gas Compressor Station ADNOC Gas Processing- Integrated Gas Development - Expansion (42 Inch Pipeline) ADNOC Gas Processing- Ruwais - Train 1 & 2 Process Cooling Fire Water Pumps Replacement ADNOC LNG- Integrated Gas Development (IGD) - Expansion (Overview) ADNOC LNG- Integrated Gas Development (IGD) - Expansion (Phase 2) ADNOC Offshore - Lower Zakum - Oil Lines Replacement (Phase 1) ADNOC Offshore - Nasr Full Field Development - Phase 2 (Package 2 - Platforms) ADNOC Offshore - Nasr Full Field Development - Phase 2 (Package 3) ADNOC Offshore - SARB Offshore Oil Field Development - Package 4 ADNOC Offshore - Umm Al Dalkh ESP Installation - Package 2 (Phases 3, 4 and 5) ADNOC Offshore - Umm Al Dalkh Full Field Development (Overview) ADNOC Offshore - Upper Zakum Full Field Development - 750 Project (Overview) ADNOC Offshore - Upper Zakum Full Field Development - 750 Project Surface Facilities - EPC 2 ADNOC Offshore - Zirku Facilities Capacity Enhancement ADNOC Offshore- 750 West Region- Capacity Expansion & Sulphate Reduction Plant- EPC 3 ADNOC Offshore- Bu Haseer Field ADNOC Offshore- Nasr Full Field Development Phase 2 (Package 1 - Wellheads and Pipeline) ADNOC Offshore- Upper Zakum Full Field Development 750 Project - Surface Facilities - EPC 1 ADNOC Onshore - Buhasa Onshore Oil Field Expansion Project ADNOC Onshore - Mender Field Development ADNOC Onshore - North East Bab (NEB) - (Al Dabbiya) ASR ADNOC Onshore - North East Bab (NEB) - Phase 3 (Al Dabbiya) ADNOC Onshore - North East Bab (NEB) - Phase 3 (Rumaitha-Shanayel) ADNOC Onshore- Bab Gas Compression Phase 3 ADNOC Onshore- Bab Integrated Facilities Project- Expansion ADNOC Onshore- Buhasa- Wellhead Automation ADNOC Onshore- Qusahwira Field Development - Phase 2 ADNOC Onshore- South East Asset- Tie-in Project (A,B, C & D) ADNOC Refining- Carbon Black Plant ADNOC Refining- Crude Flexibility Project (CFP) ADNOC Refining- Gasoline and Aromatics Project ADNOC Refining- IRP - Phase 3 ADNOC Refining- Ruwais Refinery East- SRU Replacement ADNOC Refining- Ruwais- LPG Recovery ADNOC Refining- Tacaamol Aromatics Project ADNOC Refining- Waste Heat Recovery

Oil Field Development Oil & Gas Field Oil Field Development Oil Field Development Oil Field Development Oil Field Development Petrochemical Plant Polypropylene Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) Oil Storage Tanks Carbon Dioxide Oil Field Development LNG Storage Tanks Oil Storage Tanks Gas Pipeline Gas Processing Oil Field Development Gas Processing

1,70,00,00,000 50,00,00,000 2,50,00,00,000 80,00,00,000 17,00,00,000 50,00,00,000 4,00,00,00,000 55,00,00,000 4,00,00,000 30,00,00,000 50,00,00,000 1,00,00,00,000 8,00,00,000 4,10,00,000 7,00,00,000 45,00,00,000 8,00,00,000

Construction Construction Construction Construction Construction EPC ITB Pre-FEED EPC ITB Project Announced Feasibility Study Feasibility Study Engineering & Procurement Feasibility Study Construction Construction Engineering & Procurement Construction FEED

Gas Field Development Gas Field Development Pipeline Oil Field Development Oil Field Development Gas Processing Sub Sea Cable Oil Field Development Oil Field Development Oil Production

1,57,00,00,000 42,00,00,000 85,00,00,000 19,50,00,000 20,00,00,000 45,50,00,000 65,00,00,000 65,00,00,000 15,60,00,00,000 4,20,00,00,000

Construction Construction Construction Construction Construction Construction Commissioning Commissioning Construction Construction

Oil Field Development Oil & Gas Field

40,00,00,000 30,00,00,000

Engineering & Procurement Construction

Pipeline Oil Field Development

15,50,00,000 90,00,00,000

Construction Construction

Oil Field Development

1,30,00,00,000

Commissioning

Oil Production Oil Field Development Oil Production Oil Production Oil Production Gas Compression Oil Field Development Oil Field Development Oil Field Development Oil Field Development Gas Processing Petroleum Oil Refinery Aromatics Petroleum Oil Refinery Sulphur Recovery Crude Oil Distillation Unit Petrochemical Plant Petroleum Oil Refinery

3,00,00,00,000 35,00,00,000 2,50,00,00,000 2,30,00,00,000 1,44,00,00,000 27,00,00,000 2,00,00,00,000 10,00,00,000 55,00,00,000 65,00,00,000 20,00,00,000 3,10,00,00,000 70,00,00,000 20,00,00,000 10,00,00,000 4,00,00,000 10,00,00,00,000 26,30,00,000

EPC ITB Construction EPC ITB Construction Construction EPC ITB Engineering & Procurement FEED EPC ITB EPC ITB Construction Engineering & Procurement FEED FEED EPC ITB EPC ITB FEED Engineering & Procurement

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FEATURED PROJECT

PROJECT

FACILITY

BUDGET ($US)

STATUS

ADNOC Refining-Ruwais East Refinery- Air Emission Measurement System ADNOC Sour Gas - Dalma Field ADNOC Sour Gas- Shah Field- Expansion ADNOC- Fujairah- Mandous Field ADNOC- Ghasha Field ADOC - Hail Offshore Oilfield ADPC & Al Gharbia Pipe Company - KIZAD- Pipeline Factory Borouge- Borouge 3 - Ethylene Plant Expansion Borouge- Ruwais - Polypropylene Plant 5 (BPP5) Borouge- Ruwais Pelletizing Plant - Bagging Lines Addition DEWA- Water Transmission Pipelines Project Dolphin Energy - Northern Emirate Pipeline (NEP) DUGAS-IG Petrochemicals-Maleic Anhydride EGA & Shaheen Chem Investments LLC - Ethylene Dichloride & Caustic Soda Plant ENOC & Horizon Terminals - Jebel Ali Refinery Capacity Expansion ENOC- Al Maktoum Airport- Jet Fuel Pipeline Expansion Fertil- Ruwais- Synergy Tie-ins and Nitrogen & MP Steam Lines GASCO - Integrated Gas Development (IGD) - Expansion (Onshore Pipeline) GASCO - Yas - Mina Zayed Gas Pipeline GASCO- Asab 1- Control System Upgrade IL&FS Prime Terminals FZC- Fujairah Oil Terminals- Phase 2 Saif Al Khaili & KIZAD - Emirates Chemical Plant Star Energy Group- JAFZA Expansion 7A

Petroleum Oil Refinery Oil Field Development Gas Network Oil Storage Tanks Oil & Gas Field Oil Field Oil Ethylene Polypropylene Polymers Water Gas Pipeline Maleic Anhydride Caustic Soda Petroleum Oil Refinery Jet Fuel Pipeline Ammonia Gas Production Gas Processing Distributed Control System (DCS) Oil Storage Terminal Caustic Soda Oil Storage Tanks

4,00,00,000 80,00,00,000 9,50,00,00,000 2,20,00,00,000 1,00,00,00,000 50,00,00,000 27,60,00,000 80,00,00,000 57,50,00,000 15,00,00,000 7,00,00,000 15,00,00,000 3,00,00,00,000

FEED FEED EPC ITB Engineering & Procurement FEED FEED Construction Construction EPC ITB EPC ITB Construction FEED Feasibility Study Project Announced Construction Engineering & Procurement Construction Construction Construction Engineering & Procurement EPC ITB Construction Construction

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1,00,00,00,000 25,00,00,000 3,00,00,000 7,10,00,00,000 4,50,00,000 5,50,00,000 8,00,00,000 8,00,00,000 20,00,00,000

DMS CSR

When a Dream Needs a Gentle Push to Give It Wings-Sponsored by Analytical Division Of ISA Growing up as the youngest child in a family of five, abandoned by your father, neglected by your elder brother and sister, with just your mother who is a day laborer in a physically unwell state of health and with the dreams of one day becoming a Chemistry Professor is really hard. This is exactly the condition of Mohammed Sajib Sheik, a 10 year old boy hailing from a slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Sajib’s father abandoned the family a long time ago.

His elder brother and sister are both married and living their own happy lives while almost totally neglecting the existence of their own mother and brother. Sajib’s mother, Sofia Begum works as a day laborer to provide for herself and Sajib. But, because of being physically unwell, she isn’t able to go to work daily and so the responsibility of taking care of his mother and himself falls on the meek shoulders of young Sajib. He has to works after school, selling newspapers and water bottles to meet their needs.

Like all other kids of his age, Sajib too loves playing cricket. He sings as well. But unlike every other kid whose role model might be a cricketer in this cricket crazy nation, Sajib’s role model is Alfred Bernhard Nobel, the world famous Swedish Chemist and founder of the Nobel Prizes, and hence his love for Chemistry.

Once, at school, during a session of Science, the teacher was teaching about mixtures and it was a little above the understanding capabilities of a regular Sixth Grader, but Sajib easily understood the concepts and was given the opportunity to perform experiment in front of the whole class, and that too very successfully.

He is passionate about his dreams to become a Chemistry professor one day and that is clearly reflected in his academics. But the only thing in his way to achieve that dream is the current situation he is in. No one to help him progress with his education, no one to guide him and help him plot his next steps

in education. And this is where C2C has come in to help him. C2C has taken Sajib under its wings and are supporting him by providing 1000BDT per month to help take care of their accommodation needs so that he can use the money he earns by himself to help complete his education and pursue his dreams of becoming a Chemistry Professor.

C2C has a really good idea of how Sajib should carry on his education so as to achieve his dream. The Bangladeshi educational system is basically divided into 7 levels: •Pre-primary: Play School to Kindergarten •Primary: Grade 1 to Grade 5 •Junior School: Grade 6 to Grade 8 •Secondary School: Grade 9 to Grade 10 •Higher Secondary: Grade 11 and Grade 12 •Bachelor’s Degree: 4 years •Master’s Degree: 1 year According to the above given system, Sajib is now in Junior School and has a minimum of 9 years of education left to finally be able to achieve his dream.

As per the Government curriculum, basic Science will be taught to all students from Grade 6 to Grade 8. From Grade 9, Science will be broken down into Physics, Chemistry and Biology. And it is also from Grade 9 that the education stream will be divided into Science, Arts and Commerce and this will be followed up until Grade 12. So, Sajib will have to opt for the Science stream from Grade 9 and then continue his education to attain a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry and then opt for a Master’s Degree in Chemistry to increase his chances of becoming a Chemistry Professor.

Sajib is currently being sponsored by the Analysis Division of ISA. With a helping and guiding hand behind him, Sajib can easily achieve his dream and build a brighter future for himself and his family.

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