Whitepapers

Sponsored by Dragos, the Ponemon Institute’s report on the State of Industrial Cybersecurity finds that cultural and technical differences between traditional IT best practices and what is possible in OT increases an organization’s risk for costly cyber incidents – and the average cost to detect, investigate, and remediate an event.

Download the full report now for more about the state of industrial cybersecurity in the United States, including:

• Program maturity of securing operational technology networks across industries.
• What industrial organizations are doing to secure ICS/OT environments.
• OT cybersecurity investment, priorities, and accountability.
• The cause, consequences, and cost of an OT cybersecurity incident.

Preventive and Mitigative (P&M) regulations such as 49 CFR 192.935 for Gas Transmission Pipeline Integrity Management have traditionally focused on physical risks and threats to pipeline assets.

The non-physical risk of organizational failure has not been stressed enough. Yet, this risk is tied to some of the most high-profile and damaging pipeline incidents of the last 20+ years.

Transmission operators can use Pipeline SMS (PSMS / API 1173) as a method to root out organizational failure as part of their P&M program. Download our whitepaper to learn more about:

• PSMS as an Effective Prevention and Mitigation Methodology.
• How API 1173 Addresses Organizational Failure.
• The Value of Executing the Full Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Cycle.
• The Use of Tools to Achieve Natural Compliance for Prevention & Mitigation.

Facing market volatility and pressure to reduce emissions, the oil and gas pipeline industry requires high financing levels to fund its capital projects and operations. The industry must also compete with other economic sectors for scarce investor resources. To better navigate these growing challenges, pipeline companies must embrace innovation and digitalization. Download our executive brief to learn how integrating your physical and digital pipeline assets improves business decision-making and operational efficiency.

Is your flow computer nearing end of life? If so, you are not alone, as many used in today’s LACT applications are. Learn what kind of intelligence, power and security will be needed to meet today’s requirements and leverage industry standards to achieve the next generation of cost-efficiency and profitability.

Today's pipeline leaders must meet their business and production targets to remain competitive in their industries. Pipeline businesses also require a high level of financing to fund their capital projects and operational expenditures and have to compete with other sectors to attract scarce investor resources. They must do this while enduring record market volatility and selling their products for commodity prices at the lower end of the normal range. Furthermore, there are demands to transform energy so they can improve their environmental sustainability while decarbonizing operations. The future leaders in the pipeline industry will accelerate their ability to optimize and innovate by learning how to apply their physical and digital assets to deliver top performance across all categories. 

NGL, Crude, and Refined Products companies face an impending skills and knowledge crisis as an aging workforce retires. This paper guides companies in the establishment of a well-rounded program for acquiring and developing new hydrocarbon liquid measurement technicians based upon a combination of classroom training and hands-on skills development. This helps prepare technicians to perform their tasks safely, effectively, and efficiently.

Across the evolution of every capital project that becomes an operational asset, the intelligence from each knowledge worker's contribution is stored somehow. Digitalization of project requirements, simulation-driven intelligent design, and optimized construction and commissioning makes the volume of that data massive and complex. The potential value that exists within that knowledge base is extremely high. In an industry where assets operate for decades, the ROI of each incremental improvement across its lifecycle can be significant.