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HMEL Adopts IBM’s Analytics Solution to Improve Plant Performance and Operational Efficiency

New IBM solution to help the refinery analyze and predict behavior of operational parameters

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Bangalore - 10 Aug 2012: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that HMEL, a joint venture between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Mittal Energy Investment Pte Ltd, Singapore, has adopted a new IBM analytics-based solution to transform how the company manages its financial and operations data to boost business performance.

HMEL has built the 9 MMTPA (million metric tonne per annum) Guru Gobind Singh Refinery in Bathinda, Punjab. The first oil and gas project to be set up in the state of Punjab, the refinery produces petroleum products complying with Euro IV emission norms, with a capability of processing 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day. HMEL had earlier engaged IBM as its strategic partner for the design and implementation of manufacturing execution systems (MES) including the selection of the select processes and applications, as well as managing the mechanics of the program. 

The new IBM solution integrates information from the various components of the MES, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and control systems within the refinery and delivers a consolidated, single view of the data. The new technology will enable HMEL to analyze key corporate business processes including, planned versus actual investments, production, key performance indicators, among others. The system will generate near real-time information for HMEL business executives to use to make more intelligent decisions around optimizing productivity and margins.  

“As a green-field project, we wanted to leverage the best of technology to ensure world-class operations and efficiency. We needed a solution that would provide us with a centralized view of all our assets for operational management purposes. IBM’s framework, built for our industry, addressed our requirement effectively,” commented, Moiz Tankiwala, Chief Operating Officer, HMEL.  

IBM has been working alongside HMEL as part of Project Prism, the umbrella program to implement strategic applications for HMEL, to support the ERP system, manage master data (MDM), build key performance indicator (KPI) dashboards, and create an integration business application environment. The Cognos Business Intelligence solution helps HMEL in building an enterprise-class Performance Management platform closely aligned with their existing technical architecture. 

"This project is a testament to our ongoing collaboration to build smarter solutions across industries in the region. We are proud to be associated with HMEL in helping them build a truly world-class refinery,” said Vanitha Narayanan, Managing Partner, Global Business Services, IBM India/South Asia. "Amidst complex processes, like in a refinery, use of analytics can transform financial processes and improve operational efficiencies thereby establishing a new standard of excellence in business performance.”  

The IBM analytics solution not only delivers the ability to access data consistently, but also equips the organization with power to interpret, transform and derive process operation actions from the information. It provides an industry standards based information model and associated integration techniques, enabling HMEL to turn data into information that can be accessed and delivered through Web services. 

HMEL is one of the five refineries in the world to commence integrated operations from day one. The implementation at HMEL is a clear reflection of IBM’s approach to analytics that brings together its deep consulting expertise, information management and enterprise content management software, that help clients like HMEL align their organization around information; anticipate, predict, and shape business outcomes, and act with confidence at the point of impact.  

About HMEL: 

HMEL is a joint venture between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Mittal Energy Investments Pte Ltd, Singapore – a Lakshmi N Mittal Company. Both the joint venture partners hold a stake of 49% each in the company, the balance 2% is held by Indian financial institutions. HMEL has built a world-class state of the art refinery, GGSR, incorporating the latest technologies. The refinery has high Nelson Complexity Index which will enable maximizing value added products even from heavy / sour crudes.  

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News Release from GE - Portable Vibration Analyzer

13 March 2012

GE’s Bently Nevada Introduces Portable Plant Condition Monitoring Solution Series

SCOUT Portable Vibration Analyzer Series Expands Business’ End-to-End Monitoring Expertise

MINDEN, NEV.—March 13, 2012—GE’s (NYSE: GE) Bently Nevada product line, a GE Measurement & Control business, today unveiled SCOUT, an intelligent suite of portable vibration monitoring and analysis instruments. The SCOUT series demonstrates the business’ commitment to providing the oil, gas and power generation industries with fully integrated, single-provider solutions that support all plant condition monitoring needs. The SCOUT series represents the first products resulting from GE’s acquisition of Commtest Instruments in 2011. Commtest is recognized for its leadership and innovation in portable vibration analysis and monitoring instruments.

“At GE’s Bently Nevada, we’re passionate about developing simple, intelligent systems that provide our customers with the information they need to optimize machinery operations and ensure the highest level of productivity and safety,” said Don Marshall, product manager, GE’s Bently Nevada. “The SCOUT series aligns perfectly with our vision to expand our plant-wide monitoring capabilities, enabling us to offer a truly integrated, end-to-end condition monitoring solution to our customers.”

Engineered from the ground up to offer leading-edge reliability, accuracy and usability, the SCOUT series offers the power and convenience of dual- or four-channel measurement and dual-plane balancing to support all plant condition monitoring needs—from route-based data collection to machinery analysis and balancing. SCOUT's combination of accuracy, intuitive operation and unrivaled storage capacity ensures that each analyzer delivers a premium return on investment. Additionally, the SCOUT series features field-proven Ascent® software that can be programmed with thousands of separate machine definitions covering a number of route choices.

From refineries and petrochemical plants to hydroelectric facilities and wind farms, GE’s Bently Nevada provides trusted and proven vibration monitoring equipment and a comprehensive services portfolio to help improve the efficiency, reliability and performance of production assets like turbines, compressors, motors and generators. For more information, please visitwww.ge-mcs.com/scout.

About Measurement & Control
Measurement & Control is a leading innovator in advanced, sensor-based measurement, non-destructive testing and inspection and condition monitoring. Providing healthcare for customers’ most critical assets, the business delivers accuracy, productivity and safety to a wide range of industries, including oil and gas, power generation, aerospace, metals and transportation. Measurement & Control has over 40 facilities in 25 countries and is part of GE Oil & Gas. For further information, visit www.ge-mcs.com.

About GE
GE (NYSE: GE) works on things that matter. The best people and the best technologies taking on the toughest challenges. Finding solutions in energy, health and home, transportation and finance. Building, powering, moving and curing the world. Not just imagining. Doing. GE works. For more information, visit the company's website at www.ge.com.

GE Energy works connecting people and ideas everywhere to create advanced technologies for powering a cleaner, more productive world. With more than 100,000 employees in over 100 countries, our diverse portfolio of product and service solutions and deep industry expertise help our customers solve their challenges locally. We serve the energy sector with technologies in such areas as natural gas, oil, coal and nuclear energy; wind, solar, biogas and water processing; energy management; and grid modernization. We also offer integrated solutions to serve energy- and water-intensive industries such as mining, metals, marine, petrochemical, food & beverage and unconventional fuels.