Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 01, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1995 Page: 4 of 12
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Network (RCIN), the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) studio,
Main Office Building data center, design and drafting and
Process Analyzer Support System (PASS).
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“Approximately six months ago,
these ‘islands’ of computing and
technology were transformed into the
'mainland' network," said Joe Landry
of Downstream Information Systems
Division, designer and project engineer.
“With the use of state-of-the-art fiber
optic cable engineering and over 2
million feet of hair-thin fiber, the
unwieldy mainframe equipment is
gradually being interlinked into a
more user-friendly personal computer-
type network.”
These improvements now fit into
three main categories—data, video and
voice. The multiple fibers are capable of
carrying video, voice and data in the
Main Office Building, control centers
and multiple work centers such as the
Storehouse and the Contract
Administration Building.
The advantages of the new system
are many. By using personal computers
or work stations, the new system
reduces costs of mainframe computing
and support.
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A more efficient process control
process is in place. Process control
engineers can communicate electronically
from a central point rather than driving
from one location to another to make
changes or to pick up information.
Computer-based process control
applications can access real-time data
and take closed-loop control action on
process events occurring anywhere in
the refinery.
“We are no longer limited to doing
process control on single units or even a
control center,” said Process Control
Systems Engineer Charlie Bales, who
was one of the key technology leaders in
developing RCIN. “We can now do true
refinery-wide control.”
The refinery and chemical plant now
share process and laboratory data.
In the future, an Electronic Document
Management System (EDMS) will be
able to move information. For example,
manuals, documents and drawings will be
easier to manage and keep updated. A
reformulated fuels application also is
planned as a part of the upcoming Plant
Computing Network (PCN) project
designed by Exxon Research and
Engineering.
Some of the more visual capabilities
involve CCTV. Each Process control
center has a CCTV connection where
employees can view such programs as
training, safely, health and general
operations information. Having up-to-the-
minute accurate weather information
allows Process personnel to prepare
better for inclement conditions. For better
lightering operations, SeaRivcr Maritime
uses the weather map showing offshore
sea conditions.
When special announcements are
required, this is another way to quickly
get out the message. The CCTV
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Pfennig, Glena. Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 01, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1995, newspaper, January 1, 1995; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1494948/m1/4/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.