NuGen Automation launches COVID-19 resource hub
Published by Lydia Woellwarth,
Editor
World Pipelines,
NuGen Automation, a SCADA integration and IT solutions provider specialising in energy pipelines, has formally launched a pandemic resource hub and expanded its suite of automation offerings in response to the coronavirus health emergency.
COVID-19 energy resource hub for pipeline operators
NuGen Automation (NuGen) first soft-launched the COVID-19 Energy Resource Hub in April to customers, partners and employees to deliver timely safety information amid the emerging health emergency from novel coronavirus COVID-19.
The Hub has since expanded considerably to include:
- Pipeline safety regulatory guidance
- Regulator updates and pandemic guidance from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), American Petroleum Institute (API), Canada Energy Regulator, and Control Engineering Group.
- Technology partner resources
- Key partnership resources, including Esri (ArcGIS), Microsoft (Teams and Skype), AVEVA (formerly WonderWare), and Schneider Electric.
- National public health and safety information
- Health and safety guidance from global public health agencies, including the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Public Health Agency of Canada.
- Company pandemic support resources
- Pandemic-response thought leadership and personal health resources guides created by NuGen Automation, including:COVID-19 Compliance Report: PHMSA Stay of Enforcement and Working Remotely - Health & Wellness Guide: Focus & Safety.
Remote operations Go-Kits for control rooms
NuGen's Remote Operations Go-Kits are next-gen contingency solutions for ICS-enabled control rooms. These workstations offer portability, rapid deployment (within minutes), and secure connection (via custom encryption protocols and firewall protection) into any type of industrial control system (ICS) across industries.
Remote Operation Go-Kits feature ruggedised exteriors, fallback broadband, and enterprise access points for peak operations through any disaster scenario.
Each Go-Kit workstation is purpose-assembled at the headquarters campus in Houston, Texas by a team of hardware experts with professional experience in dedicated control room technologies.
Field automation services
NuGen's field automation services deliver strategic and tactical oilfield automation capabilities in design, programming, documentation, and QA testing. Services include PLC programming, P&ID drawings, front-end engineering, control centre upgrades, and factory acceptance testing (FAT).
Field automation services can be deployed with accommodations to public safety conditions.
About NuGen Automation
NuGen Automation is involved with integrated field and pipeline services. It is also the largest provider of third-party control rooms and secured data centres in energy markets (by asset coverage). Current automation offerings for energy pipelines include: SCADA integration, IT services, pipeline compliance and safety, leak detection, disaster recovery, GIS applications, field automation and Control Room Management data analytics.
Read the article online at: https://www.worldpipelines.com/business-news/14052020/nugen-automation-launches-covid-19-resource-hub/
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