HART Communication Proves Valuable on a Major Project and Contributes to a Successful Startup

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Editor's note: As Canadian oil production from oil sands has been growing, many energy companies have been building new or adding to existing facilities to help fill demand for product from these sources. In 2011, Shell commissioned a 100,000 bpd (barrel per day) expansion to its existing 155,000 bpd capacity Scotford Upgrader facility near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. Shell Scotford is also home to a refinery and chemical plant. Supporting a safe and successful start-up of the upgrader expansion meant the Scotford instrumentation team had to work quickly and efficiently with a minimum of mistakes. The team found that HART technology provided a way to streamline testing and pre-configuration of devices so when they were installed, everything was ready to run for a smooth start-up.