Emerson Helps BP Whiting Refinery Avoid Downtime While Improving Safety and Reliability

Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), is
providing process automation technologies and services to help BP
further enhance the safety, reliability, and performance of its Whiting
refinery in Northwest Indiana – without the costly downtime often
required for such projects.

The project to upgrade the process control system of two fluid catalytic
cracking units is part of a strategic BP-Emerson automation upgrade
program. It follows BP’s earlier multi-billion-dollar Whiting Refinery
Modernization Project, which was one of the largest investments in BP
history. Emerson also provided process automation for that massive
upgrade, which helped BP boost its heavy-crude capacity more than
four-fold.

The Whiting refinery is BP’s largest and a major supplier to the Midwest
and other parts of the United States. One of the key benefits that
Emerson brings is its experience managing “hot cutover” projects –
upgrading units while the operation continues running, which helps BP
maintain a secure supply of fuel for its customers. Catalytic crackers
are primarily used to produce high octane gasoline in the refining
process.

Emerson has already provided upgraded automation technologies for one of
the cat crackers, implementing a new DeltaV™ distributed control system.
Diagnostics available in the DeltaV system can help BP detect problems
well before an unintended loss of operation, saving money and improving
efficiency.

For the second cat cracker, Emerson will provide a DeltaV control system
and integrated DeltaV SIS safety system. The integrated control and
safety system will provide a common operations and engineering
environment and access to extensive diagnostics across the unit. The
complete automation upgrade also includes Emerson’s Fisher™ control
valves and Rosemount™ measurement instruments.

“The ability to use our resources and experience from one stage of the
upgrade program on another stage helps BP manage project cost and
schedule risks,” said Steve Sonnenberg, president of Emerson Process
Management. “Our commissioning and startup expertise developed in
previous projects also helps BP safely and reliably improve performance
without unexpected downtime, providing significant benefits to its
customers that rely on a predictable supply of gasoline.”

About Emerson Process Management

Emerson Process Management (www.EmersonProcess.com),
an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their
production, processing and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas,
refining, pulp and paper, power, water and wastewater treatment, mining
and metals, food and beverage, life sciences and other industries. The
company combines superior products and technology with industry-specific
engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services.
Its brands include Bettis^™, DeltaV™, Fisher™, Micro Motion™,
Ovation^™ and Rosemount™.

About Emerson

Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global
leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide
innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and
consumer markets around the world. The company is comprised of five
business segments: Process Management, Industrial Automation, Network
Power, Climate Technologies, and Commercial & Residential Solutions.
Sales in fiscal 2015 were $22.3 billion. For more information, visit Emerson.com.

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