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FLOW Users Group Meeting 2021

Virtual Conference

October 19-21 & 26-28, 2021

Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2021 FLOW Users Group Meeting! All sessions are now available to view on demand. We encourage you to view any sessions you may have missed or want to revisit, including our Meet the Expert sessions.

If you have not previously registered for our FLOW Users Group Meeting, it's not too late! Again, all sessions are available to view on demand. 

Our sessions are grouped by products of interest but, as an approved attendee, you can view any session of your choice. Please take a moment to review the agenda below to learn more. We also encourage you to watch our ‘Welcome to FLOW’ session that provides guidance on how to easily access all of our sessions!

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Agenda for October 19-21, 2021

OnDemand

General Session

Welcome to FLOW

All FLOW participants are encouraged to view our ‘Welcome to FLOW’ general session that will provide an overview of our event and highlight the technology solutions that we will be discussing during our sessions. The session will be available to view beginning October 18th. Please be sure to watch this session to learn how to get the most from our FLOW Users Group Meeting. 

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Operational Management Solutions

Operational Management Solutions Product Updates & Roadmaps

Participate in this session to hear about the latest news related to our Operational Management Solutions, including our PipelineManager suite, PipelineStudio, and more. We will recap recent product updates as well as discuss the enhancements we have planned in our upcoming releases. Topics will include AI and machine learning updates, simulation enhancements, and much more to help you better plan for future implementations.

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Data Integrity & Risk Management Solutions

GeoFields Plenary & Product Roadmaps

We will be sharing several exciting updates for our GeoFields portfolio, including new product reviews, product roadmaps, and an update on our lifecycle services. Be sure to participate in this session to discover how we are transitioning our solutions and services to ensure we are keeping pace with your needs. Topics will include recent releases and product updates to help you prepare your operations in the near term as well as plan for longer term opportunities.

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Operational Management Solutions

Overview of OSI Enterprise SCADA Platform

Join our expert to learn how to drive pipeline safety by integrating a modern SCADA system, advanced gas and liquids applications, and a high-speed historian. Topics will include how to reduce risk by enhancing decision making with greater situational awareness, how to efficiently manage big data with hyper-scalable throughput and capacity, and how to mitigate cybersecurity threats with an ISO 27001-compliant OT platform that’s independently cyber-certified.

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Operational Management Solutions

Demo of OSI Enterprise SCADA Platform

During this fast-paced demo of Emerson’s OSI monarch Enterprise SCADA System, learn how the modern control system architecture supports monitoring, control, scheduling, and optimization of complex network operations. Discover how OSI’s system supports a range of industry specific applications, including the full suite of OSI applications as well as Emerson’s suite of Operational, Gas and Liquids Management Solutions.

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Operational Management Solutions

Leak Detection Using AI & ML for Less Instrumented Pipelines

When pipelines are not well instrumented, detecting leaks can be a daunting task. Learn how blending artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) enables leak detection with greater sensitivity, reliability, and robustness.

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Data Integrity & Risk Management Solutions

RiskFrame Modeler for Integrity Planning and Advanced Use Cases

During this session, learn how to utilize RiskFrame Modeler for analysis and risk management, beyond the traditional risk scoring business case. RiskFrame Modeler’s flexibility allows pipeline engineers to model any type of activity and analysis, including integrity assessment planning, threat mitigation, and pipeline replacements. We will also cover how existing (and often publicly available) spatial data can provide insight on pipeline risk.

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Operational Management Solutions

Mapping Displays in PipelineManager

Representing and visualizing real-time pipeline data on mapping and GIS is often required. Join us to learn how our latest PipelineManager feature offers rendering of pipeline information in the map display and also dynamically displays critical information around high consequence areas. We look forward to demoing these newly developed GIS integration capabilities in PipelineManager.

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Data Integrity & Risk Management Solutions

Pipeline GIS Starter Kit for ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing

To help users adapt to the new ESRI Location Referencing and APR tools, Emerson provides a 'Starter Kit.' During this session, learn how to evaluate this new ESRI technology using a subset of your own data.

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Operational Management Solutions

PipelineStudio 5.2 and Beyond

During this engaging session, we will focus on the most recent PipelineStudio software release, including a review of our 5.1 and 5.0 releases and give you a look forward to our next major release. We will also demonstrate new and recent features as well as discuss a few of the upcoming features in the next PipelineStudio release.

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Data Integrity & Risk Management Solutions

GeoFields Reporting and Dashboard Solutions

Join us for an overview of the new GeoFields Reporting solution. Learn how to use spatial data as a source for tabular reports, such as the PHMSA Annual Report. We will also provide an overview of user generated dashboards, reports, and band charts.

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Operational Management Solutions

PipelineStudio Deep Dive into Pig Tracking

In PipelineStudio 5.2, new features have been carefully selected and implemented to enhance simulation and the user experience. This session will discuss pig launching, receiving, and tracking. Join us to learn how users can now monitor how a pig, scraper, or tool moves in the pipeline once launched along with the affect of the slippage factor on fluid velocity and the velocity range for the pig path.

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Meet the Experts for Operational Management Solutions: Live & Interactive

PipelineManager: Deep Subsea Integrity Monitoring

Subsea pipelines are subject to the cold and immense pressure of the abyssal depths. Instrumentation is limited to surface installations, meaning a pipeline may span hundreds of kilometers without any measurements of conditions. These pipelines face numerous threats, including water condensation, hydrate formation, pipe crimping, blockage, stuck monitoring and cleaning pigs, and water ingress through pipeline breaches. Learn how PipelineManager helps monitor these conditions for subsea pipelines and see a demonstration of the principles of this technology. 

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Meet the Experts for Operational Management Solutions: Live & Interactive

PipelineManager: Input Scripting Deep Dive

Pre-processing of instrument data that is received from SCADA is often required, including the application of custom logic. Join us for this interactive session where our experts will present the scripting capabilities in PipelineManager.

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Meet the Experts for Operational Management Solutions: Live & Interactive

PipelineStudio: Building Models from Right-of-Way Information

Join us for this interactive session where we will deep dive into how to build PipelineStudio models from right-of-way information. We will also cover which considerations are needed and how to display the information in a mapping display. In addition to answering your questions, we will also be requesting your comments and feedback on this recent feature.

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Meet the Experts for Operational Management Solutions: Live & Interactive

PipelineStudio: New Features for Configuring Pipes

Take a deep dive into configuring pipes in PipelineStudio during this interactive session. Our expert will review all the input parameters along with what the parameters mean and how to use them. Additional topics include how to implement pipe types and set-up pipe type tables along with a review of both liquid and gas configuration and the subtle difference between how they are configured.

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Agenda for October 26-28, 2021

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Liquids & Gas Management Solutions Product Updates & Roadmaps

Liquids & Gas Management Solutions Product Updates & Roadmaps

During this comprehensive session, our experts will provide updates on our Liquids and Gas Management Solutions, including cloud hosting and browser UI developments. We will cover general product and platform directives for our Scheduling Software Suite along with how we are improving functionality in our Synthesis Software Suite for terminals, pipelines, and marine operations. In addition, our Gas Management Solutions expert will share exciting details on our next-gen solutions and more.

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Liquids & Gas Management Solutions Sessions

How to Reduce Demurrage & Generate Short/Long Term Berthing Schedules in PipelineScheduler

This fast-paced session will cover the Batch Schedule Optimizer in PipelineScheduler and how it is configured to determine the volumes required to balance/optimize pipeline operations. Reducing demurrage by including the considerations of line availability and tank ullage into the marine planning will be discussed along with fixed optimized batches and berthing sequence/time.

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Liquids & Gas Management Solutions Sessions

Gas Trading Platform & TransactionManager 365 Next-Gen

With liberalization of the global gas market and the introduction of third-party access to gas transmission networks, new balancing rules are now in place. Join us to get a glimpse into the dynamic process of the Gas Trading Platform, a new module of PipelineTransporter, that is oriented to enable shippers and transporters to buy or sell gas quantities within-day or the day-ahead for balancing purposes. This session will also focus on the latest TransactionManager updates, including the next-gen release and the future scope for supporting 365 cloud implementation.

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Liquids & Gas Management Solutions Sessions

Technology & Security Enhancements in Synthesis

Synthesis is continuing to evolve and our expert will be showcasing the enhancements available in our latest version, including new security features, the configurable UI, and more.

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Liquids & Gas Management Solutions Sessions

Gas Management Solutions: New Technology Exploration 

During this session, our expert will highlight the new PipelineTransporter Mobile App that is now available for Transporters and Shippers and how it improves the user experience. Participants will also get insight on our next-gen GasLoadForecaster version along with enhanced security and other technical features implemented in the latest versions of PipelineTransporter and TransactionManager. Our vision for supporting the cloud and SaaS will also be discussed. 

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Liquids & Gas Management Solutions Sessions

Preview of PipelineFramework 7.0 on the Web and in the Cloud

A new UI client designed for the web is currently in development for PipelineFramework. During this session, learn how users will soon be able to view and edit tables, view the schematic and graphs, and interact with the simulation over the web. With PipelineFramework soon to be on the cloud, our expert will explain how to access the application through a browser-based application.

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Liquids & Gas Management Solutions Sessions

Overview and Demo of the New Driver Kiosk in Synthesis for Terminals

Participate in this session to learn how Synthesis now supports a driver kiosk that enables truck drivers to 'pre' check-in when they arrive at a terminal for loading or unloading. This 'pre' check-in allows drivers to validate order information prior to loading to expedite the process. Our expert will also explain how the kiosk performs weight, volume, and ARD (safety) validations.

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Liquids & Gas Management Solutions Sessions

How to Optimize Pipelines and Batching by Integrating Models in PipelineOptimizer and PipelineScheduler

PipelineOptimizer models have the ability to import batch schedules from PipelineScheduler. Join our experts for a demo of additional features that have been developed for tightly coupling PipelineOptimizer models with PipelineScheduler models, including shutdown triggers, flow rate triggers, and pipe volume mappings.

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Liquids & Gas Management Solutions Sessions

Advanced Linefill Control Plus Handling and Level Seek Rules in TerminalScheduler

The Linefill Control feature in TerminalScheduler allows users to visualize the results of the main movements specified by the scheduler. During this session, learn how any pipes touched by the optimized route can be rebranded or redirected based on the various user-selectable data columns. Our experts will also explain how level seek rules allow users to generate a movement that will compute the necessary volume needed to reach an operational level on a supply or delivery tank.

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Meet the Experts for Liquids & Gas Management Solutions: Live & Interactive

PipelineTransporter & TransactionManager: Deep Dive

The role of pipeline transmission and distribution companies is relevant in the natural gas market. The liberation of gas markets in many parts of the world, require new rules, new actors in the markets, third party access to the infrastructures  and as a result, new types of contracts, new commercial relationships, and new ways to operate the infrastructures. Meet with our experts and join us for an In-depth look and training into some of the recent features included in PipelineTransporter. Discover: 

• New Nominations Models
• Parking and Loan Contracts 
• Congestion Management


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Meet the Experts for Liquids & Gas Management Solutions: Live & Interactive

Batch Optimization: Deep Dive including USM Engine

Many pipeline systems aim to balance the demands of supply and delivery terminals. Join us to learn how our simulation technology performs batch plan optimization to optimize the order and the batch sizes required.

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Meet the Experts for Liquids & Gas Management Solutions: Live & Interactive

PipelineScheduler: Deep Dive including Gamera Engine

PipelineScheduler is a total software solution for pipeline scheduler. It organizes and consolidates all information required to generate short and long-term schedules. In this session we will provide an overview of our improvements in regards to Nomination Management, Batch Scheduling, Cycle Plan Methods, Tank/Terminal Management, Connected Carrier Management, Quality Tracking and Blend Prediction.

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Meet the Experts for Liquids & Gas Management Solutions: Live & Interactive

TerminalScheduler: Planning & Management of Volume Movements

Overview of the planning and management of volume movements within the TerminalScheduler application. The TerminalScheduler application tracks the status of tanks, the qualities of product volumes, the disposition of the various material assets such as pipe headers and pumps, handling of the asset linefill and the availability/usage of loading facilities and docks.

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Meet the Experts for Liquids & Gas Management Solutions: Live & Interactive

PipelineOptimizer: Roadmap Deep Dive

This session will review the PipelineOptimizer roadmap and recent development of new features, including viscosity-corrected pump curves and new DRA configuration options.

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