Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bf9pvf/automation) has announced the addition of the "Automation Modernization Opportunities in the US Refinery Market" report to their offering.

An incremental rise in domestic crude oil production in the United States along with the potential inflow of Canadian heavier crude is poised to disrupt the dynamics of the oil and gas downstream market. As end users invest in upgrades, retrofits, and new greenfield refinery projects, there is ample opportunity for automation vendors to enhance their solution offerings to cater to the pressing needs of control, safety, utilization, and productivity. This strategic market insight provides automation vendors a detailed analysis on regional market dynamics, required key retrofit units, current and future automation tools mapping, benefits of implementation, and a heat map of projects depicting total share for automation systems.

Summary

Profit Insight: Brownfield Projects is instigating the development of augmented tool-sets as refiners upgrade and expand their foundation capabilities to optimize throughput.

Growth Insight: Unscrambling complex infrastructures - The process of blending requires agile refinery operations, which in turn drive automation opportunities for retrofit units.

Business Insight: A diversified inflow - Domestic US crude oil supplies coupled with the anticipated Canadian oil sands are inciting refiners to blend varying crude oil grades.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

2. Mega Trends to Micro Booms

3. Introduction

4. First Base

5. Second Base

6. Third Base

7. Top Recommendations

8. Company Profiles

9. Appendix

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