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Autonomous Control Architectures for Upstream Energy
Emerson exhibits integrated hardware with analytical software systems designed to optimize industrial facility workflows while minimizing offshore emissions at ONS 2026.
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Adaptive Gas Lift System
Emerson is demonstrating its suite of process control solutions, including the Adaptive Gas Lift System and AspenTech Subsurface Intelligence platform, for the energy value chain. The exhibited technologies provide the hardware and data architectures required to transition upstream and midstream energy facilities toward partially or fully autonomous operations.
Infrastructure for Unmanned Energy Facilities
At Booth 9450 in Hall 9 of the Stavanger Forum during the ONS 2026 exhibition (August 24-27 in Stavanger, Norway), the technical focus centers on software-defined architectures that enable distributed control. Operators in the energy sector require systems that can execute adaptive control strategies and remote monitoring to reduce the frequency of physical site interventions. By implementing edge computing and advanced machine analytics, continuous digital threads are established across subsurface drilling and surface production systems. This data integration allows facility managers to consolidate isolated information silos and apply automated decision-making protocols to complex offshore extraction projects, thereby accelerating the time to first oil and standardizing project lifecycles.
Flow Measurement and Well Intervention Mitigation
Physical hardware deployed in subsea environments requires high reliability to prevent costly well interventions. The Adaptive Gas Lift System (AGLS) operates as a retrievable electric mechanism that allows operators to adjust gas lift valves remotely based on continuous well performance data. Alongside artificial lift mechanisms, multiphase flow measurement is critical for reservoir management. The Roxar Subsea Multiphase Flow Meter and the field-proven Roxar 2600 Multiphase Flow Meter utilize the 5726 Multiphase Transmitter to quantify oil, gas, and water fractions. These sensor integrations deliver continuous subsea and topside flow data, allowing engineers to calibrate extraction rates dynamically and extend the functional lifespan of the physical asset.
Roxar Subsea Multiphase Flow Meter
Data Standardization and Software-Defined Architectures
Industrial software applications structure raw field data into actionable operational metrics. The AspenTech Subsurface Intelligence (ASI) platform utilizes the Open Subsurface Data Universe (OSDU) standard to organize upstream energy data. By applying domain-specific algorithms alongside agentic and generative artificial intelligence, the platform automates complex subsurface modeling workflows to reduce uncertainty in reservoir calculations. To transmit this data securely from the field to enterprise-level analytics dashboards, the DeltaV Edge Environment separates operational technology (OT) from enterprise networks, maintaining control system isolation. Furthermore, the integration of DeltaV Ethernet-APL technology extends high-speed Ethernet connectivity directly to process instruments in hazardous field locations, establishing a scalable data transport layer for digital transformation.
Fluid Control and Process Safety Mechanisms
Physical regulation of gas and vapor services requires specialized valve architectures to handle extreme pressure differentials and aerodynamic forces. Fisher valve technologies, such as Vee-Ball valves equipped with Whisper NXV trim and WhisperTube attenuators, are engineered specifically to reduce aerodynamic noise in high-velocity pipelines. For harsh offshore conditions, titanium-housed FIELDVUE DVC7K Digital Valve Controllers provide necessary corrosion resistance, while Optimized Antisurge Control Valves protect critical compressor units from mechanical failure and unplanned shutdowns. Additional field instrumentation, including Coriolis flow meters, ultrasonic sensors, and hydrogen flame detectors, supply the continuous environmental telemetry required to maintain process safety and track emissions reduction metrics.
Fisher FIELDVUE DVC7K Digital Valve Controller
Additional Context
This section details technical specifications and competitive benchmarking not included in the original news release.
Within the distributed control system (DCS) market for offshore energy, the Emerson DeltaV platform competes directly with ABB System 800xA, Siemens PCS 7, and Yokogawa CENTUM VP. A critical technical differentiator in modern industrial automation is the implementation of Ethernet-APL (Advanced Physical Layer) for high-speed field-level data transmission. While Siemens and ABB also incorporate Ethernet-APL to deliver 10BASE-T1L communication to field instruments, Emerson pairs this data transport capability with its AspenTech portfolio to provide native integration of OSDU-compliant subsurface modeling. Yokogawa largely focuses on open-architecture interoperability through the Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) standards, whereas Emerson relies on tightly coupling its proprietary hardware controllers with edge gateway environments to isolate process loops from external cloud analytics. Objectively, the inclusion of titanium-housed digital valve controllers offers measurable metallurgical resistance to chloride-induced stress corrosion cracking in saline offshore environments, a material specification that often requires third-party retrofitting in competing vendor ecosystems.
Edited by Aishwarya Mambet, Induportals Editor, with AI assistance.
www.emerson.com
Emerson is demonstrating its suite of process control solutions, including the Adaptive Gas Lift System and AspenTech Subsurface Intelligence platform, for the energy value chain. The exhibited technologies provide the hardware and data architectures required to transition upstream and midstream energy facilities toward partially or fully autonomous operations.
Infrastructure for Unmanned Energy Facilities
At Booth 9450 in Hall 9 of the Stavanger Forum during the ONS 2026 exhibition (August 24-27 in Stavanger, Norway), the technical focus centers on software-defined architectures that enable distributed control. Operators in the energy sector require systems that can execute adaptive control strategies and remote monitoring to reduce the frequency of physical site interventions. By implementing edge computing and advanced machine analytics, continuous digital threads are established across subsurface drilling and surface production systems. This data integration allows facility managers to consolidate isolated information silos and apply automated decision-making protocols to complex offshore extraction projects, thereby accelerating the time to first oil and standardizing project lifecycles.
Flow Measurement and Well Intervention Mitigation
Physical hardware deployed in subsea environments requires high reliability to prevent costly well interventions. The Adaptive Gas Lift System (AGLS) operates as a retrievable electric mechanism that allows operators to adjust gas lift valves remotely based on continuous well performance data. Alongside artificial lift mechanisms, multiphase flow measurement is critical for reservoir management. The Roxar Subsea Multiphase Flow Meter and the field-proven Roxar 2600 Multiphase Flow Meter utilize the 5726 Multiphase Transmitter to quantify oil, gas, and water fractions. These sensor integrations deliver continuous subsea and topside flow data, allowing engineers to calibrate extraction rates dynamically and extend the functional lifespan of the physical asset.
Roxar Subsea Multiphase Flow Meter
Data Standardization and Software-Defined Architectures
Industrial software applications structure raw field data into actionable operational metrics. The AspenTech Subsurface Intelligence (ASI) platform utilizes the Open Subsurface Data Universe (OSDU) standard to organize upstream energy data. By applying domain-specific algorithms alongside agentic and generative artificial intelligence, the platform automates complex subsurface modeling workflows to reduce uncertainty in reservoir calculations. To transmit this data securely from the field to enterprise-level analytics dashboards, the DeltaV Edge Environment separates operational technology (OT) from enterprise networks, maintaining control system isolation. Furthermore, the integration of DeltaV Ethernet-APL technology extends high-speed Ethernet connectivity directly to process instruments in hazardous field locations, establishing a scalable data transport layer for digital transformation.
Fluid Control and Process Safety Mechanisms
Physical regulation of gas and vapor services requires specialized valve architectures to handle extreme pressure differentials and aerodynamic forces. Fisher valve technologies, such as Vee-Ball valves equipped with Whisper NXV trim and WhisperTube attenuators, are engineered specifically to reduce aerodynamic noise in high-velocity pipelines. For harsh offshore conditions, titanium-housed FIELDVUE DVC7K Digital Valve Controllers provide necessary corrosion resistance, while Optimized Antisurge Control Valves protect critical compressor units from mechanical failure and unplanned shutdowns. Additional field instrumentation, including Coriolis flow meters, ultrasonic sensors, and hydrogen flame detectors, supply the continuous environmental telemetry required to maintain process safety and track emissions reduction metrics.
Fisher FIELDVUE DVC7K Digital Valve Controller
Additional Context
This section details technical specifications and competitive benchmarking not included in the original news release.
Within the distributed control system (DCS) market for offshore energy, the Emerson DeltaV platform competes directly with ABB System 800xA, Siemens PCS 7, and Yokogawa CENTUM VP. A critical technical differentiator in modern industrial automation is the implementation of Ethernet-APL (Advanced Physical Layer) for high-speed field-level data transmission. While Siemens and ABB also incorporate Ethernet-APL to deliver 10BASE-T1L communication to field instruments, Emerson pairs this data transport capability with its AspenTech portfolio to provide native integration of OSDU-compliant subsurface modeling. Yokogawa largely focuses on open-architecture interoperability through the Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) standards, whereas Emerson relies on tightly coupling its proprietary hardware controllers with edge gateway environments to isolate process loops from external cloud analytics. Objectively, the inclusion of titanium-housed digital valve controllers offers measurable metallurgical resistance to chloride-induced stress corrosion cracking in saline offshore environments, a material specification that often requires third-party retrofitting in competing vendor ecosystems.
Edited by Aishwarya Mambet, Induportals Editor, with AI assistance.
www.emerson.com
