Honeywell becomes main automation contractor for BP

Honeywell has reached a six-year agreement with BP Exploration and Production to provide main automation contractor (MAC) services at the oil and gas major’s new and existing facilities. Honeywell says it will apply its integrated strategy to each design phase, including frontend engineering development, early operator training and process simulation, advanced control modeling, process validation and advanced process control.

According to the company, the integrated approach will result in common interfaces across production and business systems for increased safety and efficiency, higher plant availability, lower operating expenditures and reduced engineering.