ALCOA, BP, SHELL-EXXON Y2K: Embedded Systems Problems
I am a member of an Energy Industry Y2K SIG (ad hoc) with 19 member companies. Most of us are either pursuing or starting to pursue inventory and assessment of our field systems. Some results are starting to come in. Thought you might be interested.
Four Alcoa Steel Plants
* 50% of control systems will fail
North Sea Expro (Shell-Exxon JV)
* Platform, Pipeline and Gas Plants
* 1200 systems identified, 12% failure rate
BP Refinery, Grangemouth, UK
* 94 systems identified
* Couldn't find vendor for 20
* 74 assessed
* 3 will fail, 2 will cause shutdown
Jay Abshier, Mgr - Corporate Year 2000 Office Texaco Inc, Bellaire, Texas
The above information was presented at the November meeting of the Engrgy Industry Y2K SIG, and and passed on to us by Jay Abshier, Manager of the Corporate Year 2000 Office at Texaco Inc.
Best wishes, Leon Kappelman
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Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 10:19:52 -0600
From: "Leon Kappelman" <kapp@unt.edu>
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