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Road Safety: What the Numbers Force Us to Confront

Posted on 24 March 202627 March 2026 by Mélissa Lacroix

Road Safety: What the Numbers Force Us to Confront

The 2025 road safety report leaves little room for satisfaction. While progress has been made in recent decades in terms of road safety, the results serve as a reminder that mobility remains a major public health issue, affecting all stakeholders in the territory: local authorities, businesses, insurers, and public authorities. Risky behaviors remain difficult to curb, and infrastructure for vulnerable road users continues to be a top priority.

In light of this, strengthening cooperation among all concerned stakeholders has never been more essential.

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Powering the Future: How LNG is Adapting to a Changing Energy World

Posted on 23 March 202623 March 2026 by Mélissa Lacroix

Powering the Future: How LNG is Adapting to a Changing Energy World

At the beginning of February, key players in the LNG industry gathered in Doha for the LNG2026 exhibition. Among them, PARIFEX was well represented as a partner to industrial players for over thirty years. Exhibitors and visitors exchanged views for a week on the key strategic challenges currently facing the liquefied natural gas industry, including security of supply, geopolitical risks, the energy transition and emissions reduction, as well as innovation in liquefaction and logistics.

Lamine Bouras reflects on this major global event through this interview.

Lamine Bouras

Engineering Manager

What major trends emerged from this year’s exhibition?

First of all, LNG undeniably remains central to energy security. Countries rely on liquefied natural gas to secure their supply and stabilize their energy systems.

Secondly, it was clear that global demand will continue to grow. Economic growth and energy needs, particularly related to data centers and AI, are expected to significantly increase demand.

There is also strong pressure to decarbonize the LNG sector. The industry is already working to reduce emissions and integrate technologies such as carbon capture.

Finally, technological innovation is accelerating: digitalization, optimization of facilities, and new logistics solutions to improve the efficiency of the LNG value chain.

Have you identified any new expectations or emerging needs?

The main new expectations relate to securing industrial assets. In the oil and gas industry, these assets represent investments worth several billion dollars and are essential to global energy continuity. Their protection is therefore a major strategic issue.

Between extreme environments, aging infrastructure, regulatory pressures, and growing threats, operators must ensure the integrity and availability of their facilities while controlling environmental and production risks.

The objective is clear: detect risks as early as possible, extend equipment lifespan, and avoid costly production shutdowns.

We operate in a highly specific sector where even the smallest failure can have major consequences. Our clients are well aware that securing their assets is no longer just a regulatory requirement, but a performance driver for the entire oil and gas industry.

How will these developments impact our clients in the short term?

I believe these changes will push oil and gas companies to strengthen the reliability of their infrastructure. With rising gas demand, facilities will be increasingly stressed, requiring more maintenance and asset monitoring to prevent production shutdowns.

Moreover, we should be realistic: regulatory and environmental pressure will intensify, particularly regarding emissions reduction. Companies will have no choice but to further digitalize their operations and better anticipate risks.

What attracted the most attention from visitors during discussions with PARIFEX?

Our clients and partners are looking for turnkey solutions for their ICSS projects, and this is where PARIFEX’s strength lies: the ability to support clients across the entire ICSS scope.

This support includes feasibility studies, site acceptance tests, detailed engineering, as well as programming and construction of their projects.

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Secure your Data through AVEVA Engineering Migration

Posted on 5 March 202623 March 2026 by Mélissa Lacroix

Secure your data through AVEVA Engineering migration

Many industrial companies are still running AVEVA Instrumentation on aging IT environments. With end of support announced for 2027, the question is no longer if you should migrate, but how and when.

This looming deadline is pushing organizations to reassess their current infrastructure, not only from a technical standpoint but also in terms of business continuity and risk management. Legacy systems, while often stable, increasingly struggle to meet modern cybersecurity standards and integration requirements. AVEVA Engineering migration offers an opportunity to modernize workflows, improve collaboration, and leverage cloud or hybrid architectures for greater flexibility. However, such a transition must be carefully planned to avoid disruptions to ongoing projects and data integrity issues. Key considerations include data migration strategies, compatibility with existing engineering tools, and user training. Companies should also evaluate whether to lift-and-shift or fully transform their environment. Early planning enables phased implementation, reducing risk and spreading investment over time. Ultimately, a proactive approach will turn this mandatory transition into a strategic advantage rather than a constraint.

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Infrastructure and Safety: When Our Roads Challenge Mobility!

Posted on 16 February 20265 March 2026 by Manon Smotly

Infrastructure and Safety: When Our Roads Challenge Mobility!

The quality of road infrastructure in France remains a major challenge for user safety. The 2025 report by the National Road Observatory (ONR) presents a mixed picture: while maintenance and investment efforts are evident, persistent weaknesses remain, particularly on departmental roads and in rural areas.

Between occasional maintenance shortfalls and challenges linked to climate change, French roads continue to expose drivers to risks that are sometimes invisible, yet very real.

Uneven Investment: Real Progress, but Unequally Distributed

The report published last December by IDRRIM (Institute for Roads, Streets and Mobility Infrastructure) provides an overview of spending on the maintenance of non-concessioned road infrastructure in France and highlights significant disparities between managing authorities and territories. While the State has mobilised substantial resources for the renovation and operation of the network, these efforts are not reflected evenly across the country.

Among the 41 departments that responded to the survey, investment expenditure—excluding major works—reached nearly €1.3 billion. For its part, the State committed close to €632 million in investment spending and €337 million in operating expenditure, excluding personnel costs.

These figures reflect a genuine financial commitment, but they come against a backdrop of growing budgetary pressure. The report points out that departments have reduced their investment levels for the first time since 2016, as a result of increasing financial constraints and more complex asset management requirements. This situation creates a paradox: while road maintenance is widely recognised as a key lever for safe and sustainable mobility, investment in secondary roads remains the most limited, particularly on departmental roads, which nonetheless account for a large share of daily travel.

Climate Change: An Accelerating Factor in Road Deterioration

The report highlights a first: the systematic integration of climate-related hazards into the assessment of infrastructure conditions. Of the 65 departments and 4 metropolitan authorities that took part in the survey, 46 asset managers provided data on the impacts of climate change on their networks. While this progress reflects a genuine growing awareness, participation remains partial, showing that the integration of climate risk into infrastructure management is still far from being fully widespread.

Climatic phenomena such as heatwaves and freeze–thaw cycles accelerate the deterioration of road surfaces and engineering structures. It is well established that these variations increase the risk of subsidence or deformation, directly affecting user safety. A weakened roadway can reduce trajectory readability and trigger unexpected vehicle reactions—particularly for two-wheel users and cyclists, who remain among the most vulnerable road users.

While this awareness is still relatively recent, it places the climate resilience of infrastructure at the heart of technical and financial concerns. Integrating these factors into the day-to-day management of road networks is now essential in order to anticipate deterioration and prevent extreme weather conditions from turning into hazardous zones for drivers.

Road Safety: A Direct Link to Road Quality

According to Road Safety authorities, the condition of infrastructure directly impacts the occurrence of serious accidents. Deteriorated road surfaces also increase risks for light vehicles, particularly regarding run-off-road incidents. Moreover, infrastructure maintenance is not an isolated issue—it has direct implications for road safety. The latest monthly barometers from the National Interministerial Road Safety Observatory (ONISR) confirm that road mortality remains a concern in 2025. In October 2025 alone, 276 people lost their lives on metropolitan French roads, despite a slight decrease compared to the previous year.

Finally, the report emphasizes that road safety does not depend solely on driver behavior. Regular maintenance, infrastructure modernization, and adaptation to extreme weather conditions are all factors that help reduce accidents. Well-maintained roads that are resilient to climatic hazards significantly improve traffic flow and make driving safer for everyone—from motorists to cyclists and pedestrians alike.

Because road safety also begins with well-maintained infrastructure.

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Departmental Roads: A Network Under Pressure

Posted on 9 February 20265 March 2026 by Manon Smotly

Departmental Roads: A Network Under Pressure

Essential for daily travel, departmental roads make up the majority of France’s road network. Yet, the 2025 report from the National Road Observatory (ONR), overseen by IDRRIM (Institute of Roads, Streets, and Infrastructure for Mobility), highlights a gradual weakening of this asset, which is facing declining investments and increasing pressures.

An Essential but Fragile Infrastructure

Departmental roads form a key network for daily mobility in France and represent a major portion of the secondary road system, covering nearly 382,400 km of a total road network exceeding one million kilometers. These roads are used daily for commuting and access to public services.

Yet, despite their structuring role, the maintenance of these roads remains fragile. Indeed, the report shows that spending on major repairs per kilometer on the departmental network is significantly lower than on the non-concessioned national network managed by the State up to nine times lower for roadways and thirteen times lower for bridges and other structures.

In other words, for every euro invested by the State in a national road, the financial effort on departmental roads is often far smaller, despite the importance of their local traffic.

Declining Investments: A First in Nearly a Decade

Another notable cause for concern: in 2024, the ONR highlighted a decline in departmental investments in their road networks, the first since 2016. This decrease, averaging around -9%, affects both large departments (-5%) and medium-sized ones (-8% to -14%), with only the smallest departments maintaining a slightly positive level (+1.6%).

This trend is primarily explained by a tight budgetary context for local authorities, which are forced to make trade-offs between priorities, such as social services, education, or school transportation, while also facing persistently rising costs of materials and construction works.

More Vulnerable Roads… and Users at Risk

The report also emphasizes that, despite maintenance efforts in recent years, a significant portion of the departmental road network is experiencing gradual deterioration. According to some estimates associated with the survey, nearly 13% of the departmental network is in poor condition, and around 27% require regular maintenance, figures comparable to those observed on the non concessioned national network.

This deterioration has clear implications for road safety. On degraded road surfaces, the risks of loss of grip, run-off-road incidents, or unexpected vehicle reactions increase, particularly for motorcyclists and cyclists, who are more sensitive to pavement conditions. This results in greater exposure to hazardous situations, especially on departmental roads outside urban areas, where speeds are often higher and signage less consistent.

At the same time, the need to modernize this network is frequently cited as a major challenge by local authorities, who highlight the lack of short-term funding solutions to address the maintenance and modernization of aging infrastructure.

Because safety on everyday roads should never be optional.

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Migration to AVEVA Engineering: Secure and Safeguard Access to Your Industrial Data

Posted on 28 January 20265 March 2026 by Manon Smotly

Migration from AVEVA Instrumentation to AVEVA Engineering:

Secure and Safeguard Access to Your Industrial Data

“From January 1st, 2027, AVEVA Instrumentation will no longer be supported. That means no updates, no security patches, and a real risk of losing access to your industrial data. Migrating to AVEVA Engineering is no longer optional, it’s a business-critical decision to protect your operations, your data, and your project continuity.”

William Guillaume

Sales Manager

The migration to AVEVA Engineering your is no longer optional. As of January 1, 2027, the current version of AVEVA Instrumentation will no longer be supported, putting access to your data, system security, and the continuity of your industrial projects at risk. Anticipating this transition now allows you to stay in control of your tools, timelines, and costs.

The Risks of Delaying Migration to AVEVA Engineering

Postponing the migration exposes your organization to significant technical risks. AVEVA Instrumentation environments rely on outdated versions of Windows and SQL Server, which will gradually become incompatible with currently supported operating systems and databases.

Ultimately, this will lead to loss of access to your data, directly impacting maintenance operations and asset modernization projects.

Why a Migration to AVEVA Engineering?

Migrating to AVEVA Engineering helps secure your environment while improving industrial efficiency. This transition ensures:

Continued AVEVA vendor support
Improved system stability and enhanced performance
Access to the latest patches and updates
Full compatibility with modern IT environments
Stronger protection for your data and projects

One Tool, Greater Performance

AVEVA Engineering centralizes and structures instrumentation, electrical, and process data within a single solution, ensuring data consistency and uniqueness. With AVEVA Unified Engineering, this approach becomes collaborative and multidisciplinary. PARIFEX supports its customers in integrating and upgrading these solutions to optimize projects and strengthen overall performance.

Supporting You through a Controlled and Secure Migration

PARIFEX and its team of experts specialized in database migration and upgrades support you throughout your migration project with an approach tailored to your specific context:

Analysis of your existing databases and drawings
Estimation of data volumes (TAGs, CAD data)
Definition of timelines and budget
Migration execution
Final transfer and validation testing

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Engineering Performance for a Changing Oil & Gas Industry, according to William Guillaume, PARIFEX Sales Manager

Posted on 16 January 202616 March 2026 by Manon Smotly

Engineering Performance for a Changing Oil & Gas Industry

According to William Guillaume, Sales Manager

"Our clients can rely on our experts to provide support from the preliminary design stage through to implementation and continuous improvement, on topics ranging from functional analysis to system integration and optimisation."

William Guillaume

Sales Manager

How would you describe the current state of the oil&gas industry?

We are seeing high production dynamics with significant investment, particularly evident in the numerous calls for tenders, notably in Africa and the Middle East. This high production, combined with slowly growing demand, is leading to a fall in the price per barrel, which dropped below the $60 mark in January 2026, also due to the particularly tense political context.

In your opinion, what are the major challenges facing the oil & gas engineering today and in the medium term?

Actually, the challenges are technical including more ambitious and technically complex projects requiring excellence in execution. PARIFEX brings its expertise in process engineering to this type of ambitious projects, whether in terms of safety or control and command.

Regulatory requirements will obviously be an issue in the medium term, as regulations are becoming stricter with new compliance and traceability obligations. There is a direct link with environmental issues, and we are also seeing that certain decarbonisation investments may be accelerated to a greater or lesser extent depending on the political context.

We are also seeing a real desire to optimise their equipment while increasing the lifespan of their installations. PARIFEX supports professionals in optimising their automated processes and production, but also in extending the lifespan of their systems.

Who are PARIFEX’s clients and what are their main challenges today in their industrial and oil & gas engineering projects?

Our clients are operators with whom we collaborate on projects such as production optimisation, process improvement and database management. We also work with EPCs on functional analysis and narrative control issues.

Above all, our clients need solid expertise throughout the project lifecycle. In greenfield projects, we are involved from the preliminary design stage in the functional analysis of ESD/F&G systems and instrumented control/supervisory control (ICSS/SCADA). At start-up, the challenges concern instrumentation, systems integration, cybersecurity and compliance. In brownfield projects, needs range from audits and risk analyses to revamping, migration and upgrade projects. However, performance optimisation remains central, as many ageing systems can still be improved.

What most often triggers a need for engineering?

In reality, it is not a single factor, but a combination of new projects, modernisation, compliance and optimisation, and PARIFEX has been involved in all these stages for over thirty years.

Our clients can rely on our experts to provide support from the preliminary design stage through to implementation and continuous improvement, on topics ranging from functional analysis to system integration and optimisation.

How does PARIFEX position itself in relation to its competitors in the market?

PARIFEX positions itself as an agile and reliable engineering partner, with an approach focused on quality of execution and customer relations. Our primary strength is predictability: we have a culture of meeting deadlines, transparent communication and the ability to deliver services without any ‘unpleasant surprises’. For our clients, this is a key point because it secures planning and reduces project risk.

Furthermore, as PARIFEX is a company on a human scale, this allows us to establish a real closeness and a high level of responsiveness. We also pay particular attention to each customer, regardless of the size of the project.

Finally, our positioning is clear: we provide specialised engineering expertise. In particular, we offer process and production optimisations that require as little CAPEX as possible, which is an immediately measurable benefit for the customer.

What types of solutions or expertise are most in demand by your customers today?

The solutions most in demand by our customers are currently those that enable them to secure their projects, reduce risks, but above all, improve performance while controlling costs.

Firstly, the integration and modernisation of ICSS control systems and SCADA supervision systems are the most frequent requirements: customers are looking for an integrator capable of working in multi-vendor environments, both Greenfield and Brownfield, while ensuring that deadlines are met and cybersecurity requirements are complied with.

In addition, for projects and system modifications, our customers need very robust upstream engineering: functional analysis, control narrative, consistency of deliverables, I/O freeze, etc. The aim is to reduce the risk of failure in FAT, avoid engineering inconsistencies and secure software development before it starts.

Finally, there is a very concrete need for instrumentation and data: obsolete instrumentation, inconsistent databases, difficulty in centralising information. Our customers are looking for comprehensive support, ranging from centralised databases to the controlled replacement of equipment.

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Functional Analysis & Control Narratives: The Key to Predictable FAT and Faster Delivery

Posted on 6 January 20265 March 2026 by Manon Smotly

Functional Analysis & Control Narratives: Reducing Project Risk Before Software Development Starts

In automation and ICSS projects, many issues only become visible during FAT. Unexpected behaviors, missing interlocks, misunderstood sequences, late design changes… all of these issues cost time, money, and trust. In most cases, the root cause is not the software itself. That’s why a rigorous Functional Analysis and Control Narrative phase is essential to secure your project before software development even begins. When functional requirements are not clearly defined and validated early, the software phase becomes longer and harder to control.

A Detailed Functional Analysis to Align All Stakeholders

Our approach starts with a thorough functional analysis that translates process intent into clear control requirements to define:

Operating modes and transitions
Control sequences and interlocks
Alarms, permissives, and safeguards
Manual and automatic behaviors
Degraded operation scenarios

Control Narratives That Remove Ambiguity

Control narratives are more than documentation. They are the backbone of a predictable and testable automation system. Our control narratives are:

Structured and consistent across units and packages
Directly traceable to P&IDs, cause & effect, and safety requirements
Written to be implementable and testable

This level of clarity significantly reduces interpretation errors and late functional changes.

“Functional analysis is a strategic step that turns process intent into precise and testable automation logic. Executed correctly, it safeguards schedules, budgets, and client relationships from costly surprises.”

Lamine Bouras

Engineering Manager

Freezing the I/O List: A Key Milestone to Secure Hardware and Software

One of the most critical outcomes of a solid functional analysis is the ability to freeze the I/O list early. With validated control narratives, we enable:

Finalization of I/O lists before hardware configuration
Reduced rework during software development
More predictable programming phases

Reducing Software Development Time and FAT Risk

When functional requirements are clearly defined:

Software development becomes faster
Coding follows a clear and stable reference
FAT scenarios are already known and anticipated

As a result, FAT shifts from a risk-heavy validation phase to a confirmation step, rather than a discovery phase.

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Instrumentation Management: Regain Control of Your Data

Posted on 18 December 202518 December 2025 by parifex@dmin

“When your instrumentation data is reliable, everything else becomes easier: maintenance, engineering, planning, audits... Instrumentation Management brings back clarity and performance to systems that have evolved for years without a global view.”

William Guillaume

Sales Manager

Across many industrial facilities, instrumentation assets age faster than databases are updated. Devices become obsolete, information is scattered or inaccurate, and teams lose valuable time searching, verifying, and correcting data that should already be reliable.

The consequences are clear: difficulty planning interventions, higher risk of errors during replacements, reactive rather than proactive maintenance, and loss of operational performance.

To address these challenges, we developed Instrumentation Management — a complete, end-to-end methodology combining data reliability, instrumentation engineering, and controlled equipment replacement.

A centralized and reliable database: the foundation of a controlled instrumentation asset base

You can’t manage your instrumentation effectively when your data is outdated or fragmented. That’s why the instrumentation 360 begins with one essential step: cleaning, validating, and consolidating your information.

We help you:

Perform a complete and structured inventory
Verify, correct, and enrich existing data
Build a centralized and maintainable database
Provide reliable information for engineering, maintenance, audits, and planning

Rigorous instrumentation engineering focused on performance

Our approach is built on a detailed technical analysis of your installed base to ensure cost-effectiveness and long-term reliability and it includes:

Assessment of existing equipment
Replacement or upgrade recommendations
Standardization of instruments wherever beneficial
Definition of functional and technical specifications
Full preparation for procurement, installation, and commissioning

Controlled Equipment Replacement Without Impacting Availability

Replacing critical instruments should never disrupt your production. We ensure a progressive, safe, and coordinated transition:

Optimized replacement strategy
Planning aligned with your operational constraints
Supervision or execution of field replacements
Commissioning and systematic validation of correct functioning

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ICSS Integrator Helping Industrial Sites Operate Efficiently

Posted on 11 December 202512 December 2025 by parifex@dmin

“Modernizing a multi-vendor ICSS is never just a technical challenge. It’s about keeping the plant running, reducing risk, and ensuring every decision supports long-term performance. Our role at PARIFEX is to make that transition seamless and secure.”

William Guillaume

Sales Manager

PARIFEX helps industrial sites integrate (Greenfield) or modernize (Brownfield) their multi-vendor ICSS/automation systems with a fully customer-centric approach. Our missionis easy: simplify your operations and strengthen your security.

Upgrade Without Interrupting Your Operations

Your production cannot stop, even during major transformations. You stay productive, even through critical project stages. We design robust, scalable ICSS architectures that ensure:

Maximum operational continuity
Smooth and controlled migration phases
Reduced risk of unplanned downtime

Connect and Harmonize Multi-Vendor Technologies

Every facility is unique, that is why we seamlessly integrate and streamline heterogeneous technologies to deliver:

Full interoperability
Simplified day-to-day operations
A unified system ready to evolve with your needs

Strengthen Your Cybersecurity Where It Matters Most

As OT cybersecurity is no longer optional, we ensure full compliance with leading standards so that your operations remain protected in an increasingly challenging cyber landscape. We secure your infrastructure through:

Hardened and segmented architectures
Reduced attack surfaces
Rigorous validation and testing processes

Your operations remain protected in an increasingly challenging cyber landscape.

A Project Approach Built to Deliver on Time

Industrial projects demand precision and clarity. We support you with:

Detailed and transparent planning
Clear and efficient project management
Structured deliverables at every stage
Testing strategies that anticipate and prevent surprises.

To deliver an ICSS that is more reliable, more secure, and easier to operate, while guiding your transformation with a practical, flexible, and results-driven approach.

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