Abstract: A satellite and Internet based system for monitoring chemical processes uses a plurality of remotely located sensors coupled to a database server through a satellite communicator. The database server includes a data library adapted to hold chemical monitoring data from a plurality of remote chemical process sites. Information concerning the ongoing operation of the remote processes is posted to a secure Internet website by the database server. End-user defined trigger levels are used to examine the incoming process information. In the event of a trigger level being reached, a notification signal is generated and transmitted through one or more suitable channels outside the Internet to alert end-users of important changes in condition in the chemical process. The end-user can then access the secure website for further information and provide instructions to equipment at the remote chemical processing site via the internet and through the satellite communicator.