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News Release from: Emerson Process Management
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 14 March 2007
Gas automation alliance agreed
Emerson will engineer, project manage, install, commission, and provide long-term support on the automation solutions for oil, gas and petrochemical facilities in Qatar.
Qatargas Operating Company and Emerson Process Management have announced a long-term alliance, naming Emerson as the preferred supplier of digital automation solutions and Qatargas a preferred customer for the company's oil, gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities The Qatargas-Emerson alliance will continue to improve and sustain operational excellence for Qatargas, building on the strength of the two companies' previous collaboration to automate six multi-billion dollar world-class facilities in Ras Laffan over the past four years
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 25 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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As automation supplier on existing and future Qatargas projects, Emerson will engineer, project manage, install, commission, and provide long-term support on the automation solutions for the oil, gas and petrochemical facilities in Qatar.
In addition, Emerson will install its PlantWeb digital plant architecture with Foundation fieldbus communications, integrate third-party equipment, and provide information technology services.
"Qatargas pioneered the LNG business in Qatar, which is now home to the world's largest processing facilities", said Jacques Azibert, Chief Operating Officer-Operations of Qatargas.
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"We originally selected Emerson as our main instrumentation and controls contractor and supplier because the company is a world-class automation leader with a business model that emphasises both the project and operations needs, including continuous improvement and long-term operational support".
"Emerson has proven its performance in our collaboration over a number of enormous projects, and we formed this new alliance to secure our future success through best in class automation".
"We are excited and honoured to join Qatargas in this automation alliance", commented John Berra, President of Emerson Process Management.
"The alliance and the projects represented give Emerson the best possible opportunity to bring together services and technology to help this valued customer sustain and improve their process and asset performance".
"We are committed to continued effective and efficient project development of Qatargas 2, 3 and 4, as well as long-term project and operational excellence at all Qatargas' facilities".
Emerson's PlantWeb digital architecture networks the company's DeltaV digital automation systems with intelligent field devices throughout facilities.
Fisher valves and Fieldvue digital valve controllers, Rosemount pressure, temperature, flow and radar gauges, and Micro Motion Coriolis flowmeters are included under the agreement.
The digital field devices continuously run real-time diagnostics that are used by AMS Suite predictive maintenance software to alert operations and maintenance personnel and enable correction of issues before they affect plant operations.
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