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Emerson Completes Digital Automation Engineering and Design for $12 Billion Liquefied Natural Gas Project in Qatar
One of world’s largest LNG projects using Emerson’s automation contracting and PlantWeb® digital architecture
AUSTIN, Texas (May 16, 2006) – Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR),
announced today the completion of digital automation engineering and design for the $12 billion
Qatargas II facilities expansion, one of the world’s largest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects.
Emerson, the project’s Main Instrumentation and Controls Contractor (MICC), also has begun
integration and testing of the digital automation system. Upon completion of integration and
testing, the company will install its PlantWeb digital architecture, assist with the expansion
project’s commissioning and startup, and provide operator training.
The Qatargas II expansion, a joint venture of Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil, and Total, will add
onto the existing Qatargas site at the Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, which has three operational
LNG units – or trains – producing 8 million tons of liquefied gas annually.
Phase one of the QG-II expansion includes Liquefied Natural Gas train number 4, scheduled to begin delivery
of 7.8 million tons annually to the United Kingdom in mid 2008. Train number 5 is scheduled to produce an
additional 7.8 million tons annually nine months later. Trains number 4 and 5 are two of the largest
LNG liquefaction trains in the world.
Emerson’s PlantWeb® digital plant automation architecture will be installed as part of
the expansion to help Qatargas achieve the joint venture’s goal of producing 45 million tons
of liquefied natural gas annually by 2010. PlantWeb integrates plant-wide operations for
optimum process control, operational excellence, and management information.
PlantWeb uses a FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus-based network of intelligent field devices to deliver
continuous process and equipment health information; included are Emerson’s Rosemount® transmitters,
Micro Motion® Coriolis flow meters, Fisher® valves with FIELDVUE® digital valve controllers,
and AMS™ Suite predictive maintenance software. AMS Suite applications deliver diagnostics
and guidance that help unit operators and maintenance personnel optimize performance and availability.
Post-startup services by Emerson will include a multi-year commitment to furnish and manage
hardware and software for plant automation systems; safety instrumented systems, training
simulation, plant-wide data historian, transmitters, valve positioners, and advanced control solutions.
“Emerson is excited to be a key part in helping Qatar Petroleum achieve its vision of being the
world’s largest supplier of liquefied natural gas and condensates,” said John Berra, president of
Emerson Process Management. “We are very committed to Qatargas and the liquefied natural gas industry.”
About Qatar Petroleum
Qatar Petroleum is responsible for all oil and gas industry processes in Qatar and abroad,
including exploration and drilling for oil, natural gas and other hydrocarbon substances,
production, refining, transport and storage of the aforementioned substances and any of their
derivatives and by-products, as well as trading in, distribution, sale and export of these
substances. Qatar Petroleum LNG production will exceed 20 million tons in 2005 and
77 million tons annually by the year 2012. By then, Qatari gas will be delivered to all
major markets, around a third of which is earmarked to go to the USA, another third to
Europe, including the UK, Spain and Italy, and the remaining third to Asia, including Japan,
South Korea and India. By 2012, predictions are that Qatar’s share in world LNG trade will
reach about 30%, making it the leading world producer.
About ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil Corporation is a leading global oil, natural gas and petrochemical company whose
subsidiaries have operations in nearly 200 countries and territories. ExxonMobil’s upstream
business spans nearly 40 countries and is the world’s largest and most profitable nongovernmental
producer of oil and gas. The upstream business is managed by five functionally organized global
companies. These companies are responsible for the corporation’s exploration, development,
production, gas and power marketing, and upstream-research activities. This organization
successfully leverages the worldwide experience of our people, industry-leading technology,
exceptional financial resources and disciplined investment approach.
The corporation’s unparalleled upstream portfolio includes profitable long-life producing operations in
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, the Caspian and Africa.
About Total
Total is the world’s fourth-largest integrated oil and gas company with operations in more than 130
countries, and exploration and production in 44 countries. Total’s operations span the entire oil
and gas chain, from exploration, development and production to the gas midstream, refining and
marketing, and crude oil and petroleum product trading and shipping. Total is also a world-class
chemicals producer, as well as having interests coalmines, cogeneration and power generation.
Total is world’s fourth-largest oil and gas producer, with 2004 production of 2.59 million barrels
of oil per day, and refining capacity of 2.69 million barrels per day. The company’s brands include TOTAL, Elf, Elan, and AS 24.
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses
automate their production, processing, and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, pulp & paper, power,
food and beverage, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and other industries. The company combines superior products
and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management, and maintenance services.
Its brands include PlantWeb®, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, Mobrey®, Daniel®, Bristol®, DeltaV™, Ovation®, AMS™ Suite and CSI.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, is a global leader in bringing technology and
engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process
management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses.
Sales in fiscal 2005 were $17.3 billion. For more information, visit
www.GoToEmerson.com.
PlantWeb®, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, Mobrey, Daniel®, Bristol, DeltaV™, Ovation®,
and AMS™ are marks of Emerson Process Management. Other marks are the property of their respective owners.
Contacts:
Jerry Moon, Emerson Process Management
512.832.3089,
Jerry.Moon@EmersonProcess.com
Peter Dossing, Emerson Process Management
1 (512) 832-3162,
Pete.Dossing@EmersonProcess.com
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