Yokogawa to supply control system for BP Angola offshore platform 

  

橫河為BP安哥拉海上平臺提供控制系統

September 2, 2008 -- Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that Yokogawa Engineering Asia Pte. Ltd. and Yokogawa Europe Branches B.V. Sucursal De Angola have concluded a Frame agreement with BP Exploration (Angola) Limited for its Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Program in Angola.

9月2日消息——橫河電機宣布橫河工程（亞洲）私人有限公司以及橫河歐洲分處安哥拉分部與BP勘探（安哥拉）有限公司，為其在安哥拉的浮式生產儲存卸貨裝置(FPSO)項目，簽署了一項框架協議。

Under the terms of the agreement, Yokogawa will provide project management, engineering, operation and maintenance services for an integrated control and safety system (ICSS). Specific products to be supplied for this ICSS include the CENTUM VP Integrated Production Control System, ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System, Exaquantum integrated information system, and OmegaLand operator training system. The ICSS will provide fully integrated and seamless control and safety functions for the subsea, marine, hull, and topside facilities of FPSO vessels along with a single interface allowing operators to start, control, and monitor all facilities from a central control room. This project fully leverages the potential benefits of global collaboration. FOUNDATION fieldbus technology will be used to enable highly advanced diagnostics.

根據協議條款，橫河將為一個集成控制和安全系統提供項目管理、工程、運作以及維修保養服務。為這個集成控制和安全系統提供的具體產品包括CENTUM VP集成生產控制系統、ProSafe-RS安全儀表化系統、Exaquantum集成信息系統以及OmegaLand操作員培訓系統。該集成控制和安全系統將為FPSO船只的水下、海上、船體以及上部設施提供完全集成的、無縫的控制及安全功能，以及一個允許操作員從中央控制室啟動、控制和監控所有設備的單獨界面。該項目充分利用了全球合作的潛在優勢。基金會現場總線技術將應用于實現高度先進的診斷。

BP Angola is currently considering the development of up to four (4) additional offshore oil fields. "Yokogawa is extremely honored to be the main automation contractor for this major program." said Teruyoshi Minaki, Director and Executive Vice President of the International Business Headquarters. "Yokogawa will deliver reliable upstream automation solutions employing its Leading Edge Technology for BP's program. We are looking to develop and strengthen our long-term performance-based relationship with BP.”

BP安哥拉公司目前正在考慮另外開發多達四個的海上油田。橫河國際業務總部主任兼執行副總裁Teruyoshi Minaki表示：“橫河非常榮幸能成為這項重大計劃的主自動化承包商。橫河將利用其尖端技術為BP的項目提供可靠的上游自動化解決方案。我們正在發展和加強我們與BP的長期的、基于績效的關系。”

The award of this important contract to Yokogawa follows an intensive year-long evaluation by BP Angola. This is Yokogawa's largest project in Africa. The company will fully utilize Angolan resources to contribute to the country and meet Angolan Content requirements.

BP安哥拉公司經過為期一年的精細評估，授予了橫河這份重要合約。這是橫河在非洲最大的項目。該公司將充分利用安哥拉的資源，為這個國家作出貢獻，并滿足安哥拉的內容需求。

About Yokogawa

關于橫河

Yokogawa's global network of 18 manufacturing facilities, 84 companies, and over 650 sales and engineering offices spans 33 countries. Since its founding in 1915, the US$4 billion company has been engaged in cutting-edge research and innovation, securing more than 7,000 patents and registrations, including the world's first digital sensors for flow and pressure measurement. Industrial automation and control, test and measurement, information systems and industry support are the core businesses of Yokogawa.  

橫河的全球網絡， 包括18個生產工廠， 84家公司，以及超過650個銷售和工程辦事處，遍布33個國家。自1915年成立以來，這家年銷售40億美元的公司一直在從事尖端技術的研究與創新，取得了超過7000個專利和注冊，其中包括世界上第一臺用于流量和壓力測量的數字傳感器。工業自動化與控制、測試與測量、信息系統和工業支持是橫河的核心業務。