Doha, Qatar, August 28, 2002 – ABB, the global power and
automation technology group, will deliver an Operate IT control
system for Qatar Petroleum’s PS4 offshore field, located at
Northfield Alpha.
The order comprises delivery of an Operate IT control system to
upgrade the existing operating system. In addition
to supplying the Operate IT suite for this new project, ABB
will be working with Qatar to jointly evolve the current
operator platform on the existing Northfield Alpha offshore field
to the same Industrial IT unique Human System
Interface technology.
This is the second time in two months that Qatar Petroleum has
chosen ABB to deliver Industrial IT leading edge technology. Over
the past ten years Qatar Petroleum and ABB have formed a special
partnership based on ABB’s successful supply of process automation
and power technology products, solutions and services.
"We believe that ABB's Industrial IT platform will help us enhance
our world class operational performance even more
by allowing us to develop true Asset Optimization strategies
enabled by ABB's Aspect Objects strategy,” said a Qatar Petroleum
spokesman. “It is encouraging to note Qatar Petroleum’s confidence
in ABB’s Industrial IT suite by awarding
two contracts – NGL 3 earlier in June this year and now the PS 4,”
said Barun Chakravarty, ABB's Major Account Manager for Qatar
Petroleum. “The use of the Operate IT platform is a solid
foundation which will open a new horizon for Qatar to introduce
ABB’s unmatched Fieldbus technology – a true enabling technology
for Asset Optimization.”
ABB (www.abb.com) is a global leader in power and automation
technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve
performance while lowering environmental impact. ABB has some
150,000 employees in more than 100 countries.
For more information, please visit us at:
www.abb.com/oilandgas
