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Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced today that it has been selected to supply the integrated automation and safety system for the new liquefaction trains at Cheniere's LNG facility in Sabine Pass, LA, which is being developed by its subsidiary Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (SPL).

SPL is the first company with Department of Energy approval to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-Free Trade Agreement countries. The development of liquefaction services at the Sabine Pass LNG receiving terminal in Cameron Parish, LA will transform the terminal into a bi-directional facility capable of liquefying and exporting natural gas and importing and re-gasifying foreign-sourced LNG.

“We are proud to be part of this groundbreaking liquefaction project in the U.S.,” says Chet Mroz, President and CEO of Yokogawa Corporation of America. “Yokogawa has a 25 percent worldwide market share for LNG plants as well as a long-standing relationship with Cheniere Energy, beginning with the purchase of Yokogawa's CENTUM® CS 3000 control system for the original gasification facility at Sabine Pass in 2006.”

SPL will also utilize the ProSafe®-RS integrated safety instrumented system (SIS) from Yokogawa for the site. ProSafe-RS delivers the world's first completely integrated SIS for DCS to simplify deployment, operation, and maintenance. Until now, two separate monitoring and operating environments were required for the DCS and SIS. ProSafe-RS eliminates the need to implement separate communications and distinctive hardware architectures for the DCS and SIS, thus fast tracking implementation at Sabine Pass, lowering overall costs, and simplifying operation and maintenance.

Cheniere Energy Partners owns 100 percent of the Sabine Pass LNG terminal located on the Sabine Pass deep water shipping channel less than four miles from the Gulf Coast. The Sabine Pass LNG terminal has regasification facilities that include existing infrastructure of five LNG storage tanks with capacity of approximately 16.9 billion cubic feet equivalent (Bcfe), two docks that can accommodate vessels of up to 265,000 cubic meters, and vaporizers with regasification capacity of approximately 4.0 Bcf/d. Cheniere Energy Partners is developing natural gas liquefaction facilities at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal adjacent to the existing regasification facilities.

OMRON has introduced Switched Mode Power Supplies for Industrial Automation market, Board-type Switch Mode Power Supply with Simple Circuits that Concentrate on Basic Functions for Easy Operation Exclusive Use for 100 VAC.

Featues:

• 150% boost current output (only for 24-V output)
• Simple circuits (no power factor improvement circuit and only for 100 to 120 VAC).
• Operation is possible at an ambient temperature of 60°C at 60% load,* which is ideal for compact devices.
• Open-frame models with standard installation.

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The 2013 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls (WWAC) Symposium, to be held 6-8 August 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Orlando-Universal Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA, highlights ISA’s ongoing partnership with the Water Environment Federation (WEF). An award recognizing the collaboration between the two organizations was recently bestowed on Thomas DeLaura, vice president of Eramosa International, Inc.

DeLaura was named ISA’s Water and Wastewater Industry Division Member of the Year for his work to promote collaboration between WEF’s Automation and Information Technology Committee and the ISA Water and Wastewater Division. The award is given by the ISA Water and Wastewater Division to recognize a volunteer leader whose contributions have had a significant impact on the water and wastewater automation community.

The WWAC Symposium is experiencing a new-found growth in popularity thanks to newly formed alliances with the WEF, the Florida Section of the American Water Works Association (FSAWWA) and the National Rural Water Association (NRWA). By forming strong partnerships with other associations, the symposium has been able to reach a broader cross-section of water and wastewater professionals across the industry. For members of these associations, the symposium provides targeted professional development and training opportunities otherwise inaccessible.

“This collaboration aligns with WEF’s Strategic Direction, connecting water professionals to leverage knowledge and promote innovation,” said DeLaura. “I am very much looking forward to continuing WEF’s technical co-sponsorship of the 2013 WWAC Symposium. It has been a pleasure to be part of the team that brought ISA and WEF together for this symposium, as well as on several other initiatives. The power of such collaboration is uplifting.”

The AWK-6222 outdoor wireless AP/bridge/client avoids interruptions in WLAN transmissions with its dual 2.4/5 GHz RF modules, which allow two independent wireless connections over different frequencies. To maximize wireless and wired network availability, the AWK-6222 can incorporate Ethernet redundancy using RSTP, and power redundancy using dual DC power inputs and PoE. In addition, the AWK-6222 is housed in an IP68 metal casing with M12 connectors for total protection against dust, water, vibration, and other environmental effects. This rugged unit supports seamless roaming to achieve ultrareliable and redundant wireless networks under challenging outdoor, mobile conditions. These industrially hardened features let you set up a rock-solid WLAN to ensure that your entire network will always be in service. The AWK-6222 is compliant with the essential sections of EN 50155, covering operating temperature, power input voltage, surge, ESD and vibration.

Features and Benefits

• IEEE 802.11a/b/g compliant
• Dual-RF design: 2.4 GHz and/or 5 GHz RF bands
• Supports 100 ms redundant roaming
• Compliant with essential sections of EN 50155
• Rugged IP68-rated housing and -40 to 75°C operating temperature

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OPC-Day Europe is organizing many events in 2013 to showcase the technology and also to provide OPC members a platform to showcase their solutions.

Highlight in 2013 will be the OPC-Day Europe 2013:

It's THE event to meet members, OPC-board representatives, technology experts, evangelists, vendors, customers. Starting in 2011 at SAP, Germany and 2012 at Endress+Hauser, Switzerland the OPC-Day Europe 2013 is hosted by Yokogawa Europe in their QH in Netherlands.

This event is open for OPC members and non-members

Benefits of attending

• Attendees get to hear from the experts about OPC technical updates, information modeling and certification
• Attendees get in-depth knowledge on how they can increase market share for their products using the OPC technology
• Show commitment from international companies for support of our OPC standards
• Demonstrations OPC UA: From controller to MES/ERP IT Enterprise
• Learn about OPC UA in sensor level and possible applications to domains inclusive of building automation
• Success is measured by the level of adoption, you'll hear stories from a number of end-users that have deployed the technology
• Special sessions on oil and gas, MDIS, FDI, PLCOpen / MES and building automation.
• Networking opportunity with potential customers, vendors and sponsors

Click 'OPC Day Europe 2013' for more details

Chiyoda Corporation (Chiyoda, Head Office: Yokohama, Japan, President & CEO: Takashi Kubota) and Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC, Head Office: Athens, Greece, President: Samer Khoury), today announce that they established a joint venture company in Singapore. The name of the company is CHIYODA-CCC ENGINEERING (PTE.) LIMITED (CCEL) having its regional headquarters in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The purpose of this establishment is to operate an engineering company targeting certain hydrocarbon processing industries within the Middle East. Taking advantage of regional presence and resources, CCEL shall provide total project lifecycle services in energy, oil, gas, petrochemicals & utilities sectors.

Chiyoda, a leader in energy technologies, brings world-class engineering and procurement capabilities to this venture, while CCC contributes with its strong construction arm and extensive presence in the region. Being located in close proximity to customers within the Middle East countries, CCEL will be able to offer its comprehensive engineering and project lifecycle capabilities to new installations and existing facilities.

Total, operator of the Moho-Bilondo license, today announces the final investment decision and EPC contract awards for the Moho Nord development, consisting of the Moho-Bilondo Phase 1bis and Moho Nord projects. First oil is expected in 2015, with output reaching 140,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) in 2017. The joint development represents an investment of US$10 billion.

Located approximately 75 kilometers from Pointe-Noire and 25 kilometers west of N’Kossa in water depths ranging from 450 to 1,200 meters, the Moho Nord project will target additional reserves in the southern part of the license (Phase 1bis) and new reserves in the northern part (Moho Nord). The additional reserves are estimated at approximately 485 million barrels of oil equivalent.

“The development of Moho Nord marks another milestone in Total’s long established presence in the Republic of the Congo and leverages our demonstrated expertise in successfully managing major projects, especially in the deep offshore. The launch enhances visibility on Total’s production growth objective,” commented Yves-Louis Darricarrère, President of Total Upstream.

The project is the latest step in developing the license, following on from Moho Bilondo Phase 1E, brought on stream in 2008.  For Phase 1bis, a total of 11 subsea wells in the Miocene will be tied back to the existing FPU on Moho-Bilondo, whose processing capacity will be increased by 40,000 boe/d. For Moho Nord, 17 subsea wells targeting Miocene reservoirs will be drilled and tied back to a new floating production unit (FPU) and 17 more subsea wells targeting Albian reservoirs will be developed from a new build tension leg platform. Before being exported by pipeline to the onshore Djeno Terminal, the new production will be processed on the FPU, which will have a capacity of 100,000 boe/d.

The installations have been designed to limit environmental impact. Measures include eliminating flaring under normal operating conditions and reinjecting all produced water. As part of the project, Total will promote local content by encouraging development of the regional industrial base.

Total E&P Congo, the Group’s wholly owned subsidiary, operates the Moho Bilondo license with a 53.5% interest, alongside state-owned Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (15%) and Chevron Overseas Congo (31.5%).

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Middle East B.S.C.(c), has received orders to supply the control systems for two large combined cycle power plants that are under construction in Egypt. The CENTUM® VP integrated production control systems supplied by Yokogawa will be used to monitor and control the operation of facilities throughout these plants, including the gas turbines, exhaust gas heat recovery steam generators (HRSG), and steam turbines.

Key factors in the decision to purchase a Yokogawa control system for these new plants were Yokogawa's recent experience in providing the control systems for a total of five power plant projects in Egypt, including a large combined cycle power plant, and the company's technical knowledge and expertise in power plant control and automation.

Plans have been drawn up to construct many new power plants in Egypt to keep up with the country's rising demand for electric power. Yokogawa intends to capitalize on its success in winning these latest orders by making further inroads in the control business in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East.