ABB UNVEILS NEW PRODUCTS FOR OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

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ABB UNVEILS NEW PRODUCTS FOR OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
14 March 2007 - ABB Automation Technologies

ABB is the world’s leading supplier of automation, safety, electrification and telecommunications solutions for the oil and gas industry. Under the banner “Power and productivity for a better world,” ABB will present a broad range of products, technologies and capabilities that improve the performance and lower the environmental impact of oil and gas platforms and onshore processing plants worldwide.

More than 40 ABB experts and representatives will be on hand to welcome customers and present exhibits and ongoing projects at the main stand in Hall J and a booth in the LNG (liquefied natural gas) Park in Hall K.

Among the products and capabilities ABB is featuring at ONS 2006 are:
Extended Operator Workplace for ABB’s System 800xA automation platfor, an outstanding and ergonomically optimized workstation designed to improve operator efficiency and enhance the control room environment. ABB supplies one-third of all control systems for the oil and gas sector worldwide, and EOW is fast-becoming the workstation of choice throughout the industry.

MNS IS cabinet: a low-voltage motor control center with the power and control sections in separate parts of the cabinet to ensure maximum safety. The scalable modular design covers the entire range of needs for the protection and monitoring of electrical motors.

ACS800 liquid-cooled drives: the latest member of ABB’s market-leading ACS800 industrial drives series utilizes direct liquid cooling to reduce the need for high-powered air cooling. The result is a highly efficient, extremely compact and silent drive for the enclosed and demanding conditions of platforms and marine applications.

ABB Oil and Gas Telecommunications: ABB is the world’s leading supplier of telecommunications solutions for offshore platforms, LNG plants and terminals, and pipeline networks. Recent high-profile projects for which ABB has supplied complete telecommunications solutions include Sable Island and Ormen Lange.

ABB will also present a new film on ABB’s revolutionary power-from-shore solution for Statoil’s Troll A platform which was inaugurated in October 2005. The combination of two unique ABB technologies, High Voltage Direct Current Light and Very High Voltage Motors, has enabled Statoil to increase capacity by 25 million cubic meters of natural gas a year and reduce annual CO2 emissions by 230,000 tons.

Following the success of Troll A, BP has become the second oil major to select ABB’s HVDC Light power-from-shore technology for the Valhall platform complex in the North Sea. The solution will significantly reduce BP’s operating costs and cut CO2 emissions by an estimated 300,000 tons.

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About: ABB Automation Technologies
ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs around 105,000 people.
ABB has streamlined its divisional structure to focus on two core businesses: Power Technologies and Automation Technologies. The Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals division is slated for divestment.

ABB Power Technologies serves electric, gas and water utilities as well as industrial and commercial customers, with a broad range of products, systems and services for power transmission, distribution and automation.

ABB Automation Technologies blends a robust product and service portfolio with end-user expertise and global presence to deliver solutions for control, motion, protection, and plant integration across the full range of process and utility industries.

In addition to ABB's automation activities directed at the oil and gas industries, ABB Lummus Global continues to design and supply production facilities, refineries and petrochemical plants.

ABB's former Upstream business, divested in July 2004, is now part of Vetco International (www.vetco.com).

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