Dung Quat Refinery Selects Intergraph for Plant Design & Operations.HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- SmartPlant Enterprise Will Manage Entire Life Cycle of Vietnam's First Petroleum Refinery Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : INGR) today announced Dung Quat Refinery Dung Quat refinery is the first oil refinery in Vietnam. Located in Quang Ngai Province, Dung Quat refinery has a designed capacity of 6.5 million tons of crude oil annually, or 130,000 barrels per day and comprising of: , Vietnam's first petroleum refinery, has selected SmartPlant Enterprise as its standard software for management of plant design, maintenance and operations of the plant. Scheduled to commence operations in early 2009, the Dung Quat Refinery is under construction by a consortium of Engineering/Procurement/Construction (EPC (1) (Entertainment PC) See HTPC. (2) (Electronic Product Code) A standard code for RFID tags administered by EPCglobal Inc. (www.epcglobalinc.org). ) companies including Technip, JGC JGC Jeep Grand Cherokee JGC Japan Gasoline Co. JGC Grand Canyon, Arizona, Heliport (Airport Code) Corporation, and Technicas Reundias. These organizations are leveraging Intergraph's proven plant engineering and design solutions to ensure long-term operational value for the refinery. The facility is designed to have an annual processing capacity of 6.5 million tons of crude oil, or 130,000 barrels per day Barrels per day (abbreviated BPD, bbl/d, bpd, bd or b/d) is a measurement used to describe the amount of crude oil (measured in barrels) produced or consumed by an entity in one day. and encompasses a refinery, product tank farm, marine loading facilities, single-point mooring MOORING, mar. law. The act of arriving of a ship or vessel at a particular port, and there being anchored or otherwise fastened to the shore. 2. Policies of insurance frequently contain a provision that the ship is insured from one place to another, "and till and seawater seawater Water that makes up the oceans and seas. Seawater is a complex mixture of 96.5% water, 2.5% salts, and small amounts of other substances. Much of the world's magnesium is recovered from seawater, as are large quantities of bromine. intake and outfall out·fall n. The place where a sewer, drain, or stream discharges. outfall Noun Brit, Austral & NZ the mouth of a river, drain, or pipe: facilities. "We have partnered with Intergraph because we are confident that its proven technology will support the Dung Quat Refinery not only throughout the planning and construction phases, but for the next 30 to 40 years in operation," stated Mr. Nguyen Dang dang interj. Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance. adv. & adj. Damn. tr.v. danged, dang·ing, dangs To damn. n. Kien, Deputy General Director, Dung Quat Refinery Project Management Board. "SmartPlant Enterprise offers the capability to manage the documentation and data for the entire life cycle of the plant, and it will enable a smoother transition from design to active operations." Dung Quat Refinery is consolidating data from the engineering contractors for which SmartPlant Enterprise provides a portfolio of intelligent engineering applications to manage and utilize this data. "SmartPlant Enterprise was designed to empower owner/operators and EPCs to be successful in building and maintaining large plants such as the Dung Quat Refinery," added Mr. Gerhard Sallinger, President, Intergraph, Process, Power & Marine. "We are proud that Intergraph solutions were selected to provide operational support throughout the life cycle of this refinery; it underscores our vision, as many of the world's leading petroleum organizations recognize the benefits of our integrated solutions to manage their facilities." Vietnam has 600 million barrels of proven oil reserves and exploration continues to lead to additional resources. Completion of the Dung Quat Refinery, located in the center of the country, should lead to greater interaction between the Northern, Southern, and Central regions of the country. Additionally, the Dung Quat Refinery will facilitate export to international markets including the United States, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. About Intergraph Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ: INGR) is the leading global provider of spatial information management (SIM) software. Security organizations, businesses and governments in more than 60 countries rely on the company's spatial technology and services to make better and faster operational decisions. Intergraph's customers organize vast amounts of complex data into understandable visual representations, creating intelligent maps, managing assets, building and operating better plants and ships and protecting critical infrastructure and millions of people around the world. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com. About Dung Quat Refinery Owned by Petrol Vietnam, the Dung Quat plant is located in Quang Ngai Province Quang Ngai (Vietnamese Quảng Ngãi; Hán Tự: ) is a province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam, on the coast of South China Sea. It is located 883 km south of Hà Nội and 838 km north of Hồ Chí Minh City. , 850 kilometers (530 miles) south of Hanoi, Vietnam. It is capitalized at $2.5 billion USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. , including the refinery, product tank farm, marine loading facilities, single-point mooring and seawater intake and outfall facilities. It is designed to have an annual processing capacity of 6.5 million tons of crude oil, or 130,000 barrels per day. The plant is expected to commence operations in 2008. (C) 2006 Intergraph Corporation. All rights reserved. Intergraph and the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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