Emerson Awarded Contract for Digital Automation of First Phase of $9.4 Billion Horizon Oil Sands Project in Canada.AUSTIN, Texas -- Emerson's Integration and Automation Services and PlantWeb(R) Digital Architecture Key to Selection by Canadian Natural Resources Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EMR (ElectroMagnetic Radiation) The emanation of energy from everything in the universe. Although the EMR from electrical and electronic devices is typically measured for practical, every-day situations, every object, including humans, emanates energy. ), announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL CNRL Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (Calgary, Alberta) CNRL Communications and Navigation Research Laboratory (NASA) ) to digitally automate the first phase of its 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. $9.4 billion Horizon Oil Sands Project, located 75 miles northwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta Fort McMurray, is a community in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, in the northeastern part of Alberta, Canada. Although it is commonly referred to and thought of as being a city, Fort McMurray is not incorporated. . Under the contract, Emerson will lead the automation of facilities that recover and upgrade bitumen into sweetened synthetic crude oil. The contract is for the first phase of the Horizon project which will allow CNRL to produce 110,000 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. of synthetic crude oil. Phase 1 of the project is scheduled to start production in the second half of 2008. In all, three phases are planned for the project, raising total production to 232,000 barrels per day upon completion in 2012. Oil sands account for half of Canada's crude oil output, and about 10 percent of overall oil production in North America. "Risk mitigation was a primary concern of the Horizon project team," said Bob Wing, project coordinator at CNRL. "We chose Emerson and the PlantWeb digital plant architecture based on experience in oil sands projects and proven global engineering expertise. Emerson project members will join our Automation Integration Team to ensure an efficient integration of our 10 segregated process areas into a single control room." More specifically, Emerson will develop specifications for the CNRL project that will be used by all engineering and procurement contractors (EPCs) to ensure consistency and leverage best practices. The Horizon project encompasses 12 different EPCs located around the world. The specifications will guide engineering design, hardware design/layout, and configuration and connection of the digital automation systems that are part of PlantWeb. Emerson engineers and EPCs are currently performing detailed design engineering and system configuration. "We are excited at being selected by Canadian Natural Resources to provide automation service and technology for its Horizon Oil Sands Project," said John Berra, president of Emerson Process Management. "It is gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to join our engineering resources, and the proven innovative technologies of PlantWeb, with the worldwide capabilities that will come together to maximize performance and result in bottom-line benefits on this project." PlantWeb architecture is an innovative digital approach to integrating plant-wide operations for optimum process control, operational excellence, and management information. A network of intelligent transmitters, analyzers, valves, and equipment monitors deliver continuous process and equipment "health" information Plant personnel will use the information to operate and maintain all automation technologies for optimum performance. About Canadian Natural Resources Limited Canadian Natural Resources Limited TSX: CNQ NYSE: CNQ is an oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company based in Calgary, Alberta. Operations are focused in Western Canada, the North Sea and offshore West Africa. Canadian Natural Resources Limited is a senior independent oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company based in Calgary, Alberta. Operations are focused in Western Canada, the North Sea and Offshore West Africa. Since its founding in 1989, the company has grown to over 2,600 employees, production of over 550,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day and an enterprise value of over C$33 (USD$30) billion. Canadian Natural's common shares are listed on the New York stock exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol CNQ and under the Toronto stock exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. as CNQ and CNQ.U, which denotes trading in U.S. funds. Further information on this project is available at www.cnrl.com . About Emerson Process Management Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , pharmaceutical and other industries. The company combines superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services. Its brands include PlantWeb(R), Fisher(R), Micro Motion(R), Rosemount(R), Mobrey(R), Daniel(R), Bristol(R), DeltaV(TM), Ovation(R) and AMS AMS - Andrew Message System (TM) Suite. About Emerson Emerson (NYSE:EMR), based in St. Louis, is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2005 were $17.3 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com. PlantWeb, Fisher, Micro Motion, Rosemount, Mobrey, Daniel, Bristol, DeltaV, Ovation and AMS Suite are marks of Emerson Process Management. Other marks are property of their respective owners. |
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