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Honeywell Begins Multimillion Dollar Contract to Expand Oilfield in Kazakhstan; Plant Expansion Will Increase Oil Production Capacity by 10 Million Tonnes Per Year.


PHOENIX -- Honeywell (NYSE NYSE

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: HON) has begun working on a multimillion dollar automation project with engineering services contractor Parsons FluorDaniel (PFD PFD
abbr.
personal flotation device
) - part of a $3 billion asset development program that will expand operations at Tengizchevroil's (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ) oilfield in Tengiz, Kazakhstan. The expansion project will increase TCO's oil production capacity from the current rate of 13 million tonnes per year to between 20 and 25 million tonnes per year. New plant facilities at the oilfield will be operational in mid-2006.

"We rely on Honeywell to provide comprehensive automation control solutions that address our specific safety and operational needs," said Jay Burrows, project procurement advisor of TCO. "With Honeywell technology and services, TCO can expand production capacity while reducing our overall risks, increasing our efficiency and speeding up our time to market."

TCO is a joint venture partnership among ChevronTexaco, ExxonMobil, KazMunaiGas and LukArco. TCO exports oil from the Tengiz field Tengiz field, in western Kazakhstan, is located in the low-lying wetlands along the northeast shores of the Caspian Sea. Discovered in 1979, Tengiz oil field is one of the largest discoveries in recent history.  via the Caspian Pipeline. To increase production capacity, TCO will install Second Generation Processing (SGP SGP Singapore (ISO Country code)
SGP Schering-Plough (stock symbol)
SGP Stability and Growth Pact
SGP Southern Great Plains
SGP Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij
SGP Speedway Grand Prix
) and Sour Gas Sour gas is natural gas or any other gas mixture which contains significant amounts of hydrogen sulfide (H2S). According to this reference [1], natural gas is usually considered sour if there are more than 5.  Injection (SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. ) facilities located on the edge of the Caspian Sea in western Kazakhstan. A new 72-mile pipeline will transport additional gas into the existing pipeline system.

Using a Honeywell process automation solution, operators will monitor and control processes across the entire plant using a single unified system. TCO has already been successful with similar implementations at existing production facilities.

"Honeywell is thrilled to continue its relationship with TCO by implementing a process control solution," said Jack Bolick, president, Honeywell Process Solutions EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. . "We're dedicated to delivering the resources and results that TCO expects to lay the foundation for a successful oil and gas market in the region."

The Honeywell process automation solution has secure distributed control capabilities, as well as advanced applications such as multivariable and batch control, optimization, plant-wide history, and information management capabilities in one system. This combination of capabilities enables plant operators to respond to changes in the marketplace without compromising the safety and the integrity of plant processes.

The Tengiz oilfield was discovered in 1979, representing one of the largest finds in the past 20 years. The expansion project will not only increase TCO's crude oil production, but the expansion of the SGP facility will yield more dry gas, propane, butane butane (by`tān), C4H10, gaseous alkane, a hydrocarbon that is obtained from natural gas or by refining petroleum.  and saleable sulfur products. The SGI project will increase oil production and will develop gas injection technology for enhancing oil recovery and maintaining reservoir pressure.

Honeywell International is a $25 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York New York, state, United States
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, London, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow Jones Industrial Average

The best known U.S. index of stocks. A price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks, primarily industrials including stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange.
 and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For additional information, please visit www.honeywell.com. Honeywell Process Solutions is part of Honeywell's Automation and Control Solutions group, a global leader in providing product and service solutions that improve efficiency and profitability, support regulatory compliance, and maintain safe, comfortable environments in homes, buildings and industry. For more information about Process Solutions, access www.acs.honeywell.com.

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