Invensys Introduces New Standard for Custody Transfer Systems for LNG Carriers; Next-generation Foxboro pulsed laser CTS receives NKKK certification.

ROME -- Invensys Process Systems today announced that the company's next-generation Foxboro custody transfer system (CTS) for LNG carriers has been certified by NKKK (Nippon Kaiji Kentei Kyokai) of Japan, the world-leading survey organization in the area of custody transfer measurements for liquefied natural gas (LNG).

The state-of-the-art Foxboro Custody Transfer System Reference V for LNG carriers is based on an innovative new non-contact pulsed laser technology that combines the well-proven accuracy of traditional capacitive-based systems with the lower total cost of ownership of non-intrusive radar-based level measurement systems. This new system leverages Foxboro's 40 years of experience in marine CTS applications, plus innovative pulsed semiconductor laser technology, to provide this breakthrough LNG custody transfer solution.

"Foxboro systems are widely recognized as the traditional reference standard when it comes to accurate and reliable measurements for marine LNG custody transfer applications and have been installed in well over a hundred ships to date," said Mike Caliel, president of Invensys Process Systems. "Our innovative new Foxboro pulsed laser CTS carries on this heritage while eliminating the cost of ownership issues associated with the older technology. As such, it represents the new standard for LNG custody transfer systems."

The Foxboro non-contact, pulsed laser CTS provides the high accuracy measurements and data logging of levels, temperatures, and pressures required for the calculation of total LNG cargo loaded or discharged. The data is then converted to volumetric measurement.

The new Foxboro CTS will be sold and supported through Invensys Process Systems' Global LNG Business and Technology Centre. For more information, interested parties should contact Andre Raymond in Montreal, Canada at 514-421-8031 or via e-mail at [e-mail].

The Invensys Group (www.invensys.com) is made up of five businesses: Process Systems, APV, Eurotherm, Rail Systems and Controls. The Group is headquartered in London and is listed on the London Stock Exchange, with over 30,000 employees working in 60 countries.