TPI July 2011

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Caspian Pipeline control systems project awarded

in our capabilities. Our management and business development teams have been very proactive during the contract review process over the past several months. This includes developing a detailed project plan and accounting for schedules, arranging office accommodations, and staging of the panels and buildings. This award from CPC is particularly relevant as we target work internationally.” The Caspian Pipeline Consortium, owned and operated by governments and international oil and gas companies, is a pipeline that originates in Kazakhstan and routes through Russia. In December 2010 shareholders and governing bodies of CPC announced the unanimous approval of a $5.4 billion expansion of the Caspian pipeline. The capacity of the 900-mile (1,500km) pipeline, which carries crude oil from Western Kazakhstan to a dedicated terminal in the Black Sea, will increase to 1.4 million barrels per day from its current capacity of 730,000 barrels per day.

and two existing pump stations, start- up and commissioning services for the local control systems and valves. It is anticipated that ENGlobal will perform the engineering and procurement services in the US on a lump sum basis. On a time-and-material, not-to-exceed basis, the company will be responsible for the start-up and commissioning of each pump station as well as conducting on-site training on the panels in Russia and Kazakhstan. As previously announced in 2000, ENGlobal (formerly known as IDS Engineering) supplied, designed, pro- grammed and integrated programmable control hardware for the design phase of CPC pump stations. Edward L Pagano, president and chief executive officer of ENGlobal, commented, “We are pleased to receive this follow-on award from CPC and we appreciate their continued confidence polyvanced, a German tubing manufacturer, attained a production record in March 2011. For the first time in the company’s history, more than five million metres of tubing were produced at the production site in Ceská Lípa. “We rented new facilities and started extensive adaptation measures,” commented polyvanced CEO Dr Robert Mayr. “In the future we are prepared for an annual output of more than 80 million metres of tubing.” Sales manager Matthias Strehl said, “Together with our customers we find the optimum solution for their requirements in tubing technology. In many cases we can also offer alternative materials. If the standard product range turns out to be insufficient we also draw up a customised project on the basis of the customer’s performance specification. Our product development process and our experienced team enable short project lead times and reliable results.”

ENGlobal, a provider of engineering and related project services, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and commissioning services agreement from the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). Granted under two contracts, one to the Russian Federation and one to the Republic of Kazakhstan, the three-phase award is expected to have a total value of approximately $86mn over four years. Under the Russian Federation contract, ENGlobal’s scope includes engineering, procuring equipment, buildings, programming, and fabrication of 230 control system panels for eight new pump stations and the upgrade of three existing pump stations, storage facilities and marine terminal. The contract for Republic of Kazakhstan consists of engineering, procuring equipment, buildings, and fabrication of 78 control system panels for two new

ENGlobal – USA r@englobal.com www.englobal.com

Extension after production record

additional facilities at the production site of Ceská Lípa. Currently, connections for power supply are increased, approval processes are on the brink of conclusion, and the roof of one of the adapted rooms will soon be lifted. “Among other things, we are creating space for a vertically operating tube coating machine,” said Mr Strehl. Extension measures are expected to be finished in the autumn.

polyvanced GmbH – Germany matthias.strehl@polyvanced.com www.polyvanced.com

The polyvanced extrusion hall in Ceská Lípa

To be able to execute all incoming orders in future, polyvanced rented

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