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The full system was recently delivered to SPSE under optimum safety and security conditions, with Thales ensuring service continuity and uninterrupted supply to the refineries along the pipeline throughout the deployment phase. Thales will also ensure maintenance and upgrades to the mission critical system for a period of three years.

The Thales system enables remote control and supervision of the pipeline facilities. Based on the modular, easy-to-use Thales SCADA (Supervisory Control and data Acquisition) software platform, which is tailored to the specific requirements of oil storage and transportation, the system manages all security applications along the pipeline. It allows operators to supervise and control the various devices used to transport the crude oil to pumping stations, valves and delivery terminals.

Thales also supplied a secure transmission system based on a combination of broadband IP satellite and a GPRS backup system. This is the first-ever communication system designed specifically for the remote control & supervision of an oil pipeline.

"SPSE selected Thales for its engineering expertise, extensive experience in the oil & gas market and secure architecture know-how. The new supervision system has enabled us to maximise control over the pipeline, improve flow management, reduce energy costs and above all ensure greater safety for our workforce and our facilities," said Jacques Dubois, Technical Director at SPSE and head of the company's Fos-sur-Mer site.

This latest success further endorses Thales's expertise for the supply of integrated, turnkey mission critical systems and bolsters its position as a leading provider of control & supervision solutions to the oil & gas industry for more than 30 years. Thales counts several major international operators among its customer base, including Saudi Aramco, Gazprom, Sonatrach, Pemex and Gaz de France.

About Thales

Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group, addressing defence, aerospace and security markets worldwide. Thales's leading-edge technology is supported by 22,000 R&D engineers who offer a capability unmatched in Europe to develop and deploy field-proven mission-critical information systems. To this end, the group's civil and military businesses develop in parallel and share a common base of technologies to serve a single objective: the security of people, property and nations. The group builds its growth on its unique multi-domestic strategy based on trusted partnerships with national customers and market players, while leveraging its global expertise to support local technology and industrial development. Thales employs 68,000 people in 50 countries with 2007 revenues of €12.3 billion.

Large infrastructure operators and public administrations are facing new security challenges to protect people, information and critical sites. Thanks to a large engineering capacity, a local presence and key technologies development, Thales provides turnkey integrated systems to support safety & security requirements of energy industry, airport operators, urban security forces and governmental agencies. Thales' capabilities and expertise are demonstrated through successes such as the safety of millions of pilgrims in Holy sites, the security and integrity of terrabytes of citizens private data, the protection of billion-dollar worth oil refinery.

Press Contacts

Thales Solution de Sécurité & Services
Victoire Le Barazer
Tel. +33 1 73 32 13 20
victoire.lebarazer@thalesgroup.com

Thales, Direction de la communication
Christophe Robin
Tel. +33 1 57 77 86 26
christophe.robin@thalesgroup.com