Yokogawa Receives EPMS and SCADA Order for Major Multi-product Fuel Pipeline Project in the UK

Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6841) announces that its
subsidiary, Yokogawa United Kingdom Ltd., has received an order from the
British Pipeline Agency Limited (BPA), the UK’s leading provider of
engineering and operational services to the oil and gas pipeline sector,
to supply a management and control system for a major multi-product fuel
pipeline system. This project will replace BPA’s existing pipeline
management and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.

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The Enterprise Pipeline Management Solution (EPMS) (Graphic: Business Wire)

The pipeline system consists of three integrated multi-product fuel
pipelines that, altogether, are some 650 km in length and extend from
Ellesmere port in northwestern England to the country’s southeastern
coast. The pipelines connect to the City of London’s major airports and
are a critical part of the UK’s infrastructure,

This order is for Yokogawa’s Enterprise Pipeline Management Solution
(EPMS), which will manage functions such as delivery scheduling and oil
storage, and the FAST/TOOLS SCADA software, which will monitor and
control the oil pipelines and related equipment such as compressors. The
EPMS supplements a basic pipeline management system with specific gas
and liquid applications that enable a pipeline operator to manage
delivery contracts and associated logistics in a time and energy
efficient manner. With the SCADA system covering monitoring and control,
the EPMS will integrate the management of the SCADA data.

Yokogawa United Kingdom Ltd. will be responsible for the engineering,
installation, and commissioning of these systems. Yokogawa Europe
Solutions B.V., which has a wealth of oil and gas pipeline project
experience, will provide support. Delivery of these systems will be
completed by March 2018.

In accordance with its Transformation 2017 mid-term business plan,
Yokogawa targets the entire energy supply chain. The company is
strengthening its efforts to drive up sales by providing solutions for
oil and gas pipelines and other midstream applications. Encouraged by
its success in winning this order, Yokogawa plans to expand its control
business in the midstream applications segment.

About BPA and the pipelines

BPA LTD is owned by Shell and BP and they operate the UKOP and WLWG
pipeline systems, which are owned by a consortium of partners. The
pipelines managed by BPA have been in operation since 1969. A strategic
UK supply asset, the UKOP and WLWG systems comprise three integrated
pipelines (Thames - Mersey, West London, Walton - Gatwick) that are over
650 km in length. They supply multiple types of fuel products from
refineries on the Rivers Thames and Mersey to inland distribution
terminals and meet over 50% of the jet fuel needs at London’s Heathrow
and Gatwick airports.

About Yokogawa

Yokogawa's global network of 92 companies spans 59 countries. Founded in
1915, the US$3.7 billion company engages in cutting-edge research and
innovation. Yokogawa is active in the industrial automation and control
(IA), test and measurement, and aviation and other businesses segments.
The IA segment plays a vital role in a wide range of industries
including oil, chemicals, natural gas, power, iron and steel, pulp and
paper, pharmaceuticals, and food. For more information about Yokogawa,
please visit www.yokogawa.com.

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