Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA (21 Feb 2012) – The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (ISA100 WCI) today announced that Rohrback Cosasco Systems (RCS), the world’s leading supplier of corrosion monitoring and chemical injection systems, has joined ISA100 WCI as a supplier member.

“RCS has always taken great pride in being an industry leader in corrosion detection. Adding wireless options for our customers to monitor real-time corrosion rates at some of the most critical oil, gas and chemical plants in the world has been invaluable,” said Daljit Singh, wireless product manager, Rohrback Cosasco Systems, Inc. “Further, incorporating the ISA100.11a wireless standard into our products gives our customers the peace of mind that the system they are installing today will work seamlessly and reliably in their environment for years to come. We look forward to incorporating the features of ISA100.11a into our products and meeting the diverse architectural and data needs of our industrial customers,” Singh concluded.

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA (14 February 2012) – The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced today that it has added two new membership grades, Automation Community Member and Automation Affiliate Member.

“We think these new member grades are a great way for automation professionals to take advantage of the many technical and professional-development benefits that ISA offers. As our new members grow in their careers, we hope they will come to appreciate the contribution that the Society can make to their lives and their businesses, and that they might one day become volunteers and contributors to ISA,” said ISA President, Robert E. Lindeman.

Automation Community Member: ISA established this grade for professionals in the automation community who would like to be associated with the Society and learn more about it, while enjoying some popular benefits.

Automation Affiliate Member: This membership grade is offered to individual members of organizations that are members of the Automation Federation, of which ISA is the founding organization. Membership is also offered to employees of companies that are members of organizations that are members of the Automation Federation.

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Houston, Texas — February 15, 2012 — KBR (NYSE: KBR) today announced it was awarded a contract to provide construction services for a new 150 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) gas processing plant. KBR will provide pre-construction services and installation for the processing plant expansion at its existing 200 MMSCFD gas processing plant. The expansion will increase the cryogenic gas processing plant’s capacity by 150 MMSCFD, bringing the total processing capacity to 350 MMSCFD in the Woodford Shale.

“I am pleased that KBR has been selected to provide construction services for the execution of this plant expansion,” said David Zimmerman, Group President, KBR Services. “The shale gas expansion in the U.S. continues to provide KBR with opportunities to deliver projects such as this which meet our client’s highest standards of schedule, safety, and quality.”

Technip has been awarded a contract by Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC), for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning assistance of their Gas and Condensate Export System project. The project is spread over onshore and offshore locations in two countries, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

The objective of the project is to deliver a combination of lean gas, condensate and sour gas through a single 12” export pipeline from Al Khafji Joint Operations (KJO) facilities in Saudi Arabia to Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) tie-in facility,namely the Intermediate Slug Catcher being constructed under KOC Project No EF/1718 near Al-Ahmadi, Kuwait. The facilities will also assist KPC / KJO in achieving one of their primary targets of 1% flaring by reducing the gas flared and additionally monetize valuable hydrocarbon resources.

Total export pipeline length is 110 kilometers, with 4 kilometers onshore in Saudi Arabia, followed by 47 kilometers offshore and 59 kilometers onshore in Kuwait.

Technip's operating center in Abu Dhabi will execute the project, which is scheduled to be completed by the second semester of 2014. Offshore installation will use the Comanche, one of the vessels which entered the Technip fleet with the acquisition of Global Industries.