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Tokyo, November 11, 2009 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and
NYSE: ALU) announced today that it has been selected by JGC Corporation (JGC),
the global-leading engineering and construction company from Japan, to work
with them to build a fully integrated communication and security system network
as a part of a major oil & gas project in Algeria.
The new communications system allows transmit data on oil and gas
production, operation and safety details, while also enabling communications
among the workers patrolling remote desert sites, creating a communications
network for monitoring production status and securing workers safety in 24
hours/7days environment
Leveraging its strong project management and quality control capabilities,
Alcatel-Lucent will design and integrate the new system, carry out multi-vendor
equipment procurement and integration work prior to the shipment by its
Shanghai facility as well as provide technical assistance on the commissioning
and installation work on all sub-systems on site.
“We are pleased to partner with Alcatel-Lucent as our new telecommunication
systems supplier on this project. Alcatel-Lucent has excellent expertise and
industry-leading project management skills for the integration of
telecommunication systems. We expect this project to become the basis of
our long lasting partnership,” said Mr Tokutaro Nomura, Associate Executive
Officer Senior Manager Procurement Department Project Operation Services
Division of JGC Corporation.
“We are very proud to be selected by JGC for this Engineering Procurement
Construction (EPC) project where the network needs to cater for harsh
environmental conditions and stringent requirements from the end-user.
Being selected to support mission-critical integrated communications for JGC,
the world leader of Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) in the oil and
gas-related plant market, is a strong endorsement of our capabilities as a
system integrator,” said Martin Jordy, head of Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in
Japan.
The complexity of this integration project marks a significant milestone for
the Oil & Gas sector of Alcatel-Lucent.
About JGC Group
JGC Corporation is an international engineering and construction company based
in Yokohama, Japan, having multiple operating centers and executing large scale
projects world-wide. Drawing on its strong background in the execution of both
hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon related projects, with annual sales turnover of
approximately $5 billion, JGC is currently executing projects in Saudi Arabia,
Algeria, Qatar, Indonesia and other countries. For more information,
visit JGC on the Internet:http://www.jgc.co.jp
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