Ci Technologies to provide software for major US pipeline project

Mr. Gary Gilmour, CEO of Ci Technologies is pleased to announce that the company has secured a major agreement with The Coastal Corporation's ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) subsidiary to upgrade the company's compressor station monitoring systems on its 10,580-mile gas transmission pipeline network with Ci Technologies' leading automation software product, Citect.
Under the agreement, ANR will use Citect in its compressor optimisation program as well as station and engine monitoring at more than 45 pumping and control station operations along this major pipeline. The pipeline stretches from the Gulf of Mexico to Northern Michigan and from Oklahoma to Wisconsin.
"This agreement underscores our ability to successfully compete in the United States and win major projects of this type," said Mr. Gilmour. "Additionally, I am pleased to report that work on this project is already underway as ANR and its Systems Integrators are beginning the design specification phase of the pipeline system upgrade."

ANR Pipeline Company, which marked its 50th anniversary last year, is an interstate pipeline subsidiary of the Coastal Corporation. ANR operates a 10,580-mile interstate natural gas pipeline system providing storage, transportation and capacity related services.

The Coastal Corporation is a Houston based energy holding company with consolidated assets of $ 15 bn and subsidiary operations in natural gas transmission, storage, gathering/processing and marketing; oil and gas exploration and production; petroleum refining, marketing and distribution; chemicals; power production; and coal. Coastal and El Paso Energy Corporation announced on Jan. 18 a definitive agreement to merge Coastal with a subsidiary of El Paso, subject to various approvals. The merger is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of this year.

Ci Technologies is a global leader in the development and application of SCADA and HMI software for industrial automation. Citect - its core software product - is one of the world's top PC based process monitoring software packages with over 30,000 licenses sold. There are presently over 80 Citect distributors world-wide (more than 40 in the US) with sales and support offices in Australia, USA, Europe and China.