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Intergraph Process & Building Solutions Supplies PDS Software to
Aker Maritime ASA
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., December 20, 2000 - The Process & Building Solutions
division of Intergraph Corporation
Intergraph PDS is the world's leading software for the design of
process manufacturing plants and related facilities including marine
structures.
Intergraph PDS Provides Technical and Business Value
Petter Rune Larsen, technical manager, Aker Offshore Partner,
Stavanger, Norway, said, "Intergraph PDS will play a key role in Aker
Maritime's design and fabrication of the water injection platform for
the Valhall field offshore Norway. The PDS solution is
commercial-off-the-shelf software (COTS) and fits well with our
rigorous requirements and work processes."
BP Amoco, operator of the Valhall field, signed a letter of intent
with Aker Maritime in October for the jacket substructure, platform
topsides, and drilling and injection modules for the facility, which
is planned for start-up of water flood operations in 2003. The Aker
Maritime contract with BP Amoco is valued at NOK 2.8 billion (US
$309.9 million).
"The competitive upgrade validates the effectiveness and flexibility
of Intergraph PDS for the design, engineering and fabrication of
offshore production platforms and topsides including processing
modules," said Gerhard Sallinger, vice president, European Business
Unit, Intergraph Process & Building Solutions, Munich, Germany.
The Intergraph Process & Building Solutions competitive upgrade
program enables customers to replace multiple copies of
competitors' products with PDS at a discount.
Intergraph PDS Leads 3D Plant Design Market
Intergraph PDS is the acknowledged world leader in 3D process plant
design and visualization. According to industry analyst and market
research firm Daratech Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., Intergraph PDS in
1999 held a revenue share of 59 percent of the US $193 million 3D
and visualization market.
For the petrochemicals, offshore and onshore oil and gas, chemicals
and allied process industries as well as power generation industries,
Intergraph PDS is the de facto global standard for 3D and 2D plant
design. PDS integration features enable concurrent engineering,
improved design coordination, fewer errors, lower rework and increased
engineering productivity. PDS consists of integrated 2D and 3D
software for process flow diagrams (PFD); piping and instrumentation
diagrams (P&ID); piping (including routing, supports, modeling and
underground); equipment, structural and HVAC modeling; electrical
raceways; interference checking; and 3D visualization.
About Aker Maritime
Aker Maritime ASA (www.akermaritime.no) provides services and products
for all phases of offshore oil and gas exploration and production,
including seismic surveys, field development planning and front-end
design through engineering, fabrication and installation.
Post-development services range from maintenance, modifications and
operation to decommissioning. With 12,000 employees around the world,
Aker Maritime is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
Intergraph Background Information
A division of Intergraph Corporation, Process & Building Solutions is
a global organization that supplies software and services to the
process and power generation industries. With more than 20 years'
industry experience as an engineering software provider, Process &
Building Solutions offers data-centric, integrated life cycle
engineering solutions for the design and information management of
process and power plants - with emphasis on linking engineering and
business systems. Flagship solutions include the SmartPlant(r) and
PDS(tm) (Plant Design System) suites. The acknowledged global leader
in 3D plant design and visualization, Process & Building Solutions has
a 59 percent revenue share of the US$193 million 3D plant design
market (Source: Daratech Inc.). Process & Building Solutions is
headquartered in Huntsville, Ala., employs more than 950 people
and does business in more than 60 countries.
Intergraph common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market
under the symbol: INGR.
http://www.intergraph.com/pbs or Intergraph Process & Building
Solutions, GD3003, Huntsville, AL 35894-0001, USA (800) 260-0246.
William G. Beazley, President Information Assets, Inc. |