Emerson to provide backup power for Prelude

Offshore staff

SOUTHHAMPTON, UK – Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), will supply the main uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems for Shell’s Prelude FLNG project, which is currently under construction in Korea for deployment to the Browse basin off the coast of Western Australia.

Emerson Network Power will help provide standby power for critical process functions, such as the main automation systems, fire and gas detection systems, and telecommunications.

In 2010,Emerson Process Management, another global business of Emerson, was selected as the main automation contractor for the Shell Prelude development. 

01/17/2014