Alcatel-Lucent to supply communications system for Prelude

Offshore staff

PARIS– Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) and the Technip Samsung Consortium will provide a communications system for Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas facility offshore Western Australia.

The communications system will include operations, safety, and entertainment systems such as: trunk and marine radio communications; air communications radar recorder (black box); beacons; local and wide area networks; voice over IP; closed circuit TV; public address alarm systems; distress and safety systems; GPS; weather monitoring; and search and rescue transponders.

Rajeev Singh-Molares, president of Alcatel-Lucent Asia/Pacific region, said: “This critical project represents a great opportunity to demonstrate to the oil and gas industry our expertise in integrating high-performance, reliable communications systems that perform essential operational activities as well as ensuring the safety of the workforce and the environment.”

7/25/2012