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Green coffee for 'dem' boys serving Queen and country

If you think environmentalism or the global campaign for green environment is an elitist pastime, or a campaign by hypocritical industrialists who after profiting from the environment through industrial pollutions from their industrial activities now turn round to campaign for a liveable planet, or a feel - good campaign by phoney politicians out to win votes by aligning themselves with green campaigners, you need to think again as dem Queen’s boys through a new contract just signed by the MoD seems to be saying loud that green campaign is for everybody! And in case you did not remember, yesterday was World Environment Day, so how green are you?

: EDITORIAL TEAM; Contracts and Procurement; Posted On Monday, 06 June 2011 02:52

Qinetiq OptaSense technology awarded contract to protect India's Mangala Development Pipeline

Vigilance can confirm that QinetiQ’s OptaSense technology has been chosen as the security system for the 670km Mangala Development Pipeline (“MDP”) in India. In the contract which was awarded by Cairn India and ONGC Joint Venture through QinetiQ’s distribution partner, Optilan, following successful field trials last year, QinetiQ’s OptaSense system it is said, will be installed along the entire length of the pipeline and will be used to provide security.

Vigilance learnt the OptaSense system is designed to detect, classify and locate potential threats to buried pipelines. Mr H P Bhalla, Director - Midstream of Cairn India said: “Pipeline integrity and safety are of prime importance to us and we believe the addition of OptaSense technology will help us prevent incidents to our new pipeline. We believe the OptaSense® system to be a cost effective way of monitoring the security of our pipeline.”

It is said the Mangala Development Pipeline (MDP) operated by Cairn India is the world’s longest continuously heated and insulated pipeline and will have access to 75% of India’s refining capacity when it reaches Bhogat in Gujarat. The MDP originates from Mangala Processing Terminal in Barmer, Rajasthan and passes through eight districts in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat before it reaches its end point at the coastal location of Bhogat near Jamnagar on the western coast line of India.

Magnus McEwen-King, Managing Director QinetiQ OptaSense said: “This new contract with Cairn India will extend our reach into India and coincides with a major upgrade of the system functionality. The contract builds on our existing security and monitoring solutions for other linear assets principally in the oil and gas industry. We look forward to providing valuable security and monitoring information to protect this important pipeline.”

QinetiQ's OptaSense system will be installed into existing pipeline block valve stations and will utilise the existing communications cable installed adjacent to the pipeline. The installation and commissioning of the project will be carried out by Optilan. Bal Kler Sales Director for Optilan said: “We are excited to be introducing this technology to the MDP project and India.”

The contract with Cairn India follows a contract with BP to install the OptaSense system on the 1,770 km Turkey section of the BTC pipeline. OptaSense is part of a global technology products portfolio and demonstrates our approach to delivering the full potential of emerging products to existing and new customers.

: EDITORIAL TEAM; Contracts and Procurement; Posted On Saturday, 04 June 2011 09:23

Thales, Mouchel win £57m National Traffic Information Service contract

Vigilance can authoritatively report that Thales UK and its joint venture partner Mouchel were yesterday awarded a £57m, seven-year contract by the Highways Agency (HA) to provide traffic information to millions of road users using the strategic road network every day.

: EDITORIAL TEAM; Contracts and Procurement; Posted On Friday, 03 June 2011 14:51

Raytheon demonstrates Advanced ISR Visualization and Analytic Capabilities at Empire Challenge 2011

Vigilance can report that Raytheon Company is currently showcasing its advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) visualization and analytic capabilities system, Sentinel Thunder at this year's Empire Challenge May 23 to June 3 at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.

: EDITORIAL TEAM; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Friday, 03 June 2011 14:24

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