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At Aberdeen's Robert Gordon University annual prize giving, Ali Khajeh-Hosseini won the coveted Frances Morrison prize for Best Honours Project involving Software Development.

Ali, who has just gained a 1st Class Hons Degree in Computing Science, has worked with Aquidata for the past 3 years, since joining for his placement year. The Honours Project (sponsored by Aquidata) was to design and develop a software configuration tool for use with Aquidata's innovative SoftFlow PLC - part of the Unite Metering Suite. Ali's configuration tool is designed to be intuitive and operator friendly, its deployment will substantially reduce the time and costs involved in setting SoftFlow PLC to work operationally.

In recognition of the product development and market penetration achieved by Aquidata with their SoftFlow PLC, Group Schneider will feature SoftFlow in their Global Authorised Systems Integrator Product Catalogue.

SoftFlow is based upon Schneider’s Modicon Quantum PLC and is gaining real momentum in the North Sea metering market by offering appreciable and consistent benefits over traditional flow metering solutions.

Boyd Ross, Principal Consultant for Aquidata states, “This relationship with Group Schneider allows both Aquidata and Schneider to co-operate in further product and business development – particularly geared to overseas markets”.

Aquidata receives QHSE certification for its products and services covering both UK and Middle East operations.

In a move that demonstrates Aquidata’s commitment to both quality of supply and international operations, Aquidata has been fully certified by QA authority SGS to ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004 & OHSAS 18001:1999 covering supply control systems, metering systems and management information systems.

We are continually working to improve our management systems, services and business processes, to ensure that at the very least they meet the requirements of our customers and applicable regulatory and legislative requirements.

Aquidata’s innovative SoftFlow PLC, which delivers flow computer functionality for up to 100 measurement streams in a single commercially available PLC, has been selected by Talisman Energy for use in their Tartan A Brownfield Metering Upgrade Project.

By selecting this solution, Talisman’s Tartan platform joins Piper A, Saltire B, Lundin’s Heather A, Broom and Thistle production facilities, in having a
SoftFlow/ GEM XT solution delivering metering reporting functionality.

Previously known as a supplier of metering supervisory, allocation systems, data historians and MIS, Lundin Petroleum has recently awarded a contract to Aquidata for a complete electronic metering system based on SoftFlow PLC, GEM XT and a dual coriolis meter skid; The system, when built, is destined for installation on Lundin’s Thistle A platform.

Aquidata opens Middle East office in response to increasing demand from clients like Qatar Petroleum, Qatar Vinyl and Occidental Qatar.

The new office is located within Construction Development Corporation’s prestigious premises on Al Fardan Plaza in Doha. Barry Wareing has recently transferred from Aquidata’s Aberdeen HQ, as Regional Manager and has now been joined April 2007) by Firas Abdo in a Sales and Marketing role.

In winning this project, Qatar Petroleum has ordered a real time process information management system from Aquidata.

The winning solution – based upon OsiSoft’s PI system, currently installed plant DCS systems and will interface to QP’s laboratory systems, SAP ERP and HiSys process models.

The new system will provide various applications for QP personnel including mass balance, production and trending data, electronic operator logging, alarm analysis and control system performance analysis.

Managing Director Rob Ferguson comments “by placing this order with Aquidata, our client will benefit from Aquidata’s years of experience in building, delivering and supporting complex plant reporting and historian systems; based upon industry standard components, integrated in an innovative way and delivered with Aquidata quality and service - these systems when delivered, add real value to the client’s operations”.