16 January 2013
ROLLS-ROYCE WINS $75M CONTRACT TO STRENGTHEN
ROLE IN CHINA'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced a
$75million contract to supply
PetroChina with equipment and related services to power the flow of
natural gas through Line 3 of the West-East Pipeline Project
(WEPP), the world's longest pipeline and a crucial element of
China's drive towards cleaner
energy consumption.
Rolls-Royce will supply PetroChina with an additional six
RB211-driven pipeline compressor units, bringing the total number
of RB211 units sold for installation on China and Central
Asia's vast natural gas pipeline network to 56.
Andrew Heath, Rolls-Royce,
President - Energy said: "Rolls-Royce has a strong track record of
delivering reliable technology and services to underpin
China's growing energy
infrastructure. We are delighted to extend our role in the
West-East Pipeline Project which uses cleaner, greener energy to
boost China's economic growth and
ensure greater security of electricity supply to China's fast-developing cities."
When completed in 2015, the 7,000km WEPP Line 3 will link
China's western Xinjiang
autonomous region to Fuijan province in the south-east,
transporting up to 30 billion cubic meters of gas per year.
Rolls-Royce, which has provided equipment to WEPP since 2004,
will manufacture and package the equipment at its energy facilities
in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and
Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S.A.
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Notes to Editors:
1. Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power systems and
services for use on land, at sea and in the air, and has
established a strong position in global markets - civil aerospace,
defence aerospace, marine and energy.
2. As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce has a broad
customer base comprising more than 500 airlines, 4,000 corporate
and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160 armed forces,
more than 4,000 marine customers, including 70 navies, and energy
customers in more than 80 countries.
3. Annual underlying revenue was £11.3 billion in 2011, of which
more than half came from the provision of services. The firm and
announced order book stood at £60.1 billion at 30 June 2012, providing visibility of future
levels of activity.
4. Rolls-Royce employs over 40,000 people in offices,
manufacturing and service facilities in over 50 countries. Over
11,000 of these employees are engineers.
5. In 2011, Rolls-Royce invested £908 million on research and
development, two thirds of which had the objective of further
improving the environmental performance of its products, in
particular reducing emissions.
6. Rolls-Royce supports a global network of 28 University
Technology Centres, which connect the company's engineers with the
forefront of scientific research.
7. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate
recruitment and to further developing employee skills.
For further information, please contact:
Investors:
Simon Goodson
Director - Investor Relations
Rolls-Royce plc
Tel: +44 (0)20 7227 9237
simon.goodson@rolls-royce.com
Media:
Josh Rosenstock
Director of External Communications
Rolls-Royce plc
Tel: +44 (0)20 7227 9163
josh.rosenstock@rolls-royce.com
www.Rolls-Royce.com