Shell Exploration & Production has subcontracted the total fiscal metering services for its assets in Norway, Great Britain and the Netherlands to the consortium FMC Kongsberg Metering and Rhomax Engineering. This contract was granted on 1 October after which the consortium in turn subcontracted all fiscal metering and calibration activities in the Netherlands to GTI.

Under the contract, GTI will amongst other things support the metering engineering (including gas chromatography and analysis equipment), while it will carry out the calibration and maintenance of all fiscal and other measuring lines for gas delivery. In addition, GTI will be responsible for the organisation and management of the metering maintenance, including the reporting and updating of all system data.

Compliance with legal requirements
The calibration among other things concerns temperature, pressure, flow and the caloric value of the gas delivered. Shell is thus ensured of gas delivery installations that comply with the legal and contractual requirements with regard to accuracy and stability. GTI will carry out the calibration activities on the measuring lines at the Shell locations. If necessary, GTI will use its high-quality calibration laboratories in.

GTI has ample experience in calibration and metering for Shell. GTI has carried out the calibration of measuring instruments, process instrumentation and gas detection equipment before. GTI has in the past gained experience in calibrating measuring lines for gas delivery at various Shell locations.

GTI focuses on technical services to building services, industrial firms and infrastructure projects in the Benelux. The GTI Industry sector is a leading group of companies with an interlinked complete package of technical services for all industrial markets. In all segments of the market, GTI Industry is experienced in carrying out both large and small projects, either covering a single discipline or several, in new construction, renovation, maintenance and management.

GTI is part of FABRICOM, a leading European player in the field of electrical, mechanical and HVAC installations and the related maintenance. The Group?s companies (AXIMA in Europe, ENDEL and INEO in France, FABRICOM GTI in Belgium and GTI in the Netherlands) provide optimal solutions for customers in the Industry, Building Services, Infra and services sectors. The FABRICOM Group employs 47,000 people. In 2003, FABRICOM Group realised a turnover of 5.6 billion euros, primarily in the Benelux and France, but is also active in numerous other European countries. FABRICOM Group is a full subsidiary of SUEZ.

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