At 3:53 AM this morning (Sunday) I received this press release from Jerry Moon at Emerson... and no, I wasn't up then, that's the timestamp on the email. I was recovering from a fantastic concert: Chuck Wicks, Jewel and Brad Paisley. My God, Paisley can play guitar!Anyway, on to the release:EMERSON OPENS MARINE AND OFFSHORE ENGINEERING CENTER IN OSLO, NORWAYCenter’s front end engineering and project management services will reduce time and cost to first oilAUSTIN, TEXAS (August 25, 2008) -- Emerson Process Management announces the opening of a new engineering center in Oslo, Norway, responsible for providing front end engineering services and project management expertise to the Marine and Offshore industry. The center will build on experiences gained from hundreds of offshore installations to provide innovative installations that reduce the time and cost to first oil and improve the performance on board.“This engineering center will provide the Marine & Offshore Industry with easy access to the relevant services and expertise at the start of their most challenging projects,” said Wim van Loon, manager of the new office. “Emerson is committed to serving this industry as a reliable partner. We are able to engineer from this office the best solutions and designs and to provide world class project management supported by a global project organization.”Marine and offshore projects will be designed and coordinated along developed M&O standards and procedures by the Oslo office, so as to benefit from the experience learned from similar projects. In particular these designs will include the implementation of innovative solutions such as integrated operations, embedded asset management and the use of PlantWeb® digital plant architecture including the new and innovative Smart Wireless technology. The Emerson M&O standards will also be coordinated and maintained from the Oslo office.The opening of this office near the recently opened Wärtsilä office in Oslo is also one of the initiatives both companies have taken to further develop their Global Alliance and strengthen their cooperation in design and execution services.
