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Improved operational safety for oil pipelines in Western Algeria
The contract includes protection systems for 20 pumping stations that serve the network of pipelines covering 10 regions, including the operator's head office in Arzew (in the north of the country). Thales will design and implement integrated security and supervision systems based on its Sathi solution deployed at each pumping station:
· Perimeter intrusion detection systems, comprising tens of miles of intrusion detection fencing.
· A video-surveillance system incorporating more than 800 CCTV cameras.
· The Carmetrics Ô automatic vehicle identification system, which will be installed at the entrance to sensitive zones.

Protecting the gas pipeline in Southern Algeria
Thales will deploy a similar system to the one supplied to protect the oil pipelines in the west of the country in order to improve security along the gas pipeline that covers 11 regions.

"These three contracts illustrate Thales's ability to deploy solutions that precisely meet the exacting security requirements of the oil & gas industry," says Alain Delecroix, VP, Managing Director of Thales Security Systems.

A leading supplier of mission critical systems, Thales has provided supervision, control and security solutions to the global energy sector for over 25 years. Thales counts several major international operators among its customers, including Gaz de France, Gazprom, Saudi Aramco and the SPSE (South European Pipeline Company).

About Thales
Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group, addressing defence, aerospace and security markets worldwide. Thales's leading-edge technology is supported by 22,000 R&D engineers who offer a capability unmatched in Europe to develop and deploy field-proven mission-critical information systems. To this end, the group's civil and military businesses develop in parallel and share a common base of technologies to serve a single objective: the security of people, property and nations. The group builds its growth on its unique multi-domestic strategy based on trusted partnerships with national customers and market players, while leveraging its global expertise to support local technology and industrial development. Thales employs 68,000 people in 50 countries with 2007 revenues of €12.3 billion.

Large infrastructure operators and public administrations are facing new security challenges to protect people, information and critical sites. Thales combines an extensive engineering capacity, key technologies and local presence to provide turnkey integrated systems that meet the safety & security requirements of the energy industry, airport operators, urban security forces and government agencies. Large-scale projects that have drawn on the company's capabilities range from the supervision of millions of pilgrims at holy sites to ensuring the security and integrity of terabytes of citizens' private data and protecting billion-dollar oil refineries.

Press contacts

Thales, Security Solutions & Services
Victoire Le Barazer
Tel. +33 1 73 32 13 20
victoire.lebarazer@thalesgroup.com

Thales, Corporate Communications
Christophe Robin
Tel. +33 1 57 77 86 26
christophe.robin@thalesgroup.com