Rebis Software Selected for Major Petro-Canada Refinery Conversion Program

Walnut Creek, CA, April 11, 2002 - Rebis, the market leader in plant design and management software, announced today that Petro-Canada's Edmonton Refinery Conversion Program (RCP) team has selected an integrated software suite from Rebis to provide strategic engineering design capabilities. The conversion program will be the largest construction project at the refinery since 1970.

Rebis' AutoPLANT Process and Instrumentation, Plant Design, and CAE Workgroup applications were chosen as the design platform for the project, which is expected to result in the large-scale production of low sulphur gasoline, as well as replace the existing crude feedstock with bitumen from the Alberta oil sands. Production of bitumen is forecast to increase over the next decade and will likely be the major crude source in Alberta for the foreseeable future.

"Rebis software will play a complementary role in the estimated $4-5 billion (Cdn) project," said Gareth Lloyd, Facilities Manager & Alliance Director for Petro-Canada. "Rebis' applications provide the flexibility required for a project of this magnitude where multiple contractors will be providing project deliverables. In addition to using Rebis products during the construction phases, we are excited to be able to continue to use developed engineering information for the operation and maintenance phases of the refinery lifecycle."

"The selection of Rebis in this high growth market of Western Canada reinforces our reputation as the premier provider of process and plant design software," said Dr. Jeffrey Hollings, President and CEO, Rebis.

"Petro-Canada has confirmed what thousands of customers around the world tell us -- the Rebis product suite offers state of the art functionality and intelligent deliverables for plant owners and operators. We are very excited to be a part of the oil sands project and to provide complete engineering solutions for our customers."

The RCP is being designed to refine 170,000 barrels per day of bitumen, with considerable economies to be gained through full integration of bitumen. In phase one, which is expected to be completed in 2007, the refinery's current light crude oil feedstock will be replaced with about 85,000 barrels of bitumen per day. A possible second phase would bring the total bitumen handling capacity of the Edmonton refinery to 170,000 barrels per day by the end of the decade.

About Rebis 

Rebis, the largest supplier of PC plant design solutions in the world, measured by its installed base of over 65,000 products is committed to providing quality workgroup software for plant design and management. Rebis markets products for both conceptual and detailed plant design, as well as systems to manage the full operational lifecycle of these facilities. Rebis offers a complete suite of integrated applications for piping, structural, process and instrumentation design and management, pipe stress and fluid flow analysis, and plant information management for AutoCAD? and MicroStation. 

www.rebis.com

 

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