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HALLIBURTON COMMISSIONS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK IN AFRICA
DALLAS, Texas - Halliburton Energy Services announced today that it has extended its high-speed satellite communications network into Africa. Through the use of portable, remote units, the HalLink™ network is now operational for all Halliburton Energy Services product service lines in Angola, Nigeria, and Algeria. The Africa units join Halliburton's HalLink network already operational in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina, with more strategic locations scheduled as the mobile satellite network continues to expand. A value-added component of satellite connectivity is the ability to enable a more reliable, cost-effective means of communications at Halliburton’s remote offices, as well as at the wellsite. Halliburton Energy Services is a business unit of Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL).
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Halliburton's HalLink satellite network
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In Angola, the HalLink network is now available for both onshore and offshore operations, with units mounted on two stimulation vessels – the Falcon Tide and the War Admiral.
Several specially-designed, stabilized, skid-mounted, quick-deploy communications units are also available for use on semi-submersible rigs and/or other floating structures offshore West Africa.
"The extension of Halliburton's high-speed satellite network into Africa is a key component of Halliburton's overall Real Time Reservoir Solutions™ (RTRS™) strategy," said Jody Powers, president, Halliburton Energy Services. "The RTRS strategy is an innovative approach that integrates people, technology, and processes to dramatically improve the speed and quality of decisions needed during the development of a reservoir."
Using the high-speed HalLink satellite network, data can now be transmitted to Halliburton's Real Time Operations Centers or visualization rooms, to the customer's office via the Internet or, with connectivity, to any asset team member at any location. This flexibility allows Halliburton and its customers to collaborate, share knowledge, and solve problems almost instantly from any point on the globe. Operators have the ability to optimize performance and maximize the economic recovery of oil and gas reserves by shortening the time between gathering information and making/executing decisions.
"The HalLink network creates a critical link to both Halliburton's wellsite activities and to its strategic operational bases," added Powers. "This not only extends the Halliburton network but also adds value, through real-time data transmission, to critical, remote operations. Combining the fixed sites in Africa with the existing mobile network offers even greater efficiency in the use of the satellite bandwidth network management."
Onshore and offshore operations are available in the U.S. operational area of the Gulf of Mexico through stabilized systems, which are installed on three stimulation vessels – Stim Star I, Stim Star II, and the Gulf Stim, and in the Mexico operational area on the stimulation vessel Cape Hawke, which is also fitted with a stabilized system. Also in the Gulf of Mexico, several specially-designed communications units are available for use on semi-submersible rigs and/or other floating structures. In addition, Halliburton Energy Services is partnering with Halliburton's Kellogg Brown & Root business unit to provide satellite communications for its Mexico accommodations units, the Safe Caledonia and the Semac in the Gulf of Mexico. In Venezuela, on Lake Maracaibo, several Halliburton operations barges are also fitted with stabilized communications systems. All of these units were brought into service in late 1999 and 2000 as part of the global rollout of the company's RTRS strategy.
Halliburton's HalLink system was designed and deployed by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide portable and private satellite communications services to Halliburton's oil field operations in remote locations in North America, Latin America, and Africa. Additional information about SAIC can be found on the Internet at www.saic.com.
Halliburton Energy Services provides products, services, and integrated solutions for oil and gas exploration, development, and production. Capabilities range from initial evaluation of producing formations to drilling, completion, production enhancement, and well maintenance – for a single well or an entire field. With more than 300 service centers in more than 90 countries, Halliburton possesses the global perspective that is increasingly important for energy exploration and production.
Halliburton Company, founded in 1919, is the world's largest provider of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries. The company serves its customers with a broad range of products and services through its Energy Services Group and Engineering and Construction Group business segments.
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