AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, today announced that Houston-based subsidiary AMEC Paragon recently received the AVEVA “Engineering Excellence to the Extreme” award for its Integrated Project Execution (IPE), a work process that has enabled measurement and delivery of outstanding time and cost savings across multiple projects.

AMEC Paragon and DuPont, the 2007 award recipients, were recognized at AVEVA’s Engineering Symposium for Engineering IT (ISEIT) for their engineering excellence and problem-solving abilities in process plant and marine projects.

“AMEC Paragon is a long-time AVEVA customer and has an outstanding history of quality engineering in the energy industry,” said Rob Glasier, head of AVEVA Americas. “They are well-deserving of this honor and we are proud that AVEVA's integrated suite of applications enabled them to deliver measurable project savings."

AMEC Paragon’s IPE strategy allowed the safe, efficient and effective collaboration of all parties involved in engineering, procurement and construction for an offshore modification project – across all applications and executed from multiple locations. AMEC’s IPE strategy delivered the following results:
• 20% reduction in spool piping field welds
• 0% rework of piping and structural clashes within the new installation
• Savings of approximately one month of offshore hook-up time at
completion
• 5% reduction of material waste due to lack of interferences, clashes,
rerouting, etc.
• Reduced engineering time by up to 10%
• Reduced offshore visits by up to 70%
• 50% reduction in procurement group man-hours for major equipment
packages
• 90% reduction in procurement group man-hours for bulk material packages
• 50% reduction in document control man-hours for client handover
• 95% reduction in reprographic costs related to client handover
• Creation of weight management reports in less than 5 minutes instead of 4
hours

Terrance Ivers, AMEC Paragon’s president, said, “We are proud to be acknowledged for our ability to integrate premier software tools to deliver excellent operational results for our clients. This award clearly recognizes our personnel’s capacity for practical innovation.”

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AMEC plc is a focused supplier of high-value consultancy, engineering, and project management services to the world’s energy, power and process industries. With annual revenues of over £2.2 billion, AMEC designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers. AMEC's Natural Resources, Power and Process and Earth and Environmental businesses employ approximately 19,000 people in more than 25 countries globally. AMEC shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange where the company is listed in the Oil Equipment and Services sector (LSE: AMEC.L). www.amec.com.

AMEC Paragon is AMEC’s hub for oil and gas operations based in Houston, Texas, providing engineering, materials management, and construction management services to the oil and gas, pipeline, and midstream industries. Specialties include onshore and offshore production facilities, onshore and offshore pipelines, floating production and subsea systems, LPG and LNG facilities, alternative fuels facilities, stranded gas applications and heavy oil treatment facilities. AMEC Paragon has completed more than 4,000 projects in 30 countries for over 260 clients. www.amecparagon.com

About AVEVA Group plc
AVEVA Group plc is one of the world’s foremost and fastest-growing lifecycle engineering IT solutions and services providers to the oil and gas, paper and pulp, power, chemical, pharmaceutical and shipbuilding industries.

Headquartered in Cambridge, England, AVEVA Group plc and its operating subsidiaries currently employ more than 700 staff worldwide with offices in England, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sweden, South Korea and the USA. www.aveva.com

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