Siemens Wins $200 Million Equipment Contract From TransCanada

Siemens has been awarded a more than $200 million contract from TransCanada Corporation to supply electrical equipment, electrical power supply and pumping equipment for the Keystone Pipeline project.

The 2,148 mile pipeline project will have the capability to transport crude oil from the oil sands in northern Alberta to US markets in the midwest and Cushing, Oklahoma area.

With the support of Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S), Siemens Canada Limited and the US based Siemens Energy & Automation will deliver 37 pumping stations, including pump skids, a series of electrical houses and 19 substations, to supply pumping electrics and portions of electrical distribution along 1,781 miles of the crude oil pipeline project.

The Canadian portion of the project involves the conversion of existing TransCanada mainline facilities from natural gas to crude oil transmission service and the construction of pipeline, pump stations and terminal facilities in Canada and the US.

Guenther Scholz, president and CEO of Siemens Canada, said: “The oil and gas market segment, and the oil sands in particular, is strategically important for Siemens and this order represents a significant milestone as it presents a homogenous cross-border customer solution with Siemens in Canada, and US.”