German Bunde Etzel Pipeline Selects Telvent Automated Control Solution

Project reflects Telvent’s role to help meet the challenges of sustainable energy in Europe

June 9, 2010 – Telvent (NASDAQ: TLVT), the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced today a new contract with Bunde Etzel Pipeline Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (BEP) to deliver a turnkey control system for the company's newly constructed natural gas transport pipeline. The Telvent control solution will help assure the security, safety, and efficient operation of the new pipeline – key in supporting the growing natural gas market in Europe.

BEP selected Telvent for its industry-leading, pipeline control systems, project expertise and ability to install and deploy the control system within a rigorous timeframe.

Telvent's comprehensive solution is based on its advanced-technology supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system. High-technology gas measurement devices will be included to feed pipeline data to the SCADA system and to integrated pipeline modeling applications. A high-speed, redundant fiber optic network delivers real-time pipeline data to operators at main control centers and remote centers located along the pipeline.

The complete information management solution optimizes security and operational efficiency of the new BEP pipeline – connecting gas storage facilities in Germany with the natural gas pipeline network in the Netherlands – and helps assure reliable delivery of natural gas to Western Europe.

"We are very pleased to have been selected by Bunde Etzel Pipeline to install the control system for this important pipeline," said Ignacio González, Telvent's CEO. "Our leading technology and project capabilities enable BEP to start up this new pipeline on time and operate it in the most efficient manner."

About Bunde Etzel Pipeline

BEP is a joint venture of a number of companies from the energy industry in Europe: Deutsche BP Aktiengesellschaft, EDF Gas Deutschland GmbH, IVG Caverns GmbH, OMV Gas & Power GmbH, DONG Energy A/S, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, GAZPROM Germania GmbH. Its business goal is the construction of a pipeline that connects the cavern facility in Etzel to the natural gas grid at Oude Statenzijl in the Netherlands.

About Telvent
Telvent is a global IT solutions and business information services provider dedicated to helping improve efficiency, safety and security for the world’s leading companies. Telvent serves markets that are critical to the sustainability of the planet, including the energy, transportation, agricultural and environmental sectors. (www.telvent.com)

About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Utilities & Infrastructures, Industries & Machine manufacturers, Non-residential buildings, Data centers & Networks, and in Residential. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group’s 110,000 plus employees achieved sales of 20 billion euros in 2010, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations make the most of their energy.
www.schneider-electric.com/company

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