SKF awarded condition based maintenance contract by Total

SKF awarded condition based maintenance  contract by Total

SKF has been awarded a new five year condition based maintenance contract by
Total E&P UK. In working globally with Total, SKF will in this contract provide
condition based maintenance services covering a wide range of rotating equipment
on Total's North Sea onshore and offshore assets. 

The contract covers in-depth vibration data analysis, lubrication oil analysis
and equipment process analysis as well as other specialist investigations for
Total.
 
-This type of contract portrays the value added solutions SKF is able to offer
in providing proven condition based maintenance solutions. SKF has the knowledge
and the human resources to execute such challenges globally, says Vartan
Vartanian, President of Service Division in SKF.

-We see our partnership with SKF as an important step in supporting our strategy
of improving equipment reliability enabling us to reduce unplanned equipment
downtime and helping with Total's commitment to meeting safety, health,
environment and quality requirements, says Alan Messié, Operations Manager,
Total E&P UK.

Unplanned equipment downtime can result in a significant loss of production per
day on a typical oil platform, which makes condition based monitoring an
important tool to secure equipment reliability.


Total E&P is one of the principal exploration and production subsidiaries of the
Total Group, which is the fifth largest publicly traded oil and gas company in
the world.

Göteborg, 18 December 2009

Aktiebolaget SKF
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services and lubrication systems. The Group's service offer includes technical
support, maintenance services, engineering consultancy and training. SKF is
represented in more than 130 countries and has 15,000 distributor locations
worldwide. The Group's annual sales 2008 were SEK 63,361 million. The number of
employees was 44,799. www.skf.com.

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