Kawasaki Receives Gas Compressor Units Order for Malaysian Project

Apr. 23, 2007

 Tokyo, April 23, 2007 – Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it has received an order for its gas compressor units for the Bunga Orkid Development Project being conducted by Malaysia-based oil and gas producer, Talisman Malaysia Limited.

 The gas compressor units, comprised of two trains of gas turbine driven centrifugal gas compressors, will be installed onto an offshore platform in Bunga Orkid field located off the Malay Peninsula, near Kota Bharu (PM-3 commercial agreement area between Malaysia and Vietnam). The units will boost natural gas pressure in order to transport the gas from the offshore platform to the onshore receiving terminals in Malaysia and Vietnam via subsea pipelines.

 The order has been placed through Sojitz Corporation’s Malaysian subsidiary, Sojitz (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., and the delivery is scheduled for September 2007.