state.gov  

May 5, 2014

state.gov  

May 7, 2014

automationworld.com  

May 6, 2014

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) Process Solutions announced that its automation and safety technology has been selected for the third phase of a pipeline project supplying natural gas from Central Asia to China.

Asia Trans Gas selected Honeywell's Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) and Safety Manager technology to manage operations and to help prevent safety problems in a third pipeline to be built as part of the Central Asia-China Gas Pipeline (CACGP) project. The same Honeywell technology is in use in the first two pipelines of the project, which are already in operation. Asia Trans Gas is a joint venture of China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and Uzbekistan national holding company UzbekNefteGas,

"Pipelines present unique challenges because their length makes them more difficult for operators to monitor and respond to problems, but an integrated approach provides unparalleled visibility into their operations," said Aldous Wong, regional general manager, Honeywell Process Solutions, Greater China. "The Honeywell system will increase operators' access to information and help them make faster, better-informed decisions to promote the integrity and safety of the pipeline."

Honeywell's Experion PKS will be the main integration and control software platform for the 530-kilometer pipeline to give operators a complete view of how the pipeline is functioning. By integrating Honeywell's Safety Manager software into the overall system, Experion will help improve safety practices such as emergency shutdowns, equipment protection, fire and gas monitoring, and critical control.

"Natural gas from Central Asia plays an important role in providing cleaner energy for China and we expect demand to grow at 8 percent per year," said Li Lin, general manager, Asia Trans Gas. "Asia Trans Gas is pleased to continue to partner with Honeywell to manage these critical pipeline operations efficiently and safely."

The third pipeline in the CACGP network, named Line C, will run in parallel with the existing twin pipelines, Lines A and B. The pipelines start in Turkmenistan and cut across Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan before reaching China's western Xinjiang province. The A and B lines, which were completed in 2009, also use Honeywell's Experion PKS and Safety Manager. The existing main control center (MCC), which currently controls lines A and B, will be upgraded and become the control center for all three lines, leveraging Honeywell's Distributed System Architecture (DSA).

business-standard.com  

May 5, 2014

Connectivity and regional cooperation remain critical to sustained economic growth, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) seminar said.

The debate focused on how connectivity can drive growth in Central Asia and beyond. Participants heard that economies in the region should work towards high-speed, quality transit corridors between economic centres. Others suggested this approach could be enhanced by adding value to goods in transit across the region. The seminar also examined the relationship between physical infrastructure and the associated software of institutional and policy reforms.

Roads and railways connecting the right places are critical, but just as important, and often far cheaper, is soft infrastructure such as customs agreements that help ensure the free flow of goods, said Klaus Gerhaeusser, Director General of ADB's Central and West Asia Department.

Regional connectivity is at the core of ADB's development agenda. Under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program, transport connectivity accounted for 80% of the total $22.4 billion of CAREC spending from 2001 to 2013.

Seminar participants discussed not only Central Asia, but also the diversity of experience across Asia and the Pacific. Transport also accounts for more than 80% of ADB's lending under the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) economic cooperation program.

Road and rail connectivity is critical in most parts of Asia while in other places, particularly the Pacific, the priority is quality sea or air connectivity. Reliable, high speed information and communication technology may be more important in the context of trade in services. Connectivity through pipelines is critical for exports of oil and natural gas, particularly in energy-rich Central Asia.

trend.az  

May 7, 2014

A law "On openness of activities of the government bodies and governance" entered into force in Uzbekistan.

Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan passed the law on March 11, 2014 and the Senate approved it on April 10, 2014. President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed the document on May 6, 2014.

The document was published in the national media of the republic on May 6 and in accordance to the final article of the law, it enters into force from the date of publication.

The goal of the law is to regulate relations in openness of the activities of the state bodies and administration, the first article of the document said.

The adopted law establishes the legal framework of access of individuals and legal entities to information about the activities of government bodies and governance, provides a guarantee to receive this information.

The main principles of openness of public bodies and administration are accessibility, timeliness and reliability of information provided, openness and transparency of their activities, freedom to seek , receive and disseminate information on activities of public authorities.

The information about the activities of state bodies include the normative-legal acts that establish the legal status of state agencies and departments, the acts adopted by government agencies, information about the progress of their performance, information about developed normative-legal acts projects by government agencies, the normative-legal acts on the implementation of state and other programs, on the implemented public events, on the interactions with other government agencies, individuals and legal entities, as well as foreign and international organizations.

Information about the activities of government bodies are also considered information on key indicators; including socio-economic development, characterizing the state of the industry related to the activity sphere of government agencies and the dynamics of its development, information on open tenders and the auctions organized by government agencies, information on job vacancies, and plans to hold public collegial meetings of government agencies.

The law limits access to the information about activities of government agencies if this information is classified in accordance with the law as the information constituting state secrets or other secrets protected by law.

aucconline.com  

May 9, 2014

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Update: The Uzbek Embassy has kindly agreed to share their presentation on the country's business potential with US companies interested in the roundtable to be held in Milwaukee, WI on May 14, 2014 (see details below).

The Embassy would like to encourage potential participants of the roundtable to review their presentation and email specific questions in advance of the event.  

It is hoped that such format will promote stronger engagement between the Uzbek Embassy and US companies prior to the event as well as allow WI-based companies to better understand the market potential and help the Embassy representatives focus their presentation on companies'  specific issues of interest.  

aucconline.com  

May 9, 2014