The maritime terminal at Fos-sur-Mer has a storage capacity of over 2 million cum. As part of its mission, Thales will provide a new-generation secure system for monitoring both the pipeline and maritime terminal. The project will include hardware upgrades, (real-time servers, operator workstations, archive server), data gathering, and installation of the new supervision system. The entire package is scheduled for commissioning in early 2006. The supervision system is supported by data gathered along the pipeline at pumping stations, line valves, and delivery terminals. Sensors located along the length of the pipeline are used to measure fuel flow, calculate its speed, and manage its progression, and to fill tanks and effect transfers between tanks. The system will be based on Thales' SCADAsoft platform, a modular solution that fully meets all requirements for storage and transport of petroleum products. In addition, the project will involve upgrades to the satellite-based data transmission system. "SPSE selected Thales because of its expertise and knowledge of the field, and in the secure architecture of the SCADAsoft product. This new supervision system will enable us to optimize pipeline performance, improve flow control for the entire system and, above all, guarantee the highest levels of security and safety for both employees and facilities," said Didier Colombet, project manager at SPSE. The South Europe Pipeline system is composed a 700-km long, 40-in, line from Fos-sur-Mer to Strasbourg which includes eight pumping stations. Between Strasbourg and Karlsruhe, a 70-km long, 34-in, line has two supplementary stations that are on stand-by. A separate 260-km long, 24-in line, connects Fos-sur-Mer to Lyon, and uses two stations. The entire system therefore has 12 pump stations and 35 pump assemblies, providing a total installed power base of 68MW. There is also the original 34-in pipeline from Fos-sur-Mer to Strasbourg, although this is at present mothballed.