Rolls-Royce wins $40m order

Rolls-Royce PLC
30 September 2002

                                                               30 September 2002



                     ROLLS-ROYCE WINS $40M ORDER TO UPGRADE
                           INTERNATIONAL GAS PIPELINE



Rolls-Royce has won an order worth more than $40 million from Europe Maghreb
Pipeline Limited (EMPL) for additional gas turbine equipment and expertise to
enhance the performance of one of the world's most important natural gas
pipelines.



The order, for RB211 gas turbines, Cooper-Bessemer compressors and En-Tronic
controls - all manufactured by Rolls-Royce - will boost supplies of natural gas
to energy-hungry industries and commerce in Spain and Portugal by increasing the
capacity of the Europe Maghreb Pipeline.



The order will allow an approximate 50 per cent increase in the current 8.5
billion cubic metre annual capacity of the pipeline, enhancing the flow of the
key source of energy that fuels the expansion of industrial capacity in Spain
and Portugal.



This key 1,375km (from Hassir R'mel to Cordoba) link, which opened in 1996 using
Rolls-Royce power, transports gas from Algeria's rich natural gas fields to the
Iberian peninsula, providing Spain with 30 per cent of all the gas it consumes.



Rolls-Royce will now supply additional equipment and customer service benefits,
including the upgrading of existing units, for an expansion of the pipeline. An
RB211 6556 gas turbine driving a Cooper-Bessemer RF2BB30 centrifugal compressor
will join two Rolls-Royce compression sets already installed at the Frontera
compressor station on the Morocco-Algeria border.



In addition, two RB211 6556 units, each driving Cooper-Bessemer RF4BB36
compressors, will be installed at the Estrecho station in Morocco where the
pipeline begins its passage under the Straits of Gibraltar to Spain. This
station also has two Rolls-Royce units already in operation.



Besides these three new compression sets, Rolls-Royce will provide two new
Cooper-Bessemer RF4BB36 compressors.



Three En-Tronic FT-110 control panels are included in the order and Rolls-Royce
will also be responsible for full installation and commissioning services.



The order will allow an approximate 50 per cent increase in the current 8.5
billion cubic metre annual capacity of the pipeline, enhancing the flow of the
key source of energy that fuels the expansion of the industrial capacity in
Spain and Portugal.




Tom Curley, President - Rolls-Royce Energy business, said: 'This is an extremely
significant order for both our oil and gas and customer service businesses.



2002 is proving to be another highly successful year for Rolls-Royce in which
its expertise and experience in the oil and gas industry will bring unique
benefits to energy operators and users worldwide.'



For further information please contact:


Martin Brodie
Rolls-Royce plc
Tel: + 44 (0) 207 222 9020
Fax: + 44(0) 207 227 9178
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.rolls-royce.com




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