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DIVIDENDS<br />
In line with the Group’s policy to enhance<br />
shareholder value, the Board of Directors<br />
is pleased to recommend a single tier final<br />
dividend of 4 sen per share for the financial<br />
year ended 31 January 2010, subject<br />
to the approval of shareholders at the<br />
forthcoming Annual General Meeting.<br />
If approved, the total dividend paid for FY<br />
2010 including the interim dividend of 3<br />
sen per share paid on 9 November 2009,<br />
would amount to 7 sen per share. This<br />
would be 40% higher than the 5 sen per<br />
share paid out in the previous financial<br />
year.<br />
CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS<br />
On 28 July 2009, the Company’s whollyowned<br />
subsidiary, TL GeoSciences Sdn<br />
Bhd (TLGS), acquired the remaining 30.0%<br />
of the issued and paid-up capital of TL<br />
Geohydrographics Sdn Bhd (TLGH) for a<br />
total consideration of RM18.0 million. With<br />
the acquisition, TLGH has become a whollyowned<br />
subsidiary of the Group.<br />
In another development, Scomi Oilserve<br />
Sdn Bhd (SOSB) also became our wholly<br />
owned subsidiary after the remaining 60%<br />
was acquired from Scomi Group Berhad for<br />
a cash consideration of RM8.2 million on<br />
24 August 2009. Being the owner of two<br />
anchor handling tugs SOSB (now known<br />
as TL Oilserve Sdn Bhd), has enabled the<br />
Group to enhance and synergise its service<br />
offerings for the IPF and Marine Services<br />
Divisions as well as reducing dependency<br />
on third-party vessels.<br />
The year in review also saw the Group<br />
setting in motion plans to further expand<br />
the role of its Operations and Maintenance<br />
(O&M) Division to serve as regional<br />
maintenance centre for the oil and gas<br />
industry turbine equipment. To this end,<br />
Sapura Power Services Sdn Bhd has<br />
entered into a joint agreement with GE<br />
Oil & Gas to improve the existing centre<br />
in a collaborative effort to keep pace with<br />
international standards thereby enabling<br />
the centre to support GE’s regional and<br />
global needs.<br />
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS<br />
Notwithstanding the global economic<br />
downturn and its impact on the oil and gas<br />
industry, both IPF and Drilling divisions<br />
were insulated from the weak market due<br />
to the relatively long term nature of their<br />
contracts. By contrast, the Marine Services<br />
division is more susceptible to the volatility<br />
of the oil price, due to the short term nature<br />
of their contracts and the more competitive<br />
environment. To this end, the Group has<br />
initiated several continuous improvement<br />
measures resulting in increased<br />
productivity, efficiency and cost savings.<br />
Installation of Pipelines and Facilities (IPF)<br />
FY 2010 was an outstanding year in<br />
terms of new contracts secured and the<br />
turnaround of SapuraAcergy, the entity<br />
equally owned with Acergy. IPF division<br />
has in hand an order book of about RM8.5<br />
billion at home and abroad that will keep<br />
the division busy until the year 2012.<br />
TL Offshore, our wholly owned subsididary<br />
and SapuraAcergy together dominated the<br />
IPF market in Malaysia for both shallow<br />
and deepwater work. SapuraAcergy also<br />
continued to make major strides in the<br />
international market, with three new<br />
contracts secured during the year. More<br />
significantly, these new contracts in<br />
Japan, Australia and India were secured<br />
in international bidding against major<br />
established global players.<br />
Projects completed during the year<br />
included a RM3.0 billion programme<br />
for the transportation and installation<br />
of offshore pipelines and facilities for<br />
PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB). IPF<br />
division also completed a RM525.0 million<br />
contract to transport and install offshore<br />
pipelines and facilities for Carigali-PTTEPI<br />
Operating Company’s (CPOC) development<br />
project in the Malaysia-Thailand Joint<br />
Development Area (MTJDA). Another major<br />
undertaking completed in 2009 was the<br />
RM620.0 million Kikeh pipeline project<br />
executed by SapuraAcergy. Besides this,<br />
SapuraAcergy also completed a RM185.0<br />
million contract awarded by Larsen &<br />
Toubro Ltd (L&T) India for the installation<br />
of a well-head platform including offshore<br />
construction of well-head jackets and<br />
topsides for the Mumbai High South<br />
Field, developed and operated by the<br />
Indian state-owned Oil and Natural Gas<br />
Corporation (ONGC).<br />
On the home front, the IPF division was<br />
awarded the Pan Malaysia Integrated<br />
Transportation and Installation (T&I)<br />
contracts under an umbrella tender<br />
system covering 11 Production Sharing<br />
Contractors (PSCs). The contracts are valued<br />
at RM1.5 billion per year over a three-year<br />
period beginning in 2010 with an option<br />
for two extensions of one year each.<br />
015<br />
SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad<br />
Annual Report 2010