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Christian Rynning-Tønnesen
meets the media
Crown Prince Haakon
of Norway at the
official opening
Sheringham Shoal
opened by Norway’s
Crown Prince
C Liz Hancock, Scira
C 07557 264326
C www.scira.co.uk
The 317MW Sheringham Shoal Offshore
Wind Farm was officially opened by His Royal
Highness, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway.
The ceremony was staged at Norfolk’s
Holkham Hall where the Crown Prince arrived
by helicopter with representatives from
the windfarm’s owner companies, Statoil
and Statkraft, along with Norwegian and
British Ministers and Ambassadors. He was
greeted by students from local high school,
Alderman Peel.
Holkham Hall owners Viscount and
Viscountess Coke welcomed the Crown
Prince, dignitaries and around 100 guests to
their stately home just outside Wells-next-the-
Sea, where the windfarm will have its operations
and maintenance base.
Sheringham Shoal is owned equally by
the two Norwegian energy leaders through
joint-venture company, Scira Offshore
Energy Limited.
Scira general manager Einar Strømsvåg
said his team had worked for more than three
years to prepare for the windfarm’s operation.
“In late 2010 we started to recruit locally
to fill all the positions necessary to operate
and maintain the windfarm. Two years later
Scira has, together with our contactors and
partners, established an organisation of 60
highly motivated people,” he said.
Also speaking at the official opening
were the UK Secretary of State for Energy and
Climate Change, Edward Davey; Norwegian
Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Ola Borten
Moe; Minister of Trade and Industry, Trond
Giske; and the owners’ presidents and
CEOs, Helge Lund from Statoil and Christian
Rynning-Tønnesen from Statkraft.
The opening event included musical
performances by local students, mediated
interviews by BBC presenter Sonali Shah and
a show entitled A Windy World by girl group
The Boxettes and dancers from Cirque Bijou.
Global growth prompts
CIS expansion
C Andy Penman
C 01493 849680
C andy.penman@c-i-services.com
C www.c-i-services.com
Increasing demand for Conductor Installation
Services (CIS) has led to the company moving
into a new larger global headquarters in
Great Yarmouth, launching its first apprentice
scheme and making two key personnel
appointments overseas.
The Acteon company provides conductor
installation services associated with construction
projects for the oil and gas industry.
Great Yarmouth man Phil Borley has been
promoted to the post of Middle East and North
Africa operations manager, responsible for the
company’s base and operations in Qatar.
He launched his career in the oil and gas
industry with BJ Tubular Services in 2001 in
Great Yarmouth, where he worked in hammer
“ PHIL AND JON WILL HELP
STRENGTHEN OUR PRESENCE
IN THE MORE MATURE REGIONS,
AND SUCCESSFULLY PENETRATE
EMERGING MARKETS. ”
conductor-driving services for four years.
Since joining CIS in 2005, Borley, 48, has
been instrumental in carrying out conductor
installation operations in Papua New Guinea,
the UK, Qatar, West Africa and Trinidad,
among others.
Meanwhile Jonathan Bullock has been
appointed business development manager –
Asia Pacific Region, taking with him 14 years
experience in the civil engineering sector,
Yarmouth-based Andy Penman, group
managing director, said: “I’m confident that
with their unique competencies and proven
track records, Phil and Jon will help strengthen
our presence in the more mature regions, and
successfully penetrate emerging markets.”
Jonathan Bullock
Phil Borley
The company’s first apprentice scheme
allows trainees to earn while they learn
valuable on-the-job skills. Since its launch last
winter, CIS has welcomed two apprentices:
Tamara Bustos, an apprentice receptionist and
administrator from Great Yarmouth College,
and Steven Hindry, an apprentice accountant
from Norwich City College.
Earlier this year, CIS moved into a
new headquarters at the Eurocentre, Great
Yarmouth, which serves as a global operations
centre, providing greater resources and services
for customers involved in construction
of, for example, new wells, platforms, bridges
and jetties.
NOVEMBER 2012 – 17