Breaking the Arctic ice - Keppel Corporation

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East meets waste
As a leading global provider
of environmental solutions,
Keppel Seghers showcased
its premier suite of products
at the International Solid
Waste Association/Waste
Management and Recycling
Association of Singapore
World Congress, held over
3-6 November 2008.
The event was themed ‘East
Meets Waste’ to reflect the
solid waste management
challenges and opportunities
in Asia, home to the world’s
fastest growing cities.
Apart from being a gold
sponsor and participating
company of the event,
representatives from Keppel
Seghers’ Belgium office also
Jacking up global standards
Mr Wong Kok Seng (left), ED (Operations) of Keppel FELS, shared the highlights of Keppel’s
proprietary KFELS B Class jackup with conference participants
Keppelite I November 2008
Guest-of-Honour Dr Yaacob Ibrahim (right), Minister for the Environment and Water Resources tours Keppel Seghers’ showcase
contributed through sharing
sessions and presentations.
Minister for the Environment
and Water Resources,
Dr Yaacob Ibrahim graced
the congress which gathered
industry leaders and
As the world’s leader in the
design and construction of
jackup rigs, Keppel Offshore
& Marine (Keppel O&M)
through Keppel FELS was a
key supporter of the ‘Jackup
Asia Conference & Exhibition
2008’.
The event gathered
international professionals,
academia and industry
experts. The two-day event
practitioners for a fruitful
exchange ideas and expertise
in solid waste management.
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also featured distinguished
speakers from oil companies,
drilling contractors,
classification societies and
universities, including
Okky Ahmad Purwana,
Geotechnical Engineer of
Keppel O&M Technology
Centre and Matthew
Quah, R&D Manager of
Keppel’s Offshore Technology
Development. keppelite