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waste treatment plant 

Agreement with Zonda Bus 

of China forged 

Scomi Engineering gains 

recognition with ISO awards 

Project Pyramid begins 

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Contents 

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ISSUE 28 

03 - 2011 - the beginning of a new decade 

04 - Norwegians open high tech waste treatment plant 

- A chance for Norwegians to shine at ONS 2010 

05 - MoU signed with EPI for upcoming projects 

06 - MoU signed to establish Indian Maritime University 

07 - Cutout of monorail body structure displayed at InnoTrans Berlin 

2010 

08 - Agreement with Zonda Bus of China forged 

09 - First 4-car monorail arrives safely in Mumbai 

- Two years and going strong 

10 - Global leaders tackle issues head-on at GEM 

12 - GEL session zeroes in on knowledge sharing 

14 - 1 First Avenue becomes our new ‘green’ HQ 

15 - A greener, more energy efficient building @ 1FA 

16 - SEB welcomes Minister to NKLF 

17 - Scomi Engineering gains recognition with ISO awards 

18 - EMP 1 in Dubai a great learning experience 

- Getting down and dirty with mud and drilling 

19 - Russians escape smog with teambuilding outing 

- Rolling Stock Blues attend training on teamwork 

20 - SCM Prima-G gets everybody talking in Abu Dhabi 

- Indonesians bestowed with prestigious award 

21 - Rural Mexican kids benefit from library 

- Australians treat kids to Circus Quirkus 

22 - Karting down under 

- Australians heed the call for help 

23 - Hats off to Scomi Oiltools Malaysia! 

- Boys on rig earn praise for their work 

- Thinking Safety, Acting Safely on HSE Day 

24 - Project Pyramid begins Season 3 

25 - Outrunning cancer with the Terry Fox Run 

26 - Updates on project enviroUS activities 

28 - Staff sail through first aid training 

- Australian crew receive top safety award 

29 - Bringing cheer during Hari Raya 

- Staff celebrates the Festival of Lights 

30 - ‘This is us’… and this day is all ‘For US’ 

31 - Hatches & Matches

2011 - 

the beginning 

of a new deCade 

As we leave the first decade of the 21st century 

behind and embark on a new one, we must 

take stock of our journey since the turn of the 

new millennium. 

The world has become a completely different place 

today. We are in a state of unprecedented change 

and upheavals of all manner are the order of the day. 

By many counts we have come face to face with the 

greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression 

and we continue to see uncertainty in the global 

economy especially in the US and Europe. However 

despite the gloom, we have come a long way. 

As a business grouping, Scomi undertook various 

rationalisation measures and implemented a 

series of cost management initiatives to streamline 

operations and increase efficiencies. The first phase of 

strengthening our balance sheet was finalised with the 

completion of the rights issues via our restructuring 

exercise. We also disposed of businesses that did not 

complement the Group’s overall strategic directions. 

These measures have left us on a stronger footing and 

we are now on track towards meeting our goal of 25% 

ROCE by end 2011. 

Last year also saw us move to our new ‘green’ premises 

at 1 First Avenue, officially making it Scomi’s new 

global headquarters. The move has resulted in a more 

conducive and safer work environment as well as a 

chance to augment our services to business partners 

and customers. 

2011 will be an important year for us especially 

since it is the final year of Formula 2011. I, for one 

am confident the various initiatives the Group is 

undertaking will help further strengthen our position 

so we can continue to focus on moulding our business 

into areas we can achieve better shareholder value in. 

For now, an air of festivity prevails so a hearty Gong 

Xi Fa Cai goes out to all our readers celebrating 

Chinese New Year. May 2011 and the Year of 

the Rabbit be our most robust ever. 

Let’s embrace the new decade with a 

sense of vigour, drive and enthusiasm. 

Best regards, 

SHAH HAKIM ZAIN 

Group CEO 

FOCUS | JANUARY 2011 3

norway | 

Scomi Oiltools AS opened its new stateof-the-art 

drilling waste treatment plant in 

Sandnessjøen, Norway on 13 August 2010 

to provide its client BP with solids control, 

containment and handling services as well as 

processing of drilling waste and waste water 

for disposal in Norway. 

The facility features the combination of thermal 

desorption and membrane technologies, into 

a seamless system for waste elimination to 

ensure regulatory requirements are met and 

recyclable materials can be reused. 

The highlight of our facility is the ImmaPure 

water treatment system that we have 

introduced. The ImmaPure system is 

our solution to separate pollutants from 

4 JANUARY 2011 | FOCUS 

norwegians open high tech 

waste treatment plant 

drilling waste water and produced water. 

The system is in two parts. The first part 

separates suspended solids and dispersed 

oil for removal. The second part is to further 

process, separate and purify the waste water 

by removing heavy metals and reducing the 

total organic carbon content of the water to 

desired levels. 

Using innovative non-ceramic membrane 

technology and a unique flow process, our 

ImmaPure water treatment system ensures 

all emissions are in compliance with the 

Scomi Oiltools Norway had a 34 square 

metre stand during the Offshore Northern 

Seas (ONS) exhibition in Stavanger from 24- 

27 August 2010. 

This year’s ONS event saw a record number 

of over 50,000 visitors from about 100 

countries attending. We were happy to be a 

part of the event with our Cutting Blowing 

Pump on display. 

We also took this opportunity to highlight 

our innovate water treatment system, 

ImmaPure, which was developed by Scomi 

highest environmental legislations. The 

ImmaPure unit also has a small footprint, 

fitting comfortably into a 13ft or 20ft 

container making it a viable option for 

offshore use where space constraint is a 

major issue. With minimal consumables 

required, ImmaPure is also a cost effective 

solution. It can be remotely controlled 

requiring less manpower and is modular so 

readily customizable to meet operational 

volume requirements. 

Contributed by: Global Marketing – Scomi Group, KL 

a chance for norwegians 

to shine at ONS 2010 

Oiltools, Norway team led by Asbjorn Dysvik. 

Coincidentally the waste treatment plant in 

Norway which included the ImmaPure system 

was launched two weeks prior to ONS 2010. 

The ImmaPure system generated a lot of 

interest and Asbjorn was right there to field the 

enquiries. We had an excellent event and were 

kept busy with visitors throughout. 

Ever since its launch in 1974, ONS in Stavanger 

has been one of the world’s leading oil and 

energy industry meeting places. 

Contributed by: Lene Engelsgjerd – Scomi Oiltools, Norway

From left: S.P.S Bakshi, Chairman/MD-EPI, Vilashrao Desmukh, Union Minister for Heary Industies, Government of India and Shah Hakim Zain. 

Scomi Engineering Bhd entered 

into a three year Memorandum 

of Understanding (MoU) with 

Engineering Projects (India) Ltd. (EPI), India’s 

leading Prime Consulting and Contracting 

Company. The MoU was signed on 15 

November 2010. 

Under the terms of the agreement, Scomi 

will work with EPI as a preferred consortium 

partner for the execution of projects for the 

construction of Monorails and MRTs both in 

India and abroad. 

Speaking about the partnership, Shah 

Hakim Zain, Group CEO of Scomi Group 

Bhd, said Scomi was extremely privileged 

to partner with EPI as the company was 

a key component in Scomi’s plans to 

establish and expand their expertise in 

MoU signed with 

EPI for upcoming 

projects 

-the urban transportation business in India. 

He added that through this collaboration, 

Scomi looked forward to identifying and 

executing various Monorail and MRTs 

projects in India and abroad. Shah was 

enthusiastic of collaborating with EPI 

to offer advanced urban transportation 

systems, provide end-to-end solutions, 

competitive pricing, convenience and 

faster time-to-market to customers in India. 

S. P. S. Bakshi, Chairman cum Managing 

Director of EPI said the company was 

equally pleased to collaborate with Scomi 

and was looking forward to a long lasting 

association based on Scomi’s creditable 

work with India’s first Monorail project 

in Mumbai and the company’s domain 

expertise and high-quality deliverables. 

EPI is India’s leading Prime Consulting & 

Contracting Company and has executed 

over 480 multi-disciplinary projects in 

India valuing over US$1.175 billion. The 

company has successfully executed 30 

projects valued at over US$782 million in 

Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yugoslavia, 

Maldives, Bhutan and Thailand. 

Contributed by: Global Marketing – Scomi Group, KL 

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india | 

MoU signed to establish 

indian Maritime University 

Scomi Marine Bhd entered into a 

Memorandum of Understanding 

(MoU) with Indian Maritime University 

(IMU), Intan Asia Sdn Bhd (IASB) and Port Klang 

Free Zone (PKFZ) on 7 December 2010 in New 

Delhi. The MoU was to establish a framework 

of cooperation between the four parties for the 

provision of maritime academic programmes 

like training, research, consultancy courses 

and services in Malaysia at a campus to be 

established in PKFZ. 

As provided under the MoU, the parties will 

undertake the establishment of the maritime 

academy, with a 

joint management 

committee and a joint 

academic committee 

formed to carry 

out the planning, 

direction and overall 

management of 

the project and the 

academic curriculum 

respectively. PKFZ 

was identified as the 

ideal location for 

setting up the IMU 

Asia Campus as it offers excellent connectivity 

and infrastructure facilities. 

Signing on behalf of Scomi Marine was Kanesan 

Veluppillai, President of Scomi International. 

In conjunction with the signing, the Malaysian 

delegation paid a courtesy visit to Union Minister 

of Shipping G.K. Vasan and Secretary, Ministry of 

Shipping, K. Mohandas. They were accompanied 

by the Malaysian High Commissioner H.E. Dato’ 

Tan Seng Sung. 

IMU is a Central University established by the 

Ministry of Shipping, Government of India 

under an Act of Indian Parliament 2008, with 

its headquarters in Chennai, India. IMU also 


The establishment of 

IMU Asia Campus will 

form part of Scomi’s 

corporate social 

responsibility initiatives 

in the country. 

has regional campuses in Mumbai, Kolkata, 

Visakhapatnam and Coachin, India. Meanwhile, 

IASB is a private limited company established 

and existing under the laws of Malaysia, 

engaging in the business of general trading 

services, transportation and management. 

Similarly, PKFZ is established under the laws of 

Malaysia and is an integrated 1,000-acre Free 

Commercial and Industrial Zone providing 

facilities for international cargo distribution and 

a consolidation centre. PKFZ is situated in Port 

Klang, Malaysia and was the world’s 15th ranked 

port in 2009 in terms of throughput volume. 

Gazetted as a Free Zone, PKFZ incorporates 

both commercial 

and manufacturing 

activities that are 

further supported by 

quality and valueadded 

services. 

Speaking on the 

partnership, Shah 

Hakim Zain, Group 

CEO of Scomi Group 

commented, “The 

establishment of IMU 

Asia Campus will form 

a part of Scomi’s corporate social responsibility 

initiatives in the country. Our intention is to train 

young Malaysians for a career in the shipping 

industry. In addition, this will also help alleviate 

the unemployment problem faced by youths. 

This is a privileged opportunity for Scomi to 

contribute to the Malaysian education system 

by providing an academy for our students to 

choose from with exciting new courses.” 

The campus also provides PKFZ with 

another nucleus of activity for the free 

trade zone and will spawn a series of 

activities to support the shipping and 

logistics requirement of the industry. The 

project will be able to utilise the existing 

built-up facilities in the four blocks of office 

complexes in PKFZ immediately. 

The Indian Maritime University Asia Campus 

once established will conduct various courses 

such as Diploma in Nautical Studies as well as 

Degree courses in Nautical Studies, Nautical 

Science, Shipbuilding and Repair, Maritime 

Science, Maritime Engineering and Naval 

Architecture & Ocean Engineering. It will 

also offer Masters (MBA) courses in Shipping 

and Port Management, a collaboration 

with Netherlands Maritime University and a 

Masters (LLM) in Maritime Law, a collaboration 

with National Law School, India and Maritime 

Law Institute, Malta. 

Contributed by: Global Marketing – Scomi Group 

Standing from L to R: Tan Sri Dato’ Prof. Dr. 

James Alfred David (Director, PKFZ), Dato’ 

Lee Hwa Beng (Chairman, PKFZ), Kanesan 

Veluppillai (President, Scomi International), 

G.K. Vasan (Union Minister of Shipping), 

Murugason Thangaratnam (CEO, IASB), 

James Selvaraja (General Manager, Scomi 

International), His Excellency Dato’ Tan Seng 

Sung and Dato’ Suhaimi Haji Yaacob (Executive 

Chairman, IASB) 

Standing L to R: Dato’ Lee Hwa Beng 

(Chairman PKFZ), His Excellency Dato’ Tan 

Seng Sung, K.Mohandas (Secretary, Ministry 

of Shipping), Kanesan Veluppillai (President, 

Scomi International), Suhaimi Yaacob 

(Country President for India, Scomi Group) and 

Murugason Thangaratnam (CEO, IASB)

Cutout of monorail 

body structure 

displayed at 

InnoTrans Berlin 2010 

It was a big moment for Scomi Rail when we partnered with Alcan 

Extrusions to showcase an actual cutout of the Mumbai Monorail 

Aluminium Body Structure at Alcan’s booth at InnoTrans 2010 held in Berlin 

from 21-24 September. 

We participated in InnoTrans 2010 not only to promote the SUTRA monorail 

on an international platform but also to gain technical knowledge about the 

railway industry in general. It was also a wonderful opportunity to learn first 

hand what the world’s best manufacturers were developing. 

The Mumbai Monorail Aluminium Body Structure Extrusion was a hit with 

visitors and generated much public interest about Scomi Rail’s capabilities in 

manufacturing an internationally recognised monorail product. 

Besides the InnoTrans exhibition, we also attended the Monorail Seminar 

organised by the International Monorail Association (IMA) on 22 September 

to discuss and debate monorail related issues. As Scomi’s representatives, we 

presented a status update of the Mumbai Monorail project. 

During the four-day exhibition, we also visited exhibition booths by many 

existing Mumbai Monorail Project suppliers and potential suppliers for future 

projects. Even though InnoTrans fully focused on traditional railways - two steel 

wheels on two steel rails, there were many other concepts and technologies 

presented that could be applied to monorails for weight and cost reduction. 

InnoTrans 2010 is the biggest International Trade Fair for Transport Technology 

with more than 2,200 exhibitors from around the world. Attended by more 

than 100,000 trade visitors, this annual event has been established as an 

international industry showplace focusing on Railway Technology and has 

become an international platform for buyers and sellers of passenger and 

freight transport technology. 

InnoTrans features a full range of rail vehicles on static displays at the Messe 

Berlin (Berlin Exhibition Centre) tracks located outside the exhibition halls. 

Other key InnoTrans exhibits included Railway Infrastructure, Interiors, Public 

Transport and Tunnel Construction. 

Contributed by: Ahmad Zainal Abidin & Abdul Razak Othman – Scomi Rail, KL 

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china | 

From left: Hazri, Kanesan, Linna Tao (VP), Xu LianKuan (President), Shah Hakim, Pang and Xu ZhiGao (GM, Beijing) 

Scomi International Pte. Ltd. (Scomi 

International) signed a cooperation 

agreement with China-based Zonda Bus 

Co. Ltd, on 3 December 2010 in Beijing. 

With this agreement in place, both parties 

can now go ahead to study the entry 

strategy into other overseas markets. Both 

parties are interested to leverage on each 

others strength to undertake the supply of 

chassis, parts and body kits as well as the 

supply of SKD/CKD buses as an integrated 

urban transportation system. 

Scomi International was represented 

by its President Kanesan Veluppillai and 

our Group CEO Shah Hakim Zain while 


Agreement with 

Zonda Bus of China forged 

President Xu Liankuan signed on behalf of 

Zonda Bus Co. Ltd. 

Founded in 1994, the Zonda Automobile 

Group specialises in the manufacture 

of buses and commercial vehicles 

and holds 31 stock-holding and joint 

subsidiaries. It was listed on 

the Main Board of the Hong 

Kong Stock Exchange in 

2001 and has overseas 

bus assembly plants in 

Russia, Algeria, Turkey, 

and Vietnam. 

Contributed by: Hazri Koh – Scomi 

International, China

first 4-car monorail arrives safely in Mumbai 

Scomi’s first 4-car monorail safely arrived in 

Mumbai, India in what has been hailed by many 

as a historic accomplishment for both countries. 

The 4-car monorail left Port Klang, Malaysia 

on 17 September 2010 and arrived safely 

in Mumbai on 3 October 2010 after which 

arrangements were made for it to be 

transported to the Wadala monorail depot. 

Preparations for the delivery took over two 

months and included the application of permits 

from various government agencies. Special 

thanks to the 15 team members who were 

tasked with the mammoth undertaking of the 

move, especially to Shahir Azhan, Stanislaus 

Roshan and Suhaimi Molok. Well done team! 

The team at North Kuala Lumpur Facility, 

Malaysia is currently working diligently on the 

next delivery scheduled for January 2011. 

Contributed by: Zhivaan Rajagopal – Scomi Rail, India 

two years 

and going strong 

Scomi Oiltools India has officially made it for 

two years without any Lost-Time Incident (LTI). 

This milestone, is testimony to the dedicated 

efforts of all members of management, 

employees and contractors involved. 

To drive the team towards this achievement, 

many initiatives were implemented over 

time. This included hazard identification 

through Safety Observation programmes; 

workstation ergonomic evaluations; safety 

committees; safety meets; developing and 

implementing HSE trainings including 

e-learning modules; establishing and 

enforcing safety procedures at the workplace 

Congratulations 

to Scomi Oiltools 

India for being HSE 

conscious. 

through awareness campaigns, employee 

recognition and reward programmes. These 

programmes have raised the employees’ level 

of awareness on health and safety issues 

while making them more accountable for the 

safety of their fellow colleagues. 

To celebrate this achievement, a gettogether 

was organised at our Scomi office 

with our India Country President, Suhaimi. 

During the celebration, Suhaimi gave all 

employees a small token of appreciation for 

their efforts. 

Contributed by: Saju Kuttappan – Scomi Oiltools, India 

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malaysia | 

GlOBAl lEAdErS 

TACKlE ISSuES 

HEAd-ON AT GEM 


The Global Executive Meeting (GEM) could be new 

to some of us who just joined Scomi. It is an annual 

conference where global leaders of Scomi gather 

to review and strengthen strategies in efforts of creating a 

high performance organization. In keeping in-line with its 

principles, GEM continues to serve Scomi as an ongoing 

prime event where leaders brainstorm to enhance current 

business strategies, operational efficiency, improve marketing 

plans and innovate new ideas for Scomi’s world recognition. 

This year, a 2-day Group Executive Learning (GEL) programme 

was introduced, in conjunction with GEM. 

Thirty eight of Scomi’s Senior and Top Management were in 

Putrajaya Malaysia from 1-6 October 2010, to attend GEL and 

GEM. 

GEL started off with a presentation by our Chief Learning 

Officer Dinesh Chelvathurai who took the group through 

Group Learning and Development (GLaD) framework with 

emphasis on key programmes such as Management Trainees, 

High Potential, Management & Leadership Training and 

new Performance Management system. From thereon GEL 

continued with training sessions on Quality Conversation, 

with the objective of improving the overall communications 

throughout the organisation. This was conducted by training 

consultants of Maura Fay, Australia. 

Subsequently, GEM started with an eye opening presentation 

by our Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) Shah Hakim Zain 

who delivered his view of the future where he emphasised on 

his expectations and Scomi’s strategic directions towards being 

a Global Technology Enterprise with high returns. 

Shah highlighted that the focus of GEM 2010 was on 

repositioning Scomi from a High Cost/High Premium 

organization to a Low Cost/High Premium organization. 

This transformation requires the team to maintain 

competitive advantage and focus on market composition. 

The management team is expected to strategize on winning 

the market share by adopting product pricing strategy to 

price sensitive customers. On that note, the organisation 

must be able to operate at a lower cost than its major 

competitors whilst maximizing profitability and achieving 

high return on investment.

Another important message from the GCEO 

was the need to ensure that the 25% ROCE 

target for 2011 is achieved. In achieving 

this, management need to focus more on 

cost control, technology investment and 

effective funding. 

And finally, the GCEO highlighted the 

importance of talent development, in order 

to build a high performing culture. He 

emphasized the importance of coaching 

and training, and urged leaders to continue 

providing career growth opportunities 

for staff. Leaders were also reminded of 

leadership expectations to make decisions, 

lead, prompt action, discipline and right 

attitude. He added that moving forward, 

leaders will be assessed on their abilities 

to meet target, professionalism and talent 

development. 

Later, Madam Loong, Chief Investment 

and Performance Officer delivered 

her presentation on Scomi’s financial 

performance and corporate transactions. 

She shared the company’s post 

restructuring position and its impact on 

ROCE once all the proposed corporate 

exercises complete. Further, Madam Loong 

highlighted that for 2011, the focus is to 

reduce costs and eliminate inefficiencies 

via improved project management, 

effective organisation structure, focus on 

markets where we are strong, re-evaluate 

markets that are non-profitable, achieve 

growth despite balance sheet constraint 

and clear responsibility & accountability. 

Subsequent to Madam Loong’s presentation, 

the Chief of Staff, Rohaida Ali Badaruddin 

in her presentation covered the subjects 

of risk management and performance 

monitoring from a corporate angle. She 

also covered Information Communication 

and Technology (ICT) strategy, structure 

and key projects for 2011. On HR, she 

presented the HR Committee structure, HR 

Shared Services, SAP HR enhancements and 

engagement programmes such as focus 

group discussions, Sports Club and Project 

Pyramid. 

Chief Legal & Governance Officer, Sharifah 

Norizan Shahabudin then took the stage 

to conclude the morning session with a 

presentation on Corporate Governance 

and how it can help improve company’s 

profitability. She shared the Governance 

structure and Governance tools which 

include Board Charter, Internal Controls 

Policy and Procedures, Delegated Authority 

Limits & SAP Controls and Code of Conduct. 

For the second part in the afternoon 

until the second day of the GEM, each 

business unit gathered in breakout sessions 

to collectively discuss issues, review 

performance, develop strategies and 

planning for products and markets. Then 

on the last day of GEM, the President of 

each Business Unit namely Steve Bracker, 

Mukhnizam, Syahrunizam and Kanesan 

presented their business strategies and 

plan. 

In closing, the Group CEO again stressed 

the 3 important takeaways from GEM 

which are the ROCE target, Technology 

Development and Talent Development. 

These would complement Scomi’s focus 

to reposition itself from a High Cost/High 

Premium organization to a Low Cost/High 

Premium organization. 

GEM will continue to stand out as a 

prominent event for Scomi’s Senior and 

Top Management from each Business Unit 

to collaborate, integrate and share, so that 

we can always leverage on each other, to 

realise our full potentials for growth and 

long term sustainability. 

2010 theMe : PerSeveranCe 

“Perseverance” illustrates Scomi’s persistent 

determination and strengths as a team 

in facing any challenges, no matter how 

difficult the situation is. It also represents 

the spirit of Team Scomi - Never Give Up. 

2010 geM MaSCot : the PengUinS 

The Penguins, a group of flightless birds 

living almost exclusively in the southern 

hemisphere. Penguins were chosen to 

symbolise agility, drive and purpose 

since they have the ability to move freely 

between situations and replace chaos with 

order. In corporate terms, it demonstrates 

the ability of a business to adapt rapidly 

and efficiently in response to changes in 

the business environment. It is a concept 

that incorporates ideas of flexibility and 

balance that an organization needs to 

adapt to the market and environmental 

changes. 

Contributed by: Rohaida Ali Badaruddin & Shanizar Ahmad 

Shahar – Scomi Group, KL 

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malaysia | 

GEl 

session 

zeroes 

in on 

knowledge 

sharing 


A 

two-day Group Executive Learning 

(GEL) session led by Chief Learning 

Officer Dinesh Chelvathurai was 

held in conjunction with the annual Global 

Executive Meeting (GEM) late last year. 

At the session, Dinesh talked about the 

‘Knowing–Doing Gap’, explaining that one of 

the biggest problems facing organisations 

was the non-implementation of knowledge. 

He added that this gap could be bridged 

through having an action-oriented culture, 

building trust, coaching and having leaders 

act as role models by walking the talk. 

Dinesh also gave an update on the initiatives 

of Group Learning and Development (GLaD) 

and explained how GLaD’s strategy is aligned 

to the Corporate Strategic Goal that requires 

the Company to nurture a clear pipeline of 

talent if it is to achieve the ROCE target of 

25% by 2011. 

Learning, development and leadership were 

identified as two of the three key drivers 

of Employee Engagement and GLaD’s 

objectives of fostering a learning culture 

within the organisation and building a 

sustainable leadership pipeline were vital 

cogs in enhancing engagement. Managers 

too played a huge role in creating a culture 

of learning and in talent development. In 

this regard, the importance of manager 

participation and support in learning and 

development activities was also stressed. 

Later Dinesh explained the new 

leadership competencies as well as the 

new Performance Assessment Capability 

Enhancement (PACE) that will replace 

ACE, the previous assessment tool. The 

new leadership framework comprises the 

following capabilities: 

• People Leadership (Developing Talent) 

• Personal Leadership (Professionalism) 

• Business Leadership (Meeting Targets) 

Training on PACE will be rolled out soon in 

order for all employees to have a clearer

understanding of what competencies 

are required for each of these leadership 

capabilities. 

The Five Attributes of a High Performance 

Team i.e. Building Trust, Mastering Conflict, 

Achieving Commitment, Embracing 

Accountability and Focusing on Results 

were discussed in detail with the 

conclusion that in order to build a high 

performance culture, it was necessary to 

foster an environment in which employees 

were comfortable giving feedback to each 

other and having ‘quality conversations’. 

The morning session ended with a quiz 

where everyone was shown pictures of 

smiling faces and asked to spot which 

smiles were genuine and which were 

fake. The objective of the quiz was to 

develop our sense of reading emotions 

better. Annie Chin showed that Financial 

Controllers not only read numbers but 

faces too – she topped the group with a 

score of 19 out of a possible 20. 

The GEL sessions also included a workshop 

on ‘quality conversations’ facilitated by 

Steev Cole, Nicole Stinton and Dayal Singh 

from the Maura Fay Group, a company 

based in Australia specialising in improving 

organisational effectiveness through 

communications skills training. Maura Fay’s 

unique selling proposition is their “Actor 

Factor” as their facilitators are trained in acting 

or are professional actors. In this way, they can 

more effectively demonstrate the different 

ways in which managers communicate 

through exaggerated role-playing. 

The central theme was that “while no 

conversation is guaranteed to change 

the trajectory of a business, a career or 

a relationship, any conversation can”. 

The importance of authentic one-onone 

conversations was highlighted and 

participants were asked to identity why they 

avoided having difficult conversations and 

how it impacted their business effectiveness 

through misunderstandings and entrenched 

positions among others. 

Through role-playing, the facilitators 

demonstrated how body language could 

affect the initial impressions we make. They 

then helped participants develop greater 

self-awareness and understanding of how 

others perceive them. Participants were 

also taught the concept of “listening with 

the intent to understand” using the LAER 

Technique that requires the person to Listen, 

Acknowledge, Explore and Respond. It is 

worthwhile remembering that ‘Listen’ is an 

anagram of ‘Silent’! In order to practice active 

listening, participants learned to listen more 

and not dominate a conversation, as was 

often the case. 

On the second day, the facilitators 

demonstrated four types of feedback - positive 

feedback, constructive feedback, negative 

feedback and no feedback, identifying the 

attributes as well as the problems of each 

approach. Participants were then introduced 

to the SBI Model, a specific and objective 

framework for providing feedback that focuses 

on the following: 

• SITuATION – What is the context / 

reason for the feedback? 

• BEHAVIOur – Be factual and specific as 

to what happened 

• IMPACT – What impact did the person’s 

actions / behaviour have? 

The participants were given an opportunity 

to practice giving feedback to each other and 

many quality conversations took place during 

the course of the day. The session ended with 

participants having to write a personal action 

plan as to how they intended to use the 

techniques they had learnt when they got 

back to the workplace. 

It was an interesting and informative two 

days and we hope that the Knowing– 

Doing Gap can indeed be bridged through 

implementation of the knowledge that was 

gained. 

Contributed by: Dinesh Chelvathurai - Scomi Group, KL 

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In this way, they can 

more effectively 

demonstrate the 

different ways in which 

managers communicate 

through exaggerated 

role-playing. 


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1 first avenue becomes 

our new ‘green’ hQ 

25 October 2010 became an 

auspicious and memorable day 

for Scomi as we officially moved to 

our new global headquarters (HQ) at 1 First 

Avenue. Accredited as a Green Building with 

multimedia super corridor (MSC) status, 1 

First Avenue is located in the highly accessible 

township of Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, 

Selangor. The move involved all Scomi 

companies previously operating in Wisma 

Chase Perdana (WCP), Kuala Lumpur. 

The official opening ceremony was graced 

by Tan Sri Asmat Kamaludin, Chairman 

of Scomi Group Bhd and attended by the 


company’s Board of Directors and employees. 

The event opened with a short presentation 

highlighting the ups and downs of working 

at WCP - yes, those were the times we 

complained about everything! 

The decision to move to 1 First Avenue was not 

easy, as we had been working at WCP since 

2000. However as the Company expanded 

and space became limited, we had to consider 

relocation in order to provide better working 

conditions and more conducive and safer 

working surroundings for employees. The 

move also helped augment our services to our 

business partners and customers. 

1 First Avenue provides enhanced facilities 

complete with a nursing room for new 

mothers and a sick bay. There is also ample 

and affordable parking space that is well lit 

and well ventilated complete with CCTV. 

Employees are also spoilt for choice during 

lunch as there are many eateries at the 

nearby 1 Utama Shopping Centre. 

As 1 First Avenue is a Green Building, all of us 

at Team Scomi are doing our bit for a greener 

environment by making it a habit to reuse, 

reduce, recycle. Let’s keep going ‘green’. 

Contributed by: Nur Balkish Hood – Scomi Group, KL

everyone remember to… 

• Think Green before using fresh paper 

and throwing away rubbish 

• Turn your computers on standby mode to 

save energy when you are out for lunch 

• Switch off all lights when rooms are left 

unused 

when it comes to water conservation, 

remember that… 

• Rain water can be harvested for toilet 

flushing, air-condition cooling towers 

and irrigation usage to help reduce the 

use of treated chlorinated water by 30% 

• Conversion of sewage by 

environmentally safe bio-digestion 

processes eliminates pumping to the 

city’s centralised sewage treatment plant 

1fa is big on energy 

conservation because of its… 

• Chilled-water storage air-condition 

systems that utilise off-peak idling 

electricity supply, reducing electricity 

peak demand by 35% 

• High efficiency air-conditioning chillers 

and systems 

• Low-heat efficient light bulbs and lowloss 

fittings 

• Intelligent and efficient lifts with Variable 

Voltage Variable Frequency (VVVF) 

Drives to minimise starting current 

• Sophisticated Building Automation 

System to monitor and optimise energy 

usage and security 

1fa’s many ‘green’ features… 

• North-South Orientation of main façade 

to minimise sun heat penetration 

• Eastern and Western ends of the 

building are shielded from morning and 

afternoon sun by the juxta-positioning 

of service areas such as toilets, M&E 

rooms, staircases and terraces/balconies 

• Deep landscaped balconies located at 

East West sides provide sun relief 

• Aerated Bricks with four times better 

insulation used on perimeter walls 

• High performance low e-glass to reduce 

solar heat gain by 25% 

• Ceramic Fritted low e-glass at lower 

window spandrel to reduce solar heat 

gain by 50% 

• Sun-shades provide 70% shade 

A greener, 

more energy 

efficient building 

1FA 

Scomi has moved its global headquarters from 

Wisma Chase Perdana to Levels 17, 18 and 19 of 1 

First Avenue (1FA), Bandar Utama in Petaling Jaya, 

Selangor. This new MSC-certified office is a GREEN building 

and a constant reminder for us to adopt a more strict 

approach to the habit of reusing, reducing and recycling. 

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• Helipad with grassed roof garden for 

heat-insulation 

• Vertical Garden on East and West façade 

for heat-insulation and landscaping 

• Use of environmentally safe surface 

coatings and paints with Low Volatile 

Organic Content (LVOC) 

• Raised floor system for in-build flexibility 

to minimise renovation noise, dust and 

debris from changing tenancies and 

office layouts 

• Choice of local indigenous trees, shrubs 

and grass to minimise water usage and 

requiring minimum use of pesticides 

and fertilisers 

recycling @ 1 fa… 

• As a continuation effort from our old 

premises to 1FA, we hope all Scomi staff 

will continue to separate their waste 

in the bins provided by the building 

management. 

• Please put your recyclable items into 

bins located near the toilets on every 

floor 

• Please place the cleaned items properly 

following the labels on the bins. 


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SEB welcomes 

Minister to NKlF 

Scomi Engineering was honoured to receive Yang Berhormat 

Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and 

Industry Malaysia who was on his official visit to our North KL 

Facility (NKLF). 

Our Group CEO, Shah Hakim Zain and Scomi Engineering Chairman, Yang 

Berbahagia Datuk Zainun Aishah Ahmad were on hand to welcome the 

honourable Minister. 

Our President, Syahrunizam Samsudin had the privilege to showcase 

Scomi Engineering’s Monorail technology and innovation, featuring 

the world-renowned four-car monorail on our 1km test track to 

the honourable Minister. During the tour, Yang Berhormat Dato’ Sri 

Mustapa was invited to inspect and test the interior strength of one of 

the Mumbai Monorail car body structure. 

Later while at our Coach manufacturing facility, Yang Berhormat Dato’ 

Sri Mustapa was taken for a short drive on a luxury double-decker bus 

manufactured by Scomi. 

To commemorate this auspicious visit, the Minister was invited to pen his 

signature on our Generation 1 monorail model on display at NKLF. The 

Generation 1 model was the first Monorail car manufactured at this facility 

and the model used for the current KL monorail. 

At the press conference after the tour, Yang Berhormat Dato’ Sri Mustapa 

acknowledged that Scomi had world class facilities that could rival any in 

Europe with the capabilities to take on renowned global players on the 

international front. “Scomi has tremendous global potential and it is a 

Malaysian export that we can be proud of,’’ added the honourable Minister. 

This visit was an opportunity for Scomi Engineering to share our 

experiences and achievements in manufacturing excellence, our people’s 

capabilities and the first internationally recognised four-car monorail 

made in Malaysia. 

Contributed by: Rozina Ali - Scomi Engineering, KL 

16 JANUARY 2011 | FOCUS

Scomi Engineering Bhd (SEB) and its 

business units were recently awarded 

the ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 

and OHSAS 18001:2007 Certification as an 

Integrated Management System (IMS). This 

brings to completion just over 10 months of 

hard work and effort by the entire team. SEB 

now stands out as one of the benchmarks for 

transport solutions around the world. 

SEB’s IMS assimilates all relevant components 

of a business into one coherent system 

to enable the optimal achievement of its 

business objectives. IMS is relevant to any 

organisation, regardless of size or sector, 

looking to integrate two or more of their 

management systems into one cohesive 

system with a holistic set of documentation, 

policies, procedures and processes. 

The IMS ISO 9001:2008 Certificate was 

obtained for the following reasons: 

• To provide quality products, processes 

and services to gain customer satisfaction 

Scomi Engineering gains 

recognition with ISO awards 

• To continuously train and upgrade 

employees and recognise their 

individual achievements 

• To achieve zero defects and mutually 

beneficial relationships with our suppliers 

The Environmental Management System 

ISO 14001:2004 and Occupational Health 

and Safety Management System OHSAS 

18001:2007 Certificate fulfilled the following 

objectives: 

• Minimise adverse and harmful effects on 

the Environment and OHS 

• Capture norms and regulations with 

respect to product specifications, 

environment and health & safety and 

their impact on the business 

• Eliminate or minimise risk to 

staff, suppliers and visitors on site 

SEB is committed to provide quality 

service, a constant feature of our track 

record. We strongly believe we have the 

capacity with our experience, quality 

skills and determination to scale greater 

heights of service for our customers. We 

have put in place measures to ensure that 

quality practices are adhered to during 

the provision of manufacturing and 

services in appropriate standards, testing 

and quality assurance, metrology and 

calibration services and legal requirements 

of environment and OHS. 

SEB has repositioned itself to face new 

challenges of a competitive global market by 

representing an opportunity for businesses to 

derive greater benefit from standardisation. 

It is important to note that standards are a 

powerful tool for business and bring internal 

control and coordination, improving efficiency 

and risk management. SEB’s management 

is committed to uphold all the aspects and 

systems required to ensure the sustainability 

of these certifications. 

Contributed by: Alex Gabriel - Scomi Engineering, KL 

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dubai | malaysia | 

eMP 1 in dUbai a 

great learning exPerienCe 

ATTENdING the Executive Management 

Programme (EMP) 1 in Dubai from 7 - 11 

November 2010 was a great opportunity to 

further develop our managerial and leadership 

skills. The main objectives of the training were 

to understand a manager’s roles, skills and 

interpersonal skills. 

The five-day course 

covered teamwork, 

creativity and 

innovation, customer 

service, financial 

skills, communication, 

motivation, time 

management, coaching 

and presentation skills. 

The purpose of each 

subject was to enhance 

the individual skills of each participant. 

Each subject included role-plays and activities. 

One role-play helped demonstrate our 

customer service abilities and required each 

group to create a sales and customer service 

situation. My group staged a desert safari tour 

office. Our aim was to find out tourists’ needs, 

meet their expectations and make their tour 

memorable so they would market our services 

to others through word of mouth. 

The financial skills portion was the most 


beneficial of all the subjects, helping us 

understand the functionalities of finance 

better. We all agreed that the advanced twoday 

financial training planed for Q2 2011 

would be even more beneficial to us as it is 

said to be more 

in-depth. 

Each of us 

has taken 

our own key 

learnings 

from the 

training 

course to 

become 

better 

managers 

and a personal action plan has 

been set within a specific timeframe against 

several learning points. 

We would like to thank Dinesh and Azah 

from GLaD for being great facilitators. 

Their hard work, extensive knowledge and 

friendliness truly uplifted our morale. Both 

are valuable assets to Scomi and we are all 

looking forward to the rollout of EMP 2. 

Contributed by: Dennis Thomson - Scomi Oiltools, 

Middle East & North Africa 

getting down 

and dirty 

with MUd and 

drilling 

Scomi’s Global Research & Technology 

Centre (GRTC) conducted a training session 

from 5-6 July 2010 to introduce drilling and 

drilling fluids operations to some 20 nontechnical 

personnel. 

Erwin Ariyanto, head of training at GRTC, got the 

course underway with the topic “Drilling a Well” 

that covered the characteristics of rock including 

which rock formations were likely to contain 

oil and/or gas. We also learned what actually 

happens when the drill bit is manoeuvred and 

sunk into the ground to ‘dig’ a hole. 

After that, we were introduced to Scomi’s 

Drilling Fluids Systems and Products that 

meant us donning lab coats and safety 

glasses for mud testing. A fair few did seem 

quite squeamish when dealing with the 

mud but it was understandable as we were 

performing tests on a thick, brown liquid. 

We also learned about basic ‘mud maths’ or 

drilling fluids calculations. This was the last 

session before our training ended with a 

short examination. 

All in all, this was a very informative and eyeopening 

learning experience and I would 

strongly recommend this training even to 

those outside of Scomi Oiltools. 

Contributed by: Andrew Mark Fernandes, Management Trainee 

- Scomi Oiltools, KL

Russians escape 

smog with teambuilding outing 

WITH the extreme weather conditions in 

Moscow from July to August last year that 

resulted in heavy smog, we were just waiting 

for an excuse to escape from the smog and 

go for a retreat. So on 9 August, the Scomi 

Moscow team headed for the northern 

countryside for a sail along the river on 

wooden boats. 

With clear blue skies above, fresh air around 

us and the joy of finally being able to breathe 

without protective facemasks, the day turned 

out to be truly enjoyable. Besides enjoying 

the beautiful picturesque surroundings as 

well as the swimming and dancing, we also 

organised a teambuilding event. We divided 

ourselves into two groups and did various 

tasks to find the “formula for success” for the 

winning team. And we succeeded! 

It was a friendly competition between the 

teams as each team pooled their talents and 

gave their best both individually and as team 

players, discovering that diversity is our greatest 

asset; and trust, cooperation and effective 

communication are the keys to a team’s success. 

It was a great team experience that will surely 

help us create a better work environment 

when we get back to the office. 

Contributed by: Katya Pankratova – Scomi Oiltools, Russia 

Rolling Stock Blues 

attend training on teamwork 

THE NKLF-based engineering team arrived 

at our new corporate office on 2 December 

2010 for a ‘teamwork’ training session with 

Dinesh of the GLaD team. Many were dazzled 

at the sight of our new corporate office and 

were truly excited to receive their new blue 

engineering t-shirts. 

In his introduction, Tony Prove, Head of 

Systems Engineering, said that departmental 

teamwork should be intensified to improve 

overall productivity and that everyone 

must view “teamwork” in a broader 

perspective that included interfaces with 

other departments. He said effective 

teamwork was built upon continuous 

trust and improved communication that 

directly reflected how comfortable team 

members felt about working together. He 

said teams that trust each other and practise 

accountability were better able to appreciate 

and tap into each other’s strengths. This in 

turn delivered superior results. 

To further illustrate this point, a demonstration 

of the “trust fall” was performed. This involved 

a person falling backwards and completely 

trusting others to catch him or her. 

One of our colleagues mentioned there 

could only be one team... TEAM SCOMI. So 

let US change and be prepared to ride the 

tide together, because “Together Everyone 

Achieves More”. 

Contributed by: Illyia Mohd Yusof - Scomi Rail, KL 

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dubai | 

SCM PRIMA-G GETS EVERYBODY 

talking in abU dhabi 

Scomi’s first ever shaker ‘SCM Prima-G’ 

made a big impression on visitors at the Abu 

Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & 

Conference (ADIPEC) 2010 from 1-4 November. 

The SCM Prima-G is a four-panel linear motion 

shale shaker that has high G force (7.3) motors, 

where the centre of the bolts is directly over 

the basket wall centre line ensuring that 

vibration and motion are transmitted to 

the basket evenly resulting in uniformed G 

force throughout the basket and increased 

stability. Other benefits are its easy and fast 

screen installation procedure and the durable 

polyurethane cross and side supports which 

click into place with no bolts or rivets. 

Among the customers who visited our booth 

was Drilling Fluids Manager, Phil Green of 

Occidental, Middle East who commented, “It 

is satisfying to see that Scomi has developed 

this robust shaker which requires extremely 

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indoneSianS beStowed with PreStigioUS award 

CHINA National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), one of the largest 

National Oil Companies in China recently awarded Scomi Oiltools, 

Indonesia the Contractor Town Hall Award 2010. Scomi provides 

customised Drilling Waste Management (DWM) Solutions to CNOOC. 

This award acknowledges Scomi’s contribution towards meeting 

CNOOC’s Health Safety & Environment (HSE) Performance Standard. 

The criteria for the award were good safe practices by engineers, 

Zero Lost Time Incidents and the extent of implementation of 

CNOOC’s HSE standards. 

To all our Scomi Oiltools Indonesia engineers, give yourselves a 

pat on the back for a good job! 

Contributed by: Laila Wilfred - Scomi Oiltools, KL 


low maintenance due to its low spare parts 

inventory.” The Prima-G consists of only five 

line items as spare part consumables. 

Fouad Silin, Drilling Team Leader of the 

National Drilling Company meanwhile said, 

“The shaker is very simple to use and has 

good operational performance with its 

non-blanked screen area of 22.24 sq.ft.” Our 

wedge blocks are only ½” shorter than the 

width of the screen which eliminates any 

screen flutter. 

Well done to our R & D group Dan Farrar, Craig 

Addison and Perry Lyman for developing an 

excellent piece of equipment. 

Contributed by: Dennis Thomson – Scomi Oiltools, Middle East

Ural MexiCan kidS BENEFIT FROM LIBRARY 

“GIVE a man a fish and you will feed him for 

one day, teach him how to fish and he will be 

able to feed himself for life”. This proverb reflects 

the importance of education and Scomi Oiltools 

Mexico took this to heart when they involved 

themselves in a project with UNICOLTAB (a non- 

Australians 

treat kids to 

Circus Quirkus 

profit association) to rehabilitate a rural library 

located in Tabasco, Mexico. 

For this effort, Scomi provided the financial 

means to renovate the entire library as well 

as donated computers for library use. 

With the slogan “Donate a book, promote 

reading and take a library in your heart”, 

Scomi and UNICOLTAB encouraged people 

to donate books for the library. Donation 

containers were strategically placed at 

shopping centres, hotels, offices, universities 

and schools and we are happy to say that by 

the end of the library campaign over 1,000 

books were collected. 

Overall the project was a success and 

will certainly benefit the children in the 

community by providing them with a source 

of knowledge. 

Contributed by: Erica Cruz & Cinthya Lobato of Scomi Oiltools, Mexico 

IN support of the Police and Community Youth Center in Ballajura, 

a residential suburb adjacent to our facility in Perth, Scomi Oiltools 

Australia made a donation towards the centre’s activities for 

disadvantaged children. 

As a treat, these special-needs kids were treated to Circus Quirkus, a 

non-animal circus style show that inspires fun and excitement. 

Full of energy and quirky acts, the circus truly uplifted the spirits 

of the kids if their laughter and delighted reaction was anything to 

go by. Kudos to all the performers in Circus Quirkus for making the 

kids so happy. 

From its inaugural 2002 performance in Perth, Western Australia, 

Circus Quirkus has become one of Perth’s most popular productions. 

Contributed by: Ian Crabb – Scomi Oiltools, Australia 

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australia | 

F1 here we come 

– it’s our next pit stop! 

Australians heed the call for help 

Scomi Oiltools Australia stepped up to the call for help when they 

donated funds to the Salvation Army in support of its Red Shield 

Appeal. 

Each year, the Salvation Army provides assistance to over one million 

Australians and with Scomi’s monetary aid, they can now provide 

more high quality community services. The Red Shield Appeal is a 

major annual fundraising drive to help finance the Salvation Army’s 

network of social and community services. The national fundraising 

target for 2010 was AUD5 million. 

Saving Ella… 

Twenty-year-old Ella was one of the many youths helped by the 

Salvation Army’s Oasis Youth Support Network. Told to leave home at 


karting 

down under 

NEEd an adrenalin fix? Want to 

experience what real speed feels like just 

inches from the ground – go karting! 

Tired of their usual brand of ‘social days’, 

staff of Scomi Oiltools Australia decided to 

try their hand at something different and 

went karting at the Belmont Raceway in 

Perth instead. 

And what an experience it turned out to be. 

Everyone had a grand time, with lots of fun, 

thrills and excitement thrown into the mix 

at the ‘Grand Prix’. Congratulations to our 

champions and runners-up. 

Contributed by: Ian Crabb – Scomi Oiltools, Australia 

just 16, Ella lived on the streets and slept on trains before she came 

to Oasis with an addiction problem. Aid workers helped Ella into 

rehabilitation and gave her stable accommodation. With her passion 

for music and skating, she became involved in Oasis’ Streetradio.net, 

a programme that allows disadvantaged youths gain skills in radio 

production. 

Ella now hosts a weekly Oasis skateboarding and music programme, 

has completed a Foxtel media course and a three-month paid stint at 

a commercial radio station in Sydney. She was recently offered a fulltime 

job in commercial broadcasting. 

Well done, Ella. You are truly realising your true potential. 

Contributed by: Ian Crabb – Scomi Oiltools, Australia

hats off to Scomi oiltools Malaysia! 

Our Miri and Labuan Team in East Malaysia performed beyond our 

best expectations in the Business Performance Review with their 

client, Shell. The review covered a 14-month period and the team 

was rated green in all parameters, although we rated Shell with 

yellow on responsiveness. 

All the Shell drilling teams praised Scomi’s performance for both 

DF and DWM. This also included our performance for SPEX (Shell in 

Philippines) that was coordinated from Manila. 

Shell was very pleased with all the members of our team especially 

Sean Lee (Technical Service Engineer), Kevin Thacker (DWM 

Operations Manager) and Izam Abdullah (DF Operations Manager) 

for their contribution and value-add to Shell. 

Well done to the team and keep up the good work everyone! 

Contributed by: Meena Kanthaswamy - Scomi Oiltools, KL 

thinking Safety, 

acting Safely on hSe day 

Scomi Marine Bhd (SMB) organised its 

first Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) day 

on 7 October 2010 with the aim to create 

awareness and educate the community on all 

aspects of HSE especially at the workplace. 

Championed by the Operations team, the event 

recorded a huge success with full participation 

from the HQ staff. Various activities were 

planned and executed for the day involving 

multiple HSE-related engagement and 

teamwork activities. The preliminary event 

started with a slogan competition with the 

slogan, ‘Think Safety, Act Safely’ by Hudzaifah 

selected as the winner. His slogan was made 

the official HSE slogan of the day. 

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The event continued with a brief overview 

of SMB’s HSE performance in 2010 followed 

by a talk on safety. Next, participants 

witnessed a fire safety briefing and 

demonstration conducted by our very own 

Captain Hatta and Akmal Ariffin. Other 

HSE-related activities were Spot the Hazard, 

the Workplace Safety Quiz, a sharing and 

learning session of selective HSE cases and an 

activity called Personal Protective Equipment 

(PPE). To make the event more interesting, 

prizes were awarded to encourage healthy 

competition amongst those attending. 

Overall, SMB staff were excited to have 

their very own HSE Coordinator, Marjorie 

boys on rig earn praise for their work 

Our drilling fluids engineers on the Atwood Falcon rig received 

heaps of praise from our client Shell for the excellent work 

they put it. In an email, Drilling Supervisor Rene Werker said, 

“Both David and Herman performed extremely well (again), 

commendable performance!” Rene also praised our drilling fluids 

crew that included Nizam and Pandang. The Atwood Falcon rig 

is a high profile deepwater drilling rig where we introduced our 

deepwater flat-rheology synthetic based drilling fluid system 

Confi-Deep. 

Contributed by: Laila Wilfred - Scomi Oiltools, KL 

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Allan and hope to continue such activities 

on a yearly basis. 

To the organising team and to those who 

attended, thank you for your full cooperation 

and for ensuring the event was a success. 

Contributed By: Fazlina Mohamed Amanullah - Scomi Marine, KL 


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ProjeCt PyraMid beginS SeaSon 3 

Project Pyramid Season 3 was 

officially launched on 3 September 

2010 and officiated by our 

Group CEO, Shah Hakim Zain. Since it 

was launched during the holy month 

of Ramadhan (fasting month), a simple 

yet joyful Bazaar Ramadhan was held in 

conjunction with the Season 3 launching. 

At the launch, the Blue, Green, Red & Yellow 

Houses from Scomi Sports Club (SSC) were 

granted with a fund called the “Seed” fund. 

Seed fund amounting to RM37,500.00 were 

handed in the form of mock cheque to the 

respective house captains. The Seed fund 

allocated for the houses is to help them 

to execute at least 4 CSR initiatives by end 

January. 

In the effort of reaching out to the 

community within Scomi or at large, all 

houses are required to plan their activities, 

utilize the Seed fund wisely and at the same 

time raise more fund for charity. 

All staff are required to take part in this CSR 

effort conducted by their respective house. 

Their participation is part of their BSC 

requirement that gains them points 


for their performance appraisal while 

encouraging them to be passionate about 

contributing to the community around 

them. The requirement is also meant to 

actively encourage staff engagement. 

For those new to Project Pyramid, here is 

a quick run-down of its history. Launched 

in 2007, the programme was a platform 

to cultivate leadership capabilities, create 

a mentoring environment, inculcate a 

learning culture and foster “Living the 

Brand” as the Scomi way of life. 

With the success of Project Pyramid Season 

1, it became the channel to deliver Scomi’s 

commitment towards the society we 

operate in through its CSR activities by 

reaching out to diverse geographical work 

locations. The programme fosters socially 

responsible Scomi teams both locally and 

globally. These teams actively participate 

and contribute their efforts in activities 

benefiting their community and the 

environment. 

Contributed by: Shanizar Ahmad Shahar - Scomi Group, KL

Outrunning 

cancer 

with the 

terry fox run 

On Sunday morning, 7 November 

close to 100 Scomi staff turned up 

to take part in the Terry Fox Run 

Kuala Lumpur 2010, an annual global event 

in aid of cancer research. 

The spirit of partnership and camaraderie 

was apparent as the members of the four 

sports Houses of Scomi put their hands 

together and adopted the Run as one of 

their Project Pyramid initiatives with each 

house contributing an impressive sum of 

money for the noble cause. 

Funds from the Run were channelled to 

the Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation 

(CARIF), which has a team of dedicated 

Malaysian scientists who are passionate on 

finding a cure for cancer. 

Terry Fox was a Canadian humanitarian, 

athlete and cancer research activist. Terry 

was a distance runner and basketball player 

for his school and university before his right 

leg was amputated in 1977 after he was 

diagnosed with osteosarcorma. He continued 

to play wheelchair basketball in Vancouver, 

winning three national championships. In 

1980, he ran a cross-Canada run to raise 

money and awareness for cancer research. 

He died in June 1981. The annual Terry Fox 

Run was held for the first time in 1981 and 

today attracts millions of participants in over 

60 countries. It is the world’s largest one-day 

fundraiser for cancer research. 

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For us at Scomi, the Terry Fox Run is one 

of the initiatives among many more that 

is currently being planned under Project 

Pyramid. Team Scomi will continue to reach 

out to the community, encouraging more 

of our employees to participate in Project 

Pyramid programmes. 

Contributed by: Shanizar Ahmad Shahar & Aishah Aliah Abd 

Aziz - Scomi Group, KL 


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UPDATES ON 

PrOJECT ENVIrOUS ACTIVITIES 

QHSE MONTH: 3r TAlK By AlAM FlOrA 

it only takes 10 days to fill up the Petronas 

Twin Towers, if Malaysians, particularly those 

living in Kuala Lumpur continue to produce 

and dispose of 1.5kg of waste per day! 

That was the ugly fact that Nurmazveen 

Mohd Iqbal from Alam Flora Sdn Bhd 

revealed when she conducted a talk on 

the current recycling statistics in Malaysia. 

The facts speak for themselves - Malaysia 

does very little recycling compared to other 

nations around the world. So it was clearly 

high time for us to join forces and change our 

attitude in generating rubbish. 

More than 30 North KL Facility (NKLF) staff 

attended the morning talk, which highlighted 

the importance of reducing, reusing and 


recycling daily waste. Green goodies were also 

handed out to all who were present. 

During her talk, Nurmazveen stressed that 

reducing, reusing and recycling waste not 

only helped protect our environment but also 

reduced our need and dependency on natural 

resources. It also helped conserve energy as 

well as reduce the costs of producing materials 

from scratch. 

The talk served as the launch platform of 

Project EnviroUs at NKLF, with many “green” 

activities planned for staff there. 

A big ‘thank you’ to all NKLF staff who joined us. 

We hope the Scomi Green Office campaign will 

be an even bigger success.

PrINTING TIPS - THINK BEFOrE yOu PrINT 

• Use both sides of the paper 

• Go digital– read, send and store digital documents 

3r GOES INTO 

ACTION AS WE MOVE OFFICE 

A recyclables collection campaign was 

organised leading up to our final days at 

Wisma Chase Perdana (WCP). The Project 

Team along with all 11 monitors organised 

all unwanted recyclables during the packingup 

period before we moved to our new 

office at 1 First Avenue. 

At the end of the campaign, all groups 

managed to collect a total of 3.46 tonnes 

of recyclables that we exchanged for 

RM888.75. Ahmad Najib’s team collected 

the most with 680 kgs! 

A big ‘thank you’ to all Scomi Staff at 

WCP for participating in this campaign. 

Keep up the good work and continue to 

reduce, reuse and recycle. 

ANd THE WINNEr IS… 

Living up to their name as the Green Business 

Unit, Scomi Enviro Sdn Bhd was named 

champs of the Green Workspace Competition 

2010. The Enviro Team showed exemplary 

traits by practising what they preached and 

making their workplace as ‘green’ as possible 

complete with a recyclable collection area, 

potted plants and a little aquarium with four 

lovely goldfish in it. 

Team Leader, Benjamin Leong, along with his 

team members, Suraya, Siti Rozaini and Sri 

Congratulations 

once again to Scomi Enviro for their excellent efforts! 

THE GrEEN ElVES OF OFS 

• Be selective about what you print 

• Recycle 

OFS staff have organised their very own 

Green initiative by wearing green attire to 

work on every first Wednesday of the month. 

This acts as a gentle reminder to everyone 

to do their part in conserving energy and 

thinking “green” in their everyday routine. 

Great idea, OFS! 

Shalini ensured that they incorporated the 

3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) in their everyday 

routine when at work at their office, at sites 

when on business visits as well as at home. 

PAPEr rEduCTION INITIATIVES: ONE 

PrINTEr ONE WING @ 1FA 

In line with the Paper Reduction Initiative 

that began at Wisma Chase Perdana, only 

ONE printing machine will be installed for 

use at each wing in the new office at 1FA. 

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All users will be assigned specific passwords 

to print in black and white by default with 

only a selected few possessing a different 

password for colour printing. By reducing the 

number of machines and creating a longer 

distance to pick up printed materials, it is 

hoped that this will reduce unnecessary 

printing which will eventually reduce all 

costs related to the printing machines 

significantly. This would include machine 

rental, printer toner replacements as well 

as reducing paper wastage. 


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autralia | 

Staff sail through first aid training 

Scomi Oiltools Pakistan held its annual 

first aid training, enlisting the help of 

professional first aid personnel to lend 

more accuracy to it. Conducted over 

two days and attended by staff from 

all departments, the training covered 

basic first aid including CPR and other 

topics on request such as first aid for 

australian crew receive top safety award 

PrOJECT Manager Iain McLelland of Scomi 

Oiltools Australia received the prestigious 

APPEA Safety Award on behalf of his 

crew, in recognition of practical ‘front-line’ 

innovations in safety performance on 

the Bayu Undan Phase 2 Development 

Drilling Campaign. Robert Neese, Drilling 

Superintendent for ConoPhillips presented 

the award to Ian. 

The award was the result of a 

submission by the high-level 

management of ConocoPhillps 

regarding Scomi Oiltools 

Australia’s innovative safety 

performance. 


snake-bites and chemical exposure. 

Practical demonstrations using roleplay 

with props were held to ensure 

that the trainees truly understood the 

procedures. At the end of the training 

session, all participants were given an 

examination. We are pleased to report 

The APPEA Safety Awards recognises 

excellence in safety performance and 

innovation in safety management. Since 

1987, these awards have showcased the 

best in the oil and gas 

industry, sharing best 

practices and 

that everyone did exceptionally well as 

most scored 90% and above. 

All in all the training was a success judging 

by the response of the participants. 

Contributed by: Saad Khan – Scomi Oiltools, Pakistan 

providing inspiration to the entire industry. 

APPEA conducted a review of the Safety 

Innovation Award system, aiming to 

increase the profile of the awards and 

their accessibility across all levels of 

the industry. The new and improved 

model launched in 2010 further enabled 

recognition of ingenuity and creativity in 

the workplace. 

Congratulations to Iain and the crew on 

Ensco 104 for a great achievement. 

Contributed by: Ian Crabb – Scomi Oiltools, Australia

Bringing cheer 

during hari raya 

Scomi Engineering hosted a Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Eid Mubarak) 

Open House for 60 underprivileged children from the Nurul 

Qanaah orphanage, Pewanida orphanage and Wake One 

House orphanage for children with AIDS. 

Our employees together with representatives from Yayasan Scomi 

gathered at the Putri Restaurant to welcome the kids and to spend 

the day talking, laughing and getting to know them. The kids also 

thoroughly enjoyed the delicious Hari Raya buffet spread of assorted 

Malay dishes such as Chicken Satay, Ketupat, Lemang, Beef Rendang 

and many more that were served specially for them. 

The Hari Raya atmosphere of food, music and laughter would not 

have been complete without the distribution of Ang Pow (money) 

packets and a special Hari Raya goody bag from Scomi filled with 

daily necessities for each child. 

As the day drew to a close, the children surprised us with a special 

Hari Raya song and dance performance. 

It was a meaningful and beautiful day for everyone who attended. 

Contributed by: Rozina Ali - Scomi Engineering, KL 

STAFF 

CElEBrATES 

THE FESTIVAl 

OF lIGHTS 

INdIAN staff of Scomi Oilfield Services hosted their first ever 

luncheon in their brand new office for their colleagues on 15 

November 2010 in conjunction with Deepavali, the Indian 

Festival of Lights. 

Thanks to Sathan, the Staff Lounge on the 19th Floor was 

transformed into a festive setting and decorated with a beautiful 

‘rangoli’, a decoration using coloured rice to create designs. 

Complementing this festive atmosphere was the delicious aroma 

of traditional Indian dishes such as briyani rice and mutton 

curry that filled the air. The colorful traditional outfits worn by 

the hosts enhanced the festive mood. Thanks to the organisers, 

the awesome luncheon was an ideal way to bring staff of OFS 

together as one family. 

Contributed by: Sri Shalini – Scomi Oiltools, KL 

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‘This is us’… 

and this day is all ‘For US’ 

The Monday afternoon of 13 December 

2010 was indeed a day to remember. 

The theme “This is Us… and This Day is 

All For Us” meant the day was solely dedicated 

to US, Team Scomi. Since the day was made for 

US, we came to the office feeling carefree, with 

hardly any worries and dressed in our most 

comfortable, casual attire. 

The day started with the Green House 

team’s first ever Project Pyramid initiative. 

Calling themselves the Green Fairies and 

Elves, this team who believes in the secret 

of enriching employees’ lives, offered US a 

free 10-minute foot or shoulder massage 

at their ‘spa’. It was a great way for US to 

treat ourselves to a little pampering after 

running around over the weekend. 

That afternoon, the 18th floor staff lounge 

at 1 First Avenue was abuzz with activity. 

The room looked splendid with touches of 

decoration and the atmosphere screamed 

liveliness and I am happy to report that the 

party delivered exactly that! 

We had it different this time with the organiser 

bringing food stalls to our doorstep! We were 

spoilt for choice with the mouth-watering food 

that was prepared with kebabs from the famous 

Middle Eastern and Yemini cuisine Hadramawt 

to the famous 1901 hotdogs. There were also 

night market favourites like Apam Balik and Putu 

Bambu. Not forgetting the Iddiyappam or Putu 

Mayam, a South Indian dish that was served. 

There was really no reason for employees to go 

home hungry that evening. The 1901 hotdogs 

were especially a hit. Turns out Scomi staff are 

true fast food fans! 


What added to the liveliness of the whole 

afternoon were the six great performances 

by Team Scomi. Kudos to all who took part in 

the performances! From dancing and singing, 

we were truly entertained watching our 

colleagues showing off their hidden talents 

in their awe-inspiring performances. It was 

indeed good fun. 

The audience went wild when the “Star” of the 

day, Syahril Abd Jalil, Senior Manager Legal & 

Corporate Secretarial SOL swept everyone away 

when he emerged as the famous showgirl Lola, 

who had lost her mind. Dressed in a party gown, 

a wig and feathers Syahril got all of us screaming 

with laughter. 

The event accomplished its objective to live, 

to work and to have fun. It has allowed US to 

enhance our creativity, talent and to learn the 

thrill of discovering and realising our potential. 

The gathering kept US engaged, involved and 

connected with one another. 

Hearty congratulations go out to the 

Group Human Resource Department for 

organising the gathering. Truly their efforts 

succeeded in bringing US together at 

Scomi. It was great to see so many happy 

faces that afternoon smiling and bonding 

together. All of US had a joyous time as it 

definitely was a much-needed break from 

the stress of work. 

Contributed by: Shanizar Ahmad Shahar & Ainul Yasmin 

Mohd Yusoff – Internship Trainee, Scomi Group, KL

Hatches 

Mom : Jasmine Marial, Scomi Rail KL 

Baby : Joel Harrish Das 

DOB : 13 September 2010 

Dad : Firdaus Faizal, Scomi Engineering KL 

Baby : Sharifah Aliyah Umaira Syed Hisham 

DOB : 28 August 2010 

Dad : Sayed Asad, OCC Chief Controller, UTPL India 

Baby : Sayed Almirah 

DOB : 24 August 2010. 

Dad : Mahesh Jadhav, Power 

Engineer, UTPL India 

Baby : Sonu 

DOB : 13 July 2010 

Matches 

Dad : Prashant Padwal, 

Assistant Manager – QS 

& Contracts, UTPL India 

Baby : Kashvi 

DOB : 18 July 2010 

Zanarita Abu Mutalib – Scomi Rail NKLF 

Husband : Nizam Mat Halip 

Date : 10 October 2010 

Chan Wai Loong - Scomi Rail KL 

Wife : Nalinidevi Ramasamy 

Date : 11 December 2010 

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