April 2010 - Keppel Corporation

26 Sustaining GrowthStrengthening global networkKeppel exchanges knowledge and experience with visitors from far and wide.Students and professors from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology visitKeppel O&M to learn from the company’s international experiencePresident of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), Mr Rovnag Abdullayev(second from right), and Chairman of Keppel Corporation, Dr Lee Boon Yang (extreme right),touring the Reflections at Keppel Bay show-galleryGROWINGCONNECTIONSDeepening his appreciationof Keppel’s businesses whilein Singapore this month,was the President of theState Oil Company ofAzerbaijan Republic(SOCAR), Mr RovnagAbdullayev.Keppel Corporation’sChairman Dr Lee Boon Yanghosted the Azerbaijanidelegation. He wasaccompanied by seniormanagement includingMr Teo Soon Hoe, KeppelCorporation’s Senior ED andGroup Finance Director, andMr Tong Chong Heong,Keppel Offshore & Marine’s(Keppel O&M) CEO.This visit followed thegroundbreaking ceremony ofthe new SOCAR-KeppelShipyard in Baku, Azerbaijanearlier in March. Fortifying itspresence in the Caspianregion, Keppel O&M hasjoined hands with SOCARto develop and managethe new 52-hectareshipbuilding and ship repairfacility.During his tour of thepicturesque Marina atKeppel Bay, Mr Abdullayevwas given a sneak preview ofBoat Asia 2010, Asia’s mostanticipated water lifestyleshow, which was openingjust a day after.Strolling across Keppel BayBridge, Keppel managementalso shared the company’shistory, which sprung fromthe old Keppel Shipyard inTelok Blangah, occupyingwhat is now Caribbean andReflections at Keppel Bay, aswell as the Keppel Islandacross the bridge.The evening concluded ingood cheer and high spiritsover dinner at Takumi Tokyoat Marina at Keppel Bay.INTERNATIONAL COURSEEager to learn about thedriving forces behind KeppelO&M’s international success,students and professors fromthe Norwegian University ofScience and Technology’sMaster of EngineeringScience, and Information andCommunication Technologyprogramme called at itshead office and yardsin Singapore.Through presentations anddialogue sessions, thedelegation was acquaintedwith Keppel O&M’soperations, research anddevelopment focuses andworking culture as well assome of the challenges it hasfaced.A guided tour of KeppelO&M’s yards rounded up theeducational visit. It waswonderstruck faces all aroundas the students got up closeand personal with theKeppelite I April 2010