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<strong>June</strong> <strong>2011</strong> | <strong>petrofac</strong>.<strong>com</strong>
<strong>June</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
in this issue<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>ts is designed and published by<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> on a quarterly basis. To provide<br />
<strong>com</strong>ment or contributions please contact:<br />
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06<br />
Integrated Energy Services<br />
Andy Inglis articulates the strategy for his new division,<br />
Integrated Energy Services<br />
Corporate Communications<br />
Hazel Meldrum/Claire Baxter<br />
editor@<strong>petrofac</strong>.<strong>com</strong><br />
Engineering & Construction<br />
Engineering & Construction Ventures<br />
Engineering Services<br />
Kaye Krause-Whiteing<br />
kaye.krause-whiteing@<strong>petrofac</strong>.<strong>com</strong><br />
Offshore Engineering & Operations<br />
Jilly Powell<br />
jilly.powell@<strong>petrofac</strong>.<strong>com</strong><br />
Training Services<br />
Pamela Campbell<br />
pamela.campbell@<strong>petrofac</strong>.<strong>com</strong><br />
Production Solutions<br />
Energy Developments<br />
Elinor Geary<br />
elinor.geary@<strong>petrofac</strong>.<strong>com</strong><br />
Cover image<br />
Cendor, MOPU, Malasyia.<br />
Photograph by Sam Robinson<br />
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glossary of abbreviations<br />
E&C E&CV EPC ERSC FEED FDP<br />
Engineering<br />
& Construction<br />
Engineering<br />
& Construction<br />
Ventures<br />
Engineering,<br />
Procurement,<br />
and Construction<br />
Emergency Response<br />
Service Centre<br />
Front end engineering<br />
and design<br />
Field development<br />
planning<br />
FPF HSSEIA IOC JV LSTK LTI<br />
Floating production Health, safety, security, International oil Joint venture Lump-sum turnkey Lost Time Incident<br />
facility<br />
environment and<br />
integrity assurance<br />
<strong>com</strong>pany<br />
MOPU NOC OE&O OPITO UKCS<br />
Mobile Offshore<br />
Production Unit<br />
National oil <strong>com</strong>pany Offshore Engineering<br />
& Operations<br />
29<br />
Sajaa transition success<br />
Contract highlights and engineering opportunities<br />
New freefall<br />
lifeboat training<br />
facility launched<br />
in Aberdeen<br />
Signifying our <strong>com</strong>mitment to<br />
continued investment in the UKCS<br />
Offshore Petroleum<br />
Industry Training<br />
Organisation<br />
United Kingdom<br />
Continental Shelf
10<br />
Floating production<br />
business acquires<br />
second FPSO<br />
Maarten Van Aller provides details on the<br />
acquisition and unveils the team’s longterm<br />
strategy<br />
08<br />
Country focus: Iraq<br />
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<strong>Petrofac</strong> awarded contract for Majnoon Field developments<br />
on behalf of Shell<br />
Part of <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s efforts to establish a strong presence on the ground to<br />
embed and develop the business in-country<br />
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Office expansion<br />
New offices support growth in Malaysia and Sharjah<br />
16<br />
Qatar Petroleum<br />
We check progress one year on<br />
25<br />
Tapping into our technical<br />
specialists<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>ts talks to Ros Thorogood, principal heat transfer<br />
engineer for <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s Engineering Services business<br />
30<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>’s journey<br />
As <strong>Petrofac</strong> celebrates its 30th anniversary, two of our<br />
longest serving employees share their thoughts on the<br />
journey so far<br />
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<strong>June</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
WelCoMe to the <strong>June</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
eDition of PetrofaCts.<br />
in this issue We launCh our<br />
neW Division, integrateD<br />
energy serviCes.<br />
integrated energy services has been<br />
formed within <strong>Petrofac</strong> to deliver the<br />
existing group services for upstream and<br />
infrastructure assets, on an integrated<br />
basis in order to capture more value for<br />
our customers and shareholders.<br />
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Integrated Energy Services will be led by Andy Inglis as chief executive and<br />
will <strong>com</strong>prise of three of our seven business units: Energy Developments,<br />
Production Solutions and Training Services. We are excited about the<br />
creation of this new division and believe it will play an important part in<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>’s future growth. To find out why, please turn to page 6 to read<br />
the full interview with Andy.<br />
For further detail on our Integrated Energy Services, please visit our<br />
website on or after 14 <strong>June</strong> to download our Capital Markets presentation:<br />
www.<strong>petrofac</strong>.<strong>com</strong>/presentations.html<br />
Our preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2010<br />
were released on 7 March. I am pleased to say that 2010 was another<br />
exceptional year for <strong>Petrofac</strong> and our results were excellent: revenue<br />
increased by 19%, we achieved a growth of 58% in net profit (26% on a<br />
like-for-like basis, excluding the gain on the EnQuest demerger) and our<br />
order intake resulted in a backlog of US$11.7 billion.<br />
We have also started <strong>2011</strong> well. During the first half of this year we<br />
secured an order intake of US$2 billion, with major new awards in Algeria,<br />
Iraq and Malaysia. Our backlog, as at the end of April, was US$12.3<br />
billion, giving us outstanding revenue visibility for the current year and<br />
beyond.<br />
We are now half way through the year and I am pleased with<br />
the achievements our group has made so far. While we continue to<br />
develop new business opportunities, with such a large project backlog,<br />
understandably our focus has been on contract execution. We have<br />
made good operational progress on many recent major contracts<br />
awards, including the Laggan Tormore gas plant on Shetland and<br />
the Duty Holder contract for the operation of the Sajaa gas plant on<br />
behalf of the Government of Sharjah. In Turkmenistan, we have made a<br />
positive start on the second phase of the South Yoloten project following<br />
<strong>com</strong>pletion of the first phase in late 2010, and have <strong>com</strong>menced early<br />
onsite construction works.<br />
The second phase of the Cendor development, offshore Peninsular<br />
Malaysia, is also advancing well and more details of this project can be<br />
found on page 17.<br />
In Iraq, we recently announced a US$240 million contract to deliver<br />
early production facilities on the Majnoon field for Shell. We expect to bid<br />
on a number of other projects in the country over the <strong>com</strong>ing months and<br />
details on our presence in the country can be found on page 8.<br />
In May, I visited our Training Services business in Aberdeen to<br />
launch its new freefall lifeboat training facility. This was an excellent<br />
event demonstrating that the investment we have made underlines<br />
the importance we place on the continued development of our training<br />
business. It also restates Aberdeen as the strategic centre for the<br />
development of <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s operations in the North Sea.<br />
At the group’s AGM in May we wel<strong>com</strong>ed Norman Murray as our new<br />
Non-executive Chairman. Norman succeeds Rodney Chase who led our<br />
Board successfully for six years, taking us from a privately held <strong>com</strong>pany<br />
to a constituent of the FTSE100. I would like to take this opportunity<br />
to thank Rodney for his significant contribution; he has left our Board in<br />
excellent shape for Norman’s future stewardship. Together with my Board<br />
colleagues, I am looking forward to working with Norman as we continue<br />
on our growth journey.<br />
As I mentioned in our last edition of <strong>Petrofac</strong>ts, <strong>2011</strong> marks our 30th<br />
year in business. Having joined <strong>Petrofac</strong> in 1991 along with Maroun<br />
Semaan, we are both marking our 20th anniversary with the group this<br />
year. In this, and in future editions, we are profiling some of the employees<br />
who have also been with <strong>Petrofac</strong> for 20 years and the first of our longserving<br />
employees are recognised on page 30.<br />
The theme of our 2010 Annual Report & Accounts “We’ve <strong>com</strong>e a long<br />
way, but the journey is just beginning” is very apt as we look back on three<br />
decades of history while staying focused on our future development and<br />
prospects. <strong>2011</strong> is already proving to be a successful year for the group,<br />
and personally I remain excited about the next stage of our journey.<br />
I hope you enjoy this issue.<br />
Ayman Asfari<br />
Group Chief Executive<br />
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Cover story<br />
In January, <strong>Petrofac</strong> appointed Andy Inglis as chief executive of Energy<br />
Developments and Production Solutions. <strong>Petrofac</strong>ts caught up with Andy as<br />
he was preparing to articulate the strategy for his new division, Integrated<br />
Energy Services, for the first time at a Capital Markets event for investors<br />
and analysts in <strong>June</strong>.<br />
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Andy, is the provision of integrated<br />
services a move away from <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s<br />
core strategy?<br />
No it’s not. For three decades <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s<br />
entrepreneurial flair and customer focus<br />
has brought it success by continually<br />
staying one step ahead of the market,<br />
anticipating customer requirements<br />
and responding to them. Our strategy<br />
– which has been both successful and<br />
consistent – is focused on expanding<br />
our current services into new regions<br />
and sectors, and leveraging our core<br />
<strong>com</strong>petencies to improve the return<br />
we get for our scarcest resource – our<br />
people.<br />
So, while we are not changing the<br />
core elements of the <strong>Petrofac</strong> strategy,<br />
we do intend to bring a new impetus<br />
and focus with the creation of Integrated<br />
Energy Services.<br />
Can you explain the concept of integrated services?<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> has been on a journey for more than ten years to add<br />
<strong>com</strong>petence beyond our core engineering & construction<br />
capability, including: asset management, maintenance and<br />
operations, training, Brownfield engineering, well management and<br />
production engineering. Our focus now is to deliver this existing<br />
service capability on an integrated basis; capturing more value by<br />
doing so. While Energy Developments and Production Solutions<br />
are considered more capital intensive than other parts of the group,<br />
with a history of investments, we regard capital deployment as just<br />
another part of our overall service offering.<br />
I think this is an area that has caused confusion about <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
in the past. For me it’s quite simple really, we are a service <strong>com</strong>pany<br />
with a highly differentiated offering, which can include the provision<br />
of capital if it is required. We are definitely not trying to build an E&P<br />
<strong>com</strong>pany inside <strong>Petrofac</strong> nor do we have any requirement to own<br />
hydrocarbon assets.<br />
What sort of projects will Integrated Energy Services<br />
undertake?<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> has established a track record for leading the development<br />
of, and subsequently operating, a wide range of integrated<br />
Greenfield and Brownfield projects both with and without an equity<br />
position. There is a growing desire by our national oil <strong>com</strong>pany<br />
(NOC) customers to retain the title to, and a degree of control over,<br />
their oil & gas reserves. However, they still need human resource<br />
and capability to deliver their projects. Integrated Energy Services’<br />
role within <strong>Petrofac</strong> is to <strong>com</strong>bine all of these skills and capabilities<br />
into a clear service offering which will enable resource holders to<br />
contract with us to maximise the value of their assets without us<br />
necessarily owning a stake in their reserves.<br />
Our new division is an important part of <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s growth<br />
story. With clarity of purpose, and an enhanced delivery model and<br />
organisation, we can pursue and deliver repeatable and scalable<br />
business for the group.
Where is the opportunity for IES and how will we create value?<br />
Forecasts of world oil production show that NOCs will drive global<br />
oil production capacity in the future. Many of the fields that are<br />
under their control are small and, though they are of low <strong>com</strong>plexity,<br />
they are unlikely to be a priority for either the NOCs or the IOCs.<br />
So it is this market - discovered, low risk reserves - that Integrated<br />
Energy Services is going to focus on. Our key advantage is that we<br />
are ahead of the <strong>com</strong>petition with few service <strong>com</strong>panies operating<br />
in this space. While small by NOC or IOC standards these fields<br />
represent substantial projects for <strong>Petrofac</strong>.<br />
The opportunity set is large so we will approach this market in<br />
a focused way, prioritising geographies where we have established<br />
relationships and operations, while leaving some capacity for new<br />
country entry.<br />
We will continue to deploy a variety of <strong>com</strong>mercial models which<br />
reflect the individual needs of each customer. It is our expectation<br />
that the traditional production sharing contract (PSC), where we<br />
enter into an equity model with <strong>com</strong>modity exposure (such as our<br />
Cendor project in Malaysia) will increasingly represent a smaller<br />
part of our portfolio. As such, our direct exposure to the <strong>com</strong>modity<br />
price will also reduce.<br />
Instead we expect to see an increase in production enhancement<br />
contracts (PECs). Like the Brownfield Ticleni contract for Petrom in<br />
Romania, where we are paid on a tariff basis for each additional unit<br />
of production above a certain threshold and have no <strong>com</strong>modity<br />
exposure. And, in risk service contracts (RSCs), where we will<br />
deploy development capital with low exposure to <strong>com</strong>modity<br />
prices and reservoir performance, such as our existing Greenfield<br />
project in Malaysia, Berantai.<br />
Training Services is the third business stream within Integrated<br />
Energy Services, how does it fit with the other two?<br />
Our strategy is to focus on supporting resource holders, primarily<br />
NOCs, to develop and manage their assets. The one thing that is<br />
core to all our NOC customers is their need to create capability<br />
within their own workforce. Through a well constructed training<br />
and <strong>com</strong>petence development programme our customers can<br />
attain global standards in <strong>com</strong>petency with local capability; making<br />
Training Services a key <strong>com</strong>ponent of our integrated offer.<br />
“On a personal level, I am very<br />
excited by the opportunity to<br />
fundamentally change the way<br />
in which business is done in the<br />
upstream sector of the oil & gas<br />
industry. That’s a hugely exciting<br />
agenda and has the potential to<br />
create significant future growth.”<br />
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Are you making organisational changes in support of this new<br />
strategy?<br />
We are making some changes to support our strategy and delivery<br />
model. The organisational structure for Integrated Energy Services<br />
is built around the three business units: Developments (Greenfield<br />
developments), Production Solutions (Brownfield developments)<br />
and Training Services. We will develop a single business opportunity<br />
pipeline for both Developments and Production Solutions so that<br />
the deployment of resources and capital can be optimised. These<br />
business units will be supported by a single, consolidated business<br />
support function covering Commercial/Legal, Finance, HR and<br />
Technical. We will also benefit from a strengthened technical<br />
core that fosters learning from project to project, an improved<br />
risk management approach developed from our existing value<br />
assurance process and a stronger focus on building capability,<br />
which is really our only growth constraint. What we won’t change<br />
is the ethos of accountability and ownership for projects that has<br />
characterised the ‘<strong>Petrofac</strong> way’ for some 30 years.<br />
Andy, a lot of progress has been made in a very short time<br />
period, what do you think are going to be the most exciting<br />
and challenging aspects of this new division, and for <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
generally?<br />
On a personal level, I am very excited by the opportunity to<br />
fundamentally change the way in which business is done in the<br />
upstream sector of the oil & gas industry. That’s a hugely exciting<br />
agenda and has the potential to create significant future growth.<br />
One of the key challenges for us will be to continue to attract<br />
and retain the talented people we need to grow our business, as we<br />
are certainly not going to be constrained by lack of opportunities.<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and we all<br />
acknowledge that the group has been on a tremendous journey,<br />
but as we pass this milestone we recognise that in many ways the<br />
journey is just beginning again, and I am both proud and excited to<br />
be a part of this next chapter.<br />
For more information on Integrated Energy Services, you can watch a webcast of<br />
the Capital Markets event, available online at www.<strong>petrofac</strong>.<strong>com</strong>/presentations.<br />
html from 14 <strong>June</strong> <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
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exPansion into neW geograPhies<br />
COUnTRy FOCUS: IRAQ<br />
Iraq is an emerging and exciting market and being so close to <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s<br />
large operational centre in Sharjah, is geographically well placed for the<br />
business to execute almost any scope of work. Our initial strategic planning<br />
for this market <strong>com</strong>menced a long time ago, when a dedicated ‘task force’<br />
was put in place. This team undertook detailed planning and preparatory<br />
work, in particular dedicating a great deal of time and effort in building<br />
relationships with an entire cross section of potential new stakeholders.<br />
Left to right: Mr. Ahmed Al Husseini, foreigner <strong>com</strong>panies administration<br />
department, SOC; Mr. Mehdi Badi, Majnoon JMC chairman, SOC; Mr Ole<br />
Myklestad, Majnoon general manager, Shell Iraq Petroleum Development BV;<br />
Mr Diego Perez-Claramunt, <strong>com</strong>munications manager, Shell Iraq Petroleum<br />
Development BV; Mr Malik Noori, <strong>com</strong>munity liaison manager, Shell Iraq Petroleum<br />
Development BV; Mr David Lufkin, group head of business development, <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
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In the middle of 2010 <strong>Petrofac</strong> began to establish its operations in Iraq and<br />
it was a great moment, in March this year, when our E&C business was<br />
able to announce its award with Shell Iraq Petroleum Development BV for<br />
developments in the Majnoon Field, Southern Iraq. Majnoon is a super-giant<br />
oil field around 60 km from Basra and is one of Iraq’s largest fields with proven<br />
reserves of an estimated 12.8 billion barrels of oil although the estimate for<br />
potential reserves is significantly higher than this.<br />
The Majnoon project, with a value in excess of US$240 million, will <strong>com</strong>prise<br />
engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction management services<br />
for the development of a new early production system <strong>com</strong>prising two trains<br />
each with capacity for 50,000 barrels of oil per day, along with upgrading of<br />
existing Brownfield facilities. Work on the project began in mid-2010 and is<br />
expected to <strong>com</strong>plete during the fourth quarter of 2012.<br />
Ayman Asfari, <strong>Petrofac</strong> group chief executive, said: “Majnoon is one of<br />
Iraq’s largest developments and we are delighted to be working with Shell<br />
to assist them with unlocking the field’s potential. Iraq’s geographic location,<br />
adjacent to many of our existing areas of operation, made it a natural market for<br />
the group as we continue to broaden our geographic footprint.”<br />
Subramanian Sarma, managing director, <strong>Petrofac</strong> Engineering &<br />
Construction added: “Prior to beginning work with Shell in Iraq last year, we<br />
had spent many months preparing in order to achieve a sufficient level of<br />
readiness across several aspects of our business operations. All of our activities<br />
are underpinned by our strong <strong>com</strong>mitment to safety, quality and integrity and<br />
alongside Shell and the local <strong>com</strong>munity, we are working to deliver this project<br />
to the standards our customers and stakeholders expect from us.<br />
“As we go to press with <strong>Petrofac</strong>ts, <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s operations in Iraq, aside<br />
from the Majnoon project execution team, already has a general manager<br />
in place with a mandate from the executive management team to develop a<br />
substantial group base in Southern Iraq and to build up a core team of local<br />
employees. This is part of <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s efforts to establish a strong presence on<br />
the ground which is essential to embed and develop the business in-country<br />
in a sustainable manner for the long-term benefit of the local economy, whilst<br />
concurrently aligning with our business objectives.”<br />
12.8 billion barrels<br />
Proven oil reserves of the Majnoon oil field, although<br />
estimated potential reserves may be significantly higher<br />
US$240+ million<br />
Value of the Majnoon project<br />
100,000<br />
Number of barrels of oil per day that the production<br />
system will have the capacity to process
EngInEErIng SErvIcES EnTErS Uganda<br />
When independent oil & gas <strong>com</strong>panies Tullow Oil and Heritage Oil announced findings of<br />
a multi-billion barrel basin potential in the remote area of the Albertine Graben in Uganda in<br />
2006, the country - originally reliant on its agricultural industry and without a large skilled oil<br />
& gas workforce - was thrown into the spotlight and was on the verge of an economic boom.<br />
To help realise the potential of the discovery,<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> Engineering Services (PES) was<br />
appointed by Heritage Oil to undertake a fourweek<br />
study to verify the concept design on the<br />
Kingfisher development. Tullow Oil, originally<br />
a partner, went on to purchase Heritage Oil’s<br />
Ugandan assets.<br />
As the customer’s level of confidence<br />
regarding <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s ability to deliver integrated<br />
services increased, the project was extended to a<br />
sixty-five man FEED project, engaging the support<br />
of <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s Offshore Engineering & Operations<br />
and Training Services business units. During this<br />
period <strong>Petrofac</strong> was able to provide added value<br />
to the project by reducing electricity consumption<br />
at the central processing plant by 25%. <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
used its expertise to propose modifications for<br />
the operating conditions so that the storage<br />
and transportation of the oil would be safer. The<br />
sensitive environment where the field is located<br />
was highly regarded and <strong>Petrofac</strong> proposed<br />
alternative technologies to conventional elevated<br />
flares to reduce visual impact.<br />
PES received positive feedback from both<br />
customers with regards to its ability to deliver a<br />
high quality project, on time and below budget.<br />
The high level of trust between the customers<br />
and <strong>Petrofac</strong> also meant that no customer teams<br />
were present to monitor the work carried out by<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>.<br />
Usman Darr, project manager and director<br />
of consultancy and integrity, said: “Our first<br />
experience in Uganda has been a positive<br />
one; acting as both a consultant and engineer<br />
contractor, we were able to develop strong<br />
relationships with Heritage and Tullow. It was<br />
important that we provided a flexible service so<br />
that we could respond to any strategic change<br />
our customers wished to implement. Heritage<br />
and Tullow both operated with high standards,<br />
and I have no doubt their activities will have a<br />
positive effect on the region.”<br />
If the resource is exploited in a prudent manner,<br />
the two billion barrels of oil could <strong>com</strong>mence a<br />
drive towards industrialisation. Annual revenues<br />
of US$2 billion and annual savings of US$600<br />
million spent on importing petroleum products<br />
into Uganda ought to generate a fiscal surplus.<br />
OE&O DEVELOPS ITS MARINE<br />
SERVICES CAPAbILITy<br />
OE&O has increased its in-house capabilities with the introduction<br />
of a marine services team focused on delivering marine consultancy<br />
services to the global oil & gas industry.<br />
The team of seven, headed up by Mark Jubb, manager, was previously<br />
employed by Promarine, an Aberdeen-based marine consultancy and<br />
part of the Seabrokers Group. The team transferred to <strong>Petrofac</strong> in<br />
February <strong>2011</strong> and has continued to service previous contracts whilst<br />
also getting involved in OE&O projects with specific marine requirements.<br />
The new team provides a range of services including, but not limited<br />
to, marine vessel audits, dynamic positioning services, independent third<br />
party verification, support to emergency response and rescue vessels<br />
and <strong>com</strong>plete marine assurance packages for vessels engaged in<br />
offshore operations.<br />
Andrew Ferguson, director, marine operations, OE&O explains how<br />
these services are already in use within the business: “Mark’s team<br />
previously worked for <strong>Petrofac</strong> on a range of projects but as our marine<br />
requirements increase and our floating production business expands,<br />
the need for an in-house team has be<strong>com</strong>e more apparent. The marine<br />
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neW serviCes<br />
services team is already providing small-scale consultancy services to<br />
current <strong>Petrofac</strong> projects such as Laggan Tormore and SEPAT but the<br />
aim is to grow the business by supporting the wider <strong>Petrofac</strong> group and<br />
by increasing the number of external customers we work with.”<br />
Mark Jubb continues: “The Laggan Tormore and SEPAT projects are<br />
exciting ones to be involved in and are excellent examples of how inhouse<br />
marine services capabilities were quickly and efficiently mobilised<br />
to the benefit of the overall project. We’re also providing consultancy<br />
services on a floating, storage and offloading (FSO) facility and rig<br />
placement and on the installation of a mooring system for one particular<br />
project and we are evaluating what solutions we can provide to support<br />
other projects within the <strong>Petrofac</strong> group.”<br />
More details on OE&O’s marine services capability can be found on the<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> website or by contacting Mark Jubb at mark.jubb@<strong>petrofac</strong>.<strong>com</strong><br />
or on +44 7500 709792.<br />
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business foCus<br />
FlOaTInG PROdUCTIOn bUSInESS and<br />
aCqUISITIOn OF EaST FORTUnE FPSO<br />
Name<br />
Maarten Van Aller<br />
Title<br />
Chief operating<br />
officer for floating<br />
production<br />
Location<br />
London<br />
“This is the first conversion of an FPSO for<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> but we have recruited an excellent and<br />
experienced team of individuals to undertake<br />
the work and I have every confidence in them.”<br />
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Maarten Van Aller joined <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
Energy Developments in late 2009<br />
with the objective of leading the newly<br />
established Floating Production service<br />
line. 18 months on, the business<br />
has grown organically to around 15<br />
full-time employees, <strong>com</strong>pleted the<br />
acquisition of two vessels and has<br />
secured its first deployment. Van<br />
Aller speaks to <strong>Petrofac</strong>ts about<br />
the fleet’s most recent addition and<br />
shares more about the long-term<br />
Floating Production strategy.<br />
Maarten, you recently acquired your fleet’s second<br />
vessel. How did this acquisition <strong>com</strong>e about and<br />
what plans do you have for the vessel?<br />
We <strong>com</strong>pleted the acquisition of the East Fortune floating<br />
production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in March.<br />
When we initially identified the East Fortune as a potential<br />
acquisition target, we didn’t have a specific deployment<br />
opportunity in mind, but as soon as we carried out our due<br />
diligence and saw that the vessel was such a high quality<br />
candidate and available for an attractive price, we realised<br />
that we simply couldn’t pass up the opportunity to acquire<br />
it.<br />
Working closely with our business development<br />
colleagues in Energy Developments, we were then able<br />
to tap into their networks and relationships with key<br />
upstream players to seek out deployment opportunities for<br />
the vessel. It was at this stage that we learned about the<br />
Berantai opportunity and started to think about how the<br />
vessel could be used as part of a fast track development<br />
of the field. On 31 January, <strong>Petrofac</strong> announced that it had<br />
teamed up with local <strong>com</strong>panies Sapura Energy Ventures<br />
and Kencana Petroleum, to sign a risk service contract<br />
to lead the development of the Berantai field on behalf of<br />
PETRONAS, the Malaysian National Oil Company. Our<br />
field development programme outlined that the use of the<br />
East Fortune would play an important part in facilitating<br />
the fast track development of the field. <strong>Petrofac</strong> and its<br />
partners will share ownership of the vessel which ensures<br />
all parties are perfectly aligned when it <strong>com</strong>es to making<br />
key decisions and meeting project deadlines.<br />
Where is the East Fortune now?<br />
The East Fortune sailed into the Keppel Shipyard in<br />
Singapore on 22 March to undergo substantial upgrade<br />
and modification works to ensure suitability for the<br />
Berantai deployment. The conversion will include the<br />
design and build of new topsides followed by integration<br />
and <strong>com</strong>missioning of the vessel before sailing out to the<br />
field, which is targeted for the last quarter of this year.<br />
This is the first conversion of an FPSO for <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
but we have recruited an excellent and experienced team<br />
of individuals to undertake the work and I have every<br />
confidence in them.
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How does Floating Production’s approach to acquisition<br />
and deployment differ from that of a typical contractor?<br />
Firstly, through our Energy Developments networks we<br />
are able to achieve better visibility of potential deployment<br />
opportunities and through its established relationships we can<br />
gain access to key resource holders more easily and quickly<br />
than our <strong>com</strong>petitors.<br />
Secondly, our in-house subsurface capability allows us to<br />
mitigate risk by better understanding the reservoir ahead of<br />
deployment. And finally, through Energy Developments we<br />
have the ability to deploy the FPSO as part of a <strong>com</strong>plete<br />
integrated development for a field: this remains our key<br />
differentiator.<br />
The Floating Production business stream operates as part<br />
of the integrated services offering embodied within our Energy<br />
Developments upstream activities: it’s the ideal way of bringing<br />
a facilities provider and an Operator together to enable fast<br />
track developments with an attractive FPSO deployment.<br />
What are the short and medium-term plans for the<br />
Floating Production business?<br />
We have a number of goals in the short-term: firstly we aim to<br />
have secured a deployment for the FPF1 floating production<br />
facility before the end of <strong>2011</strong>. The vessel is currently along the<br />
quayside in Newcastle and we are closely engaged with two<br />
North Sea Operators, as well as one international, with a view<br />
to deploying the vessel.<br />
We are also in negotiations to acquire a third vessel, which<br />
we hope to <strong>com</strong>plete by the third quarter of this year. In the<br />
medium-term, we will work hand in hand with our business<br />
development colleagues in Energy Developments to identify<br />
new opportunities for a <strong>com</strong>bined field development/floating<br />
facilities offering; and so that we are prepared to respond as<br />
opportunities emerge, we will continue to look for speculative<br />
purchases that represent good value, as we have done with the<br />
FPF1 and East Fortune.<br />
What’s next for your team?<br />
I have a fantastic team of individuals, all of whom work<br />
extremely hard. We’re in business start-up mode: trying<br />
to build an organisation that has key <strong>com</strong>petencies as an<br />
FPSO provider. We’re in the process of recruiting more staff<br />
and we have just relocated the technical team to <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s<br />
Woking office: from this leadership team we will continue to<br />
work with our Enginering Services and Offshore Engineering &<br />
Operations business units to deliver our projects.<br />
As we move into the execution phase on Berantai and<br />
continue to seek our next acquisition and deployment targets,<br />
the next few months promise to be extremely busy but also<br />
very exciting for all those involved in Floating Production.<br />
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Crisis ManageMent<br />
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PETROFAC ACHIEVES<br />
SECOND bUSINESS<br />
CONTINUITy STANDARD<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> OE&O’s Aberdeen-based business<br />
has be<strong>com</strong>e the first amongst its peer<br />
group to meet the rigorous standards set<br />
by business Continuity Standard bS 25999.<br />
The business follows in the footsteps of<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> Engineering Services which in<br />
2009 was the first oil & gas <strong>com</strong>pany in the<br />
UK to achieve certification.<br />
OE&O’s business continuity plans, which were driven, developed<br />
and tested over a three-year period by representatives from<br />
across OE&O’s business, were certified by an independent<br />
auditor assigned by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA),<br />
the globally recognised certification body. The plans will support<br />
OE&O’s Bridge View site in the event of a disruption such as a<br />
flood, fire or loss of power and are designed to help the business<br />
to quickly ensure the safety of its personnel and to maintain critical<br />
business operations including Duty Holder support to offshore<br />
installations. The standard is difficult to achieve, reflected by the<br />
fact few oil & gas <strong>com</strong>panies have it, making this certification<br />
particularly significant as OE&O is now able to provide a level of<br />
<strong>com</strong>fort and assurance to customers that its <strong>com</strong>petitors cannot.<br />
Bill Dunnett, managing director, <strong>Petrofac</strong> OE&O <strong>com</strong>mented:<br />
“We’ve worked hard to implement a business continuity<br />
management system that, first and foremost, considers the<br />
safety and security of our people, whilst ensuring our ability to<br />
maintain critical business at a time of disruption.”<br />
He continued: “This certification will demonstrate to our<br />
customers that we have robust and tested plans in place to<br />
maintain ‘business as usual’ levels of service delivery at all<br />
times. To be recognised by LRQA through certification is a great<br />
achievement.”<br />
As part of a programme of work taking place across the<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> group, other locations are also working towards<br />
achieving certification of their current plans including <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
Training Services’ Emergency Response Service Centre<br />
(ERSC), based at Marine House, and <strong>Petrofac</strong> Engineering &<br />
Construction, based in Sharjah, both of which are hoping to<br />
achieve the standard this year.<br />
Major regional and<br />
national emergency<br />
response exercises for<br />
Training Services’ crisis<br />
management team<br />
In February, <strong>Petrofac</strong> Training Services’<br />
crisis management team helped co-ordinate<br />
‘Exercise Glass’, a major exercise to test<br />
emergency response procedures in the event<br />
of a large scale incident in the UK North Sea.<br />
Sponsored by Shell, the exercise was initiated by Grampian Police<br />
in association with Emergency Preparedness Offshore Liaison<br />
(EPOL) Group. Formed in 1995, EPOL is an industry driven member<br />
group that allows oil & gas <strong>com</strong>panies in Aberdeen to share good<br />
practice and address emergency planning and response issues in<br />
relation to offshore safety.<br />
The exercise, which is normally held every five years under the<br />
auspices of EPOL Group, centered around a fictional gas release<br />
and subsequent explosion on the Shell Shearwater platform.<br />
Training Services’ crisis management team managed the evacuee<br />
reception exercise which involved the evacuation of injured and<br />
evacuated crew members to shore.<br />
Shell, RBG, ESS, PSN, Grampian Police, the Maritime and<br />
Coastguard Agency (MCA), NHS Scotland and the Strategic Coordination<br />
Group, which acts as a conduit to Scottish and UK<br />
government bodies, were just some of the participants in the<br />
exercise on the day. EPOL Group member <strong>com</strong>panies who were<br />
not participating in the exercise were invited to attend as observers<br />
at the various emergency response rooms (ERRs) set up throughout<br />
sites in Aberdeen. In addition to the establishment of multiple ERRs,<br />
the exercise also supported a full scale evacuation reception centre,<br />
a mock hospital and a press conference.<br />
Many of the participants <strong>com</strong>mented that the experience “felt<br />
very real” and emergency services stated that it was probably the<br />
largest joint industry-agency exercise run in a decade. <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
Training Services managed the exercise planning team, directing<br />
staff, friends and relative role players, media role players and mock<br />
hospital role players at each of the sites used during the exercise.<br />
The post exercise debrief summarised that: “Exercise Glass<br />
helped many oil & gas <strong>com</strong>panies and emergency services agencies<br />
in improving their preparedness in jointly responding to a large scale<br />
incident offshore.”<br />
In May, Traning Services’ crisis management team was involved<br />
in another major national exercise, this time in association with the<br />
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the MCA.<br />
The two day National Contingency Plan (NCP) Exercise ‘Sula’<br />
looked to address the response capability to an oil spill in the UK<br />
Continental Shelf (UKCS) and to demonstrate how the UK would<br />
react to a spill similar to that seen in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The<br />
crisis management team provided assistance in the development,<br />
delivery and observation of the exercise.<br />
Trevor Riley, emergency response and crisis manager<br />
<strong>com</strong>mented: “<strong>Petrofac</strong> Training Services’ crisis management<br />
team worked with the exercise directors and Oil & Gas UK to<br />
ensure successful delivery of the exercise. We were involved in the<br />
previous national exercise (‘Unicorn’) held in 2008 and we used this<br />
knowledge to shape our input in the process for this year’s exercise.”
SHARJAH bUSINESS<br />
TO bUILD NEW<br />
OFFICE TOWER<br />
Jean Chidiac, vice president administration and recruitment explains<br />
the latest expansion plans for <strong>Petrofac</strong> in the Middle East: “During<br />
2010, our Sharjah Engineering & Construction business <strong>com</strong>pleted<br />
another successful year marked by record growth in manpower. This<br />
was reflected in the recruitment of 1,700 new employees of which 600<br />
have joined the Sharjah offices. To facilitate this rapid development, we<br />
are currently expanding our Sharjah operations by building a new tower<br />
engineered to be interconnected to the existing Al Khan building. When<br />
<strong>com</strong>plete, we will be able to consolidate 4,000 employees between the<br />
two facilities with enhanced <strong>com</strong>munication and efficiencies.”<br />
Pierre Chalhoub, project manager for the new building project in<br />
Sharjah <strong>com</strong>mented: “When <strong>com</strong>plete the office will <strong>com</strong>prise six<br />
parking floors, a spacious main entrance and large cafeteria along with<br />
17 office floors and one floor for training and conferences, providing<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> with an additional 20,000 square metres of office space and<br />
seating for around 1,700 persons. The new office facility has been<br />
designed to ac<strong>com</strong>modate project task force teams and customers<br />
whilst the existing Al-Khan building will ac<strong>com</strong>modate technical and<br />
support disciplines.”<br />
ExPANDING IN MALAySIA<br />
Group chief executive, Ayman Asfari, opening <strong>Petrofac</strong> E&C’s new Asia Pacific office,<br />
ac<strong>com</strong>panied by Murugan Pitchai, senior vice president and general manager for the<br />
operation, and other members of the team<br />
In March, <strong>Petrofac</strong> opened a brand new<br />
Engineering & Construction office in Malaysia,<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> E&C Sdn bhd, located in the Jalan Tun<br />
Razak region of Kuala Lumpur.<br />
Led by Murugan Pitchai, senior vice president and general manager and<br />
his team, the new regional execution centre will focus on developing the<br />
onshore and offshore markets for upstream and downstream opportunities<br />
in the region.<br />
The centre was inaugurated by <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s group chief executive, Ayman<br />
Asfari in March and is already executing two projects for PETRONAS<br />
offshore Peninsular Malaysia: development of the Berantai field and<br />
development of the SEPAT offshore early production system.<br />
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A visual impression<br />
of what the finished<br />
building will look like<br />
OFFSHORE CONTRACT AWARDED by<br />
PETRONAS IN MALAySIA<br />
Following the announcement of the SEPAT offshore early production system<br />
project in February <strong>Petrofac</strong>ts we are pleased to present a visual from the<br />
recent official contract signing ceremony. Being delivered on the East coast<br />
of Peninsular Malaysia, the contract is valued at approximately US$280<br />
million and the project team is anticipating first oil before the end of <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Officials from PETRONAS and <strong>Petrofac</strong> were present for the event.<br />
Left to right: Marwan Chedid, managing director, E&CV; Datuk Abdullah Karim,<br />
president of PETRONAS Carigali; Murugan Pitchai, senior vice president and general<br />
manager <strong>Petrofac</strong> E&C Sdn Bhd, and Mr. Tn. Hj Jabar Mohamed, head of development<br />
and production of PETRONAS Carigali<br />
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living our values<br />
14<br />
STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD<br />
EVE Award entry extended to Thursday 30 <strong>June</strong><br />
As we prepare to go to press with <strong>Petrofac</strong>ts we are still receiving enquiries about<br />
the EVE Awards, so in order to allow applicants enough time to review and submit<br />
their applications, the deadline for entry to <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s first group-wide employee<br />
awards programme, has been extended to Thursday 30 <strong>June</strong>.<br />
Name<br />
Hazel Meldrum<br />
Title<br />
Head of corporate<br />
<strong>com</strong>munications<br />
Location<br />
Aberdeen<br />
Talking to <strong>Petrofac</strong>ts, head of corporate<br />
<strong>com</strong>munications, and EVE Awards steering<br />
group member, Hazel Meldrum, explains<br />
why employees and teams who haven’t yet<br />
submitted an application, should do so:<br />
“The EVE Awards were launched this year<br />
in celebration of our 30th anniversary and with<br />
the aim of recognising those individuals and<br />
teams within <strong>Petrofac</strong> who have contributed to<br />
our success to date.<br />
“You only need to read some of the stories<br />
within <strong>Petrofac</strong>ts to see that we have many<br />
potential EVE Awards applicants amongst us<br />
and we do want these people to take part.<br />
The programme provides an opportunity<br />
for employees to be recognised for their<br />
achievements and contributions. In addition<br />
to being recognised as an EVE Award winner<br />
throughout the year, finalists will be invited to<br />
attend a special prize giving ceremony at the<br />
group’s annual leadership event at the end of<br />
the year – something which I am sure will prove<br />
to be a great experience in itself.<br />
a wORd FROM ThE JUdGES...<br />
Representatives from the EVE award judging panels<br />
explain just what they are looking for in an applicant<br />
Group judge:<br />
Maroun Semaan, group chief operating officer<br />
“<strong>Petrofac</strong> is a very special place for all of<br />
us and in my 20 years with the business<br />
I have witnessed, on many occasions,<br />
the extraordinary lengths to which our<br />
employees go to fulfil and exceed their<br />
duties through their exceptional efforts<br />
and team work. Our winners and indeed<br />
all those who participate will be able to<br />
demonstrate these unique qualities in<br />
living up to our values.”<br />
Middle East, Africa and Caspian judge:<br />
Peter Collings, human resources director, Engineering<br />
& Construction Ventures<br />
“Applicants should have a cognisance<br />
and understanding of the importance of<br />
organisational values and how they can<br />
contribute to our <strong>com</strong>petitive advantage.”<br />
“I suspect there are many people who are<br />
too modest to submit an application form,<br />
but my advice is not to be shy about your<br />
achievements, take advantage of the deadline<br />
extension and submit an application. Also, we<br />
would like to remind all line managers across<br />
the group to encourage their star performers<br />
and those dedicated beyond the call of duty,<br />
to apply.<br />
“So far the applications represent a broad<br />
spectrum of the group, but they only represent<br />
a small percentage of our total population.<br />
With so many talented and capable people in<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>, I am sure there are more to <strong>com</strong>e.”<br />
EVE Award applications can be submitted<br />
against any of the <strong>com</strong>pany’s core values.<br />
Employees who are interested in applying for<br />
an award should email eveawards@<strong>petrofac</strong>.<br />
<strong>com</strong> for further information and application<br />
forms.<br />
India and Asia Pacific judge:<br />
Anil borkar, vice president, Engineering Services<br />
“I am looking for an award applicant<br />
who not only promotes the <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
values but is also creative and innovative<br />
while practicing them. He or she should<br />
demonstrate that the values are a way of<br />
life, rather than something which is driven<br />
by management.”<br />
UK, Europe and United States judge:<br />
Mike Cannavina, senior vice president and general<br />
manager, Engineering Services<br />
“I am looking for applicants who<br />
demonstrate that they have really<br />
gone the extra mile for <strong>Petrofac</strong>, done<br />
something outstanding and have taken<br />
their efforts to the next level, exceeding<br />
what would be expected, and above all a<br />
good team player.”
Name<br />
Marcelo Cardoso<br />
Title<br />
Group head of<br />
<strong>com</strong>pliance<br />
Location<br />
London<br />
Career history<br />
Marcelo graduated with<br />
a Masters in Law and<br />
has an MBA from the<br />
University of Chicago.<br />
He practiced Law in<br />
Brazil and in the United<br />
States for a number of<br />
years before embarking<br />
on a 15 year career<br />
with BP, most latterly<br />
undertaking the role of<br />
Compliance Manager for<br />
the Upstream division.<br />
In the modern world, business success relies on far<br />
more than technical know-how or service capability.<br />
business ethics, above all, provide the foundations for<br />
sustainable business success. This is why being ethical<br />
at all times is one of <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s long held core values.<br />
Following his appointment as group head of <strong>com</strong>pliance, <strong>Petrofac</strong>ts spoke<br />
to Marcelo Cardoso about the role of <strong>com</strong>pliance within <strong>Petrofac</strong> and the<br />
introduction of our group standard for the prevention of bribery and corruption.<br />
Wel<strong>com</strong>e to <strong>Petrofac</strong>. Can you tell us about your role?<br />
Compliance is not a new area of focus for <strong>Petrofac</strong>. The introduction of our Code<br />
of Business Conduct (the Code) in 2006 set out the behaviours that we expect our<br />
employees, suppliers, contractors and agents to <strong>com</strong>ply with when undertaking<br />
business for and with <strong>Petrofac</strong>.<br />
Since the Code’s introduction, employee numbers have almost tripled to around<br />
14,000. The creation of a dedicated <strong>com</strong>pliance function signifies the group’s<br />
<strong>com</strong>mitment to ensuring that as we grow, we continue to cultivate a culture of<br />
<strong>com</strong>pliance and a genuine <strong>com</strong>mitment to the Code.<br />
My role involves supporting our business units and working with them to promote<br />
awareness and understanding of <strong>com</strong>pliance in line with ever evolving global laws<br />
and regulations, the Code and relevant standards – this is absolutely fundamental<br />
to sustaining business success. After all, <strong>Petrofac</strong> is a <strong>com</strong>pany that others want to<br />
work for and do business with, not only because we are technically very strong and<br />
<strong>com</strong>mercially astute, but because we are a trusted partner.<br />
What will your focus for this year be?<br />
Increasingly, our customers will ask for proof of our <strong>com</strong>mitment to <strong>com</strong>pliance –<br />
they want to know how we are mitigating <strong>com</strong>pliance risks in their value chain. We<br />
must do the same within our own value chain.<br />
This year we will assess our existing <strong>com</strong>pliance framework and introduce a fitfor-purpose<br />
<strong>com</strong>pliance programme which ensures that our employees, contractors<br />
and partners are aware that they each have a responsibility, at an individual level,<br />
for understanding and maintaining the standards outlined in both the Code and our<br />
newly created anti bribery and corruption standard and its principles.<br />
The standard, which is one part of a robust mitigation process, was developed<br />
in November last year. We now need to roll it out across the group in conjunction<br />
with other tools that we will implement to support the Code and relevant standards.<br />
What exactly is the standard for the prevention of bribery and corruption?<br />
The standard reflects what we believe is required for a <strong>com</strong>pany like ours to mitigate<br />
the risk of bribery in the places we operate in. Designed to foster transparency in all<br />
of our transactions, the standard reinforces the fact that we will not provide undue<br />
incentives to third parties – public or private - in order to secure business, nor will<br />
we receive such payments and incentives in return for the award of our business to<br />
third parties. It covers, for example, the exchange of gifts and entertainment, the<br />
need for due diligence of third parties and how we engage in <strong>com</strong>munity services.<br />
When people think of bribery they may be forgiven for thinking of big brown<br />
envelopes full of cash. However, bribery has be<strong>com</strong>e much more sophisticated and<br />
it might not always be immediately apparent whether or not a transaction could be<br />
interpreted as involving bribery and corruption. The standard’s ten principles very<br />
clearly outline our stance on bribery and corruption, and provide guidance to ensure<br />
that we protect the Company, protect ourselves and fulfil the principles expressed in<br />
our Code of Business Conduct.<br />
What is next and where can we find out more?<br />
In order to make the <strong>com</strong>pliance programme a success, it must involve each business<br />
unit and their respective leadership teams, who will be responsible for helping<br />
spread the message and mitigating the risks associated with non-<strong>com</strong>pliance.<br />
Communication and training are essential parts of a <strong>com</strong>pliance programme<br />
so we will support this process by further developing existing tools, as well as<br />
distributing other training and support materials.<br />
In the mean time, all <strong>Petrofac</strong> employees and contractors should familiarise<br />
themselves with the standard and its ten principles, full details of which can be<br />
found on PetroNet.<br />
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CorPorate uPDate<br />
Did you know...<br />
Only eight countries<br />
in the world<br />
allow facilitation<br />
payments – neither<br />
the UK or UaE are<br />
included in this<br />
group<br />
regulators are<br />
increasingly<br />
pursuing <strong>com</strong>panies<br />
and individuals<br />
accused of bribery<br />
The UK Bribery act<br />
<strong>com</strong>es into force on<br />
1 July <strong>2011</strong><br />
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ProJeCt uPDates<br />
Progress With Qatar PetroleuM<br />
ONE yEAR ON<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> was awarded a contract for the Gas Sweetening Facility (GSF) at Mesaieed<br />
and Dukhan by Qatar Petroleum (QP) in March 2010. The project involves engineering,<br />
procurement, installation and <strong>com</strong>missioning of gas sweetening facilities at both<br />
locations, <strong>com</strong>prising a sulphur recovery upgrade at NGL-3 in Mesaieed and an<br />
acid gas recovery plant at Arab-D in Dukhan. As the project celebrates its first<br />
anniversary, <strong>Petrofac</strong>ts catches up with project director, Zeid Dandashi, to understand<br />
how the project is progressing and any developments since the initial award.<br />
Name<br />
Zeid Dandashi<br />
Title<br />
Project director<br />
Location<br />
Sharjah<br />
How has the project progressed one year on?<br />
The project is moving ahead well with more than 68% of the engineering<br />
<strong>com</strong>pleted, major equipment ordered, and construction activities<br />
<strong>com</strong>menced, with overall project progress at 19%.<br />
The project is technically very <strong>com</strong>plex; can you tell us more about<br />
this?<br />
The GSF project consists of two independent projects involving two different<br />
licensors: Worley Parsons (UK) for the Sulphur Recovery Unit (SRU) and<br />
Prosernat (France) for the Acid Gas Recovery Unit (AGRU). Additionally,<br />
we have engaged renowned international sulphur experts Black and Veatch<br />
for support during the engineering and procurement phases. We also<br />
have separate engineering and construction teams dedicated to the SRU<br />
and AGRU respectively with an overarching core team in place to ensure<br />
that areas of <strong>com</strong>monality and synergy between the two projects are fully<br />
optimised.<br />
What is the peak manpower reached so far on the project? Will this<br />
increase further before project <strong>com</strong>pletion?<br />
The current manpower count is over 2,000 and this will continue to increase<br />
as construction activities increase. The anticipated peak manpower,<br />
including direct and indirect labour will be around 3,500.<br />
What has the safety record been so far? Have you implemented any<br />
specific HSE initiatives to increase the level of HSE awareness on site?<br />
So far, the project has achieved more than two million man-hours without<br />
LTI. In addition to the weekly safety toolbox talks and other regular training<br />
and induction initiatives, the presence of highly toxic gas, such as hydrogen<br />
sulphide, in the facility requires additional levels of safety training.<br />
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There has been some recent training of engineers for Qatar<br />
Petroleum. Can you please give us some more details on this?<br />
QP requested <strong>Petrofac</strong> to provide training for some of its local assistant<br />
engineers. 11 assistant engineers spent around eight months in our Sharjah<br />
office, working alongside <strong>Petrofac</strong> engineers under the guidance of a<br />
dedicated mentor.<br />
The objective of the training was to provide hands-on experience<br />
to the assistant engineers during the design engineering phase of the<br />
project. Each assistant engineer had a designated coach from <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
and a programme of detailed training modules to be <strong>com</strong>pleted during the<br />
training period. In addition, the assistant engineers attended all engineering<br />
review sessions and were provided with opportunities to work with multiple<br />
disciplines in order to maximise their learning during this critical stage of<br />
the project.<br />
It is extremely rewarding for all of us to have received very positive<br />
feedback from both QP senior management and project management<br />
teams as well as the assistant engineers.<br />
This is not the first large EPC project that <strong>Petrofac</strong> has<br />
<strong>com</strong>pleted for Qatar Petroleum. How do you see the<br />
relationship with Qatar Petroleum building from this project?<br />
Our immediate operational focus remains on delivering this project<br />
successfully and meeting our customer’s expectations. Over the years we<br />
have enjoyed a strong relationship with our colleagues in QP and naturally<br />
it would be our endeavour to continue the relationship, not only during this<br />
project, but for the many future projects to be executed in Qatar, which is<br />
one of our core markets.
FAST TRACK DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES FOR<br />
PHASE 2 OF THE CENDOR DEVELOPMENT<br />
On 4 August 2010 the <strong>Petrofac</strong> team in Malaysia celebrated its 20 millionth barrel of<br />
oil from the Cendor field, just under four years since achieving first oil. Following<br />
this milestone, the team submitted a field development plan (FDP) for a second<br />
phase of development which will see production levels rise from the current<br />
level of approximately 12,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) to 35,000 bopd.<br />
Having received FDP approval from PETRONAS in November 2010, the team is<br />
now pressing ahead with the execution phase. <strong>Petrofac</strong>ts catches up with Ceri<br />
Wilding, project manager for Phase 2 of the development, to find out more.<br />
Name<br />
Ceri Wilding<br />
Title<br />
Cendor Phase 2<br />
project manager<br />
Location<br />
Kuala Lumpur<br />
“As outlined in the FDP for the second phase of development and<br />
as a result of increased confidence in the Cendor field reserves,<br />
the existing mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) and floating<br />
storage and offloading (FSO) facilities will be replaced by two new<br />
wellhead platforms and a single floating, production, storage and<br />
offloading facility (FPSO)”, explains Wilding.<br />
Kencana HL, a Malaysian contractor, was awarded the<br />
engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build<br />
the unmanned wellhead platforms; and TL Offshore, a subsidiary of<br />
SapuraCrest was awarded the contract for installing the platforms.<br />
“Both Kencana and SapuraCrest are <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s co-venturers in<br />
one of our other projects in Malaysia: the Berantai development.<br />
We therefore know the teams well and have been able to move<br />
the project forward at a good pace”, <strong>com</strong>mented Wilding. In<br />
order to facilitate an early start to construction activities, steel was<br />
purchased by <strong>Petrofac</strong> through a PETRONAS ‘frame’ agreement.<br />
Wilding explains: “By making the most of our established<br />
relationships with local <strong>com</strong>panies we were able to speed up many<br />
of the typically lengthy processes adding to a faster development<br />
than would otherwise have been achievable.<br />
“In March we awarded an engineering, procurement,<br />
construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the FPSO to MISC<br />
Berhad. The FPSO will be owned by MISC and leased to <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
for a ten-year term, with provisions for extension if required. The<br />
FPSO will have an off take capacity of 600,000 barrels and will<br />
provide ac<strong>com</strong>modation for 70 personnel, who will also operate<br />
and maintain the wellhead platforms. The FPSO will be converted<br />
from an existing tanker, the MT Onozo, by Malaysia Marine and<br />
Heavy Engineering (MMHE), in its shipyard in Johor Bahru. The MT<br />
Onozo has been purchased by MISC and delivered to the shipyard,<br />
in preparation for an early start to tanker conversion activities,”<br />
added Wilding.<br />
“The FPSO will undergo extensive modifications with<br />
approximately 6,200 tonnes of topside facilities to be installed,<br />
including power generation, water injection, gas injection and<br />
gas lift facilities. Each of the two wellhead platforms will deliver<br />
untreated crude through two flexible flow lines and dynamic risers<br />
to the FPSO. Water injection and gas injection will be provided<br />
from the FPSO to the platforms via carbon steel pipelines. Remote<br />
control of the wellhead platforms from the FPSO will be facilitated<br />
by fiber optic subsea control cables. The wellhead platforms are<br />
due to be installed mid-2012 to facilitate an early start to drilling<br />
while the FPSO is scheduled to be installed and <strong>com</strong>missioned by<br />
mid-2013.”<br />
The installation of the phase 2 facilities will not only allow much<br />
more efficient oil recovery from the Cendor reservoir but will also<br />
enable the infrastructure to allow future fast-track developments to<br />
be brought on-stream in a cost effective way. Wilding concluded:<br />
“The investment of nearly US$1 billion in the further development<br />
of the Cendor field represents another significant milestone in<br />
maximizing shareholder value from our Malaysian assets and<br />
further develops our relationship with PETRONAS, our joint venture<br />
partners and contractors.”<br />
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hsseia<br />
Name<br />
Chris Allen<br />
Title<br />
Group director,<br />
HSSEIA<br />
Location<br />
Aberdeen<br />
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SAFETy AND INTEGRITy;<br />
IN FOCUS<br />
Following the release of <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s 2010 Annual Report and Accounts, in which the<br />
group’s safety performance for the year is reported, Chris Allen, group director of<br />
HSSEIA looks back on the past year and updates us on his plans to maintain strong<br />
focus on asset integrity management and the relaunch of Horizon Zero.<br />
LOOKING bACK AT 2010<br />
In 2010 we concentrated our efforts in two areas; the first<br />
being to ensure the technical integrity of the plants we<br />
design, build and operate; and secondly the prevention of<br />
occupational safety risks to avoid personal injury – within<br />
both areas, a lot of important work was undertaken.<br />
We improved the metrics used to measure and report<br />
asset integrity performance for all our operating sites,<br />
and reinforced the importance of robust asset integrity<br />
management by developing a group-wide asset integrity<br />
standard.<br />
Following recent events in the Gulf of Mexico, we<br />
undertook reviews to confirm that our operations are<br />
protected against major incidents and that we have effective<br />
emergency response arrangements in place.<br />
We also acted to strengthen our security resources,<br />
policies and procedures, in order to ensure we keep all our<br />
staff safe, particularly in areas subject to political uncertainty<br />
or civil unrest.<br />
VEHICLE SAFETy<br />
In 2010 the importance of vehicle safety on site was<br />
highlighted when an accident involving a forklift truck,<br />
sadly resulted in a fatality at our El Merk project in Algeria.<br />
The incident was investigated fully and the results of the<br />
investigation were reviewed at our quarterly group Incident<br />
Review Board, which is a senior level review attended by all<br />
business unit managing directors, to make sure that lessons<br />
learned from any significant incident are effectively shared.<br />
The circumstances were also separately reviewed by the<br />
executive management team.<br />
Notwithstanding this deeply regrettable accident,<br />
our safety performance last year – which we measure<br />
in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health<br />
Administration rules – was maintained at a similar level to<br />
2009. Our recordable incident frequency rate was 0.18 per<br />
200,000 man-hours and our lost time injury rate was 0.026.<br />
These figures <strong>com</strong>pare well with the rest of our industry, but<br />
as the El Merk accident showed, we can never relax our<br />
efforts to keep people safe.<br />
Nowhere is that more true than with driving. Safe driving is<br />
one of <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s eight ‘golden rules of safety’ and provided<br />
the focus for a group-wide employee campaign. Last year<br />
our vehicles travelled more than 77 million km between<br />
locations or on project sites, which is equivalent to driving<br />
almost 2,000 times around the globe.<br />
77 million<br />
Number of kilometres <strong>Petrofac</strong> vehicles travelled<br />
between locations or on project sites in 2010<br />
MAINTAINING FOCUS ON ASSET INTEGRITy<br />
This year preventing the risk of major accidents will continue<br />
to be our top priority.<br />
Assuring technical integrity in everything we design,<br />
build, maintain and operate is key to protecting the safety<br />
of our people, the success of our projects and the value we<br />
have built up in our business. Our recent safety seminar was<br />
based around this theme, and in particular looked at the role<br />
our leadership team plays in managing asset integrity and<br />
identifying and controlling major incident hazards during<br />
design, construction, <strong>com</strong>missioning and operation. Our<br />
aim here is to ensure that consistent processes for integrity<br />
management are used across the group as part of our<br />
integrated service offering to customers.<br />
ACHIEVING HORIZON ZERO<br />
In line with efforts to avoid personal injury, this year we are<br />
relaunching our Horizon Zero safety initiative, pushing it to<br />
the next level.<br />
Throughout our industry, we encourage good leadership<br />
and safe behaviours, and we spend significant time and<br />
money on safety and integrity management, but we do still<br />
experience system failures, injuries and near misses. Horizon<br />
Zero, which was first introduced in 2005, reflects our aim<br />
to reach a day when we experience none of these within<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>.<br />
We have built on the original Horizon Zero strategy in<br />
order to reflect the needs of a much larger, more diverse<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> group.<br />
As part of this Horizon Zero has a new look, which is<br />
starting to be rolled out as the umbrella under which all new<br />
and existing safety campaigns and initiatives will sit. This<br />
will help us maintain consistency and improve sharing and<br />
learning across the group.<br />
A key <strong>com</strong>ponent of Horizon Zero is our eight ‘golden<br />
rules of safety’, and we continue to focus on these rules as<br />
the Company grows. It is worth remembering that the golden<br />
rules originate from a study of fatal accidents in our industry,<br />
which concluded that the vast majority of fatal and serious<br />
accidents could have been prevented if these few simple<br />
rules had been in place and followed.<br />
A variety of support materials are being prepared under<br />
the Horizon Zero banner to support local initiatives and there<br />
will be a drive to collect existing good ideas from across the<br />
group in order to share them more widely.<br />
I encourage everyone to participate fully and help to<br />
move us closer to our goal of zero incidents.<br />
If you have any examples of safety related<br />
literature which should be<strong>com</strong>e part of<br />
Horizon Zero, please send details to<br />
horizon.zero@<strong>petrofac</strong>.<strong>com</strong>
Centrica’s Kittiwake platform, for which <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
Offshore Engineering & Operations is Duty<br />
Holder, has been <strong>com</strong>mended by the Health<br />
& Safety Executive (HSE) for the work being<br />
carried out by the platform’s offshore safety<br />
representatives.<br />
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OE&O SUCCESS AT THE UK OIL &<br />
GAS INDUSTRy SAFETy AWARDS<br />
Congratulations to Willie Watt, power, water<br />
and utilities technician on the Kittiwake<br />
platform, who won the ‘Safety Representative<br />
of the year’ award at the UK Oil & Gas<br />
Industry Safety Awards held in April.<br />
From left; Willie Watt, Bob Fennell of Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited and<br />
Bob Jones, head of flight operations, The UK Civil Avation Authority<br />
Watt’s creative approach to highlighting offshore dangers and<br />
promoting employee engagement in safety issues has led to him<br />
presenting at industry events on the topic and his work being<br />
honored with this industry accolade. The awards recognise and<br />
reward the many individuals, teams and organisations who are<br />
delivering excellence in the field of safety, helping to make the UK<br />
oil & gas industry one of the safest in the world.<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> was also represented at the awards by Roger Smith,<br />
HSEQ advisor, based in Great Yarmouth supporting <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s<br />
Southern North Sea operations, who was nominated for the<br />
‘Most Promising Individual’ award. Commenting on Willie’s win<br />
and Rodger’s nomination Eric Henderson, HSSEIA and technical<br />
director, <strong>Petrofac</strong> OE&O, <strong>com</strong>mented: “We are privileged to have<br />
such valued members of staff in the <strong>Petrofac</strong> team. Willie’s win<br />
is positive recognition that an individual with an improvement<br />
initiative and a passion to go the extra mile is given the support<br />
and encouragement within <strong>Petrofac</strong> to implement the idea and be<br />
recognised for making a real difference. I think Willie summed it<br />
up perfectly after winning the award when he highlighted that he<br />
couldn’t have done this without the support and help from the<br />
entire Kittiwake team.”<br />
Following a re<strong>com</strong>mendation by the HSE after a routine regulatory<br />
inspection of Kittiwake, Fraser Easton, chair of the Workforce<br />
Involvement Group (WIG) and Katie McCabe, Offshore Safety<br />
Division inspector, visited the installation in October 2010 to witness<br />
firsthand some of the workforce-led safety initiatives taking place<br />
onboard.<br />
Frank Cairney, offshore installation manager and safety<br />
representatives Willie Watt, Scott Sutherland and Bob Niven<br />
showed their visitors around the asset and demonstrated some of<br />
the workforce engagement activity focused on safety culture and<br />
particularly on aligning leadership and the workforce.<br />
Specific work was carried out in the area of major accident<br />
hazards (MAH) and safety critical elements (SCE) integrity. Easton<br />
<strong>com</strong>mented on what he saw: “The way the workforce has taken<br />
ownership of safety meetings and action tracking, along with a<br />
practical focus on major accident hazards during safety inspections<br />
is particularly impressive.”<br />
McCabe added: “It was really useful to exchange ideas in an<br />
informal way, and see firsthand how effective workforce involvement<br />
can have a very positive effect on safety performance at platform<br />
level.”<br />
With a view to sharing best practice across the industry Frank<br />
Cairney and Willie Watt have since delivered presentations on their<br />
work to other operators including at the quarterly HSE WIG event<br />
held in Aberdeen in March <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
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integrity anD Quality<br />
ALL SySTEMS GO<br />
2010 was dedicated to raising the profile of integrity and quality across the E&C, E&CV<br />
and ES business units. <strong>Petrofac</strong>ts caught up with Steve Major, engineering director<br />
ES to find out how the momentum is continuing in <strong>2011</strong> with the development of new<br />
automated engineering systems and work processes.<br />
We are developing engineering systems and processes that focus<br />
on maximising the use of <strong>com</strong>mon data, utilising automatic data<br />
transfer methods to deliver efficient data management and data<br />
integrity. These are being applied to interfaces within engineering<br />
and also with applications being operated by other departments<br />
including procurement, construction, project controls and<br />
<strong>com</strong>pletions across our Sharjah, Mumbai and Chennai operating<br />
centres. The benefits of this programme of development include<br />
a significant reduction in the amount of repeat manual entry<br />
of data and more ‘in-built’ data integrity for our engineering<br />
deliverables as well as productivity improvements.<br />
Under the direction of Ian Develin, manager, engineering<br />
systems, we have adopted a two-phase approach to our systems<br />
enhancements. Phase one focuses on maximising the benefits<br />
from our existing systems by building integrity into engineering<br />
deliverables, as well as improving efficiency, productivity and<br />
quality. Through using an electronic exchange of data between<br />
engineering disciplines along with other departments we will<br />
significantly reduce the amount of checking and recycling<br />
required. We are also focusing our efforts on creating greater<br />
synergies within material take off (MTO) management where<br />
data for all design disciplines can be extracted directly from the<br />
3D model, and reported and managed at all stages, from the<br />
MTO estimate through to engineered quantities to construction<br />
material at any point in time. This engineering material control<br />
system will report on the quantities which are estimated,<br />
engineered, ordered and allocated at site. Changes to any<br />
quantity will also be managed.<br />
This will be further enhanced utilising and integrating<br />
ConstructSim, an engineering application that benefits<br />
construction, with 3D sequence visualisation, work pack<br />
allocation with material availability and construction progress.<br />
The aim is to have this work <strong>com</strong>pleted by the end of <strong>2011</strong> by a<br />
dedicated engineering systems development group which will be<br />
responsible for implementing these changes effectively across<br />
our projects.<br />
Phase two is a longer term programme over the next three<br />
years that involves engineering be<strong>com</strong>ing more integrated<br />
with other functions and much more closely aligned with our<br />
customers. This effort will culminate in <strong>Petrofac</strong> being able<br />
to provide handover data to customers in a neutral file format<br />
that is ISO 15926 <strong>com</strong>pliant (integration of life-cycle data for<br />
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process plants including oil & gas production facilities), allowing<br />
for effective data exchange internally and externally. This will<br />
be achieved through AVEVA Net and SmartPlant Foundation<br />
with both software application suites providing an integrated<br />
data warehouse for projects and information portals. The<br />
customisation of these products has <strong>com</strong>menced and benefits<br />
will start to be realised on a stage released basis.<br />
The ES business unit’s engineering design manuals are also<br />
being updated to coincide with this programme of systems<br />
enhancement. The expansion of our scope over the last few<br />
years has resulted in some of our procedures requiring a refresh,<br />
so we are carrying out a significant housekeeping exercise that<br />
will see a suite of revised design manuals rolled out by the end<br />
of the year. These will not only be more concise than the current<br />
revisions, but will serve to provide a central reference point for<br />
engineering personnel regarding <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s design approach and<br />
internal standards for all aspects of engineering both at a project<br />
and discipline level. The intent is that these shall be capable of<br />
being adopted by other <strong>Petrofac</strong> business units with only minor<br />
modification, thus creating greater synergies across the <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
organisation.<br />
Alongside all of this we have been implementing a structured<br />
programme of training and development to ensure that our<br />
personnel are aware of the changes that are being made and<br />
what it means for them as they go about their daily tasks.<br />
Likewise, we need to be confident that we are <strong>com</strong>petent in the<br />
application of the new systems.<br />
OUR TRAINING PROGRAMMES TO DATE INCLUDE:<br />
• lead engineer development programme<br />
• ProMax technical training<br />
• root cause analysis training<br />
• SmartPlant P&ID and AVEVA P&ID<br />
• AutoCAD and PDMS training for designers<br />
• train-the-trainer skills for internal technical experts/<br />
subject matter experts tasked with knowledge sharing<br />
• management development programme and leadership<br />
excellence programme for senior engineering management<br />
Name<br />
Steve Major<br />
Title<br />
Engineering<br />
director,<br />
Engineering<br />
Services<br />
Location<br />
Sharjah<br />
Name<br />
Ian Develin<br />
Title<br />
Manager,<br />
engineering<br />
systems<br />
Location<br />
Sharjah
Name<br />
Nigel Paton<br />
Title<br />
Deputy managing<br />
director,<br />
Engineering<br />
Services<br />
Location<br />
Sharjah<br />
“We are developing engineering systems and<br />
processes that focus on maximising the use of<br />
<strong>com</strong>mon data, utilising automatic data transfer<br />
methods to deliver efficient data management and<br />
data integrity.”<br />
Steve Major, Engineering director, Engineering Services<br />
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GOOD<br />
VIbRATIONS<br />
Acoustic induced vibration (AIV)<br />
and flow induced vibration (FIV)<br />
can create major problems for an<br />
operating plant, but fortunately<br />
the solution is straightforward if<br />
managed correctly and in a timely<br />
manner. <strong>Petrofac</strong>ts hears from<br />
Nigel Paton, deputy managing<br />
director, Engineering Services<br />
about the steps the business is<br />
taking to <strong>com</strong>bat this perennial<br />
hazard.<br />
“Although caused by different factors, AIV and FIV<br />
present very real threats to the integrity of piping<br />
on a plant. AIV places dynamic stress levels on<br />
connection weld lines and can lead to failures<br />
occurring in a very short space of time, sometimes<br />
measured in hours or even minutes. FIV excites<br />
low frequency vibrations, but can lead to potentially<br />
large displacement structural bending in smallbore<br />
pipework over a period of days and weeks.<br />
“Having learned from our experiences on<br />
previous projects it is now part of our standard<br />
engineering practices for vibration studies to be<br />
conducted on all our EPC projects. These help us<br />
to identify potential vibration threats and modify the<br />
design with the necessary controls and mitigations<br />
incorporated. <strong>Petrofac</strong> is fortunate enough to<br />
have this capability in-house, through our partner,<br />
Plant Asset Management (PAM), part of <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s<br />
Production Solutions business, which has more<br />
than 15 years’ experience in this field including<br />
significant contributions towards the development<br />
of relevant industry wide international standards.”<br />
Acoustic fatigue when it goes wrong<br />
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arounD the business<br />
SAJAA TRANSITION A SUCCESS<br />
In December 2010, <strong>Petrofac</strong> Offshore Engineering & Operations (OE&O) <strong>com</strong>menced<br />
its five-year Duty Holder contract for the Sajaa Asset in Sharjah, <strong>com</strong>pleting a<br />
successful transition within a 12 week period. <strong>Petrofac</strong>ts met with Martin Main,<br />
general manager for the Sajaa Asset, to find out more about the changeover.<br />
Name<br />
Martin Main<br />
Title<br />
General manager,<br />
Sajaa Asset<br />
Location<br />
Sharjah<br />
22<br />
Martin, can you tell us about the transition requirement?<br />
When the operatorship of the Sajaa Asset transferred from<br />
BP Sharjah Ltd (BPSL) to Sharjah National Oil Corporation<br />
(SNOC), the latter entered into a full Duty Holder contract<br />
with <strong>Petrofac</strong> OE&O to operate the Asset. The transition<br />
involved the transfer of the day-to-day operation of the<br />
Sajaa Asset, which <strong>com</strong>prises the Sharjah-based onshore<br />
gas fields, processing plant and terminals, from BPSL<br />
to <strong>Petrofac</strong> OE&O. The initial transition period included<br />
the transfer of around 120 personnel already working<br />
on the Asset in addition to bringing new people into key<br />
management and technical roles.<br />
How did the transition go?<br />
The transition went very well. The handover phase was<br />
<strong>com</strong>pleted in a very short seven-week period, with the<br />
full transition <strong>com</strong>pleted in just under 12 weeks. <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
worked extremely closely with BP and SNOC to manage<br />
the transition, with a particular emphasis on <strong>com</strong>munication<br />
and alignment. In our experience the best transitions are<br />
those that impose minimal change and so our aim was<br />
to maintain ‘business as usual’ status whilst embedding<br />
the <strong>Petrofac</strong> <strong>com</strong>mitment to safety, asset performance<br />
and integrity. Throughout transition, maintaining safe<br />
and reliable operations proved to be a huge success. In<br />
fact during transition, we were able to proudly announce<br />
the achievement of two significant Sajaa Asset safety<br />
milestones: four million man-hours and four years without<br />
a lost time incident.<br />
What were the challenges involved in this project?<br />
The transition was varied in scope en<strong>com</strong>passing the<br />
entire associated infrastructure of the Sajaa Asset which<br />
includes three producing gas fields, 53 wells, a network of<br />
production flow-lines and manifolds in the desert, the Sajaa<br />
gas plant as the main processing hub, gas export lines, and<br />
liquid product lines transporting LPG and condensate to<br />
the respective product terminals. Besides being a source<br />
of export revenue to the Emirate, the Asset is strategically<br />
important in providing approximately 30-40% of the fuel<br />
gas for the local power utility stations in Sharjah and as<br />
such attracts high visibility at senior Government levels.<br />
Therefore, the importance of maintaining daily production<br />
to literally ‘keep the lights on’ in the Emirate was and still<br />
remains high and it was imperative that we maintained<br />
production continuity throughout transition. This created<br />
additional pressures and challenges which we overcame.<br />
Some of the challenges faced during transition will<br />
continue to feature over the long-term. For example, the<br />
infrastructure and <strong>com</strong>mercial development in the area<br />
bordering, and sometimes encroaching on the asset, and<br />
also protecting the asset from encroachment by people<br />
– such as off road drivers crossing producing flow-lines.<br />
We’ve also been dealing with and will continue to deal<br />
with technical aspects of the plant such as vessel integrity<br />
which is key on this 30 year old facility. We have also had<br />
the challenge of integrating <strong>Petrofac</strong> and BP processes<br />
and systems, and working with the diverse workforce.<br />
How did <strong>Petrofac</strong> contribute to<br />
the successful transition?<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> has a strong presence in Sharjah and has<br />
<strong>com</strong>pleted major transitions in the region for the Dubai<br />
Government, but also for other key customers and<br />
governments around the world. Our track record for<br />
ensuring the safe and reliable operation of facilities<br />
demonstrates that we always work hard to deliver<br />
exceptional results. We bring our Duty Holder experience<br />
from the UK where we have established our own high<br />
standards for operating assets in a regulated environment,<br />
introducing these standards and practices to the benefit of<br />
Sajaa Asset, and ensuring these are maintained through<br />
our own internal governance processes. This expertise,<br />
<strong>com</strong>bined with the group’s existing operations in the UAE,<br />
and our capabilities across all our business streams, means<br />
that we are well equipped to deliver on this contract for the<br />
Government of Sharjah and the successful transition is just<br />
an indication of things to <strong>com</strong>e.<br />
What has this transition meant for <strong>Petrofac</strong>?<br />
The success of this transition demonstrates how <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
can add value to a project in the early stages and further<br />
consolidates our position in the Emirate and the Middle<br />
East. We want to create development opportunities for our<br />
staff and as such this contract provides further potential<br />
for people to expand into new roles through succession<br />
planning and career progression.
“The successful transition<br />
from BP is an important<br />
milestone in the history<br />
of the asset and we look<br />
forward to working with<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> to deliver safe and<br />
reliable operations whilst<br />
pursuing opportunities<br />
to enhance the value<br />
of Sajaa asset.”<br />
Waleed deemas, cEO, Sharjah<br />
national Oil corporation<br />
“It is a tremendous<br />
achievement to have<br />
transferred the operation of<br />
the Sajaa asset in only 12<br />
weeks while maintaining<br />
the highest level of safety<br />
performance. The concept<br />
of ‘one team’ has been truly<br />
embodied and exemplified<br />
throughout the transition.”<br />
abdulKarim al Mazmi,<br />
president, BP Sharjah Ltd<br />
“We are proud to have<br />
delivered this transition<br />
on behalf of the asset<br />
owners and look forward<br />
to supporting SnOc<br />
in its endeavours to<br />
enhance asset value.”<br />
Mani rajapathy, vice<br />
president, international<br />
operations, <strong>Petrofac</strong> OE&O<br />
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teChnology foCus<br />
Name<br />
Dr Geoff Nesbitt<br />
Title<br />
Group head of<br />
technology strategy<br />
Location<br />
Sharjah<br />
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TEChnOlOGy: whaT dOES<br />
IT MEan FOR PETROFaC<br />
Geoff Nesbitt, group head of technology strategy, joined <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
in October and set about finding out what ‘technology’ means to<br />
the business. Here, he shares his conclusions and provides an<br />
insight into the future of technology within <strong>Petrofac</strong>.<br />
ThE MEanInG OF TEChnOlOGy<br />
‘Technology’ is one of those words which has grown with time<br />
to en<strong>com</strong>pass a very broad definition, including the use and<br />
knowledge of tools, techniques, crafts, systems and methods.<br />
In application, we tend to focus on the array of hardware or<br />
software devices that we apply in our business to get the<br />
job done. In the increasingly <strong>com</strong>plex projects that <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
businesses engage in, this can be a very dynamic range of<br />
tools or methods.<br />
Upon joining <strong>Petrofac</strong>, I set about defining how technology<br />
could help further improve the way we operate. I began by<br />
conducting a series of interviews with our senior management<br />
teams to identify the current role of technology within <strong>Petrofac</strong>,<br />
and ascertain the aspirations that each business unit may have<br />
in terms of developing and deploying technology.<br />
A number of messages emerged from this process:<br />
• <strong>Petrofac</strong> already engages and deploys a diverse array of<br />
technology and in many areas has specialists with a deep<br />
understanding of particular technologies. However, in<br />
many cases, we are not aware of those experts across the<br />
organisation<br />
• we have been pragmatic and agnostic in our application<br />
of technology. This has been cost-effective, but also<br />
highlighted areas where we believe, with knowledge, we<br />
could apply new or different technology to our advantage<br />
• <strong>Petrofac</strong> aspires to grow our business into adjacent and<br />
new <strong>com</strong>mercial areas that often require insights into<br />
technology we currently don’t master<br />
In simple terms, I propose that we can address the challenges<br />
identified above by adopting two behaviours into the routine<br />
course of our business process.<br />
1. Acquire and share knowledge of technology that can<br />
increase operational excellence in our current portfolio.<br />
2. Proactively prepare diligence on key technologies that we<br />
believe can improve our current performance, or allow us to<br />
develop new <strong>com</strong>mercial opportunities.<br />
The next step was to design a technology programme that<br />
could articulate and deliver the group’s aspirations, addressing<br />
these two key behaviours. The challenge has been to respond<br />
to the specific and different business needs, while providing<br />
a consistent framework and <strong>com</strong>mon elements, which would<br />
allow all staff to <strong>com</strong>municate and interact on technology. In<br />
this respect a technology programme charter has been created<br />
that describes a series of deliverables.<br />
ThE PETROFaC TEChnOlOGy PROGRaMME<br />
The first deliverable is the programme itself. It aims to<br />
introduce rigor into how we learn about technology and focus<br />
our activities on those that can make a difference. All elements<br />
of the programme are designed to address the two behaviours<br />
identified and, with practise, should be<strong>com</strong>e second nature to<br />
the <strong>Petrofac</strong> way of doing business. The main internal elements<br />
include:<br />
1. Technology Forum<br />
Regular internal lectures, and training events, developed around<br />
themes of interest identified by the business units. Events<br />
will be organised over our sites to address the technological<br />
interests of the businesses operating there.<br />
2. Performance Improvement Teams<br />
These teams will build on work already undertaken and<br />
train teams to perform quick and practical analysis of any<br />
operational issues identified by our business leaders as in<br />
need of attention. By adopting a uniform approach, and<br />
routine reporting discipline, this should accelerate our ability<br />
to optimise our project delivery and create a virtuous cycle of<br />
getting better at what we do.<br />
3. <strong>Petrofac</strong> Technology Wiki<br />
An internal wiki is under development and will be accessible to<br />
all staff through PetroNet. In time, the wiki will en<strong>com</strong>pass all<br />
technology subjects pertinent to our business and provide a<br />
first glance of relevant information on that technology. All staff<br />
will be able to help build the wiki content, which our internal<br />
experts will moderate to maintain the organisation and quality<br />
of our understanding on each topic.<br />
4. Technology Top 5<br />
Technology diligence will be prepared on a yearly selection of<br />
the top five technologies that could improve our operational<br />
performance or provide insight into opportunities of potential<br />
<strong>com</strong>mercial interest. This will <strong>com</strong>prise gathering intelligence<br />
and publishing a formal report on the critical <strong>com</strong>mercial and<br />
technological aspects of each theme, and re<strong>com</strong>mendations<br />
to our leadership teams on a forward plan.<br />
Critical to the success of all elements in the technology<br />
programme is the continued development of our engineering<br />
staff and knowledge <strong>com</strong>munities. Every one of us can be<strong>com</strong>e<br />
a technology champion and play a role in the technology<br />
programme. When I joined <strong>Petrofac</strong>, I was told “we are<br />
technology agnostic”. I would be pleased if future colleagues<br />
might be told “we’re technology savvy.”<br />
“<strong>Petrofac</strong> already engages and deploys a diverse array of technology<br />
and in many areas has specialists with a deep understanding of<br />
particular technologies.”
TaPPIng InTO<br />
OUr TEcHnIcaL<br />
SPEcIaLISTS<br />
Within <strong>Petrofac</strong> we have a number<br />
of highly experienced and industry<br />
recognised technical specialists. In<br />
the latest of our series of features,<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>ts talks to Ros Thorogood,<br />
principal heat transfer engineer<br />
based in our Woking office.<br />
you are the only principal engineer who<br />
specialises in heat transfer in Engineering<br />
Services; could you explain to us exactly what<br />
this type of thermal engineering involves?<br />
Heat transfer is a discipline of thermal engineering that<br />
concerns the exchange of thermal energy from one<br />
physical system to another. It is classified into various<br />
mechanisms, such as heat conduction, convection,<br />
thermal radiation, and phase-change transfer.<br />
It plays a crucial role in project planning, as the<br />
performance and profitability of oil & gas process<br />
operations depends upon efficient and economical heat<br />
transfer equipment.<br />
As a thermal engineer, we add a size, preliminary weight<br />
and estimated electrical load to heat transfer equipment;<br />
thereby enabling piping, civil and electrical engineers to<br />
get a head start on the project.<br />
Could you define for us what exactly a heat<br />
exchanger is and its applications?<br />
A heat exchanger is an item of equipment that allows the<br />
interchange of heat from one fluid to another fluid through<br />
a separating wall. This wall is usually impenetrable and<br />
most frequently is metal, however other material such as<br />
glass, graphite, plastic, ceramics and so forth may be used<br />
as long as they conduct heat.<br />
Exchangers <strong>com</strong>e in various shapes and sizes, the<br />
most <strong>com</strong>mon being shell and tube, air cooled, hairpin,<br />
plate and frame, spiral plate and aluminium brazed plate<br />
fin.<br />
What kind of challenges do you face when working<br />
on a project with certain heat transfer requirements?<br />
Each project and exchanger design is unique, requiring a<br />
flexible approach to each situation and design. We have<br />
to work within the constraints imposed on us by the<br />
customer or actual landscape and resources. For instance,<br />
typically with air cooled exchangers, they can be designed<br />
as economically as possible, yet the limitations on plot<br />
space can have an effect on the optimisation of the design.<br />
Material selection also plays a significant part of the<br />
process, as it can significantly affect first cost and<br />
equipment life; and with a selection of over 300 materials,<br />
this can make certain decisions rather challenging.<br />
What have been some of the more interesting<br />
projects you have worked on?<br />
The largest project I have been involved in was for a large<br />
Greenfield chemical plant in China with approximately 500<br />
heat exchanger units; I was responsible for co-ordinating<br />
the thermal design of exchangers across three continents.<br />
The project is the largest Sino-Foreign investment to date<br />
and was run with impeccably high standards.<br />
Name<br />
Ros Thorogood<br />
Title<br />
Principal heat<br />
transfer engineer,<br />
Engineering<br />
Services<br />
Location<br />
Woking<br />
<strong>petrofac</strong>.<strong>com</strong><br />
subJeCt Matter exPerts<br />
“Each project and<br />
exchanger design is<br />
unique, requiring a<br />
flexible approach to each<br />
situation and design. We<br />
have to work within the<br />
constraints imposed on us<br />
by the customer or actual<br />
landscape and resources.”<br />
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ProJeCt uPDate<br />
Kauther depletion <strong>com</strong>pression project<br />
In July 2009, <strong>Petrofac</strong> was awarded the Kauther gas-field depletion <strong>com</strong>pression<br />
project - an EPC scope of work <strong>com</strong>prising the gas <strong>com</strong>pression system and<br />
associated facilities at the Kauther gas plant. This project followed the successful<br />
<strong>com</strong>pletion of the first Kauther gas plant by <strong>Petrofac</strong> in 2007.<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>ts speaks to project director, Elie Lahoud for the latest updates.<br />
Name<br />
Elie Lahoud<br />
Title<br />
Project director<br />
Location<br />
Sharjah<br />
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you are almost two years into the project so please share<br />
with us where you are up to in terms of progress?<br />
The project is on schedule and approximately 85% <strong>com</strong>plete.<br />
Construction is also at a peak with around 1,500 personnel on<br />
site and we maintain a high level of confidence that we will have<br />
a timely delivery of the project<br />
The project is going well: what would you say are the main<br />
contributors to this?<br />
Many members of the team, including myself, either worked on<br />
the first gas plant project or the depletion <strong>com</strong>pression FEED, so<br />
there is a wealth of knowledge on hand regarding the facilities.<br />
Furthermore, ‘being responsive to customers’ is one of<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>’s core values, from which we have built an excellent<br />
relationship with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO). Their<br />
support and the ‘one-team’ approach between PDO and<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> personnel underpin much of what has been achieved<br />
so far. We should also mention the efforts of our construction<br />
contractor, Al Hassan, and the many suppliers involved with us.<br />
Have you had any particular challenges to over<strong>com</strong>e?<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>’s risk assessment approach to delivery and the ability<br />
to identify and mitigate potential pitfalls early before they have<br />
any significant impact is a great differentiator. One challenge we<br />
faced was in procurement. We have some of the thickest vessels<br />
on any of our projects (180mm) and some of the largest variable<br />
speed drives (18MW) with massive harmonic filters and water<br />
cooled chillers designed for an ambient temperature of 60 o C.<br />
HSSE is a big focus area for all aspects of our business and<br />
we focus heavily on driving safety. Have you undertaken<br />
any initiatives on the project to address this?<br />
At the time of writing, the Kauther project has achieved 4.2 million<br />
man-hours LTI free which equates to more than 530 days of LTI<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> graduates assigned to Kauther<br />
free site activity and our project vehicles have driven more than<br />
4.7 million kilometres without incident. As well as adherence<br />
to procedure, we continue to work on a variety of awareness<br />
programmes including, daily HSSE ‘green room’ team meetings,<br />
regular driver workshops and we recently conducted a<br />
<strong>com</strong>pliance audit with PDO as part of their road safety initiative.<br />
Outside of the project, we have also engaged heavily with the<br />
immediate local <strong>com</strong>munity and worked alongside PDO to carry<br />
out driving awareness forums.<br />
Have you engaged with the <strong>com</strong>munity more widely than<br />
HSSE?<br />
Of course. Where we are executing projects in more remote<br />
locations, the relationship with the local <strong>com</strong>munity is particularly<br />
important. A new project affords the local villages employment<br />
opportunities, either directly on the site or indirectly for their own<br />
local businesses. We have also supported several local initiatives<br />
particularly where they are aligned with our focus on education<br />
and development. Most recently, we have been constructing<br />
one-room extensions for two houses in the local village of Al-<br />
Zahiya to ac<strong>com</strong>modate two severely disabled children who<br />
need partial isolation due to their weakened immune systems.<br />
you also engage heavily with <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s graduate<br />
<strong>com</strong>munity: can you share your experience with this<br />
audience?<br />
One of the major drives in resource development at <strong>Petrofac</strong> in<br />
recent years, and one that is close to my heart, is the graduate<br />
development programme. Since the project <strong>com</strong>menced, we<br />
have actively engaged more than 20 graduate engineers in<br />
engineering, manufacturing at vendor shops and construction.<br />
Their development has been closely followed and regularly<br />
reviewed to maximise their learning experience and, without<br />
doubt, their involvement has brought significant added value to<br />
the project.
NEW OPPORTUNITIES AT ECLIPSE<br />
Eclipse Petroleum Technology (Eclipse) was acquired by <strong>Petrofac</strong> in 2008 to<br />
grow its production engineering capability as an integral part of developing<br />
the Production Solutions business unit. Since then, the internal demand for<br />
Eclipse’s capabilities has grown and is increasingly being driven by the new<br />
production enhancement contract (PEC) business models.<br />
Name<br />
Sayma Robbie<br />
Title<br />
Managing director,<br />
Eclipse<br />
Location<br />
London<br />
CO2DeepStore, one year on<br />
CO2DeepStore was acquired by <strong>Petrofac</strong> in April 2010 representing <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s first step into the<br />
low carbon energy sector. <strong>Petrofac</strong>ts speaks to Alan James, managing director, CO2DeepStore<br />
to see what progress has been made and where this part of the <strong>Petrofac</strong> group is focused.<br />
Name<br />
Alan James<br />
Title<br />
Managing director,<br />
CO 2DeepStore<br />
Location<br />
Aberdeen<br />
The <strong>com</strong>pany has been recently reorganised and Sayma Robbie<br />
was appointed as managing director in January <strong>2011</strong>. Robbie’s<br />
new role draws on her experience in the UK and internationally<br />
with oil majors in reservoir, drilling, production engineering and<br />
optimisation, most recently on the Dubai Petroleum project.<br />
Currently, Eclipse is playing an important role in a range of<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> projects from the UK to Sharjah, Romania and Malaysia.<br />
The vision is to make Eclipse “the key source of in-house<br />
petroleum engineering expertise for <strong>Petrofac</strong>, whilst maintaining<br />
a leading petroleum engineering consultancy position in the<br />
industry”, explains Robbie. “Internally or externally our goal is to<br />
add value through increased production and improved petroleum<br />
and production engineering practices, using our staff and offices<br />
in London, Aberdeen and the UAE.”<br />
Whilst internal business gains momentum, Eclipse continues<br />
to maintain its focus on existing key external customers as well<br />
as developing a broader base of new customers in the UK and<br />
overseas. “Our technical and business reputation is one of our<br />
highest priorities”, <strong>com</strong>mented Robbie. A natural partner in<br />
this development is SPD, <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s well operations services<br />
business, to provide integrated solutions when required. Links<br />
Remind us what the CO2DeepStore<br />
business is all about?<br />
CO2DeepStore is specifically focussed on the<br />
<strong>com</strong>mercialisation of carbon capture and storage<br />
(CCS). The need for this is based on the growing<br />
global imperative for immediate and sustained<br />
reduction of CO2 emissions to support the<br />
mitigation of climate change. The primary focus of<br />
the business is to reduce CO2 emissions through<br />
cost effective, safe and long term capture, transport<br />
and sequestration of industrial volumes of CO2.<br />
CO2DeepStore co-invests in the development<br />
of integrated capture plant, major pipeline<br />
infrastructure and deep geological CO2 storage<br />
and is now part of <strong>Petrofac</strong> Energy Developments<br />
(PED).<br />
How does this fit with <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s new energy strategy?<br />
Involvement in CCS is part of <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s entry into the low carbon energy<br />
sector which has been branded ‘new energy’. Although development and<br />
operation of CCS facilities is serving new customers in a new growth market,<br />
it has considerable synergy with <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s traditional oil & gas business and<br />
customer base.<br />
How does co-investment in CCS work?<br />
CO2DeepStore co-invests in the development of CCS projects along with<br />
other partners, in the same way as PED co-invests in oil & gas developments<br />
and infrastructure. Where we invest we will deliver an integrated suite of<br />
services from the <strong>Petrofac</strong> group to assure project delivery.<br />
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business DeveloPMents<br />
with SPD are being strengthened with plans for <strong>com</strong>mon office<br />
space in London, Aberdeen and Dubai.<br />
To meet this increase in demand, Eclipse has wel<strong>com</strong>ed five<br />
new employees since January and is actively recruiting to meet<br />
business growth plans, as well as establishing a presence in the<br />
UAE to cater for current demand and to further develop business<br />
in the Middle East.<br />
“Increasing our staff base and offices are clearly two of the key<br />
<strong>com</strong>ponents to grow the business and we are now looking at how<br />
to provide the essential engineering tools around the world for<br />
Eclipse staff to carry out our business”, says Robbie, introducing<br />
the development of its Petroleum Software Solutions (PSS).<br />
Comprising of a suite of production enhancement solutions, it<br />
builds upon tools developed for existing projects. The system will<br />
also allow the application of industry leading tools for all <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
projects and will sit alongside PetroAtlas TM system, Eclipse’s<br />
production engineering toolbox.<br />
Eclipse is positioned for exciting times and Robbie and her<br />
management team believe they are now well placed to grow the<br />
business through <strong>2011</strong> and onwards.<br />
Who are your customers?<br />
Our customers are major CO2 emitters such as power generators or refineries,<br />
who are seeking a service for any part of the CO2 capture, transport and<br />
storage process chain. In certain countries CCS from power generation<br />
facilities is being funded by governments to demonstrate CCS and initiate the<br />
de-carbonisation of fossil fuel plants.<br />
What CCS projects are you working on?<br />
Our current portfolio of CCS co-investment prospects includes: the<br />
ScottishPower Longannet power station project; the Scottish and Southern<br />
Energy Peterhead power station project and Ayrshire Power’s Hunterston<br />
power station project. We are working to provide storage solutions for each of<br />
these projects whilst co-investing with partners.<br />
Tell us in a bit more detail about one of the projects?<br />
Work is currently progressing on the design phase for the ScottishPower<br />
Longannet CCS demonstration project. If successful in gaining Government<br />
support, this project will be the world’s first <strong>com</strong>mercial scale CCS scheme<br />
to be fitted to a coal-fired power plant. The offshore transport and storage<br />
section of the project is a joint venture between CO2DeepStore and Shell to reuse<br />
the Goldeneye gas production facilities after cessation of gas production.<br />
Shell will be the Operator for the storage venture while <strong>Petrofac</strong>, through<br />
CO2DeepStore, will partner the project in addition to providing <strong>com</strong>petitively<br />
priced offshore engineering, modification and operations services to the<br />
storage venture through the OE&O business. Finalisation of government<br />
funding is expected in <strong>2011</strong> with first injection expected in 2015.<br />
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exPansion Plans<br />
Name<br />
Usman Darr<br />
Title<br />
Director of<br />
consultancy and<br />
integrity<br />
Location<br />
Woking<br />
Csr<br />
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GROWTH FOR THE<br />
CONSULTANCy GROUP<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>ts talks to Usman Darr, director of consultancy and integrity, to gain a<br />
better understanding of the objectives <strong>Petrofac</strong> Engineering Services has set<br />
for its consultancy group.<br />
Reflecting on the success achieved by the consultancy<br />
group in 2010, how do you propose to increase this<br />
growth in the year ahead?<br />
We have set clear objectives for <strong>2011</strong> and have carved out<br />
strategic initiatives to ensure that they are achievable. We aim<br />
to increase our visibility internally and externally, strengthen our<br />
core capabilities, diversify our <strong>com</strong>petencies, network effectively<br />
within <strong>Petrofac</strong> and attract more business opportunities for the<br />
group. Our vision for the future of the consultancy group is<br />
supported by our vigorous recruitment drive for more senior<br />
technical personnel, increasing our presence in the UAE and<br />
providing more services internally which add value to our other<br />
businesses. In doing so, we aim to increase our man-hours<br />
executed by 50% from the previous year.<br />
PROMOTING ENGINEERING<br />
TO THE NExT GENERATION<br />
Former director, turned Company advisor, Robin Pinchbeck,<br />
ac<strong>com</strong>panied three of our early career engineers, Manj Duhra,<br />
Mohammed Khalil and Elaine Donegan to Haringey Sixth Form<br />
Centre in London to talk to students about the benefits of<br />
choosing engineering as a career.<br />
Pinchbeck provided a general overview of what<br />
the engineering discipline covers and the skills<br />
required, along with a brief summary of what<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> does. This was followed by individual<br />
accounts from our engineers of their own personal<br />
career paths, providing the students with a real<br />
insight into the profession as they embark on their<br />
further education and career choices.<br />
The main goal of the session was to discredit<br />
the stereotypical image of engineers as ‘men in<br />
oily blue overalls wielding spanners’, and to draw<br />
attention to the wide range of careers that an<br />
engineering degree can lead to. Job opportunities<br />
in various industries such as aerospace,<br />
biomedical engineering, construction, motor<br />
sports and power generation, including renewable<br />
energy, were highlighted to the students.<br />
Commenting on his visit, Mohammad<br />
Khalil said: “I have been very impressed by<br />
the eagerness of Haringey pupils to learn what<br />
the engineering discipline involves. They find<br />
themselves in a very similar position I was in<br />
before entering university; insufficient knowledge<br />
of where a particular course can lead. However,<br />
they all asked relevant questions and I felt satisfied<br />
that I could offer some answers that will hopefully<br />
help them decide on a relevant degree.”<br />
Elaine Donegan, who was one of the first<br />
graduates to embark on the <strong>Petrofac</strong> Royal<br />
Academy of Engineering (RAE) Enhanced<br />
Graduate Fellowship programme, spoke about<br />
the benefits she had gained from <strong>com</strong>pleting<br />
the programme: “The RAE Enhanced Graduate<br />
Fellowship has been a key turning point in my<br />
career so far. The main benefit was being assigned<br />
a mentor from <strong>Petrofac</strong>, Neil Platt, vice president<br />
project delivery for <strong>Petrofac</strong> Production Solutions,<br />
from the beginning of my studies at Cranfield. This<br />
enabled me to establish close links with <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
from the onset and receive support and guidance<br />
from such an experienced person in the oil & gas<br />
industry.”<br />
Following the presentation, head of CSR,<br />
Gwen Folland said: “Partnering with local schools<br />
How will you ensure that potential customers, internally<br />
and externally will remain up to date with the advances<br />
within the consultancy group?<br />
The successful launch of the new consulting section within<br />
the <strong>Petrofac</strong> website has provided us with a platform in which<br />
we are able to profile and continuously update our strong<br />
capabilities and specialist services applicable to the field<br />
development planning, FEED services, feasibility and concept<br />
phases of onshore and offshore projects. We have also<br />
developed capability statements, a consultancy presentation<br />
and a brochure which will enable us to specifically target and<br />
inform prospective customers internally as well as externally of<br />
our value adding activities.<br />
and colleges, and encouraging and promoting<br />
engineering as a career, is very much part of our<br />
overall CSR objectives. We hope to foster this<br />
relationship with Haringey, and indeed mirror this<br />
cooperation in the future with other educational<br />
institutions in our local <strong>com</strong>munities.”<br />
“Partnering with local<br />
schools and colleges,<br />
and encouraging and<br />
promoting engineering<br />
as a career, is very<br />
much part of our overall<br />
cSr objectives.”<br />
gwen Folland,<br />
head of cSr
INVESTMENT IN NEW FREEFALL<br />
LIFEbOAT FACILITy IN AbERDEEN<br />
The Company has invested considerable time, money and people<br />
to move the freefall lifeboat capability from Dundee to the Quay in<br />
Aberdeen Harbour. This move will not only enhance the Training<br />
Service business – the only provider of freefall lifeboat training for<br />
the oil & gas industry in the UK - but help to position Aberdeen and<br />
the North Sea as a strategic centre for the development of its UK<br />
operations.<br />
The investment sees <strong>Petrofac</strong> bring together all of its Marine training<br />
to one location, to offer more efficient, flexible training to delegates.<br />
The site will also add two fast rescue boats as well as pontoon and<br />
davits and a number of upgrades have been made to current facilities<br />
at the Quay, which will mean a total of 15 boats and 21 staff delivering<br />
<strong>com</strong>petence training and maintaining the facilities in the area. All<br />
Dundee staff have been transferred to the new Quay facility.<br />
A range of freefall lifeboat training courses are delivered from the<br />
Aberdeen facility, including industry approved and bespoke freefall<br />
training for the energy and marine sectors. Freefall lifeboats provide<br />
a means of escape in an emergency but their operation is different<br />
to more conventional lifeboats, which are winched into the sea from<br />
a height. Freefall boats are typically installed on offshore installations<br />
and can also be found on ships and tankers.<br />
Training courses are being conducted on the new Verhoef<br />
freefall lifeboat, with delegates who have a role specific <strong>com</strong>petency<br />
requirement receiving training on how to practice taking charge of the<br />
boat in a freefall launch, as well as pre and post launch procedures,<br />
boat handling and manoeuvring. Personnel who may be passengers<br />
in a freefall boat also receive realistic training.<br />
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faCility uPgraDe<br />
In May Ayman Asfari, <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s group chief executive, officially opened <strong>Petrofac</strong> Training Services’<br />
new freefall lifeboat training facility at its marine training centre in the Aberdeen Harbour area. The<br />
new lifeboat facility is part of a significant investment in its marine training capability and cements<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>’s strategic <strong>com</strong>mitment to the city and the future of safety in the oil & gas industry.<br />
“This investment in our marine<br />
training facilities, including<br />
installing new state of the art<br />
boats and equipment, enables us<br />
to offer all of our marine training<br />
courses from one location at<br />
aberdeen Harbour, close to our<br />
customer base.”<br />
Hugh chisholm,<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> Training Services’ survival and<br />
safety manager<br />
From left: Gordon Caird, regional director – Europe, <strong>Petrofac</strong> Training Services;<br />
Ayman Asfari, group chief executive; Bill Dunnett, managing director, OE&O and<br />
Chris Allen, group head of HSSEIA<br />
Hugh Chisholm, <strong>Petrofac</strong> Training Services’ survival and safety<br />
manager <strong>com</strong>mented: “This investment in our marine training facilities,<br />
including installing new state of the art boats and equipment, enables<br />
us to offer all of our marine training courses from one location at<br />
Aberdeen Harbour, close to our customer base. The advantages of<br />
relocating freefall training include reduced restrictions on launching<br />
due to adverse weather, as the Aberdeen harbour area is less exposed<br />
to strong winds than the Dundee location, and less travel for delegates<br />
who require training in more than one type of lifeboat launch system.<br />
Flexibility regarding course scheduling is also improved and is a key<br />
consideration for our customers.”<br />
In a speech to customers and partners to launch the arrival of<br />
the freefall, Ayman Asfari, group chief executive, <strong>com</strong>mented: “By<br />
bringing our freefall lifeboat capability to Aberdeen, we have made a<br />
key investment which I hope underlines the importance we place on<br />
the continued development of our training business and to Aberdeen<br />
as the strategic centre for the development of <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s operations in<br />
the North Sea. We have been working here for the last 30 years and<br />
are still investing in our business for the future.”<br />
He continued: “Our training business is a key differentiator for our<br />
group. In addition to building and operating assets on behalf of our<br />
customers we are assisting them to train and develop their staff to<br />
create fully <strong>com</strong>petent local workforces to support their operations<br />
in the future; providing them with global <strong>com</strong>petency with local<br />
execution and often creating better prospects for the individuals in the<br />
<strong>com</strong>munities where we work as a result.”<br />
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Meet your Colleagues<br />
30<br />
As <strong>Petrofac</strong> celebrates its<br />
30th anniversary, two of our<br />
longest serving employees<br />
share their thoughts on the<br />
journey so far.<br />
Name<br />
R G Gopal<br />
Title<br />
Executive assistant to <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s<br />
group chief operating officer,<br />
Maroun Semaan<br />
Location<br />
Sharjah<br />
Joined <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
September 1991<br />
First role with <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
Secretary/Administrator - there<br />
was no other secretarial support<br />
at that time!<br />
What is a typical day at work like for you in <strong>2011</strong> <strong>com</strong>pared to<br />
1991?<br />
The enthusiasm, energy and keenness that I possessed in 1991<br />
still exists even today. The advent of advanced technology may<br />
have made some of the tasks easier but the challenges of a rapidly<br />
growing organisation like <strong>Petrofac</strong> always makes each day more<br />
and more interesting and exciting.<br />
you have an extremely enduring journey with <strong>Petrofac</strong>, so<br />
what particular message would you want to pass on to new<br />
employees joining in <strong>2011</strong>?<br />
For me, <strong>Petrofac</strong> has been the employer of choice. I would say to<br />
all our new employees, put in your best efforts, work with selfless<br />
dedication, and aim to serve the <strong>com</strong>pany with the highest levels of<br />
integrity, quality and safety. This will take them to greater heights,<br />
both in respect of their professional and personal lives.<br />
How do you envisage <strong>Petrofac</strong> 20 years from now?<br />
Going back in time over the past 20 years and looking at what<br />
the future could hold, I hope we do sufficiently well to get into the<br />
top FTSE50 <strong>com</strong>panies in the next 20 years: that would be a real<br />
achievement for all of us. However, with the vision and efforts of<br />
the senior management, senior managers and my colleagues, I am<br />
confident we have every chance of continuing to achieve whatever<br />
goals we set ourselves. I am immensely proud that I have always<br />
been a part of the <strong>Petrofac</strong> organisation.<br />
When you are not in the office, what do you enjoy doing<br />
most?<br />
I truly appreciate the constant support and encouragement that I<br />
have received from my family and dedicate my success to them as<br />
they have been the ones primarily responsible for what I am today<br />
in the organisation. I always ensure that I spend quality time with<br />
my family at the end of the day and during weekends.<br />
Do you have any final <strong>com</strong>ments for us?<br />
I can never forget the support and encouragement that I have<br />
consistently received from the senior management, with who I have<br />
been associated over the past 20 years. I do not have enough<br />
words to thank them for what I am today on the professional front.<br />
If it was not for their support, I may not have been able to give my<br />
best to the organisation during its infancy stages and I look forward<br />
to what the next 20 years will bring!<br />
Name<br />
Rawad Atieh<br />
Job title<br />
Vice president - operations,<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> Engineering &<br />
Construction Ventures<br />
Location<br />
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan<br />
Joined <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
16 <strong>June</strong> 1992<br />
First position at <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
Field project engineer at a refinery<br />
in Azerbaijan<br />
What does your current role involve?<br />
I am responsible for all in-country activities to support the<br />
engineering and construction of the Sulphur refining facilities of 10<br />
BCM for South Yolten Field reporting to the project sponsor.<br />
Can you give us an overview of your career with <strong>Petrofac</strong> to<br />
date?<br />
I progressed from a field engineer position in 1992, to construction<br />
manager then project manager in 1995, general manager in Kyrgyz<br />
Petroleum Company (50% owned by <strong>Petrofac</strong>), project director<br />
2004-2010 and my current position as vice president – operations.<br />
What would you say is your greatest achievement to date?<br />
The Kharyaga project for Total – this project was executed in<br />
the North of Russia (90km into the Arctic circle) with extreme<br />
climate conditions. The project was <strong>com</strong>pleted on time to the full<br />
satisfaction of the customer.<br />
What is your most memorable moment from the last 20<br />
years?<br />
When I was given the 15 years working award.<br />
Where is your favourite/ideal work location?<br />
The place where you are able to achieve the best results, but<br />
obviously it is good to be close to the family so the Sharjah office<br />
will be always be a good location for me to be in.<br />
How has <strong>Petrofac</strong> changed over the years?<br />
I am badge number 21. Now there is an organisation of around<br />
14,000 personnel – I think that speaks for itself.<br />
How would you describe <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s culture?<br />
Relentless focus on delivery.<br />
What would you say is key to <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s success?<br />
People, people and people.<br />
What advice would you give to someone starting out at<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>?<br />
Be flexible and work hard – you will be rewarded.<br />
What is the best thing about working at <strong>Petrofac</strong>?<br />
Inherent family culture which promotes <strong>com</strong>munication throughout<br />
the Company.<br />
Any other <strong>com</strong>ments you’d like to share?<br />
Since I joined, <strong>Petrofac</strong> is continually expanding and growing,<br />
resulting in a huge diversity and exposure to new environments and<br />
cultures – you never know what is round the corner.
COMPUTER DONATIONS AID CHARITAbLE<br />
ORGANISATIONS AROUND THE WORLD<br />
Following the recent <strong>com</strong>pletion<br />
of a Sharjah-based project,<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> worked with local nongovernment<br />
organisation (NGO)<br />
Action Care UAE to donate<br />
approximately 100 redundant<br />
<strong>com</strong>puters to charitable<br />
institutions in the Middle East,<br />
South Asia, and East Africa.<br />
In Pakistan, Kenya, and Uganda a total of 58<br />
<strong>com</strong>puters were donated to the Family Educational<br />
Services Foundation, Action in Focus, and the<br />
Nnabagereka Development Foundation. These<br />
organisations focus on improving the quality of life<br />
of underprivileged members of their <strong>com</strong>munity as<br />
well as providing free medical services to the needy.<br />
25 <strong>com</strong>puters were sent to the Family Care<br />
Lebanon Association, The Ministry of Social<br />
Development in Jordan, and the Heart to Heart<br />
organisation in Palestine, which will assist these<br />
entities with their efforts to provide hands-on aid<br />
NGL4 ACHIEVES 10<br />
MILLION MAN-HOURS<br />
WITHOUT LTI<br />
On 18 May, at the NGL4 site in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi,<br />
Mr Abdul Aziz Al Ameri, SVP (major projects),<br />
GASCO, presented the <strong>Petrofac</strong> GS E&C joint<br />
venture team with a celebratory plaque that<br />
marked reaching 10 million man-hours worked<br />
without LTI.<br />
When <strong>com</strong>plete, the US$2.1 billion project will expand<br />
the current NGL facility at Ruwais, delivering an additional<br />
27,000 tonnes per day across five product streams. The<br />
scope of work en<strong>com</strong>passes Greenfield, live plant and<br />
marine elements for which the engineering was executed<br />
in GS E&C’s offices in South Korea. At the time of writing,<br />
construction is currently focused on steel and pipe<br />
erection.<br />
From sixth left, to first from right: Raafat Fayek, GASCO major<br />
projects manager; Mr Abdul Aziz Al Ameri, SVP (major projects),<br />
GASCO; Kurt Reeves, <strong>Petrofac</strong> NGL4 project director; Rangachari<br />
Sundar, GASCO senior project manager; Chan Hee Chang, GS<br />
E&C NGL4 deputy construction director.<br />
distribution, education programmes and training<br />
for children and youths.<br />
In the United Arab <strong>Emirates</strong> (UAE) 19 <strong>com</strong>puters<br />
were donated to organisations including Al Ihsan<br />
Charity Society in Ajman, Special Needs Families<br />
(SNF) in Dubai, and Action Care. The Al Ihsan Centre<br />
is dedicated to serving the poor and distressed,<br />
and SNF provides holistic support to young adults<br />
with special needs through personalised and<br />
professional care, whilst Action Care supports<br />
many <strong>com</strong>munity education and service projects<br />
both in the UAE and in the Middle East.<br />
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Executive director, Forrest Dimon, expressed<br />
his thanks on behalf of Action Care and all the<br />
organisations involved: “We are hugely grateful for<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>’s generous support, which has benefitted<br />
the adults and children who are supported by these<br />
organisations.”<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>ts would like to recognise Russell<br />
Pearson, who without his persistence, the<br />
<strong>com</strong>puters would have been scrapped, and Jannat<br />
Shaikh, who put in considerable personal effort in<br />
making sure that the entire donation process went<br />
smoothly.<br />
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in brief<br />
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THE DUbAI CAREER UAE SHOW<br />
During March, <strong>Petrofac</strong> International and <strong>Petrofac</strong> <strong>Emirates</strong><br />
participated jointly at Careers UAE <strong>2011</strong>. One of the largest events<br />
in the region, this recruitment, training and education focused fair<br />
is tailored exclusively for UAE Nationals. <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s presence at<br />
this event represents a unique opportunity to engage with potential<br />
job seekers including fresh graduates from the region and serves<br />
to showcase the business as an employer of choice among the<br />
Emirati <strong>com</strong>munity.<br />
One of the initiatives that will run<br />
this year in celebration of our 30th<br />
anniversary, is the <strong>Petrofac</strong> Walk<br />
the World Challenge. It aims to<br />
encourage <strong>Petrofac</strong> people from<br />
across the group to get together<br />
and get active!<br />
More details of the challenge and<br />
when it will arrive in your area will<br />
be <strong>com</strong>municated soon.<br />
‘OUTSTANDING ExPATRIATE<br />
CONTRACTOR’ RECOGNITION<br />
In January, <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s customer for the Yadavaran project in Iran,<br />
Sinopec Winfield, recognised the exceptional performance of two<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> employees at an annual conference with representatives<br />
from a number of oil services <strong>com</strong>panies in attendance.<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> Engineering Services’ principal process engineer,<br />
Giulia Brovedani, and senior project manager, Les Brimson, were<br />
seconded to Beijing for one year to work with Sinopec Winfield on<br />
the Yadavaran project.<br />
During the conference, Brovedani and Brimson both received<br />
certificates for ‘Outstanding Expatriate Contractor’, acknowledging<br />
that they had gone above and beyond what was stipulated in the<br />
contract.<br />
Giulia <strong>com</strong>mented: “Both Les and I were very pleased and<br />
surprised to receive the certification. It was gratifying to have<br />
our efforts in providing support to the client and the design team<br />
recognised. Spending a year in Beijing has been one of the<br />
highlights of my career, linguistic challenges included.”<br />
PETROFAC SHORTLISTED FOR ‘bOLDNESS<br />
IN bUSINESS’ AWARD<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>’s entrepreneurial culture was recognised at the FT<br />
ArcelorMittal ‘Boldness in Business’ Awards with the Company<br />
shortlisted as a finalist for the entrepreneurship award.<br />
The annual event aims to highlight innovative and dynamic<br />
<strong>com</strong>panies and entrepreneurs from across the globe with previous<br />
winners including Marks and Spencer and Apple.<br />
The judging panel shortlisted <strong>Petrofac</strong> out of 250 nominations<br />
globally and assessed the finalists in areas such as innovation,<br />
corporate responsibility and the environment with the aim of<br />
measuring execution alongside strategic intent.<br />
CHARTER RECOGNITION<br />
The Engineering Services team in Woking has recently seen<br />
five members of the team in Woking be<strong>com</strong>e chartered through<br />
the Institution of Chemical Engineers. Gillian Hutton, Michael<br />
Czarnecki, Sangeeta Ankam, Fabiola Stifano and Manish Patel<br />
have all demonstrated <strong>com</strong>petence and <strong>com</strong>mitment of high<br />
standards within engineering. The ac<strong>com</strong>plished engineers can<br />
now <strong>com</strong>mand international recognition which is aligned with<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>’s <strong>com</strong>mitment to delivering results globally.<br />
PETROVOICES, OUR<br />
GROUP-WIDE STAFF<br />
OPINION SURVEy WILL<br />
LAUNCH IN SEPTEMbER.<br />
COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL,<br />
ANONYMOUS AND OPEN TO ALL<br />
EMPLOYEES OF PETROFAC; THIS IS YOUR<br />
OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE YOUR OPINION.
ISO 9001 certification for Saudi office<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> Saudi Arabia recently achieved independent<br />
certification to international quality standard ISO<br />
9001:2008. The scope covers project management,<br />
engineering, design, procurement, construction<br />
management, <strong>com</strong>missioning and training and associated<br />
activities for oil & gas production and processing facilities,<br />
petrochemical plants, refineries and related utilities. The<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> Saudi Arabia team successfully implemented<br />
the quality management system, which is supported and<br />
guided by technical and business documentation in line<br />
with best practice. Congratulations to all involved.<br />
Imad Shanan, senior vice president and general manager of<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>’s Saudi operations receiving the ISO 9001:2008 certificate<br />
from Raed Al-Dabbas, Saudi Arabia business manager, Lloyd’s<br />
Register.<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> inter-departmental cricket<br />
championship<br />
Be<strong>com</strong>ing ever more high profile on the <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
sporting calendar, this year‘s inter departmental cricket<br />
championship, was played out at the impressive Sharjah<br />
Cricket Stadium. After fiercely <strong>com</strong>petitive qualifying<br />
rounds involving a multitude of departmental teams, the<br />
final was played out between teams from ‘PLTD/PFMI’ and<br />
existing champions, ‘Sharjah electrical department’. On<br />
the day, after a thrilling match, it was the ’PLTD/PFMI’ team<br />
that took the title. Congratulations to all our participants!<br />
Raising awareness of child safety<br />
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<strong>Petrofac</strong> is the gold sponsor for ‘Your Child, Your<br />
Responsibility’, a Sharjah-led safety campaign under<br />
the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint<br />
Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of the Ruler of Sharjah and<br />
Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs.<br />
Predominantly targetting Sharjah residents, the campaign<br />
will reach out to the local <strong>com</strong>munity to raise awareness<br />
around the importance of using car seats to keep young<br />
children safe.<br />
Romania CSR update<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong>’s Romanian business supports a range of local<br />
<strong>com</strong>munity projects in Ticleni, including the ‘<strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
Petrom Martial Arts Sports Club’. At the end of 2010,<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> joined its partners from Petrom to award prizes to<br />
the medallists from the junior members of the club. The club<br />
participates in national and international <strong>com</strong>petitions; its<br />
members have won numerous medals including two golds<br />
at the latest European championship. Through martial arts<br />
training, the children develop discipline, control and focus,<br />
as well as keeping healthy and fit.<br />
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in MeMoriaM<br />
Ralph Martin<br />
It is with great sadness that we remember Ralph Martin, who passed<br />
away on 19 February after a long and brave battle with cancer.<br />
aPPointMents<br />
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Harry bockmeulen<br />
General manager, Mexico<br />
harry bockmeulen has joined <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
Production Solutions as general manager,<br />
Mexico. bockmeulen is responsible for the<br />
development of the Mexico business with the<br />
objective of building a working relationship with<br />
Petróleos Méxicanos (Pemex), the national oil<br />
<strong>com</strong>pany, and establishing a business based<br />
around the integrated service contracts for<br />
mature fields.<br />
bockmeulen joins <strong>Petrofac</strong> from williams,<br />
where he undertook significant business<br />
development with Pemex in Mexico and latterly<br />
in the UK for an independent oil <strong>com</strong>pany.<br />
Karim Osseiran<br />
General manager, Iraq<br />
Ralph was one of the original founders of <strong>Petrofac</strong> Inc in the<br />
US, and it was through his vision that <strong>Petrofac</strong> International was<br />
established in 1991 by Ayman and Maroun. He played a key<br />
role in <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s development until his retirement in 2001 and<br />
continued to take an active interest in our ongoing development,<br />
even when he fell ill.<br />
Maroun Semaan, group chief operating officer, shares his<br />
thoughts: “Ralph was a wonderful and exceptionally goodhearted<br />
person, and was a true inspiration to those who knew<br />
and worked with him. As a founding member of <strong>Petrofac</strong>, Ralph<br />
had a significant role in the development of the business. His<br />
vision and <strong>com</strong>mitment live on in the Company today which form<br />
the basis of the inherent pursuit of quality and good service that<br />
drives our Company forward.”<br />
Ayman Asfari, group chief executive, who regarded Ralph<br />
as his mentor and inspiration, reflects: “I am deeply saddened<br />
by the passing of one of my closest friends. Ralph was a true<br />
inspiration, and I respected and admired him immensely. We<br />
each had different strengths but shared a vision for <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
which resulted in a strong bond of friendship and mutual respect.<br />
Ralph is missed by all of us at <strong>Petrofac</strong> who knew him, as well<br />
as those in the oil industry who had the pleasure of working with<br />
him over the years.”<br />
Ralph is remembered by his closest colleagues as both<br />
passionate and loyal. He was a friend to all and strived to help<br />
others. Ralph was dedicated to <strong>Petrofac</strong> and to doing the best<br />
that he could for the Company and his team. Nonetheless they all<br />
agree that he was a true family man and will be missed dearly by<br />
his many friends and loved-ones.<br />
Karim Osseiran is appointed as general<br />
manager, Iraq, supporting <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s strategy to<br />
develop and expand the global group offering<br />
in the region.<br />
Osseiran has been with <strong>Petrofac</strong> for the<br />
past four and a half years and has a wealth of<br />
knowledge of the local market. Osseiran will be<br />
working closely with both business development<br />
and operations teams across the group in order<br />
to ensure we can offer and deliver our integrated<br />
services successfully in Iraq.<br />
“ralph is missed by<br />
all of us at <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
who knew him, as<br />
well as those in the<br />
oil industry who<br />
had the pleasure of<br />
working with him<br />
over the years.”<br />
ayman asfari,<br />
group chief executive<br />
Christopher McDonald<br />
Senior vice president, sales and marketing<br />
Christopher Mcdonald has been appointed<br />
senior vice president, sales and marketing.<br />
Mcdonald has over 20 years of international<br />
industry experience having spent 18 years with<br />
halliburton/KbR and also serving as a board<br />
member of M w Kellogg ltd. Mcdonald will<br />
focus on developing onshore markets for the<br />
asia Pacific region and australia and <strong>Petrofac</strong>’s<br />
offshore projects business internationally.<br />
Craig Wiggins<br />
Operations director, Offshore Engineering<br />
& Operations<br />
based in aberdeen, Craig wiggins joins <strong>Petrofac</strong><br />
as operations director for the operations service<br />
line as part of its continual growth strategy.<br />
wiggins has been in the industry for more than<br />
25 years, including his most recent position<br />
with Shell as plant manager for the St. Fergus<br />
Gas Plant. he has experience in both onshore<br />
and offshore environments and also in leading<br />
business improvements initiatives which have<br />
significant impact on business performance.
<strong>Petrofac</strong> Limited, Ogier House, The Esplanade,<br />
St Helier, Jersey JE4 9WG<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> Corporate Services:<br />
4th Floor, 117 Jermyn Street<br />
London SW1Y 6HH, United Kingdom<br />
T: +44 20 7811 4900 F: +44 20 7811 4901<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> Energy Developments:<br />
2nd Floor, 117 Jermyn Street<br />
London SW1Y 6HH, United Kingdom<br />
T: +44 20 7811 4700 F: +44 20 7811 4701<br />
Main operational centres:<br />
Sharjah, United Arab <strong>Emirates</strong><br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> House, Al Khan Road<br />
PO Box 23467, Sharjah, United Arab <strong>Emirates</strong><br />
T: +971 6 574 0999 F: +971 6 574 0099<br />
Aberdeen, Scotland<br />
Bridge View, 1 North Esplanade West<br />
Aberdeen AB11 5QF, United Kingdom<br />
T: +44 1224 247000 F: +44 1224 247001<br />
Woking, England<br />
Chester House, 76-86 Chertsey Road<br />
Woking, Surrey GU21 5BJ, United Kingdom<br />
T: +44 1483 738 500 F: +44 1483 738 501<br />
Mumbai, India<br />
7th Floor, Ventura, Central Avenue,<br />
Hiranandani Business Park,<br />
Powai, Mumbai 400076, India<br />
T: +91 22 3051 3100 F: +91 22 2570 4705<br />
Chennai, India<br />
DLF Infocity SEZ, 7th floor, Block 9A, 1/124 Shivaji<br />
Gardens, Nandambakkam Post, Manapakkam,<br />
Ramapuram, Chennai-600 089, India<br />
T: +91 44 3927 3000 F: +91 44 3927 3100<br />
Abu Dhabi (<strong>Petrofac</strong> <strong>Emirates</strong>)<br />
Abu Dhabi Business Hub, ICAD-1,<br />
Block A, 2nd floor, PO Box 9398<br />
Abu Dhabi, United Arab <strong>Emirates</strong><br />
T: +971 2 810 4000 F: +971 2 810 4801<br />
Country offices:<br />
Algeria<br />
Tour ABC, Pins Maritimes Mohamadia, Alger, Algeria<br />
T: +213 21 89 15 52 / +213 21 89 15 55<br />
F: +213 21 89 15 54<br />
China<br />
B803, Focus Center, No. 6 Futong Avenue, Wangjing<br />
Chaoyang District, 100102 Beijing, China<br />
T: +86 10 8453 9288 F: +86 10 8453 9388<br />
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Egypt<br />
Kiroseiz Building, 6th Floor, 9 Ibrahim El Sherif Street<br />
Moustafa Kamel, Alexandria, Egypt<br />
T: +203 544 5540 F: +203 544 6909<br />
Indonesia<br />
P.T. <strong>Petrofac</strong> IKPT International,<br />
JL. Prof. Dr. Soepomo No. 42, Jakarta Selatan –<br />
12870, Indonesia<br />
T: +62 21 829 8080 F: +62 21 829 0030<br />
Italy<br />
Sede Secondaria Italiana, Via Mola 48 (primo piano),<br />
20156 Milan, Italy<br />
T: +39 02 89691638 / 89691689<br />
F: +39 02 89691798<br />
Kazakhstan<br />
Office No. 701, 7th Floor, 19th Satpayeva Street,<br />
Business Centre, Atyrau Plaza, Atyrau 060011,<br />
Kazakhstan<br />
T: +7 7122 973 500 F: +7 7122 973 501<br />
Kuwait<br />
PO Box 9816, Block No 8, Street No 38<br />
Building No 6, Near Fahaheel old clinic, Kuwait<br />
T: +965 2392 9024 F: +965 2392 0345<br />
Kyrgyzstan<br />
202, Promyshlennaya Street<br />
Jalal-Abad 715600, Kyrgyz Republic<br />
T: +996 3722 55505 F: +996 3722 52315<br />
Malaysia<br />
Level 50, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin Towers,<br />
Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur,<br />
Malaysia<br />
T: +6 03 2382 2700 F: +6 03 2300 2241<br />
Nigeria<br />
289b Corporation Drive, Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi,<br />
Lagos, Nigeria<br />
T: +234 1 461 4061 F: +234 1 628 1509<br />
Oman<br />
PO Box 2012, PC 111, Seeb, Sultanate of Oman<br />
T: +968 24484525 F: +968 24487942<br />
Qatar<br />
PO Box 2895, Souk Al Mirgab, Salwa Road,<br />
Doha, Qatar<br />
T: +974 4411005 F: +974 4411008<br />
Romania<br />
Litexco Stirbei Center, 104-106 Stirbei Voda Street,<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest 010119, Romania<br />
T: +40 0372 136 502 F: +40 0372 136 532<br />
Russia<br />
23, Novoslobodskaya Street, 123055, Moscow, Russia<br />
T: +7 495 933 78 84 F: +7 495 935 78 84<br />
Saudi Arabia<br />
Al-Saeed Tower-2, 5th Floor,<br />
Khobar-Dammam Highway, PO Box 77378,<br />
31952, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia<br />
T: +966 3 814 6922 F: +966 3 814 6917<br />
Sudan<br />
Al-Tayf, Nakhil St 11, House No.220, Block 23,<br />
Khartoum, Sudan<br />
T: +24 9183 241795 F: +24 9183 241097<br />
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offiCes<br />
Syria<br />
Mazah Eastern Villas, Jade Sharjah, Al Farabi Street,<br />
Al Hamami Building No. 36, Damascus, Syria<br />
T: +963 11 6127714 F: +963 11 6125106<br />
Tunisia<br />
Leman Center, Tour B Rue Du Lac Leman<br />
Les Berges du Lac, 1053 Tunis, Tunisia<br />
T: +216 71 964 090 F: +216 71 964 710<br />
United States<br />
1130 Enclave Parkway, Suite B, Houston,<br />
TX 77077-1885, USA<br />
T: +1 832 379 0500 F: +1 832 379 0502<br />
Training centres:<br />
Azerbaijan<br />
Garadagh Industrial Park, Salayan Highway 22km,<br />
Baku, Azerbaijan<br />
T: +994 12 545 9156/7 F: +994 12 545 9160<br />
Russia<br />
PKT Training Services Limited,<br />
Sakhalin Technical Training Centre, Mira Ave, 6G,<br />
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 693000, Russia<br />
T: +742 42 505261 F: +742 42 505855<br />
Scotland<br />
Blackness Avenue, Altens, Aberdeen AB12 3PG,<br />
United Kingdom<br />
T: +44 1224 899707 F: +44 1224 244752<br />
North Esplanade East, Aberdeen AB11 5QD,<br />
United Kingdom<br />
T: +44 1224 899707 F: +44 1224 244752<br />
Marine House, Blaikies Quay, Aberdeen AB11 5EZ,<br />
United Kingdom<br />
T: +44 1224 348034 F: +44 1224 348035<br />
Forties Road Industrial Estate, Montrose DD10 9ET,<br />
United Kingdom<br />
T: +44 1674 672230 F: +44 1674 667334<br />
Singapore<br />
<strong>Petrofac</strong> Training Pte Ltd, Chemical Process<br />
Technology Centre, 81 Jurong Island Highway,<br />
Singapore 237837<br />
T: +65 6880 2000 F: +65 6896 7151<br />
United States<br />
1130 Enclave Parkway, Suite B, Houston,<br />
TX 77077-1885, USA<br />
T: +1 832 379 0500 F: +1 832 379 0502<br />
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