COENS OVERSEAS BROCHURE

Case Study
SKARV FPSO Project
COENS provides a customized Global Recruitment Solution to a global Oil
and Gas company.
Background:
BP is one of the world’s largest energy companies, and is the operator of the Skarv field,
discovered in 1998. Concept studies had demonstrated that the best development solution for
this field was a highly advanced FPSO built for harsh-water conditions, with subsea equipment
tie-backs. Samsung Heavy Industry in South Korea carried out the fabrication and installation of
the hull and topside of the Skarv FPSO. The FPSO arrived from South Korea to Norway in March
2011, was installed and started production in December 2012.
Challenge:
In 2011 COENS was engaged to recruit skilled local manpower and international consultants for
the construction and fabrication stages of the Skarv FPSO and its installation stage in Norway.
The major challenges were sourcing the industry’s best qualified personnel, retaining them
throughout the project across 2 different geographical location (South Korea and Norway), and
achieving total compliance in the process.
COENS’ Solution
COENS was able meet the recruitment needs of this project, and successfully placed the required
150 personnel in South Korea. 89 of these personnel were required to be mobilized to Norway for
the installation stage of the project.
Along with providing the best qualified personnel, COENS also ensured total compliance of
immigration and visa regulations, labor-law regulations, in-country support, tax regulations and
payroll support for all the contractors.
A customized approach was employed by COENS to contribute in making this project a success.