Exploration World June 2015

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TOP 10 SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE OIL & GAS COMPANIES

LIQUIGLIDE AND THE INNOVATION TO SAVE THE INDUSTRY BILLIONS

THE NUANCE OF FINDING THE RIGHT TALENT

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“INNOVATION DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN A LEADER AND A FOLLOWER.” —

STEVE JOBS, APPLE FOUNDER

Innovation has become something of a buzzword in recent years.Whether it’s a reference to tech start-ups like Facebook or Instagram, a new design on some sort of common product or nothing more than lip service, companies today are putting renewed focus on developing the next big thing. And it’s easy to see why in an age when technology is so rapidly building upon itself. So it’s exciting to see companies that have truly innovative ideas at the ground floor. In the June 2015 issue of Exploration World, readers will be introduced to an innovator called LiquiGlide, the company that could soon be involved in some way in nearly every facet of their lives and could soon save the oil industry billions of dollars.In addition to Exploration World’s look at this ground-breaking company, readers will learn some of the nuances of recruiting the right people for project commissioning, all before meeting the top 10 E&P companies in the world.It’s my sincere hope that someone reading this is the next great innovator, so in addition to enjoying this magazine, please be inspired.World and as always, please enjoy.

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CONTENTS

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FEATURES

CONTENTS

6 Processing and RefiningLiquiGlide and the Innovation to Save the O&G Industry Billions

14 Business & OperationsThe Nuance of Finding the Right Talent

24 Top 10 E&P companies from the past year

USA

32 Petro Star

MIDDLE EAST

40 Specialist Services

AFRICA

50 Nigerdock

BRAZIL

78 Karoon Oil & Gas

50Nigerdock

32Petro Star

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24TOP 10 E&P Companies from the past year

40Specialist Services

Nigerdock

78Karoon Oil

& Gas

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LIQUIGLIDE AND THE INNOVATION TO SAVE THE O&G INDUSTRY BILLIONSWith a first-of-its-kind technology, LiquiGlide is set to massively reduce opex throughout the industry.

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LIQUIGLIDE AND THE INNOVATION TO SAVE THE O&G INDUSTRY BILLIONSWith a first-of-its-kind technology, LiquiGlide is set to massively reduce opex throughout the industry.

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technically make contact, but rather

glide just above it— hence the name.

Visually, LiquiGlide— or more

technically the observable effect of

LiquiGlide— looks very similar to

various hydrophobic sprays that have

gotten popular over recent years,

shooting beads of water off of flat

surfaces and preventing shirts or

shoes from getting drenched in the

rain. But according to Smith, there is

much more to this new technology.

“It’s not as simple as it looks,” he

said. “I’d say it’s an elegant solution,

but it’s not a simple solution. The idea

of trapping a liquid inside a textured

surface is not new, but those surfaces

usually aren’t slippery. We figured out

how to make this stable, or how to

make a liquid-impregnated surface

slippery beneath another product.”

Smith developed LiquiGlide as

a PhD student at MIT. With help

from his professor— and LiquiGlide

cofounder— Kripa Varanasi, Smith

created LiquiGlide for applications in

the oil and gas industry, though the

larger implications of the technology

became apparent quite quickly. In an

effort to raise awareness and funding,

as well as to potentially expand into

other prospective industries, Smith

AS WE MOVE further into the

digital age, the pace at which truly

groundbreaking companies come

along seems to be speeding up.

Call it exponential growth or the

“Law of Accelerating Returns,” as

inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil

penned, but technology does seem

to build upon itself. While everything

starts with an idea, the capabilities

that modern technology brings to an

aspiring inventor are unparalleled by

any century past. So how often can we

expect to see an innovative company

like Google make a splash?

“We’d really like to become the next

Google of the materials space,” said

Dave Smith, inventor of LiquiGlide

and CEO of the company by the same

name. “We think we have one of the

most groundbreaking materials or

coating technologies in the last several

decades.”

LiquiGlide seems elegantly simple

at a glance, but the science is basic.

In a nutshell, LiquiGlide is a range

of patented substances made from

natural sources that impregnate solid

surfaces and create a microscopic

buffer of fluid between the surface and

the material resting on it. In that sense,

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coated the inside of a ketchup bottle

to demonstrate the way solid-state

materials would behave on LiquiGlide-

coated surfaces.

It didn’t take long for a 15 second

video of the ketchup bottle in action

to go viral and that’s when inquiries

from consumer packaged goods

companies started flooding in. Seeing

an opportunity, Smith and Varanasi

founded LiquiGlide Inc. in August

2012, with more than 2,000 inquiries

from prospective clients at that point.

In the time since, the company has

fielded a huge volume of inquiries from

interested parties, many interested in

uses that neither Smith nor Varanasi

had pictured.

In the oil and gas industry, a very

large portion of operations has to

do with the movement of liquids

through enclosed spaces, be it up

a well or through a pipeline. In fact,

preventing clogs in oil and natural gas

pipelines was the specific purpose

that LiquiGlide was originally invented

for. So it made perfect sense when

Smith said that LiquiGlide was already

in talks with many of the largest oil

companies worldwide (though he

was unable to be specific due to

nondisclosure agreements).

LiquiGlide demonstration

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there’s the flowability aspect.

Many heavier oils tend to resist

flowing through pipelines, meaning

operators have to use a lot more

energy just to keep the oil moving.

Even more extreme is bitumen, such

as what’s developed in the Canadian

oil sands, which can be nearly solid

at room temperature. In order to allow

bitumen to flow, the substance must

be diluted, typically with other lighter

oils or oil derivatives. Not only is that

an expensive process, but it requires

extra steps further down the supply

chain when the bitumen has to be

stripped of adulterants.

“In a very plain-terms overview, we

can help things to slide or flow through

pipes very easily,” Smith said. “There

are lots of viscous materials that take

a lot of energy to pump through pipes.

We can create self-cleaning surfaces.

As you can imagine, there are tons of

sticky materials in the oil industry. The

surfaces have to be cleaned frequently

and they’re very messy.”

Estimates on the impact of

blockages and buildups in pipe

systems tend to vary to a degree, but

put simply, LiquiGlide seems poised to

save the industry billions of dollars in

maintenance and upkeep costs. Then

LiquiGlide has the potential to dramatically reduce the amount of energy used to transport oil, among countless other uses.


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“There has been a lot of interest

from up in Canada around bitumen,”

Smith said.

“Another category of applications

is in anti-corrosion,” he added. “Our

coating can act as a protective layer.

It can prevent corrosion from forming

and it can also prevent a buildup of

deposits on surfaces, which can often

cause clogs in pipelines.”

LiquiGlide’s ability to make surfaces

self-cleaning is also hugely beneficial

for other subsectors of the industry,

with implications for refinery equipment,

tanks, tankers and much more.

Smith said he expects to see

LiquiGlide used in certain oil and gas

applications by the end of this year

(though the exact applications are

confidential at this point) and deployed

in miles of pipeline within roughly three

to seven years.

“In the oil industry, I expect in the

five to 10 year timeframe some major

pipe suppliers will be supplying pipes

with our coating on them,” he said.

“We’ll see lots of different instruments

and surfaces and refineries will

have our coating on them. Given

the timeframe that it takes to bring

technologies like this to broad

commercialization, I expect that we’ll

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still be growing a lot at that point, still

reaching new, harder applications and

developing different types of coatings

that can survive different extreme

environments.”

LiquiGlide’s story up to this point

has all the makings of a classic startup

positioned well for nearly explosive

growth. Whether the company can live

up to expectations is something that

only time can determine, but some are

already willing to bet that it will.

On March 9, the company

announced that Roadmap Capital had

invested $7 million in equity funding

for LiquiGlide, “enabling LiquiGlide to

secure commercial deals in multiple

market verticals and accelerate its

growth strategy.”

This newfound capital also allowed

LiquiGlide to move into a new 11,000

square foot office and laboratory

space in Cambridge, Mass., allowing

the company to bring on more

personnel and ramp up production to

bring this exciting product to market.

“I believe we will [become in time] a

company generating billions of dollars

of revenue and solving problems in

just about every industry,” Smith said.

“We’ll see lots of different instruments and surfaces and refineries will have our coating on them. Given the timeframe that it takes to bring technologies like this to broad commercialization, I expect that we’ll still be growing a lot at that point, still reaching new, harder applications and developing different types of coatings that can survive different extreme environments” - Dave Smith

Dave Smith, inventor of LiquiGlide and CEO of company by the same name. (LiquiGlide)

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RECRUITING: THE NUANCE OF FINDING THE

RIGHT TALENT

Don’t underestimate the necessity for proper recruiting on any project.

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RECRUITING: THE NUANCE OF FINDING THE

RIGHT TALENT

Don’t underestimate the necessity for proper recruiting on any project.

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meant that a supply of mainline

electricity was unavailable. A

temporary power generation solution

was required, which was not only

extremely costly but caused a delay

in the project schedule. Although this

would appear a relatively basic yet

essential requirement, the fact that

this can still occur in a project costing

hundreds of millions of dollars is

illustrative of just how important it is to

have full insight into design schedules.

It also highlights the consequences

of misalignment between various

departments or sub-projects, which

can happen when changes or

rescheduling occur.

The success of any commissioning

project can be attributed to a single

factor – its workforce. Having

the correct personnel (not only

experienced but with the right

attributes) is not always the cheapest

option, but the potential increased

cost of securing a talented workforce

pays dividends when minimizing risk

around schedule delays or disruption.

Meticulous planning reduces the

risk of things going wrong. As such,

it follows that with poor planning,

there is greater chance for risk.

Commissioning can therefore be

WITH FIRST OIL the primary target

of the commissioning phase, there can

be a tendency to underestimate the

challenge of finding the right personnel

and then mobilizing them safely and

compliantly for this critical stage of the

project lifecycle, advises Air Energi’s

Andy Greenwood and Steve Field.

Commissioning and planning are

essential elements in successfully

handing over assets into production

on time. There are huge penalties

involved for the contracted parties

should delivery deadlines be missed

and a project fall behind schedule. Yet

it is often the case that commissioning

is not afforded the same level of

detail as the design, construction and

production phases of a project.

Certainly, if a project has been

planned and constructed correctly

for the operating environment,

then the equipment and facilities

it comprises should function as

intended. But commissioning tends to

be undervalued in scenarios where the

expectation is that it has been done

correctly, and that everything will run

smoothly as a result.

One such example is where the

commissioning of a gas plant was

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likened to taking out an insurance

policy, where investing in the best

talent available at the outset can see

true value coming to the fore if and

when issues arise.

Early stage recruitment It is the responsibility of the

commissioning manager to organize,

plan and manage a team for timely

execution of commissioning activities

as per the project and contract

requirements. The key is bringing in

the right person for the right job at the

right time.

The commissioning manager must

be appointed at an early project stage

to look at how the development will

be delivered from an operational

perspective and provide guidance

on timeframes for the commissioning

scope of work. Engaging them

prior to the onset of commissioning

can prove invaluable – especially

when the person is involved in final

design, hazard and operability

(HAZOP) reviews. Ideally, they will

have the overall knowledge of both

construction and commissioning

processes and activities.

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The commissioning manager

will work closely with construction

and design functions, a particularly

important approach because design

engineers spend little time onsite.

Those involved with commissioning

bring the practical experience of

running the equipment together as an

operational unit.

Once commissioning starts to

gain momentum, the project sees

significant ramp-up. There could be

one commissioning manager, three

Within the commissioning

function, requirements will normally

be defined in five key disciplines:

electrical; heating, ventilation and air-

conditioning (HVAC); instrumentation;

mechanical; and telecommunications.

As the commissioning stage

approaches, senior engineers

are recruited to support the

commissioning manager in

coordinating mechanical completions,

preparing commissioning schedules,

procedures and dossiers.

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lead engineers, and eight engineers

beneath them responsible for

recruiting some 80 to 100 technicians

in total.

Working back From the outset, it is vital to obtain a

full understanding of the workforce

requirement and work back to ensure

the necessary resources can be

mobilized on time. Key workforce

considerations in this phase include

the skill sets required, the location of

the project, and the type of project

being undertaken.

Due to their complexity, offshore

projects typically demand

professionals with experience.

However, with a large number

of offshore projects currently at

commissioning phase, experienced

professionals are in short supply.

It is therefore important to recognize

that where offshore specialists are

required, the lead-time to bring them

on-board will be longer. This can prove

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onboarding processes.

The technicians being recruited will

likely be based at construction yards

in locations such as South Korea,

Angola, Brazil, Dubai, Indonesia or

Singapore. Getting these resources

to the required locations safely, and

determining the best approach to

ensure compliance with local tax laws,

are key challenges.

Clear processes Commissioning requirements differ

one of the most challenging aspects

of commissioning. For example, if

an operator needs new recruits to

start in June, and the development is

in a country where the visa process

takes a month to complete, then CVs

would need to be collated, reviewed

and shortlisted by the commissioning

management team mid-way through

January, enabling the interview and

candidate selection process to be

completed by February. This will then

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by project – depending on finances

available, the cost and difficulty of

the commissioning phase itself, and

the type of project (onshore, offshore,

conventional, or unconventional).

Having proper plans and procedures

in place early enough can eliminate

a lot of the risk faced. Experienced

leadership, project procedures and

plans are paramount for the safe and

cost effective delivery of any project.

‘Laid back’ will never deliver safely, or

on schedule.

This is one of the reasons why

the majority of operators engage a

specialist workforce solutions provider

under a prime vendor agreement to

manage the complexities of resourcing

the commissioning phase.

Ensuring compliance with local

laws requires clear and well-defined

processes. When arranging visas for

countries such as Angola or Nigeria for

example, medicals and inoculations

are required. In locations such as

these, meet and greet services will be

necessary to comply with operators’

corporate policies on health and

safety, and security of personnel.

Safety remains the top priority

for both workforce specialists

and operators. Some recruitment

specialists will go to great lengths to

ensure that the corporate health and

safety specifications of their clients

are mirrored in the contracts signed by

candidates. They might also offer full

private medical cover, which extends

to repatriation or Medivac (Patient

Transportation Program Policy)

situations if necessary in hardship

locations. This provides assurance to

both the operator and the individual

that there are systems in place should

they need to be evacuated quickly.

Retention bonus Given that commissioning projects

run to an invariably tight timeframe,

knowledge continuation is vital. For

example, where a team of ten has

worked on a vessel for many months,

they will have an excellent knowledge

of exactly how it operates and all its

nuances. Should those ten people

be lost to another project, this is

guaranteed to have a knock-on effect.

Nevertheless, a high rate of retention

can be achieved by maintaining

regular contact with the workforce and

addressing any issues they have at an

early stage. In addition, they should be

engaged on a competitive rate from

the outset, and incentivized by building

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an attractive package of completion

and retention bonuses. These must

be considered carefully, with each

bonus structured in a way to meet key

business drivers.

Consultative approach Commissioning is a critical phase in

the lifecycle of oil and gas projects.

It is also arguably the most high

profile, since it is the penultimate step

to first oil. It is therefore important

to work with commissioning teams

that truly understand the full range

of commissioning processes and

procedures, and the factors that

make the delivery of a project

successful.

Likewise, working with a specialist

provider of workforce solutions


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with access to a trusted network of

professionals and a track record of

both successful deliveries and high

retention rates, can help operators

mitigate workforce related risk and

maximize return on investment at the

commissioning phase.

Crucially, a consultative approach

must be adopted, whereby the

requirements are fully understood

and guidance given on how best

to deliver them. Resourcing of the

commissioning phase must therefore

be an integral part of the overall

project plan, rather than being planned

in isolation.

Furthermore, it’s not just a question

of hiring people in a timely manner, but

bringing in the right candidates, for the

right jobs at the right time.

TOP 10 E&P COMPANIES FROM THE PAST YEARWritten by: Ian Hanner

The 10 best non-integrated oil and gas companies

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It takes a lot to run a business that distinguishes itself.

Whether that’s by corporate citizenship, revenue, profit or a litany of other possible ranking criteria, the motivation is the same: everyone wants to be recognized for something of value. But how do you distinguish a business who’s working best when its impact isn’t seen and whose customer usually doesn’t even recognize that it had a hand in the development of the product they’re purchasing?

That’s part of why Platts puts out its annual list of the 250 top companies in the energy industry. In the most recent 2014 ranking, Exploration World chose to look at the top 10 oil and gas E&P companies in the world, excluding the businesses that Platts defined as integrated oil companies. The number corresponding with each subhead is the company’s overall rank among all companies in Platts’ top 250.

10 INPEX Corp. – 61st

Inpex bears the

distinction of being the largest E&P company in Japan. While based in the South Pacific, the company boasts over 70 active projects in 27 different countries across the globe, including a majority interest (62.245 percent) in Ichthys LNG— one of Australia’s highly anticipated, massive liquefied natural gas developments.

According to the company’s investor fact sheet, it held roughly 2.532 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) in proved reserves by yearend 2014. Further, the company has a daily production rate of about 409,000 boe. INPEX appears to have been relatively insulated from the price crash of the latter half of 2014, having brought in over $1.542 billion in net profit— actually slightly higher than 2013 when oil prices were more favorable.

9 OAO Novatek – 55th At 9.7 percent of

Russia’s total natural gas production, Novatek is the country’s single largest independent natural gas producer.

Robert Lawler, CEO of Chesapeake Energy. (Chesapeake Energy Corp.)

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Platts reported that in 2014, Novatek held roughly $17.154 billion in assets with revenue around $8.553 billion. That meant roughly $3.156 billion in net profit for the company in 2014, significantly lower than the company’s previous year.

8 Marathon Oil Corp – 54th

Based in Houston, Texas, Marathon Oil Corp is one of many oil and gas companies who’ve made the self-proclaimed “energy capital of the world” their home. Marathon has activities throughout North America, Europe, the Middle

East and Africa. Platts reported that in 2014, Marathon held about $35.620 billion in assets with $14.565 billion in revenue.

7OAO Tatneft – 48th

Tatneft’s primary area of operations is in the

territory of Tatarstan in Russia. Along with its production operations, Tatneft is also involved in the refining of a range petrochemicals and other refined products. In 2014, the company held roughly $19.337 billion in assets and brought in $13.052 billion in revenue.Mexico in 2014 and early 2015. Watson had a

Marathon Oil’s Visionarium allows geologists and engineers to better vizualize data and plan operations. (Marathon Oil Corp.)

Robert Lawler, CEO of Chesapeake Energy. (Chesapeake Energy Corp.)

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combined income of about $24.017 million in 2013, according to AFL-CIO.

6 Apache Corp. – 45th Apache Corp was founded

in 1954 in Minnesota under the name Apache Oil Corporation— later shortened to Apache Corp. According to their website, the company was one of the very first in the nation to register a drilling program with the SEC. Apache held roughly $61.637 billion in assets in 2014, with $16.229 billion in revenue.

5 Canadian Natural Resources – 41st–

“Our financial discipline, a strong balance sheet and capacity to internally generate cash flows provide us the means to grow,” reads the Canadian Natural Resources website. The company has operations throughout North America, including the Canadian oil sands, as well as the North Sea and offshore Africa. Platt’s reported that in 2014, Canadian

Natural Resource held $47.490 billion worth of investments and brought in $14.815 billion in revenue.

4 EOG Resources – 39th

EOG Resources is one of the largest non-integrated oil and gas companies in the United States. The company holds assets in the United States and Canada, Trinidad, the UK and China. According to the company’s website, EOG Resources held 2.497 billion barrels of oil equivalent in proved reserves as of Dec. 31, 2014. Platts reported

The Apache-operated Varanus Island gas hub. Apache holds assets across the globe, but Australia is a major focus area. (Photo courtesy of Apache Corporation)

that EOG holds $30.574 billion in assets and brought in approximately $14.456 billion in revenue last year.

3 Oil & Natural Gas Corp. – 21st

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. is an Indian company with international holdings and operations. The company is involved in the upstream and refining segments of the industry, producing a range of crude oil derivatives. The company has the added distinction of being one of the few on this list with electricity generation segments as well. Platts reported than the company made $29.290 billion revenue in 2014 with $54.935 billion worth of assets.

2 CNOOC – 12th

CNOOC was incorporated

in Hong Kong in 1999. Not only one of the largest independent oil companies in the world period, the business is also the single largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas in China, which has seen


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explosive natural gas demand as the country slowly moves away from coal. The company reported that as of yearend 2014, it held 4.48 billion boe in proved reserves and had an average daily production rate of nearly 1.128 million boe.

The company reported total revenue for 2014 at almost $44.272 billion, with net profit of $9.704 billion.

A CNOOC production platform. With a range of assets, CNOOC is one of China’s most powerful, and successful, oil companies. (CNOOC)

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1 ConocoPhillips – 10th ConocoPhillips is

definitely the largest company on this list, with most considering it one of the six supermajors. In fact, the company qualifies as the single largest independent E&P business in the world. ConocoPhillips holds assets in nearly every continent to the tune of $118.057 billion in total value. Last year the company brought in net revenue of approximately $56.856 billion, despite the severe downturn in oil prices.

The ConocoPhillips headquarters. (ConocoPhillips)

As CEO, Ryan Lance spearheads ConocoPhillips, the largest company on this list. (ConocoPhillips)


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Petro StarAn Alaskan Refiner for AlaskansSince 1984, Petro Star has been faithfully serving its very niche market in Alaska.Written by: Ian Hanner Produced by: James Hayes

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PETRO STAR

If you don’t live in Alaska, you may not know the name Petro Star; but if you do live there, there’s

a significant chance that you have them to thank for heating your home in the winter.

Petro Star was founded in 1984 in a state more than twice the size of Texas. Servicing an extremely diverse area – in terms of geography andenvironment , the company has been geared toward filling a very specific role in the Alaskan market from the very beginning.

“While other [Alaskan] refineries were processing a wide variety of petroleum products, Petro Star’s

founders recognized the need for a refinery that would process middle distillates such as heating oil, diesel and aviation fuels for homes and businesses in Alaska,” the company’s website states.

While their business has evolved greatly since then, that mission still remains the core of their operations, according to Mark John, Vice President of Business Development and Marketing. He said Petro Star got its start when two enterprising employees who worked at a refinery in North Pole, Alaska , saw a need for a home-grown refining company that specialized in the

North Pole Refinery Truck Loading Facility

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Bulk storage at the Petro Star Refinery in North Pole Alaska.

needs of Alaskans and lacked the bureaucracy that came with some large, Lower 48 corporations.

“So these two gentlemen went off and raised some money to put up a plant, basically, right next door to the refinery where they used to work,” John said. “It was really to fill a need in that market, which at the time, was predominantly heating oil for the Interior of Alaska and diesel fuel destined for the North Slope. Soon thereafter, jet fuel sales to the military took on a far greater significance.” Ultimately, one of Petro Star’s original investors, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (an

Alaska Native Corporation), became the sole owner, giving Petro Star the financial strength and leadership necessary to expand its operations.

To understand the growth Petro Star has experienced over the years, you have to understand the needs of Alaska— the United States’ most remote state. While other refineries tend to process a wide range of products from their supply of crude oil, Petro Star sticks to middle of the barrel—that’s products in the diesel and jet fuel range.

Today a large part of the company’s business comes from sales of aviation fuels to both the

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private sector and the military in the region.

Petro Star is the largest supplier of fuel to the U.S. military in the State of Alaska, producing JP-8— an aviation fuel— to Eielson Air Force Base in North Pole and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage. They also produce JP-4—a low freeze point helicopter fuel of which Petro Star is the only refiner in the U. S. that produces this product—and JP-5, a low volatility jet fuel which the Coast Guard and Navy use predominantly onboard ships.

While primarily a refining company, Petro Star also operates a number of retail and marketing operations that serve markets across the State of Alaska.

So while it’s clear that Petro Star serves a very niche market in the region, it might seem at face value that they have little room to expand in Alaska without a dramatic increase in demand. That is far from the case, according to John.

“Room to grow for us means expanding our current production of similar products and actually looking at some new products,” he

said. “Those products would be made from utilizing different parts of the barrel besides the diesel part, whether that’s the heavier part of the barrel or possibly the lighter end of the barrel. Alaska is driven by the price of crude so the economy here is dependent on that price, but we are definitely more in a growth mode now than we have been for a while.”

What’s driving some of that growth is the recent changes in market due to a shuttered refinery. When Flint Hills Resources ceased refining operations in 2014 and converted the site into a terminal, they took offline one of the larger refineries in the state. That 37-year-old facility was much larger than the Petro Star refineries, meaning that Flint Hills left behind an underserved market.

“We’re trying to make sure that we can serve our existing customers and expand to meet any potential new demand in Alaska” John said. “So that’s been our focus for the last year.”

That’s a tall order, but John said that Petro Star’s two refineries— two of three remaining in the state— are up to the challenge.


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Putting AMericA’s WAterWAys to WorK

P.O. Box 1745

Houston, TX

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For some fundamentals, Petro Star operates two refineries in Alaska: the North Pole and Valdez refineries, which respectively, can process 22,000 and 60,000 barrels per day of Alaska North Slope crude oil, drawn directly off the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). Of that oil, about 25-30 percent is used for the company’s range of products and refinery fuel, with the remaining volume being sent back into TAPS.

While the company has been successful in Alaska, there are no current plans to expand outside the state’s borders and John said the company will remain focused on the state’s market for the foreseeable future.

“Alaska is such a big place that just doing business here is like someone in the Lower 48 covering a large part of the U.S.,” he said. “We have an operation out in Dutch Harbor and Dutch Harbor is 1260 miles from Petro Star’s Valdez refinery. Our parent company is based in Barrow and if you look at a map, that’s at the very, very top of Alaska, and they actually barge fuel clear up there. So right now the current plan is to stay Alaskan-based.”

Company Information

I N D U S T RY

Oil Refining, Marketing

H E A D Q U A RT E R S

3900 C Street Suite 802

Anchorage, Alaska,

United States

F O U N D E D

1984

E M P L O Y E E S

Not Disclosed

R E V E N U E

Not Disclosed


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A Global Perspective ensures success for SPECIALIST

SERVICESWritten by: Nye Longman Produced by: Heykel Ouni

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SPECIAL IST SERVICES

The supplier to the oil and gas industry has cemented its place in the Middle East through a careful, multi-faceted strategy

Specialist Services was founded in 1982 to supply the Middle Eastern oil and gas industries with modular buildings and

equipment packaging solutions. Since then it has grown to a truly international level, with operations in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Aberdeen, Singapore and Perth, and has a greatly increased portfolio of specialist products and services. CEO Ian Rogers has been with the firm for over 5 years and has extensive experience working in its key operational territories.

Alongside the offshore building solutions that helped Specialist Services make its name, the company also provides drilling, testing and production products, service and maintenance, spare parts, and modular buildings for hire. Understandably, the company

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provides services to organisations in oil-rich countries, particularly Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The strategic acquisition of Aberdeen-based Labtech Services Limited three years ago endowed Specialist Services with a subsidiary that not only had long-standing experience supplying modular buildings to the oil and gas sector, but one that has a Western hub capable of servicing the UK, much of Europe, and Scandinavia.

From its acquisition of Labtech, to starting from scratch in Singapore, Specialist Services has built a solid network that now covers Europe, the Middle and Far East. Rogers summed up his company’s deceptively simple strategy: “If we are going to meet and exceed the expectations of our

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clients we need to be present in those markets, and we have a geographic strategy such that we can deliver on our client’s requirements.”

Safety in numbersEnsuring the wellbeing of its staff is not simply an HR issue for Specialist Services; it can actually be a matter of life or death due to the nature of the oil and gas industry. In addition to its compliance with the ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 initiatives, the company has its own unique methods for ensuring employee safety. Rogers said: “I regularly visit our workers’ accommodation to check food quality, cleanliness, whether people have hot water, and generally that people are being well looked after. We know from experience that if an employee is well fed and well rested they are much less likely to have an accident.”

Rogers said that very soon the company will have gone 500,000 man hours without the occurrence of a lost-time incident on an EPC project for Petrofac/Zadco in Abu Dhabi, which goes to show that management’s personal involvement in safety measures is

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“From its acquisition of Labtech, to starting from scratch in Singapore, Specialist Services has built a solid network that now covers Europe, the Middle and Far East” – Ian Rogers, CEO

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certainly paying off. Furthermore, the Dubai Municipality for Health and Safety recognised the company’s approach to safety in 2014, awarding it with role model status specifically for its management of occupational health and safety. Rogers received an award on behalf of the company for their participation in a Health, Safety and Environment Week hosted by Yokogawa Middle East and Africa.

Aside from making sure its workers are safe and well catered for, Specialist Services makes sure that employees who champion safety are trumpeted throughout the business. Furthermore it provides long term loyalty packages, in addition to awarding competency-based bonus payments to its employees to ensure a motivated team.

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Specialists in Combined Pressurisation, Fire & Gas Control Systems (CPFG)Supply, Manufacture & Installation of ATEX and IECEx Control Systems

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Investing in the futureSpecialist Services has made major changes to its operational capabilities, leveraging new developments in software to improve efficiency across multiple levels of the business. Recently the company rolled out Microsoft Dynamics AX across the whole company in order to provide a single, centralised port of call for resource planning, Rogers said: “We are finding that’s enabled us to scale up the organisation and get away from multiple excel spreadsheets that other businesses use.”

The company is also in the process of deploying a competency-based HR management

“We’ve got a significant number of engineers so we can design and engineer solutions for our clients; we aren’t just a fabricator”– Ian Rogers, CEO

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software system, Rogers commented: “We use competencies for performance enhancement, learning development, to drive recruitment and selection, and for strategic HR planning. This will help us develop our employees, as well as manage employee resources.” Specialist Services has a willingness to use new technology which does not stop at a single operation within the business – it is a company willing to roll out the best solutions to cover as much as the company as possible.

This attitude has also influenced the company’s approach to its products, specifically with the creation of its new G4 modular buildings that are currently the only modules that comply with the four major certifications, in accordance with oil industry standards, European law, North

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American regulations, and global directives. This innovation allows a Specialist Services client to manage its offshore pressurised building fleet at a truly international level, without having to make any modifications or navigate through layers of red tape. Rogers was keen to highlight the successes of his team, he said: “We’ve got a significant number of engineers so we can design and engineer solutions for our clients, so we aren’t just a fabricator.”

Spending money is not a taboo subject for Ian Rogers; investing in the operational capacity of his company is a source of much pride. He said: “We’ve invested very heavily in yard facilities, particularly in the Middle East; we now have six yards in Dubai and Abu Dhabi combined. We are building greater numbers of office, workshop and accommodation units and are investing in geographic expansion to support our clients. The Modular Hire fleet will have around $5 million invested in this calendar year.”

Specialist Services survived the 2008-9 financial crisis and came out fighting, which is how Ian Rogers predicts the company will weather the current oil price slump, he even admitted, “Our EPC yards, they are so busy it’s hard to find how we can do more work.” It is therefore becoming clear that dedication to employee wellbeing and having the courage to invest across the board is proving to be an equation for a sustained, successful performance for Specialist Services.




Company Information

I N D U S T RY

Oil and Gas


Dubai

F O U N D E D

1982

E M P L O Y E E S

1250

R E V E N U E

Undisclosed

P R O D U C T S /

S E R V I C E S

Exploration Services,

Modular Buildings,

International Carrying,

EPC containers, Health

and Safety


NIGERDOCKWest Africa’s Leading Oil & Gas Services CompanyWritten by: Sam Jermy Produced by: Richard Deane

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NIGERDOCK

Meji Platform - Chevron

The company, which is strategically located on Snake Island Integrated Free Zone in Lagos, focuses on upstream oil and gas services (EPC- Green&Brownfield Projects); Marine Services (Ship Repair & maintenance); Base Support services (Logistics, accommodation, catering, Real estate); Training and Development services (Welding, Fabrication, Machining, HSE, etc).

Nigerdock is West Africa’s leading indigenous upstream oil and gas services company focused on Oil & Gas

construction and marine services including offshore fabrication, ship building and repair, industrial training and specialised Oil & Gas and Maritime support. It is strategically located on Snake Island Integrated Free Zone, in Lagos, with immediate access to the open seas.

Snake Island Integrated Free Zone is a leading West African industrial development. Focused on Maritime and Oil & Gas Services and Operations, it offers tremendous opportunities for International Businesses to participate in Nigerian and West African Deepwater Projects.

The company said: “We lead the development of Nigerian content in our industries, achieve operational excellence and growth by

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Snake Island Integrated Free Zone

“Nigerdock adds value to the Nigerian Oil and Gas

and Mariitime Industries”

-Nigerdock

continuously training our workforce and investing in technological resources enabling us to deliver value to our shareholders, customers, employees and the nation.

“Nigerdock adds value to the Nigerian Oil and Gas and Maritime Industries and the Nigerian Economy by providing products and services to world class standards of safety quality and on-schedule delivery.”

Company VisionNigerdock plans to create and operate a fully functional support centre to the Deepwater Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria, through the active attraction of investment and creation of employment opportunities resulting from the progressive development of an efficient, secure,

http://www.nigerdock.com

T 053-321788 F 053-321789 M [email protected] www.wellmanngroup.com

Our Partners

• Ballast Operations• Heavy Lift Operations• Modular Weighing & Jacking• Marine Logistics & Cargo Barges• Land Reclamation & Creek Improvement• Front End Engineering Design

Wellmann group offer a one stop

shop supply chain solution comprising

Front end Engineering and Calculation,

Heavy lift, Weighing, Jacking, Load

out operations utilizing skilled and

competent personnel. wellmann also

own and operate Self-propelled modular

trailers(SPMT),offshore barges, and

modular Jacking and weighing systems.

About Us

Block 22 • N.P.A Housing Estate • Airport Road • Warri-Delta State • Nigeria

We Specialise In

http://www.wellmanngroup.com

T 053-321788 F 053-321789 M [email protected] www.wellmanngroup.com

Our Partners

• Ballast Operations• Heavy Lift Operations• Modular Weighing & Jacking• Marine Logistics & Cargo Barges• Land Reclamation & Creek Improvement• Front End Engineering Design

Wellmann group offer a one stop

shop supply chain solution comprising

Front end Engineering and Calculation,

Heavy lift, Weighing, Jacking, Load

out operations utilizing skilled and

competent personnel. wellmann also

own and operate Self-propelled modular

trailers(SPMT),offshore barges, and

modular Jacking and weighing systems.

About Us

Block 22 • N.P.A Housing Estate • Airport Road • Warri-Delta State • Nigeria

We Specialise In




SUPPLIER PROFILE

THE WELLMANN GROUPThe Wellmann Group evolved in 1991 as a result of successful completion of high profile projects in the Oil and Gas industry, utilizing the resources and expertise of local and international companies. This evolution has resulted in the current group capacity to undertake major projects in Fronts end engineering, Heavy lift, Marine movement, Modular Jacking and Weighing System. Other members of the group are Pritod Construction, Brazerville International and limelight Entrepreneurs.

She owns and operates a vast fleet of self propelled modular trailers, offshore Barges, synchronized Jacking/Weighing System, Mooring Winches and Ballast pumps. The Wellmann Group have delivered on the following projects, to mention but a few are ; Chevron Agbami FPSO Project, Snepco Bonga FPSO Project, Chevron EGTL Project, Total Ofon Project, Chevron EGP3 Project, Total Usan FPSO Project, Shell Ovhor Concrete Barge Towage, ExxonMobil Satellite Field Project, Chevron Didbi & Olero Concerte Barge Towage and Total OWL Module Loadout etc.

CEO/Founder

Chris iyovwaye is a graduate of international studies and diplomacy from university of Benin Nigeria. He hails from Delta State Nigeria and speaks English fluently.

Website: www.wellmanngroup.com




commercially effective support infrastructure, and its continued cost-efficient operation.

The organisation’s training school offers world class training of personnel in the fields of Welding, Pipefitting, Plating and Machining. The Training School has been selected as a centre in Nigeria for the training and certification of welders to International Standards. This programme is being coordinated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and actively supported by stakeholders in the Industry. It is part of the Federal Government’s Nigerian Content Development Policy for the Oil and Gas Industry.

“The Training School has fully equipped classrooms which can be utilised for most training requirements including Rigging, Safety,

“Nigerdock addsvalue to theNigerian Oil andGas and MaritimeIndustries and theNigerian Economyby providingproducts andservices to worldclass standardsof safety qualityand on-scheduledelivery”

– Nigerdock

Bonga FPSO - Shell


Founded in 1997 by seasoned professionals, INSPECTION AND TESTS NIGERIA LIMITED (ITL), an ISO 9001-2008 Certifi ed Company, has become a topmost local brand with both an international outlook and a multinational reach – Ghana & USA, and various Nigerian branches.

Multiplying her tentacles of services from quality control, quality assurance and non-destructive testing services to allied and complementary services in the oil, gas, marine and energy industries – including integrity assessment, technical integrity verifi cation, blasting, painting and corrosion control services, lifting inspection, shop fl oor & expediting, PMI, OCTG Controls, testing & management, pressure

testing to above 20,000 Psi, Post Weld Heat Treatment as well as Training and Manpower development in Welding Inspection and other Engineering Supervision scopes such as AWS, API & PCN Schemes & Welder Training to IIW Schemes under NIW

Our Destructive Testing Laboratory is in a class of its own and offers all that is needed to qualify both welder and procedure for any project scope and specifi cation, manned by mature professionals operating up-to-date ultra-modern equipment. Our personnel are trained to the best schemes and levels obtainable in the industry and we are proud of their tenacity of purpose and commitment to professionalism and ethics.

The ITL Brand is unique because we are a God-fearing people willing to go the extra mile any time, any day. We are resilient and adaptable to the needs of our client and show transparency with moral ethics in our business dealings. Above all we always put ourselves in our client’s shoes to better understand and meet his or her needs.

Km 1 Eleme-Onne Road • Off Eleme Junction Flyover • Opposite Bristow Quarters • P.O.Box 5064 • Port Harcourt • Rivers State • Nigeria

Who are we?

+234 (0)84-301-858 • +234 (0)803 500 6525 [email protected] www.inspectionandtests.com

A ONE-STOP SHOPFOR ALL YOUR

TESTING & INSPECTION NEEDS

Core Values



http://www.inspectionandtests.com

Founded in 1997 by seasoned professionals, INSPECTION AND TESTS NIGERIA LIMITED (ITL), an ISO 9001-2008 Certifi ed Company, has become a topmost local brand with both an international outlook and a multinational reach – Ghana & USA, and various Nigerian branches.

Multiplying her tentacles of services from quality control, quality assurance and non-destructive testing services to allied and complementary services in the oil, gas, marine and energy industries – including integrity assessment, technical integrity verifi cation, blasting, painting and corrosion control services, lifting inspection, shop fl oor & expediting, PMI, OCTG Controls, testing & management, pressure

testing to above 20,000 Psi, Post Weld Heat Treatment as well as Training and Manpower development in Welding Inspection and other Engineering Supervision scopes such as AWS, API & PCN Schemes & Welder Training to IIW Schemes under NIW

Our Destructive Testing Laboratory is in a class of its own and offers all that is needed to qualify both welder and procedure for any project scope and specifi cation, manned by mature professionals operating up-to-date ultra-modern equipment. Our personnel are trained to the best schemes and levels obtainable in the industry and we are proud of their tenacity of purpose and commitment to professionalism and ethics.

The ITL Brand is unique because we are a God-fearing people willing to go the extra mile any time, any day. We are resilient and adaptable to the needs of our client and show transparency with moral ethics in our business dealings. Above all we always put ourselves in our client’s shoes to better understand and meet his or her needs.

Km 1 Eleme-Onne Road • Off Eleme Junction Flyover • Opposite Bristow Quarters • P.O.Box 5064 • Port Harcourt • Rivers State • Nigeria

Who are we?

+234 (0)84-301-858 • +234 (0)803 500 6525 [email protected] www.inspectionandtests.com

A ONE-STOP SHOPFOR ALL YOUR

TESTING & INSPECTION NEEDS

Core Values


SUPPLIER PROFILE

INSPECTION AND TESTS

Inspection and Tests Nigeria Limited (ITL) is an ISO 9001- 2008 certified

Company involved in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Project

Management, Technical Integrity Verification (TIV), As-Built Verification, Pre-Commissioning & Commissioning Inspection, Material

Verification, Boroscopic Examination, Positive Metal Identification (PMI),

Leak Testing, Tank Calibration & Measurements, Tank & Tank Floor

Inspection, Valves inspection, Corrosion Mapping, Buried Lines identification,

Pre & Post Weld Heat Treatment, Pressure Testing, Vacuum

Box Inspection, as well as blasting/painting of facilities onshore/offshore. We also conduct Lifting Inspection for Offshore

Containers/accessories and handle Tubular (OCTG) management and

inspection to relevant specifications. We carry out basic Nondestructive

& Destructive Testing for onshore/offshore operations. Our NDT capabilities include Ultrasonic Flaw Detection, Industrial

Radiography, Magnetic Particle Inspection, Dye ! Penetrant Inspection, etc while our Destructive Testing covers Charpy V-Notch, Bend,

Tensile, Compression, Hardness, Macro & Micrography, etc.

COMPANY PROF

We also conduct advanced inspection and testing services including AUT, PAUT, Eddy Current, etc.

We also conduct various Training and Manpower Development for the Oil, Gas, Marine and Power industries, including QA/QC management, API & NDT Training and Certification, and in collaboration with our Joint Venture partners. Welding Institute of UK (TWI), we conduct welding inspection training to internationally recognised certification. (CSWIP)

NIGERIA LIMITED




Quality and First Aid. It has the ability to train and test Welders in SMAW, MMAW, FCAW and TIG processes, in all positions and to any Client’s requirements whilst certifying to Lloyds, ABS and DNV standards. All trainees must attend a thorough induction program including basic safety and quality training.” the management commented.

Pipefitters and platers are trained in practical and theoretical fabrication techniques including manual and machine burning and cutting, layouts and fit-ups, auto-levelling, measuring, preparation methods and tacking.

Machinists are trained in manual and semi-automatic processes including detailed marking out, turning and screw threading on lathes, metal

Eiffel Living Quarters

- Total

Adriatic VIII Refurbishment - Transocean


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NIGERDOCK

1990-2015

BUILDING SEVICES

M E P CONSTRUCTION

WATER TREATMENT

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS

TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

POWER GENERATION,

Devoted to the developmentand prosperity of NIGERIA

25 Anniversaryth

[email protected]

Abuja138 Amin Kano Crescent,uWuse II, FCT Abuja, NigeriaTel: +234 (0)9 461 1362Fax: +234 (0)9 461 1364

Lagos269B Kofo Abayomi Street,Victoria Island, Lagos, NigeriaTel: +234 (0)1 271 4167Fax: +234 (0)1 271 4168

HEAD OFFICE


http://www.energonigeria.com

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joining through processes, machining of intricate components, sinking dies, cutting of Gears and machining of bushings and eccentric turning.

Atlantic Aviation Free Zone Enterprise is a Nigerian helicopter services company dedicated to providing safe and efficient aviation support by adhering to the highest standards of integrity and quality.

It is dedicated to serving Nigeria’s offshore oil & gas industry to provide transportation to platforms and other offshore installations, helicopter maintenance repair & overhaul, and Search & Rescue (SAR) operations.

OperationsNigerdock is the leading EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contractor,

Atlantic Aviation Free

Zone Enterprise

1990-2015

BUILDING SEVICES

M E P CONSTRUCTION

WATER TREATMENT

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS

TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

POWER GENERATION,

Devoted to the developmentand prosperity of NIGERIA

25 Anniversaryth

[email protected]

Abuja138 Amin Kano Crescent,uWuse II, FCT Abuja, NigeriaTel: +234 (0)9 461 1362Fax: +234 (0)9 461 1364

Lagos269B Kofo Abayomi Street,Victoria Island, Lagos, NigeriaTel: +234 (0)1 271 4167Fax: +234 (0)1 271 4168

HEAD OFFICE

Energo Nigeria-Ltd. is a private, engineering & contracting company founded in 1990. Years of experience has taught us to be fast and agile, keen and smart to take chances and stand for what we believe in - Create value for all our stakeholders.Responding to the needs of electric-power providers, industries, Government and Public authorities in Nigeria and worldwide

Address: Aminu Kano Crescent No.138, Wuse 2, Abuja

Tel: +234 9 4611362

Fax: +234 9 4611364

Email: [email protected]

SUPPLIER PROFILEENERGO



http://www.energonigeria.com

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West Africa’s Leading Oil & Gas Services Company

specialised in the fabrication of topside mod¬ules, subsea manifolds, jackets, wellheads, satellites, process platforms, process piping, buoys, piles yokes, and double joints.

It also specialised in offshore installa¬tions of pipe spools, supports, platforms and heat shielding including pipe coating and the installation of MOV’s, flowmeters, P&T trans-mitters, and F&G detection systems.

Management said: “We have the best Training School in the country constantly training the

“We have the bestTraining Schoolin the countryconstantly trainingthe Offshore Welders,Grinders, Fitters,Blasters, Painters,Scaffold¬ers andRiggers to the

highest levels”– Nigerdock



Offshore Welders, Grinders, Fitters, Blasters, Painters, Scaffolders and Riggers to the highest levels. This attains the best capability and expertise that are required to deliver in accordance with international quality and safety standards. Our team is sprinkled with National and International expertise and experience deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.

“The Pressure Vessel Division has the resources to manufacture pressure ves¬sels, columns, drums and process plant packages for the

Size of Nigerdocks graving dry dock

25,000DWT


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GLORY HOUSE KM 18, PHC/ABA EXPRESSWAY, BY OLD TOLL PLAZA PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

0803 309 02790903 316 3426 [email protected][email protected]

STOCKISTS/SUPPLIERS OF STEEL MATERIALSPIPE FITTINGS & VALVES

LEASINGCRANE/EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENTSLIGHT & HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING

STOCKISTS/SUPPLIERS OF STEEL MATERIALS

We ValueSafety, People, Commitment, Integrity, Adaptability and Flexibility, Trust and Customer Satisfaction



http://www.palmasinternational.com

E X C E L L E N C E D E L I V E R E DNIGERDOCK NIGERDOCK


Oil & Gas Industry and is ASME U & R Stamp Certified. Process modules and large skid packages are also manufactured in conjunction with the Offshore Fabrication Division.

“The company as a whole is capable of producing design engineering to all international codes of construction and has recently invested in new plant & equipment including a CNC plate cutting machine, plate rolling to 100mm thick, columns & booms for semi-automatic welding techniques, rotators, a pipe profiling machine and more all in accordance with the latest technology.”

Nigerdock’s Shipyard Division is the largest facility of its kind in West Africa with an out- Dry Dock

Ofon Phase II Projects

GLORY HOUSE KM 18, PHC/ABA EXPRESSWAY, BY OLD TOLL PLAZA PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

0803 309 02790903 316 3426 [email protected][email protected]

STOCKISTS/SUPPLIERS OF STEEL MATERIALSPIPE FITTINGS & VALVES

LEASINGCRANE/EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENTSLIGHT & HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING

STOCKISTS/SUPPLIERS OF STEEL MATERIALS

We ValueSafety, People, Commitment, Integrity, Adaptability and Flexibility, Trust and Customer Satisfaction


© 2015 Baker Hughes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. 42753 02/2015

Partner with us and reduce your downtime for scheduled maintenance and unforeseen shutdowns of your processing assets.

Our integrated nitrogen, cleaning, and drying process maintenance services are designed to do one thing: get you back up and running as fast as possible. And our multi-skilled experts have the experience and proven capability to engineer safe, reliable solutions to shorten your project schedule and recover downtime and financial losses.

Visit BakerHughes.com/PPS to learn how our certified project managers can optimize your maintenance objectives so you avoid costly delays.

Avoid costly delays.

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standing history in the marine industry. It is specialised in the fields of ship building, ship repair, maintenance and refurbishment. It has a 25,000DWT graving dry dock, a 3,500DWT floating dock, quayside facilities and weather proof multipurpose workshops.

Not satisfied with standing still, the company has impressive plans to develop and expand its Shipyard Division with the objective to improve its specialist and engineering capacity and carry out more complex operawtions including rig refurbishment and the ability to build larger vessels. The shipyard management is focused on offering its clients the highest level of service and to consistently improve on its quality and level of workmanship.

© 2015 Baker Hughes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. 42753 02/2015

Partner with us and reduce your downtime for scheduled maintenance and unforeseen shutdowns of your processing assets.

Our integrated nitrogen, cleaning, and drying process maintenance services are designed to do one thing: get you back up and running as fast as possible. And our multi-skilled experts have the experience and proven capability to engineer safe, reliable solutions to shorten your project schedule and recover downtime and financial losses.

Visit BakerHughes.com/PPS to learn how our certified project managers can optimize your maintenance objectives so you avoid costly delays.

Avoid costly delays.

‘The company has impressive plans to develop and expand its Shipyard Division with the objective to improve its specialist and engineering capacity and carry out more complex operawtions including rig refurbishment and the ability to build larger vessels’

Baker Hughes Process and Pipeline Services (PPS) is the world’s leading service provider for process and pipeline pre-commissioning, maintenance and inspection applications. For over forty years, a staff of more than 1000 professionals, over forty bases worldwide, and the industry’s largest fleet of process and pipeline equipment has delivered a prompt, reliable response to our clients’ needs, combining expertise with advanced technologies for effective cleaning, drying, testing and inspecting process and pipeline systems. We have introduced many ground-breaking services to the process and pipeline industry: nitrogen/helium leak testing, foam inerting and, more recently, hybrid cooldown technology for process plants.

SUPPLIER PROFILEBAKER HUGHES


NIGERDOCK

Trobatt Technical Company Limited

Trobatt specialises in electrical, instrumentation and telecoms construction

and maintenance for the oil and gas industries in Nigeria.

080 3583 1403080 5540 7428

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OAASIS Group Ltd, a DistributionNOW company, is a leading distributor of PPE and MRO equipment to clients in on and offshore industrial sectors.

OAASIS is an offi cial distributor of the Traverrse Safety Workwear brand, providing cost effective solutions for the supply of high quality workwear and PPE.

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CollaborationsSkillbase is a part of Jagal Energy, owners of Nigerdock Nigeria PLC, also located within Snake Island Integrated Free Zone, and an integral part of the Snake Island DISC (Deepwater Integrated Support Centre) Concept. Skillbase is a cost-efficient logistics hub at the heart of a service centre for the oil & gas industry. It is a model of oil industry design and planning, bringing services and suppliers together on a single site, linked to deepwater quaysides with capacity to handle supply vessels and cargo imports simultaneously.

Skillbase is designed to support exploration and development drilling, subsea construction and maintenance, FPSO Module Assembly and

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Hook Up, Operations and Maintenance, Integrated Project Teams with offices, accommodation and passenger and material transport links.

In July 2008, Mobil (MPN) in joint venture with the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) awarded the procurement and fabrication of Abang and Itut well platforms as part of the Satellite Field Development Project Phase 1 in OMLs 67 and 70. The project is the first of its kind to be executed in Nigeria where two complete platforms (from mud-mat to helideck) are fabricated simultaneously in-country. The scope of work comprised of jackets/appurtenances, piles, subsea templates, topsides/associated skids and E&I systems fabrication.

Nigerdock collaberated to refurbish a

16,000 ton rig, a first of its kind

in Nigeria.

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Then in December 2009, Transocean and Nigerdock along with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Content Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) collaborated to take on a project that was yet another first of its kind in Nigeria, the refurbishment and maintenance of the gigantic jack-up rig - the Adriatic VIII.

The rig weighs 16,000 tonnes with each leg measuring 140 metres in height. The scope of work included steel repair and general maintenance. The rig was the first of its kind to be berthed alongside any facility within Nigeria.


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A total of 30,000 man hours of training was expended in the training of welders and fitters in a special training program conducted between October 2008 and March 2009. Also, an additional five trainee engineers were assigned by the NNPC’s Nigerian Content Division to Nigerdock for a special on-the-job capacity building program.

Nigerdock and Snake Island Integrated Free Zone are also strategic partners to Snepco (Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company) who coordinated the entire operations, logistics

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and support services for the Bonga project from Nigerdock’s support base in Lagos. Snepco had heliport operations that included 2 Super Puma Helicopters, crew boats, support vessels, a 2,000 square metre state-of-the-art office, housing and hostel facilities, restaurant and catering services.

Snepco also awarded Nigerdock the topside structural steel and pipe works for final inte-gration onto the Bonga FPSO. The package also included manpower services for onsite fabrication, construction and shop engineering, procurement of materials, blasting/painting, hydro testing of pipe spools, upgrading the living accommodation and load out.

From a safety perspective Nigerdock achieved a distinct accomplishment as the only Nigerian fabrication yard on the Agbami project without a lost time incident.

ExxonMobil’s Erha Deepwater Buoy is a catenary anchor leg mooring buoy and was awarded to Nigerdock in March 2004. The award package included fabrication, integration of the turn table platform, blasting/painting, full testing, pre-mechanical completion, load out and sea fastening. In addition, Nigerdock also provided all the required fabrication engineering.

Additional investment in capacity building via training and certification programs were implemented (scaffolding, Rigging, Machining, Welding and Painting) to boost Nigerian content expectations and to support the project in terms of safety, quality, schedule and cost.

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Karoon Oil & Gas:Promoting the

sustainable use of natural resources Established company in the Brazilian oil industry

invests heavily in five Santos Basin wells

Written by Flavia Brancato | Produced by Danilo Stefanelli

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Karoon Oil & Gas:Promoting the

sustainable use of natural resources Established company in the Brazilian oil industry

invests heavily in five Santos Basin wells

Written by Flavia Brancato | Produced by Danilo Stefanelli

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U tilizing the most advanced technologies and conducting its operations responsibly under the highest environmental safety

and preservation standards, Karoon Oil and Gas is an independent oil and gas exploration company owned by Karoon Gas Australia Ltd.—an Australian company that plays an important role in the oil and gas exploration industry.

The group’s experience is internationally recognized. Karoon discovered the renowned Poseidon gas field in offshore Western Australia, and now has important projects in South America—more precisely in Peru and in the Brazilian coast, at the Santos Basin, where the company will explore and develop its oil resources.

Through a diverse portfolio of high-potential exploration blocks, Karoon’s activities’ backbone is the strategic partnerships with the leading companies in the oil and gas industry.

SANTOS BASIN - BRAZILProven to be one of the most important oil discoveries of the past 30 years, the Santos Basin is one of the regions where Petrobras and its partners made the biggest discoveries, including the Tupi and Carioca fields, followed by Jupiter, Guará e Iara, each estimated to contain several billions of barrels.

Karoon has 65 percent of equity in five blocks of exploration in the basin. They are located 160 miles off the coast of Santa Catarina state,

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in shallow water, very similar to the Piracucá, Tiro, Sidon and Caravela oil fields, as well as the Merluza gas field. According to Tom Hosking, Karoon’s General Manager for South America, “We have finished the second phase of our campaign in the Santos Basin, which began on November 2014 and during which we drilled three wells. The first, Kangaroo-2, confirmed a 250 meter gross, 135 meter net, oil column, with testing showing a 39 degree API,” he explains.

The positive production test results of a second exploration well, Echidna-1, confirmed an excellent quality in this Paleocene reservoir, bringing more confidence. “The Echidna discovery and production test represents a significant milestone, moving Karoon a step closer to realizing the company’s ambitions of developing an integrated production hub in the

“Finding oil in the Santos Basin and drilling six wells is one of our biggest success stories”– Tom Hosking, Karoon’s General Manager for South America

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Santos Basin,” asserts Hosking.The president emphasizes the fact that well

productivity is a key driver of commerciality for any oil project, especially when it is considered much better than expected in that region. “Particularly in the current oil price environment, the result from the Echidna flow test is very encouraging. We are preparing to drill the first offshore well over 200 meters in water depth in 2016,” he says.

OTHER PROJECTSWithin the permits there is potential for a variety of actions either in the pre-salt and post-salt section. Applying the latest generation techniques, Karoon was the first company to run 3D wide azimuth seismic acquisition in Brazil. Besides the

Echidna-1 well test

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five blocks on the Brazilian coast, the company acquired and took over the operations of the offshore Tumbes and onshore Marañon basins, in Peru. “We believe our operations in South America may come to up to 50% of our business,” estimates Hosking.

Block Z-38 located in the Tumbes Basin is approximately five times the size of the combined five blocks operated in Santos Basin. The block lies in water depths ranging from 300 meters along its eastern boundary to over 2500 meters in the west and it is located on the Peruvian coast, bordering Ecuador in its northern side.

Karoon’s Block 144, of approximately 6,838 km2, is located on the eastern side of the Andes

Karoon’s shorebase –

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mountain range within the onshore Marañon Basin. The Marañón Basin is the largest Peruvian sedimentary basin. It forms part of a much greater sub-Andean basin system that extends into the prolific Oriente Basin in Ecuador and the Putumayo Basin in Colombia.

ENVIROMENTAL COMMITMENT Karoon is committed to preserving the environment and the ecosystem of the regions where it operates. In order to fulfill its commitment to being an environmentally responsible company, Karoon meets the highest environmental standards and best practices in all of its operations.

The company understands that each country has its own requirements and procedures so as to

“We believe our operations in South America may come to up to 50% of our business.”– Tom Hosking, Karoon’s General Manager for South America

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“The Echidna discovery and production test represent a significant milestone, moving Karoon a step closer to realizing the company’s ambitions of developing an integrated production hub in the Santos Basin”– Tom Hosking, Karoon’s General Manager for South America

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acquire its permits according to all the countries’ legislation. In a responsible way, it employs the latest technology as well as the highest standards to achieve safety and environmental conservation.

Additionally, Karoon is greatly involvement with community work. In some regions, Karoon’s staff develops relationships with the local population to learn about their most immediate needs, helping to improve the quality of life of these residents. With that in mind, a series of programs have been put into effect. Even though performing charity was not the main objective, the projects had an important and positive impact in the northern coast fishing and Peruvian Amazon mestizo communities.

Karoon has positive expectations for the future and has been working with governments to achieve sustainable development through the creation of strategic alliances which can be applied to different sectors including the economy, environment and community projects.

The upcoming years’ wishes are very simple. “Get early production in our five operated blocks and increase our footprint in Brazil as a reputable operator,” concludes Hosking.

Still in the general manager’s words, “Finding oil in the Santos Basin and drilling six wells is one of our biggest success stories. The oil industry in Brazil is advanced, with interesting ongoing projects, future opportunities through government bids and proven basins,” he finishes.

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