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TITAN RAMPS UP THE TEK-HUB MAKING THE INTEGRATED TOOLING CONNECTION Hunting Titan has received A specialised group has Collaboration between targeted investment at two been set up in Aberdeen Hunting’s range of semi- Hunting’s Advanced of its facilities in Texas to to cultivate innovation premium OCTG connections Manufacturing Group support its growing portfolio and bring pioneering is proving a popular choice and Titan division brings of new technologies. products to the market. for the onshore shale sector. a unique turnkey solution to its customer-base.

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ABERDEEN’S SUBSEA CI OUR HUNTING COMMUNITY TIMELY REMINDER Focus is given to Taking a look at just some of the many activities and events The atrium at Badentoy is ongoing Continuous Hunting employees are participating in around the world. given a historic make-over. Improvement efficiencies at Hunting Subsea.

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2 HUNTING REVIEW 195 Cover: A mile long freight train rattles through Panhandle, Texas. “This issue of the Hunting Review demonstrates how much can be achieved over a year. For example, the dedication and hard work shown by our staff has led to the delivery of a thriving new OCTG product line. At the same time we see the fruits of cooperation from the cross-team and inter-disciplinary collaboration of Hunting’s Advanced Manufacturing Group. This means, our customer can now single source a technically complex integrated downhole tool. As well as this new business and product range development, we are also reminded of the responsibility to always seek better ways of going about our business. No matter how seemingly small and mundane, the focus on Continuous Improvement has become engrained in our DNA, as we see here with examples from our Subsea division.

We look forward to building on these achievements together.”

Jim Johnson, Chief Executive Officer

3 The compact design of the H-2 gun system builds off the successful H-1 perforating technology.

Titan ramps up The performance of Hunting Titan’s H1 perforating technology in the field was met with widespread approval, reflected in the unprecedented demand that followed. Since then, incremental investment has been committed to the division’s two main manufacturing sites in Texas to deliver a range of projects including new technologies and expanded facilities

4 HUNTING REVIEW 195 MILFORD CHARGES POWERING AHEAD The Milford site will also see the Hunting Titan’s Milford facility in rural Introduced in 2018, Titan’s Power Charge introduction of a Detonating Cord North Central Texas, is home to the product line allows for highly automated Facility. The new facility will enable Energetics, or downhole explosives manufacturing of its unique main propellant. Hunting to deliver a sizeable proportion business. It is here that the company This is designed for the ‘Plug and Perf’ of all market consumption of this designs and manufactures an extensive market that provides isolation zones in the cord and alleviate the recent supply variety of shaped charges for perforating wellbore for frac and pumping operations constraints suffered by the industry. systems and other explosive products with a consistent slow burn to generate used in the oil and gas industry. the required gas. With a patent pending Additionally, the Milford site will be for the next generation of Power Charges launching an in-house designed electric/ Many million shaped charges are with integrated igniter and ControlFire® electronic detonator, for which there is manufactured at Milford on an annual basis, technology, investment has been made currently a patent pending. The innovative so any incremental efficiency and expansion to construct a highly efficient, dedicated design will increase safety to the industry, has a large ratchet effect. This is why plant. This facility will be capable of provide more flexibility to the end user, adding to capacity is a focus of Hunting’s producing towards half a million units per and strengthen Hunting Titan's market current capital investment programme, with year. To give this perspective, 225,000 leading ControlFire platform. an overall aim of increasing the shaped were delivered by Hunting in 2017. charge production capability by half as much again. When complete, Milford will be home to three new-style press stations for manufacturing the liners of the shaped charges, significantly increasing the quantity and hourly rate. The primary objective is to balance liner press capacity with the explosive press capacity while advancing manufacturing technologies.

As well as the provision of buildings to support these new activities, the expansion of the shaped charge capability also includes the extension and remodelling of the existing estate with new support facilities. The warehouse, training and meeting rooms are set to double in size, while the machine shop and quality control areas are also set for added footprint.

Pictured right: Engineer Ty Stovall presents the Power Charge family which are used in Setting Tools to set a plug before perforating and fracking a well.

Many million shaped charges are manufactured at Milford on an annual basis

5 PAMPA PERFORATING The addition of these two “robotic” cells – SHOOTING RANGE The Titan facility in Pampa, Texas, has also a first for Hunting – will boost production First opened for business in 1966, been the focus of the company’s significant volume by 240,000 perforating guns the Pampa manufacturing facility now capital investment programme. This per year. The reduction of a three step encompasses over 79,000 sq. m. However, includes the installation of two automated manufacturing process to a single step with some 385 miles stretching between perforating gun production cells, one for will reduce time and cost considerably. the Pampa and Milford sites, the logical H1, the other for conventional guns. This step was taken to construct a specialised will increase internal capacity, negating the New products have also been in testing facility in Pampa. The objective of need for third party work and facilitating an development with the trend towards this is to increase in-house research and increasingly efficient manufacturing process. shortened perforation/frac intervals, which development capabilities, while making result in more perforation clusters per testing quicker to conduct and more Pictured top left: First of two Fanuc robots stage. To address this the company has efficient and safer to perform. Starting in landed in Pampa for the new automated developed the shortest gun on the market. July 2018, the first “shot” was fired from production cells. Each robot will be responsible for loading/unloading two production lathes. Special charges, engineered in Milford, the new shooting range in October. are designed to be oriented in a plane Pictured top right: Rick Blain standing on the test pad at the new Pampa Test Site while maintaining required performance. This varied range of new initiatives are used for qualifying new gun systems. already proving to increase capacity Pictured below: H-1 Perforating Gun prepared and speed of production, satisfying for loading at the Pampa Test Site. customer demand. Much efficiency lies in the capability afforded by semi or full automation, and with such a swarm of incremental investments, the future is bright for Hunting Titan.

6 HUNTING REVIEW 195 The TEK-HUB A technology ‘Hub’ at Hunting’s Badentoy facility in Aberdeen has been introduced to evaluate new technologies for selective commercialisation

The establishment of the TEK- The TEK-Hub is based on a collaborative Hub will encourage new sources of model, working closely with third party profitable revenue without the need intellectual property to bring new for capital expenditure, utilising spare equipment designs and innovative capacity in the fixed cost base. technologies to market under licence.

e eng nten ten The strategic plan for the TEK-Hub is to add five Initial screening new fully commercialised H products per year to tge eiin te H the Hunting catalogue, Project deck H with TEK-Hub products contributing a significant H percentage of divisional eiitin Hunting branded Hunting earnings by the end product/services Hunting ut of 2020 including ut products in ‘Alternate INPUT AND REVIEW PROCESS A process has been set up to ensure Energy’ markets Input to the TEK-Hub comes from that the technology being submitted and external contributors as well as from assessed passes specific criteria aligned Hunting staff. The Hub is essentially open to the company’s strategy, capabilities and for business from any source, however current product portfolio. A review team is projects submitted so far have been in place, comprising key individuals with primarily from external innovators and small technical, business and industry knowledge enterprises. The end to end TEK-Hub to ensure that projects pass through pre- process is outlined in the graphic above. defined ‘Decision Gates’, reducing risk and maximising potential for the organisation.

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Identify Evaluate Deﬁne Commercialise

Technology Screening Technology Selection Product Planning Product Realisation Identification of candidate technologies and equipment concepts which align to the HES Verification of the technical feasibility, Detailed technical & commercial product Initial production run in collaboration with production strategy have the potential to produce sustainable commercial returns after market potential and commercial viability realisation schedules portfolio & market 'first use’ customers. Establish internal development through the ‘ER Tech-Hub’ process. of candidate technologies and products. placement definitions and after sales ownership and external marketing plans, strategies for all product elements. prepare for full scale implementation.

Tech Screening Decision Support Decision Support Decision Support Decision Support Checklist – 4(B) Package – DG1 DG1 Package – DG2 DG2 Package – DG3 DG3 Package – DG4 DG4

Decision Gate 1 Decision Gate 2 Decision Gate 3 Decision Gate 4 The candidate matches the 4(B) Market for product quantified, technical Working prototype tested & compliance First production batch complete. screening criteria, the potential market is risk assessed, ‘ER TEK-HUB’ cost, time verified. Production costings and market Detailed technical specification finalised. accessible and the TEK-HUB has the & resource estimate for Stage 3 positioning strategy approved. Handover to identified production & resource to positively facilitate. approved. distribution.

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8 HUNTING REVIEW 195 CURRENT STATUS AND THE PROJECT PORTFOLIO Currently there are more than ten projects in various stages of review in the TEK-Hub. Examples of these projects are:

• The Hunting ‘Ezi Shear Seal’ Valve – developed in collaboration with Interventek Sub-Sea Ltd, the technology provides a compact, reliable and quick mechanism for the shearing of slickline, wireline and coiled tubing then fully closing to establish isolation or sealing of the wellbore. This product is past The TEK-Hub team Stage Four of the TEK-Hub process and is fully commercialised, generating revenue under licence in Europe and oil recovery technology. Combining The ‘strategic plan for the TEK-Hub is through the Titan distribution centres in petroleum engineering and breakthrough to add five new fully commercialised North America. Sales and Rentals in the biotechnology, the process produces products per year to the Hunting catalogue, North Sea and Norway have been made more oil, lowers lifting costs and allows with TEK-Hub products contributing to key customers such as Altus, Expro, the optimisation of a field’s potential. a significant percentage of divisional Halliburton, Schlumberger and Archer. This technology is at Stage Three of earnings by the end of 2020 including the TEK-Hub process with microbial products in ‘Alternate Energy’ markets. • Hunting ‘Organic Enhanced Oil sampling planned in 2019 or took place Recovery’ Technology – marketed in in 2018 with single Operators in the The team is actively encouraging innovative collaboration with Titan Oil Recovery UK and Norway. Reservoir treatments ideas for new technologies to add to the Inc., the technology is a breakthrough in are planned during the first half of TEK-Hub portfolio. For more information or low cost, no capital required oil recovery 2018 prior to a full scale roll out in the to submit an idea for consideration please offering oil operators an advanced, North Sea and onshore Europe. contact: [email protected] state-of-the-art secondary and tertiary

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Identify Evaluate Deﬁne Commercialise

Tech Screening Decision Support Decision Support Decision Support Decision Support Checklist – 4(B) Package – DG1 DG1 Package – DG2 DG2 Package – DG3 DG3 Package – DG4 DG4

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9 Making the connection Hunting’s AmeriPort facility has found a welcome market in the onshore shale sector, facilitated by the introduction of the TEC-LOCK range of semi-premium connections

The 40 acre site affords plenty of space to manoeuvre the full length tubulars and support the three manufacturing lines which are configured for high volume throughput

10 HUNTING REVIEW 195 In response to the rising demand for high-torque connections, Hunting’s tubing technology engineering team has adapted its semi-premium connections range, originally designed for the high pressure offshore environment, to be deployed in onshore shale plays. This becomes necessary as operators push to new limits in challenging reservoirs and increased lateral reach.

The same principles that were used to develop premium connections for the extreme environment in the deepwater wells of the Gulf of Mexico have now been applied to the onshore arena while keeping a critical eye on cost to ensure market competitiveness. Listening carefully to test and certify new threading combinations intense operating conditions. In addition customer requirements to run increased for different size of pipe in-house has been they are subject to extreme fatigue lateral lengths that require high bending crucial to this process, not least in the testing to prove survivability in the multi- with torsional and compressive load speed at which these developments can stage fracks that the operators employ resistance, the team created the team be brought to market. The connections and the typically multiple rotations that developed a new range that is 'best in are fully validated and accredited in the are essential to push the tubing through class' in terms of performance. Working test chamber to ensure that they have the up to four miles in the wellbore. closely with the steel mills and being able to strength and resistance to withstand the

The WEDGE-LOCK family of connections destined for offshore applications are manufactured alongside the new TEC-LOCK range targeted at the onshore market

Since its introduction to the onshore sector at the end of 2017, the full TEC-LOCK range, TEC-LOCK BTC, TEC-LOCK BTC-S and flagship product TEC-LOCK Wedge, have been manufactured at AmeriPort, Hunting’s facility in Baytown, Texas. The 40 acre site affords plenty of space to manoeuvre the full length tubulars and support the three manufacturing lines which are configured for high volume throughput. Two of these have state-of-art Mori Seki horizontal machine centres with tooling packages to handle 14-20in and 9 5/8-14in respectively, and are primarily dedicated to machining Wedge products of either premium or the new semi-premium range. For the latter, validation and adoption of new designs for CAL IV testing, the most popular sizes of pipe have been accredited first, with a full suite to follow.

In this short period of time, demand has grown steadily with the clear value to the operators of being able to buy what is essentially a premium designed product but at a cost effective price. Engineered for typical shale seam geology, the range has been successfully deployed in the Permian, Eagle Ford, Haynesville and Denver- Julesburg Basins, with clients appreciating the ease-of-use and operational efficiency.

This thriving new line of business is clearly reflected in the increased activity in Baytown. The AmeriPort team has moved to incorporate an increased shift pattern, with each of the threading lines operating at full capacity.

The onshore model is based on a significantly shorter cycle: just a matter of weeks from time of order to delivery into the well. This shorter turnaround time means that little product is made to stock, in comparison to the more time and cost- intensive nature of offshore operations.

12 HUNTING REVIEW 195 Integrated tooling Ever since the inception of the Advanced Manufacturing Group (AMG), the purpose was to create a capability for machining and integrating larger critical components and sub systems to make life easier for the customer with a simplified supply chain

13 ADVANCED MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS PACKAGE INTEGRATION It was not initially conceived that the three Partly as a resource issue but for also for The integrated tool is the result of four years companies which formed the backbone of risk management, the customer needed a of work and three evolving prototypes. the AMG – Dearborn, Doffing and Innova strategic partner. They also encouraged a The project has seen real cooperation Extel – would join forces to make fully collaborative approach to developing new between teams with the sharing of design specified MWD/LWD tools. Neither was it tools and outsourcing the manufacturing insights and honest discussion to develop foreseen at that stage that the collaboration of the complete product as finished and the optimum solution. Complex machining would extend beyond the Group, to ready to use. Few companies have the and project management were proven include expertise of the wider family of breadth of experience and expertise to and during the course of the three cycles companies within Hunting. However that is handle this type of turnkey project and 10 feet out of 22 feet was cut from the what has been achieved. So Hunting Titan Hunting is unique in what it is able to length of the tool. This was achieved Division provide Gamma Ray Detectors offer. The plus for the customer is having through creative engineering and radical and Hunting Energy Services Supercenter, the work package in one house. manufacturing approaches to pack the order management and testing. electronics assemblies in smaller designs.

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Very few companies have the breadth of experience and expertise to handle this type of turnkey project and Hunting is unique in what it is able to offer

It goes to the market now as a commercially TEAM VIEWS machine shop at Sam Houston Parkway viable MWD/LWD tool designed to bring The project has engaged cross- and Electronics for fibre optics, custom real time data back to the surface of a well disciplinary teams of designers, engineers, harnessing and of course electronics. In bore, conveyed on coiled tubing. Hunting suppliers, honed processes and set close proximity, they straddle the Beltway has been responsible for the entire build a culture of open communication at in Houston leading to quick turnaround from initial concept to final shipping as the all levels between companies. It has time and easy communication. integrator for all the major work and services strengthened relationships and built trust provided by approved vendors. Some of in the complete manufacturing capability, Pictured above left: An Integrated Tool the parts cost as much as $25,000 each regularly reviewed, to everyone’s benefit. cased and ready for shipping. so there is a need for a culture of critical Pictured above right: Kerry Mize (L) and Tim planning, execution and zero tolerance The two key Hunting facilities that provide Riggs (R) who are crucial team members. of quality fails, a steep hill to climb. the bulk of the work package are the Pictured below: The assembly area of the Electronics plant.

15 Aberdeen’s timely reminder The Hunting facility at Badentoy in Scotland now boasts an impressive atrium and is the main area where customers and visitors congregate

16 HUNTING REVIEW 195 WONDERWALL The atrium is a key feature within the building, giving the feeling of space and light and was purposefully incorporated into the structure to create a stimulating and dynamic environment.

The floor to ceiling wall space was originally painted pure white and although this gave the impression of a professional environment, it was an underutilised area that could have been better used to give a lasting impression of Hunting.

A brief was drawn up to create an interesting and eye catching piece of art work for the blank wall to provide information to visitors on the Hunting history and illustrate how the company had evolved over the past 130 years.

TIMELY LINES The idea was inspired by Glasgow’s Buchanan Galleries which vaunts an impressive timeline of the industrial revolution and the huge influence it had on the city's development. The Hunting timeline would cover its own rich history with forays into many industries, not just oil & gas. The company grew both organically and through acquisition which is reflected in the display, portraying the fundamentally entrepreneurial culture of the company that remains at the core today. The aim was to inform and engage Hunting's visitors and employees.

MATERIAL SELECTION Artwork was selected from the archive provided by the London office, then printed onto wall paper and applied in a day. Additional acrylic panels were placed at strategic points of the evolving history to add depth. The whole process took just three weeks, in time to impress new members of the Hunting PLC Board in June of last year and now intriguing a constant flow of visitors.

17 Seven pillars supporting Subsea success

The seven key principles which drive The outcome of the presentations was minutes, for a part that is made thousands business practice at Subsea are: Safety, tri-fold: first, the employees were shown of times during the year. This supported Quality, On Time Delivery, Customer a new level of transparency; second, the Innovation, Profit Awareness and On Time Satisfaction, Profit Awareness, Technology/ employees learned how they contribute to Delivery pillars. When the manufacturer Innovation, and Employee Satisfaction. the success of the company; and third, it of the sander no longer carried the guard These “pillars” govern the management provided a form of team building, as well as needed, it could have meant a spend of team’s approach to the company’s encouraging some colleagues to become $1200 on replacing the entire sander. success. The next step, suggested more comfortable with public speaking. Instead Walt, redesigned and built a better, by Hunting Subsea HR Manager, safer fully enclosed guard than the original, Jennifer Waggoner, was to extend this In addition to the monthly newsletter extending the life of the perfectly good to those making daily decisions and article and team presentations, Jennifer sander. This promoted the Safety, Quality, performing functions vital to the success also decided to change their method of Innovation & Profit Awareness pillars. of the company – the employees. selecting Employee of the Month. Starting with the launch of the Subsea Pillars, The introduction of the Subsea Pillars The intent was to educate the employees nominations are now based on team programme is already a demonstrable about how the Subsea Pillars should members that have had a direct impact success, encouraging employees to be called upon every day, to help make on the success of the company through work together to build the achievements decisions for the best of the company and the Subsea Pillars. The introduction of of Subsea for the benefit of all. its customer base. Immediately, the Subsea the Subsea Pillars programme is already Pillars was set out, framed and hung on a demonstrable success, encouraging the walls throughout the facility, as well as employees to work together to build the being emailed to all the employees. Every achievements of Subsea for the benefit of month, a specific pillar was featured in all. The result was remarkable – employees the division newsletter to shine additional nominated their co-workers and recognised emphasis on each principle. At the monthly efforts sometimes overlooked. Key Employee Social, the manager responsible examples are Walt Bryan (Weld Team for delivering each pillar arranged a team Lead) and Danh Phan (Programmer). Danh presentation to demonstrate how they had Phan reprogrammed the way a part is incorporated it into their business and how manufactured and reduced the machine this contributed to wider company success. time by over 50 percent, shaving off 13

18 HUNTING REVIEW 195 Automating hydraulic testing

Before shipping, every coupling undergoes a hydraulic factory acceptance test to verify the integrity and functionality of the part. Most test pressures range from 12,000 to 30,000 psi with the most common testing pressures at 22,500 psi with no more than an 8 psi drop per minute. The issue with hydraulic testing at these pressures is that the fluid takes a variable amount of time to fully compress or stabilise before testing can begin. As the fluid compresses, the pressure readings continue to drop, slowing as The testing department supervisor, Jake is ready to begin the testing, he clicks time passes. The amount of time it takes Rutt, together with Mike Ross from the IT the start button and the software takes significantly varies based on fluid volume, group began working towards a solution. over. The system automatically sets the part geometry, pressure, air temperature, They agreed to use LabVIEW, common pressure, turns on the pumps, closes fluid temperature, and several other testing software, as the base, but ultimately the values to block off the part when the factors. This poses challenges for an developed a custom solution and interface correct pressures are reached, monitors operator to efficiently test the parts. that was designed around the specific the stabilisation rate, starts the test when When the data from the test department testing requirements and equipment. the decay rate is within acceptable limits, was analysed, it revealed that often the Jake’s group focused on defining the and automatically records all the testing operator was waiting too long before process flow into very detailed steps data to the SQL database. A copy of the starting the test and just as often, many which could be easily interpreted by Mike final test report can then be printed from of the tests were started early, meaning and programmed into the software. the data at any point in the future. The key that it would fail by several psi and must to this solution is the custom algorithm that be re-run. The solution was to introduce The pair have since introduced a completely constantly monitors the fluid stabilisation technology into a manual process. automated hydraulic testing for standard and starts the test immediately, while couplings. When the operator begins a avoiding any possibility of a re-test. This new job, he loads the parts into the test solution also has the added benefit of table and enters the job number into the allowing the test operator to run multiple custom LabVIEW interface. The software tests at a single time instead of constantly automatically pulls the test pressure, the monitoring a single table. Based on test procedures, test duration, and other some new testing data, this solution has data directly from the ERP system which increased the overall capacity of the testing ensures that the correct procedure and department by 40 percent by simply pressure are followed. When the operator creating a more efficient process.

19 Subsea milling centre “zero-gravity” Gorbel crane

Having identified the potential for significant future growth in its valve product line, the team at Subsea took the opportunity to strengthen the capability through the acquisition of two mills. The new additions, which came from other company divisions, enabled Subsea to establish a milling cell.

This system will help improve productivity, reduce the cost of product damage, and minimise work-related injuries by enabling the moving of heavy loads with ease, security and precision

It soon became evident that a crane would be required to lift some of the larger valve blocks into place on the mills. A tombstone work-holding system was also essential for the Mazak mill. The selected system - a Gorbel G-Force Q, 600Kg unit, was capable of lifting 1,320 lbs and allows for one-handed operation. The unit has a “Free Float” mode whereby it calculates the weight and suspends the load. This allows the operator to move the part with ease using one hand or gently lower it with a slight push. This system will help improve productivity, reduce the cost of product damage, and minimise work-related injuries by enabling the moving of heavy loads with ease, security and precision.

The crane was positioned between the HAAS and Mazak mills so that it could be efficiently used on both machines. It has enabled a single operator to change out the 600 -700 lb tombstone on the Mazak.

20 HUNTING REVIEW 195 Custom Crates at Subsea

As a key supplier to a global market, Before Hunting Subsea is reliant upon its custom- The introduction of this built crates, which must be certified insect new working method, free for international shipping. The size of each crate can range from eighteen opened up significant inches to eleven feet long, and the floor space, reduced the average cost per crate is $300 including labour, materials and inspection fees. crate assembly time by The technicians tasked with building 1,570 hours annually these crates are skilled workers from the maintenance team, who were often pulled away from their daily duties of keeping the plant operational. In addition, the crates Jesse commissioned an internal cost also occupied valuable floor space in the analysis to compare the existing system for maintenance wood shop and shipping area. building crates versus the new proposed crating system. This confirmed a cost At a Subsea focused trade show in reduction of over 90 percent achieved Houston, Jesse Renteria, the supervisor by moving to the new crating solution. The introduction of this new working of the Coupling Assembly and Shipping/ method, opened up significant floor space, Receiving departments came across a The Subsea team determined the three reduced the crate assembly time by 1,570 company that could provide a custom most common crate sizes and worked hours annually, saving a substantial sum pre-cut cardboard crate solution, with just with the vendor to design a universal of money in the first year and enabled the five minutes assembly time. Impressed, model to fit these specifications. team to prioritise their usual duties.

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APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS Liese Borden has joined Systems, Subsea Control responsible for managing, manufacturing facilities and the Company as its Chief and Pressure Relief Valves. maintaining, and implementing assuring conformity to the Human Resources Officer the company’s corporate QMS/ company’s corporate QMS based in Houston. Liese will Rodney Borden has been HSE mandate throughout and mandate. In addition, be responsible for leading promoted to Group General Hunting Titan’s global Mike will manage the design, the company’s global HR Manager – QA/HSE Facilities. manufacturing facilities. control, and manufacturing of strategy. Having started her Rodney will be responsible for Hunting’s proprietary gauges, career as a field engineer, Liese implementing, managing and Andrea Romero has been standards, and fixtures. later moved into sales and maintaining Hunting’s corporate promoted to Group General operational management roles QMS/HSE mandate throughout Manager – QA Products. Chris Venske has assumed before entering the field of HR. the company’s OCTG, Tubular, Andrea will be responsible the position of Engineering & and Print/Part Accessory for implementing, managing Technical Sales Manager for Kyle Harberd has joined manufacturing facilities. and maintaining Hunting’s the TEK-Hub in Aberdeen. Hunting as Internal Auditor, corporate QMS mandate Bringing significant engineering based at the Northchase, Robert Dunigan is being throughout its manufacturing, expertise from previous roles at Houston office. Kyle joins promoted to Group General design, and marketing divisions Hunting, Chris will be focused Hunting following two years as Manager – QA Systems. owning proprietary products. on progressing the Organic Oil an Audit Assistant and is also Robert will be responsible for In addition, Andrea will Recovery (OOR) technology a certified Public Accountant. managing, maintaining, and continue her role as Corporate to commercialisation in UK implementing the company’s Metallurgist and maintain her and Norwegian markets. Re-locating from his base TQA QMS system thoughout position representing Hunting in Houston, Brian Autrey its global facilities. In addition, within API/ISO on metallurgy. Grant Fuller has been is now the representative Robert will act as the corporate appointed as the Business of the Subsea Technology appointment representing Mike Webber is being Development Manager. division in Europe. Based Hunting within API/ISO. promoted to Group General Grant is experienced in in Badentoy, Brian’s role Manager – QA Processes. project coordination for will promote Subsea’s Gene Raines has been Mike will be responsible oil and gas operators and product range, including promoted to Group General for implementing Best contract providers and will Hydraulic Couplings, Manager – QA/HSE Titan Practices and Processes focus on developing the Chemical Injection Metering Division Robert will be throughout Hunting’s emerging OOR business.

SUBSEA BLOOD DRIVE Hunting Subsea has hosted its tenth semi-annual blood drive. We are proud of the big impact that this small team is making for the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Centre – in five years the team has donated 439 “products”, saving an average of 1,317 lives.

22 HUNTING REVIEW 195 ABERDEEN HSE MILESTONE October 2018 marked and housekeeping tours, three incident-free years. weekly safety meetings, and This equates to an amazing regular training sessions run one million man hours and by the HSE department. follows the introduction of These are designed to several new safety measures, bolster communication, and including regular walkaround keep focus and awareness.

TEAM BUILDING CONTRIBUTING AS ONE A family fun day last August with the involvement provided an opportunity of family members. The Indonesian island of Broto Hadi, Fajar Sidik for staff to spend quality Palu Donggala was rocked Hartono, Liga Sandra, and time with both colleagues The event brought together by series of quakes and Yohanes Paarangan. and family. The team place 100 employees from tremors over several weeks a strong emphasis on different parts of the region last summer. Known as the Awareness of the disaster collaborative workplace to strengthen the inter-team “Lombok” earthquakes, also reached other company spirit, and the “Unity in engagement and support measuring between 6.4 facilities in Singapore and Diversity” day at Nipah the achievement of personal and 7.5 in magnitude, the China, leading to cross- Island Resort (Batam) was and professional goals. epicentres were north of region fundraising efforts made even more special Rinjani volcano. By the end and local donation drives. of September, the confirmed A total of 53 million rupiah death toll was 832, with (USD3500) was raised several thousand injured, and through employee and more than 350,000 people company contributions. displaced from their homes. Representatives from the An organising committee organising committee was formed by Senior presented the donation Manager for Administration, to the Indonesian Red Sonny Ardiwiyanto, to raise Cross in November. All funds for those in need of donations received went support. The committee was towards disaster recovery chaired by Setia Budianto, efforts, purchase and assisted by Amri Muftadi distribution of relief items as Vice Chairman and including mats, blankets Renny Anggrainy as the and household kits, as well Secretary. The fundraising as additional clean water team comprised Siti Aisyah, supply for the community.

23 MACMILLAN BAKE SALE The teams in Aberdeen and Fordoun held a bake sale for Macmillan Cancer Support, raising over £800. In addition to the cakes, the event included a quiz, bingo, and a raffle. Our thanks to all involved in raising this significant amount for an important cause.

STAFF APPRECIATION DINNER Employees from Hunting to highlight for the continuing “Top Stepper” winner, the top internal challenge feature on Singapore’s HQ, Accessory and journey to Vision 2020. five Hunting Steppers for the the leader-board as follows: Well Intervention business units came together last December A particular “Hunting Olympics” TOP STEPPER for a staff appreciation highlight of the year was the 1st Prize: Murali Sandanadeva (Total: 878,855 steps) dinner. The theme for the month-long “Hunting Steps” evening was the “Hunting challenge initiated by the 2nd Prize: Chooi Fook Wing (Total: 876,634 steps) Olympics”, and attendees HR team in November, in 3rd Prize: Kelvin Tai (Total: 829,728 steps) came in various sporting preparation for Singapore’s outfits. It was also a valuable official National Steps Challenge 4th Prize: Annie Cheng (Total: 766,435 steps) opportunity for Asia Pacific which runs from January to 5th Prize: Zhou Xiao Jun (Total: 723,001 steps) Managing Director Daniel Tan April 2019. Apart from a weekly

24 HUNTING REVIEW 195 LONG SERVICE AWARDS Steve Imray has marked his thank Jeff for his 40 years of 1977, aged 17 and working Control and Master Production. 25 year milestone with the services to the company. part time, while completing Gene is now the General company. We thank him for high school. In the following Manager for Quality Assurance his quarter of a century of Commencing his career at years Robert has worked for the Titan division. commitment and dedication Hunting in September 1977, in the Gun Department, and wish him all the best for Gary Niccum started as a Sub Shop, and also held The company extends its his future years at Hunting. machinist in the RTG Gun the position of Production thanks to James Lamb for Department running a tracer Supervisor over CNC Mills. his 25 years of service at Jeff Skinner first started lathe. In 1988 Gary took on Hunting Titan in Pampa. work with Hunting on 2nd the challenge of set up and Gene Rains joined Hunting in January 1979 as a machinist production of the company’s 1978 as a Machine Operator. At a staff appreciation event in the manual machine first laser, rising to become the He has since assumed roles in Singapore last December, shop, where he stayed for Laser Department Supervisor. in Quality Management and special recognition was given 14 years. He then moved In 2015 he took on the role of Production, including in the to a veteran employee of 30 to inventory control, before Supervisor of all Perforating CNC department, and the years, Joe Chandran. The moving into Sales in 1998. In Gun Production, in addition to Instrumentation division in service and contributions of the the following years Jeff has overseeing the Laser operation. Pampa. Following this he facility’s production technician, held a variety of Sales roles became the Cost Analysis and Othman Bin Lasa, was also and has recently moved back Robert Dixon started his Pricing Control Manager and a highlighted, following his into Inventory Control. We role at Titan in September range of other roles in Inventory retirement at the end of 2018.

Steve Imray Joe Chandran

Jeff Skinner Gary Niccum

Robert Dixon Gene Rains

25 MUSEUM EXCURSION Last summer, employees Several of the exhibits Each resident was presented greatly enjoyed the delicious in Singapore organised triggered memories for the with a goody bag and the tea refreshments. They are a trip to the Singapore older generation, who reported Home received a cheque also very happy to receive the National Museum for 25 that the ‘Growing Up’ gallery, to enable the purchase of a transistor radio gift set, the elders from St John’s Home which featured items from much-needed equipment. kind and generous donation is for Elderly Persons. the 1950s and 1960s, was received with much gratitude.” particularly reminiscent. A follow up note from Wilma The Hunting volunteers Ng, St John’s Volunteer This event marked the fifth were joined by staff from St After the tour, they went back Relations Manager, said “The year of the Singapore team’s John’s as well as members to the St John’s Home for tea Elderlies deeply appreciated Corporate Community of their own families to guide and games sponsored by the all the help, patience and care Involvement programme the guests on a 90 minute company. The group were while touring the museum with St John’s Home tour of the museum. joined by those not able to exhibits and ensuring their for Elderly Persons. join the museum excursion. safety and enjoyment. They

BOWLING FOR A CAUSE A group of employees recently designed to raise funds for took part in an event co- a worthy cause. A game organised by Singapore’s with a difference - each Disability Sports Council and team was required to play the Bowling Association for with blindfolds for one round the Disabled. The Hunting and seated for another. team of four, Michelle Chong, These “rules” were included Eric Ong, Kevin Tai and Chooi to help raise awareness of Fook Wing, joined some 20 the challenges faced by other corporate teams for those with disabilities. an annual bowling session

26 HUNTING REVIEW 195 LEARNING CIRCLES RE-MAKING is expected to be released TECHNICAL FORUM in Q1 of 2019 with the Now in its fifth year, the projects being evaluated for Technical Forum has evolved the CI & Innovation Award. from a singular annual event to an ongoing learning series. EXPANDING OUR The Regional Engineering LEARNING CIRCLES team and Hunting Training Each webinar in the Academy (HTA) launched the Learning Circles series inaugural Technical Forum was structured to facilitate webinar session in August bite-sized 30 minute sharing WHAT IS HTA in simplified format to 2018. Leading the presentation and learning session. The LEARNING CIRCLES? demystify the subject matter was K. Rajoo, Senior Technical presentation materials from At Hunting, online employee for inter-disciplinary sharing, Support Engineer and Field each session were then communities are engaged in and perhaps generalised Running Services specialist updated and deposited in interactive and participatory or broaden for company- who delivered the webinar topic our e-resource library. learning with the goal of wide communication. “Minimising Ovality of Large OD building, sharing, and Couplings” for the production, In collaboration with Hunting expressing knowledge. This For Learning Circles to quality and engineering teams Training Academy, the may, for example, lead to work, distributed leadership in Singapore, Batam and Wuxi. QA teams in the region CI & Innovation initiatives is needed where the main experimented the webinar with a shared outcome. coordinator is engaged in Re-named as “TF Learning platform with a session on leading one of the subject Circles”, the inaugural session “Quality Management System Learning Circles comprise matter. The circles seek to was followed by two webinars – Triangular QA (TQA)”. teams of distance learners build channels for collaborative jointly facilitated by K. Rajoo Facilitated by QA Manager who use technology, such as work that may be task or and Wang Yi (Regional Brandon Tham, the session webinars, to acquire a better community-based learning, Engineering Manager) focusing was delivered by S. Siva, QA understanding of shared from knowledge-based sharing on Frequently Asked Technical Engineer from the Benoi Road interests. The objective is to to practice-based approach. Questions, expanding the facility. The plan is to initiate its balance individual/functional audience to customer Quality Learning Circles in 2019 ownership with collective service representatives. to join the Regional Engineering participation to help everyone team in knowledge sharing learn and share knowledge. The TF Learning Circles within the QA community and series is followed up with with its extended stakeholders. A Learning Circle event may the year closing Technical explore topics that are very Forum involving participants Other Learning Circles are technical or specialised that from all three locations via actively encouraged and it is meant for members in Video Conference. The Human Resources is planning the functions but could also Technical Forum publication a quarterly series in 2019. be developed and presented

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