SUMMER EDITION 2012

TAKING THE LEAD IN WIND POWER GENERATION I N S I D E

Descon Integrated Projects Ltd 04

Shaping up the Manufacturing Lahore Manufacturing Works 06 future Karachi Manufacturing Works 09 of boilers Manufacturing Works 10 Hamriyah Manufacturing Works 11

Overseas Business Area 12 17 Cover Story FFCEL Wind Power Project 21 25 The world 26 welcomes Joint Venture a new treasure Presson Descon International Ltd 28

Corporate News DCH 30 DOL 31 DPS 32 E&P 34 HRD&A 35 ICT 39 IWT 41 DCHDCH expandsexpands PC&S 42 QA&QC 43 itsits productproduct rangerange E D I T O R ’ S N O T E

Dear Readers,

Here we are, with yet another issue of Descon News. This issue will brief you on the latest achievements and developments within Descon.

This year has seen the culmination of Descon's diversification dreams with the award of an EPC project of FFC Energy Ltd., a step forward towards the development of the Wind Power Industry of . Descon plays an instrumental role in this project by pioneering the manufacturing of wind tower masts, which demonstrates the confidence and trust by FFC in Descon's capabilities.

The success stories of Descon performing the first heavy lift at Borouge P3A Project, introducing two new variants in its line of FR products and striking a deal with ESBI Intl., exemplify the indefatigable commitment of the Descon family.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Warm Regards, Rabya Sheikh

ABBREVIATIONS BPD DEL FAT HRSG MPSCS PWHT Barrels per Day Descon Engineering Factory Acceptance Heat Recovery System Manpower Strength Post Weld Heat Limited Test Generator Control System Treatment

CDR EDP FR LTI OHSAS TPD Carbon Dioxide Engineering Design Fortified Rosins Loss Time Injury Occupational Health Tons per Day Recovery Package and Safety Advisory Services

CSR EPC FRT LTMSA PMP TSF Corporate Social Engineering, Floating Roof Tanks Long Term Project Management Temporary Site Responsibility Procurement, Maintenance Services Plan Facilities Construction Agreement

EDITORIAL TEAM

Aamer Hadi Khan Rabya Sheikh Ch. Muzaffar Ali Head Business Development Coordinator Communications - BD Asst. I/C Communications - BD

Adenan Hussain Sharaf Javed Sr. Engineer - Overseas Coordination Marketing Engineer Descon Integrated Projects Ltd. Yousaf Malik

DIPL Management Forum

DIPL conducted a forum where the senior management, the following points: including departmental heads and project managers were invited to candidly discuss organizational objectives vis-à-vis a) Alignment of DIPL's vision with Descon's overall vision the ever-changing business environment. b) Current standing and achievements of DIPL

The forum started with the recitation of the Holy Quran, c) Current and upcoming challenges amid changing market followed by an open discussion on the rejuvenated vision and trends core values of the company. Afterwards, the departmental d) The way forward and focus areas to address challenges heads presented an outlook of their respective departments in light of upcoming challenges and shared with the participants Descon Opens EPC Office in the UAE various initiatives taken to maximize business opportunities. Another interesting part of the forum was an interactive In order to establish our strong foothold in the UAE market round of group discussions. All the participants were asked and cater to the long standing demand of our major clients, to group into eight teams of equal strength and given a task Descon has set up a new EPC (Engineering, Procurement, to outline key issues along with their solutions. The top eight Construction) office in Abu Dhabi. With the establishment common issues were then selected for an open discussion of this office, Descon will be able to effectively tap new in order to brainstorm effective solutions to address these opportunities in the GCC market to further improve upon challenges as a team. its execution of EPC projects in the region. This office will now be the perpetrator of recently awarded At the end of the session, President DIPL, Mr. Khawar Khan Gasco Habshan Acid Gas Flare Recovery Project comprising re-capped the day's proceeding with special emphasis on of engineering and project management services.

04 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 DIPL Habshan Acid Gas Flare Recovery Erection of the towers, nacelle and rotors are considered to Project be the most difficult part of the construction process. The professional skill set and dedication of the team was the Descon has been awarded an EPC contract to build an Acid hallmark of its successful completion. Gas Flare Recovery System at Habshan by Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Company (Gasco). The project is scheduled to be completed by the middle of 2014.

The project scope entails recovering the flare gases being A total of 33 wind turbine towers are to be erected for this burnt in the Acid Gas Flare Systems and compressing them 50 MW FFCEL project, with the final set of towers under to a higher pressure in order to re-inject them into the fabrication at Descon’s Karachi Manufacturing Works. processing facilities. Hydrocarbon liquids and sour water separated in the Acid Gas Flare Systems are also being taken Uch II Power Project (400 MW CCPP) care of as per the scope of the project. The Uch II Power Project, which was awarded to the This project is of great significance to Descon since it is the consortium of Descon and Hyundai Engineering Company, first EPC project received from Gasco and would act as a is now in full swing. Phase I of the HAZOP study was successfully cornerstone for a strong, long and mutually beneficial conducted in Seoul, South Korea in February. The next phase relationship between the two companies. is planned in later half of the year. The Uch II site access road’s work has been completed and Descon has established Takreer Gas Oil Transfer Facilities a camp on site. Project Descon won an EPC contract of Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (Takreer) to carry out installation of gas oil pumping and its transportation facilities from Mussafah terminal to Sas- AI-Nakhl (SAN) terminal. The project scope includes gas oil transfer pumping, pigging and slop injection facilities along with associated piping, electrical, control and civil works. This fast- paced project is to be completed in a schedule of about ten months.

At this stage, the following major activities are underway: Piling work for turbine foundations Excavation for raw water and evaporation ponds Structural work for cooling tower Construction of main administration and workshop buildings

Adco - EPC for Replacement of Jetty Substation FFC Energy Ltd. The project awarded to Descon in November 2010 has been Descon has successfully erected the first batch of wind turbines successfully completed without any LTI. This was the first EPC for Fauji Fertilizer Company Energy Limited. Each tower is 80 project of Descon which involved skid mounted substation meters high with a rotor radius of 40 meters. equipment.

DIPL DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 05 Lahore Manufacturing Works Muhammad Mujahid

READY TO SERVE YOUR INDUSTRIAL NEEDS!

Boiler News HRSG for Haji Sheikh Noor-ud-Din & Sons Bagasse Fired Boiler for RYK Sugar Mills Other than high capacity and high pressure HRSGs for power generation and cogeneration, Descon's HRSGs have always Being a pioneer of high pressure bagasse-based steam solutions been a reliable source for steam processing solution. LMW in Pakistan, Descon has always been a trusted name for has been granted the project of 1 x 3.0 TPH, 10 barg, triplex cogeneration in the sugar industry. This patronage was taken type Heat Recovery to new levels with the award of the project for the supply Steam Generator of 1 x 138 TPH, 65 barg, 485°C, from captive power high pressure, bagasse fired plant consisting of 1 boiler for RYK Sugar CAT and 2 JGS gas Mills. This is the largest engines. Haji Sheikh bagasse-based high Noor-ud-Din & Sons, pressure boiler project are worldwide famous for their export quality in Pakistan and Descon tents. Descon's scope is the first company to covers complete achieve this landmark. turnkey services of the Our scope encompasses boiler. complete design, fabrication, supply, Fire Tube Boilers for Aisha Steel Mills erection and commissioning of the The mechanical completion and commissioning of 3 x 6 TPH, boiler. The fabrication 7 barg, saturated steam, natural gas fired, fire tube boilers for has begun and is expected to be commissioned by September, 2012.

Bagasse Fired Boiler for Adam Sugar Mills

LMW has been awarded the project of 1 x 120 TPH, 27 kg/cm2, 350°C, bagasse fired boiler. This is another major achievement by the team in the sugar sector.

Descon's scope entails complete turnkey services including design, fabrication, supply, erection and commissioning.

06 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 LMW Aisha Steel Mills has been done successfully. The progress on Drums & Heat Exchangers for Engro this project is ahead of the agreed schedule. Descon's association with Engro goes a long way back. Last Water Tube Boilers for Rafhan Maize year, once again LMW was given a number of process equipment jobs by Engro for its plant at Dharki. This includes The manufacturing of 2 x 30 TPH, 200 psi(g) water tube design, fabrication and supply of knock-out drums, anti-surge boilers for Rafhan Maize Pakistan is in full swing. The hydrotest coolers, fuel coolers and hair-pin type exchangers for the Engro of the first boiler has been completed and the second is in progress. The project is within timelines and civil works at site have also been initiated.

Compression Project. For the first time, LMW has undertaken process and mechanical design of such type of exchangers.

Three Phase Separator for PDIL

LMW has been granted the job of design, fabrication and supply of three phase production separators with its associated skid and piping by PDIL for PPL. The vessel is designed at pressure 1,000 psi(g), temperature 150˚ F and MDMT-20 ˚F. Process Equipment News

Fluidized Air Cooler for FFC

For the very first time, LMW has been awarded the job of design, fabrication and supply of a fluidized air cooler operating at 8 barg and 66 °C with a header plate thickness of 86 mm. The process design was prepared by DIPL which was later vetted by Uhde, while the structural analysis was carried out on Stat Pro by LMW's mechanical engineers. This air cooler will be installed at FFC's plant site at Mukhtargarh, Sadikabad.

Oil & Gas Development Company Ltd.

LMW is involved in a number of up-gradation, development and facility enhancement projects with OGDCL. In this regard, Communication Towers for Ufone process equipment jobs have been carried out for OGDCL's Phase-10 sites in Kunner, Dakhni and Uch gas fields including design, fabrication and supply of several heat exchangers, tube bundles, A one year contract was signed between Huawei and LMW NGL fractionators and amine stripper re-boilers. ARL has for the fabrication of 400 communication towers, antenna also awarded a number of heat exchanger jobs including the mounts and other accessories which amounts to almost 2,000 fabrication and supply of a condensate injection vessel. tons of steel for the year 2012.

Wellhead and Air Coolers for OMV After Sales Services

After a span of nearly six years, LMW has achieved a After providing the rental steam solutions to the client, LMW breakthrough with OMV with the award of wellhead coolers has been awarded with different retrofitting, spare parts and for Latif North-1 site. LMW was also involved in the fabrication services jobs by Pakistan Ordinance Factory, Nestle Pakistan and supply of the tube bundle for the air-cooled exchanger. Limited, Attock Refinery Limited and Packages Pakistan Limited.

LMW DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 07 Circulating Fluidized Bed Technology: Your Key to Sustainable Energy

Dr. Salman Zakaria, CEO, Descon (L) and Mr. Wu Jianxun, President, JBG (R) during the contract signing ceremony

Keeping in view the current energy crisis and scarcity of cumulative steam production of more than 5,000 tons per conventional fuels, the dependency of industry on alternate hour, Descon is committed to increase this number in the fuels like Coal and Biomass has increased extensively. To near future. Currently, Descon is capable of supplying direct cater to these requirements, Descon Engineering Ltd. and fired boilers up to 290 TPH, 136 barg, 540°C and heat Jinan Boiler Group Co., Ltd have joined hands to offer recovery steam generators behind gas turbines up to 270 technically and commercially viable solutions to clients in MW. Pakistan. Both parties have signed a technical collaboration agreement for the manufacturing of solid fuel fired boilers Jinan Boiler Group Co., Ltd. (JBG) China, established in 1954, using Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Technology. The is the kernel subsidiary company, 100% owned by Dragon complete boiler design will be provided by JBG while local Power Co., Ltd. which is the representative enterprise of the manufacturing, installation and commissioning will be conducted clean energy industry. by Descon in collaboration with Jinan. With this step forward, Descon stands committed to delivering customer-centered JBG is a globally-known Circulating Fluidized Boiler designer steam solutions on solid fuels to its clients. and supplier on coal and biomass fuels. With advanced technology and excellent quality service, CFB boiler products Descon Engineering Limited started boiler manufacturing at of JBG have gained major recognition not only in China, but its Lahore Manufacturing Works (LMW) in 1988. Since then, in the international market as well. Majoring in the manufacture Descon boilers have maintained an outstanding growth in of medium and high pressure power boilers, JBG integrates both domestic and regional markets achieving excellence in the scientific research, manufacture, complete equipment the fields of engineering, procurement, fabrication and supply, installation, maintenance, innovation and technology commissioning to provide the most competitive and reliable consultation of boilers. turnkey solutions to our clients. JBG has sold more than 2,000 sets of 35t/h~650t/h CFB To date, Descon has provided boilers to nearly all industrial boiler, which takes up 50% of the total CFB boiler market in sectors including fertilizer, oil & gas, chemical/petrochemical, China. CFB boilers have been exported to Mongolia, Pakistan, power, cement, paper, textile, sugar, pharmaceutical and food Thailand, Indonesia, India, Malaysia etc. sector utilizing various fuels. With more than 150 boilers and

08 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 LMW Karachi Manufacturing Works Wajahat Arifeen

1. Cutting

2. Rolling

3. CO2 Welding

Indigenous Industrial Solutions LTI Free One Million Provider Man-Hours 4. Smaw Welding Karachi Manufacturing Works is proud to Wind Towers achieve LTI free one million safe man-hours. Achievement of this milestone is a result of KMW’s team is proud to be the pioneer in the combined efforts of HSE and KMW's manufacturing of wind towers in Pakistan. The employees and we congratulate the entire commencement of this production facility at team on achieving this milestone. 5. Fit-up our Karachi Manufacturing Works, Port Qasim proves that we are continuously striving to Supply and Fabrication of achieve new horizons. Tube Bundle

In the recent past, the production of wind Karachi Manufacturing Works encompasses 6. Inspection towers has taken its pace towards the the supply and fabrication of heat exchangers completion of FFCEL Project, which is expected as well as tube bundles. Serving companies like to be completed by the mid of the current Asia Petroleum, Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited and National Refinery Limited, KMW year. Currently, the team has completed eleven is working to add new clients for this product sections of the wind towers, which are to be in the near future. installed at Jhimpir, Sindh in the 50 MW capacity 7. Painting wind farm, powered by wind turbines of Steel Structure and Silos Nordex, Germany. The project will consist of 25 towers, each of a height of 80 meters, an KMW has supplied stainless steel silos and individual weight (fully laden) of 147 tons and carbon steel structure to Astro Pack Limited segmented into four sections per tower. Entire and Tri-Pack Limited for their packaging plants. 8. Internals fabrication starting from plate cutting, rolling, It has worked with the designer Bruckner from welding, blasting, painting and installation of Germany to deliver precision, quality and the internals is being done at KMW. superior product specifications while maintaining close tolerance levels required for the load sensors installation on the packaging machine unit. 9. Storage

KMW DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 09 Abu Dhabi Manufacturing Works Sher Aslam Khan

Renowned for its tenacious capability for meeting difficult Current and Upcoming Projects deadlines and delivery on demanding projects, Abu Dhabi Manufacturing Works is creating history in the field of piping Fabrication of aboveground and underground piping for pre-fabrication. Against a planned target of 485,627 ID (dia- Ruwais Refinery Expansion Project inch) for the year 2011, AMW has successfully completed The project awarded by Daewoo with a scope of 216,260 507,026 ID. Having achieved this, another 704,387 ID of piping ID piping (CS and SS) and 460 tons of piping supports. pre-fabrication has been planned for the year 2012, touching the unprecedented ID of 80,000 in one of the months of 2012.

To manage the enormous volume of production, the dedicated efforts of a team comprising of mechanical and electrical engineers and supervisors, have led to the in-house development of 12 semi-automatic welding machines. The introduction of these machines has helped in achieving huge production targets while maintaining a high level of quality and a reduction in repair rate and cost of consumables. Fabrication of CS and SS piping for Borouge P3A Project Project Highlights TSJ is Tecnimont Samsung joint venture with a total scope of CS/LTCS 235,324 ID and SS 175,096 ID and an overall Completion of 07 ethylene cracking furnaces with a total expected associated piping support job of 700 tons. of 49 convection modules for Borouge 3 together with 29,000 ID of external piping; awarded by SFPC-Linde.

Fabrication of CS and SS piping for Gasco SGD

Completion of piping pre-fabrication project awarded Piping pre-fabrication for Shah Gas Development Project, by CB&I with a total scope of 118,570. This was completed awarded by Eni Saipem with a scope of 196,000 ID and 3 months ahead of the scheduled completion date. an expected associated piping support job of 450 tons.

Fabrication of radiant panels for two furnaces for Borouge 3, a project with a total scope of 800 tons, awarded by Sesab International against a 3 months’ completion deadline for radiant panels; the target was met with on-time delivery.

Completion of piping pre-fabrication for IGD Habshan Project with a scope of 200,000 ID with associated piping support job of 480 tons.

10 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 AMW Hamriyah Manufacturing Works Mian Omer Farooq

Shah Gas Development Project HMW is presently manufacturing structure weighing about 15,000 tons for the Shah Gas Field Development Project. The structure, medium to light in weight, was awarded by Saipem for Al Hosn Gas Shah Project. This job, one of the many with Saipem, once again reiterates the confidence and relationship between Saipem and Descon.

First Step in HMW was awarded the job for design, fabrication and supply of the cold vent stack by Fluor for the West Qurna 1 Project in Iraq. This job has helped us enter in the Iraqi market. HMW got project specific approval from Exxon Mobil, operator of TUV-NORD Recommends HMW for the West Qurna 1 field through Fluor. This achievement will OHSAS 18001 Certification open new opportunities for business acquisition in this market.

HMW has successfully got the ‘BS OHSAS 18001:2007 stage 20 Chemical Injection Skids for Seko- 2 certification’, completed by TUV-NORD in January 2012. KOC Bulk handling Project Based on the same, TUV-NORD has issued a recommendation letter for certification to the concerned authorities. The delivery of 20 chemical injection skids for Seko is expected by the end of April, 2012. Fabrication of the equipment is OHSAS 18001 certification is one of the most acknowledged 95% completed and the Final Acceptance Test of the chemical proof of a company's compliance to occupational health and injection skids will be carried out by April 2012. safety requirements in the international market today. Hence, the subject recommendation further vindicates HMW's commitment towards occupational health and safety. The combined efforts of HSE, QA&QC and other departments saw the completion of the audit requirements in just four weeks' time.

Manpower Supply for Alstom Middle East

Alstom Middle East awarded a contract of skilled manpower supply for refurbishment job on gas turbines 25 and 27 in Hyundai's Pressure Vessels for Borouge Ruwais Refinery, Takreer. The required skilled craft has been at Final Fabrication Stage mobilized to the site from Pakistan and the job has already started at site. The fabrication of forty pressure vessels for HDEC for Borouge 3, U&O Project is in the final stage and eleven heavy vessels, Pressure Vessels for Habshan Sulphur weighing 532 tons have been delivered to the client on barge. Granulation Plant The balance vessels will be delivered in June 2012.

Dodsal has recently placed an order for the supply of seventeen pressure vessels to the Habshan Sulphur Granulation Plant Project. Our scope of work includes mechanical design, fabrication, surface preparation, inspection and delivery of the vessels to the project site.

The vessels carry liquid sulphur and the steam coils will ensure that the sulphur maintains its molten state. The thermal design of the steam coils also covers HMW's scope of work.

HMW DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 11 Qatar Highlights M. Yaqub

Inauguration of Pearl GTL Project Field into high quality liquid fuels and products that will be sold at a premium all over the world. Pearl GTL is a fully integrated upstream/downstream, world- scale project located in Ras Laffan Industrial City, 80 km north Dr. Salman Zakaria (CEO), Mr. Mansoor Rashid (GM), Mr. of Doha. It captures the full value chain from offshore Muhammad Iqbal Jadoon (Operations Manager) and Mr. development through onshore gas processing to refining of Hamid Raza (SM) attended the inaugural ceremony. the finished products and distribution of these products across the world in one project. When fully operational, Pearl GTL Barzan Onshore Project will have the capacity to produce 140,000 barrels a day of high quality GTL products (gasoil, naphtha, kerosene, normal- Descon Engineering Qatar LLC has been awarded a major paraffin and lubricant base oils), to meet the increasing global portion of the Barzan Onshore Project (Phase 1) by JGC demand for high quality hydrocarbon. It will also produce who is working as the EPC contractor. The scope encompasses 120,000 barrels a day of Natural Gas Liquids (liquefied the common process (South) and utilities area covering petroleum gas and condensate) and ethane. At its peak, general contracting works. 52,000 construction workers from 60 countries worked on the construction of Pearl GTL, a project which took 500 On January 06, 2011, Qatar Petroleum and Exxon Mobil million-hours to design and build. The project broke many signed agreements confirming the Barzan Gas Project, which industry records in terms of safety, achieving 77 million will play a significant role in meeting Qatar's rising domestic man-hours without a lost time injury in 2010. gas demand. RasGas is managing the construction of the new plant and will operate it once it is complete. The project is Descon Engineering Qatar LLC participated in the construction a powerful step forward in Qatar's overall industrial and of the world's largest gas-to-liquid project and the largest human development, in line with the Qatar National Vision energy project in the state of Qatar with 2,800 highly skilled 2030. It is located in the Ras Laffan Industrial City, 80 km workforce at its peak deployment and completed 18.7 million north of Doha and is one of the most technically innovative LTI free man-hours from a total of 19.7 million man-hours. projects ever undertaken in Qatar. It will use proprietary technology to recover Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) and remove His Highness, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, The Emir nitrogen from the sales gas stream. It will produce methane, of Qatar, officially inaugurated the Pearl Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) ethane, propane, butane and condensate. Project, the largest GTL plant in the world. Visiting dignitaries including HRH Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, toured When Barzan Gas Trains 1 and 2 are in operation, the total the facility and were briefed on state-of-the-art technologies offshore production from all RasGas operated facilities will used to convert natural gas resources from Qatar's North reach around 11 billion standard cubic feet per day (equivalent

12 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 QBA of almost 2 million barrels of oil), Various high level company executives, CEOs and managers making RasGas the largest gas attended the Congress and also participated in the conference. producer in Qatar. It was also attended by a global oil and gas audience and outside stakeholders such as governments, other industry Construction activities have sectors, NGOs and international institutions. commenced and the project is scheduled for completion in Descon Engineering showcased its products and services at December 2013. this international gathering. A professional marketing strategy was employed which utilized eye-catching and high impact Descon has been chosen as "The Best posters, banners, brochures, leaflets and newsletters. Contractor" for the month of May on Barzan Project. This has only happened A healthy response was received from the participating because of the joint and consistent organizations and visitors. Of the plethora of contracting efforts of the team deployed at the companies engaged in the region, Descon Engineering was project. among the very few contractors that participated in this exhibition to and be listed in the exhibitor's and delegate's 20th World Petroleum Congress and list of the 20th WPC list for years to come. The 21st WPC Exhibition will be held in Moscow in 2014.

Held every three years, the World Petroleum Congress and Qatar Chemical Company - Exhibition is the largest and most reputable oil and gas industry Major Turnaround 2012 gathering in the world. This year, the 20th World Petroleum Congress was hosted by Qatar Petroleum and took place at The selection as a 'Silver Category Contractor' for Overall the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) in Doha HSE Performance in Qatar by Qatar Petroleum, played a from December 04-08, 2011. This was the first time since its deciding role for Qatar Chemical Company in choosing establishment in 1933 that the World Petroleum Congress Descon Engineering Qatar LLC as the main contractor for was hosted in the Middle East. The 2008 and 2005 exhibitions its Major Turnaround 2012. were held in Spain and Africa respectively. This was the second consecutive turnaround resulting in the manpower movement from Dolphin Energy to Qatar Chemical Company and finally to the Qatargas Turnaround, April 2012.

Descon successfully completed the Qatar Chemical Company (QChem) turnaround and was applauded for its technical soundness and grasp of performing a major turnaround. Over 750,000 man-hours were executed on the job that had a shutdown period of 28 days and peak manpower of 2,250. Working in the Mesaieed Industrial City is a major breakthrough for Descon in extending its presence in Qatar. And this endeavor would not be successful without the immense support of QChem management.

The triennial World Petroleum Exhibition, held alongside the congress featured exhibits from the national committees of the World Petroleum Council, which included the most prestigious national oil and gas companies and agencies of the world. It also showcased the key international oil and gas companies alongside key suppliers, service companies and manufacturers. This was the most significant global exhibition dedicated to the oil and gas industry.

Known as the “Olympian Event of the Oil and Gas Industry”, the Congress was attended by 4,000 delegates, 600 media personnel and 550 presenters. The event covered all aspects of the industry, from technological advances in upstream and downstream operations, to the role of natural gas, renewable Mr. Carl, HSE Manager and Mr. Nabeel Al-Saadi, Operations Manager and alternative energy, industry management and its social, of Qatar Chemical Company awarding safety appreciation gift to economic and environmental impact. Mr. Ghulam Meeran, Sr. Piping Supervisor, Descon

QBA DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 13 Appreciation Letter Given by Shell

Dolphin Energy - Major Turnaround 2012

An award ceremony was conducted to mark the successful completion of the Dolphin Energy Turnaround 2012, which is to date the biggest turnaround executed by Descon in Qatar. This was part of the three years long-term turnaround contract (2011-2013) with Dolphin Energy.

The scope of this turnaround was 30% greater than all previous turnarounds. It consisted of three phases (pre-shutdown, shutdown and post-shutdown), altogether contributing to over 1.1 million man-hours, touching a peak manpower deployment of 2,500 persons.

The top management of Dolphin Energy appreciated the achievement of the 'One Day Earlier Completion' of the Mr. Hassan Al Emadi, VP Qatar Operations, Dolphin Energy awarding turnaround and assured future business with Descon. Appreciation Certificate to Mr. Gulshan Ali, Turnaround Manager

14 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 QBA Safety Excellence Award Umer Khan

From L to R: Mr. Saad Al-Kubaisi (Manager, Corporate HSE, QP), Mr. Rana Hussain (Incharge HSE Qatar, Descon), Mr. Ahmed Abbas (Manager Corporate HSE, Descon) pictured along with HE Dr. Mohamed Bin Saleh Al-Sada (Minister of Energy & Industry, Chairman and MD of QP) and other delegates of the winning companies.

Qatar Oil & Gas Industry Safety LLC (Silver Award) for its construction of the onshore Pearl Excellence Award GTL Project and Qatar Kentz (Bronze Award) for its EPC projects and services. Descon Engineering Qatar LLC has been awarded the 'Silver Award' for Outstanding Safety Performance in the 'Contractors The oil and gas business is replete with HSE risks and paying Category' during the Qatar Petroleum - Qatar Oil & Gas close attention to the management of HSE issues makes good Industry Safety Excellence Awards ceremony held at the Ritz business sense. The effective management of HSE risks Carlton, Doha, Qatar. The award was presented by HE Dr. prevents incidents and, hence, losses that can cripple an Mohamed Bin Saleh Al-Sada (Minister of Energy & Industry, industry and put the entire economy of a country at risk. Chairman and Managing Director, QP). Mr. Ahmed Abbas, Safety of human as well as physical assets of clients and all Manager Corporate HSE, received the award. other stakeholders has always remained top priority for us. “We cannot be satisfied with the way we manage the HSE This award not only encourages us to stick to HSE risk risks associated with our industry. We not only need to assessment, risk management systems and a strategy of continually improve how we manage these risks, but we also continuous improvement, but it also boosts our overall need to bring innovation and creativity.” HE Dr. Al-Sada organizational morale and dedication. It ensures we play a stressed in his keynote address. vital role within the industry to encourage safe practices, bring The Safety Excellence Awards, which has been instituted by innovation in safety measures and remain committed in the Corporate Health, Safety, Environment and Quality delivering safe projects. Department of Qatar Petroleum, aims to recognize outstanding safety programs and initiatives being implemented in the oil and gas industry and to promote safety measures in oil and gas companies. Under this Health and Safety program, all oil and gas companies operating in Qatar had been invited to submit their ongoing safety programs and initiatives for consideration. The winners of the Safety Excellence Awards 2010 under the QP Joint Ventures category are Qatar Shell GTL Limited (Gold Award) for its Pearl GTL Project, QChem (Silver Award) for its QSAFE Process Revamp and RasGas (Bronze Award) for its Interactive Safety Training Program. For the QP Contractors Category, the winners are Schlumberger Overseas (Gold Award) for its QTG Mr. Ahmed Abbas receiving the award from HE Commentary Task Assessment, Descon Engineering Qatar Dr. Mohamed Bin Saleh Al-Sada.

QBA DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 15 Mansoor Rashid: New General Manager, Qatar

Mansoor Rashid, a mechanical engineer by profession, joined Descon in 1980 and worked for 26 years on various important positions including Construction Manager, Project Manager, Manager Works, Head Manufacturing and GM ODICO. After working for about 5 years at Byco, MR is back with us as the new GM, Descon Engineering, Qatar LLC.

He speaks about Descon's recent activities, company's move to infrastructure projects and challenges being faced by contractors in Qatar.

What were the key highlights for How does Descon see its role in the Descon in 2011? project maintenance market?

MR 2011 was quite challenging for us, in which we secured MR The maintenance schedule can be unpredictable because two major projects. One of the notable achievements in 2011 many projects are new. Generally, mega projects only run was the completion of over 18 million LTI free man-hours. for about a year before they need a shutdown. In the case From a safety perspective, this was a major breakthrough. of Pearl GTL, it would comparatively need a turnaround of We also successfully completed the Pearl GTL Project and longer duration. Descon plans to participate in it as we already completed about 18.7m LTI free man-hours. This has led to have long term turnaround contracts with QatarGas and the completion of 52 million LTI free man-hours spanned Dolphin Energy and have been recently awarded the QChem over the last 3 years. We were also awarded the Silver Award turnaround. We want to tap the potential available in this in Contractor's Category for HSE Performance by Qatar maintenance market and we are working on it diligently. Petroleum. How is Descon reacting to the shift in What major projects do you have under the Qatari market towards way in Qatar? infrastructure projects?

MR We have been mostly focusing on plant services/ MR Clearly, investment is starting to shift in Qatar away maintenance and electromechanical construction. In the near from the oil and gas industry. This is a natural consequence future, there are not so many projects in electromechanical of its 2030 National Vision, the FIFA 2022 World Cup and construction coming up. There are a few: Qatar Refineries Qatar's goal of achieving a diversified and sustained economy. Expansion Project and the Dolphin Project will be adding a The country is now focussed on developing its infrastructure. couple of compressors. Now, we are focusing more on the As these plans unfold, Descon would like to add value to infrastructure side. On the other hand, we are still focusing these projects and explore opportunities where we can merge on the traditional plant services business. We are quite our existing capabilities with an international contractor and confident that in the next year, we will secure major shutdowns deliver value to Qatar. and get a further edge.

What are the key challenges the How does the Qatari business market construction sector will face over the compare with other countries Descon coming years? has worked in?

MR For the construction companies, the major challenge MR Qatar is a very small state by size, but it is a country is that competition is increasing and it is not very easy to with regional and global aspirations. That is why it is exciting cope with it. Although the global recession has reduced the to do business here. Qatar is different because it thinks cost of human resources to some extent, the increasing differently. For example, the emphasis on women's education competition remains there with companies coming from all is very different than the approach of its neighbours. There across the world. Also, there is a serious problem with logistics is a feeling of uniqueness about Qatar as it wants to look and commuting from one area to another. different from the other GCC countries.

16 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 QBA United Arab Emirates Highlights

IGD Habshan-5 Project gears and MCC panels have been installed successfully. Currently, loop testing of fire & gas and HVAC pre- M. Yousaf commissioning is on going after having completed the construction work of the three buildings. Even the land of hydro carbons is not free from the energy related troubles of modern times. The Integrated Gas In general, construction, major Development Habshan-5 Project was conceived in the same civil works, steel structure backdrop. The construction work started in early 2010 and erection, stationary and rotary is fast approaching completion to provide on time gas to equipment has been installed Abu Dhabi. including pumps and compressors, underground piping The project is designated to treat core units including gas circuits, underground cabling, processing unit of approximately 2,000 million standard cubic street lighting, area lighting and feet per day (mmscfd) capacity, sulphur recovery unit of above ground piping. The asphalt approximately 5,000 tons per day and NGL recovery unit of roads in Descon area are set to approximately 1,200 million standard cubic feet per day. start in April 2012. Situated at 130 km south west of the city of Abu Dhabi, the project is in full swing with our 25,000 workers. The project now typically buzzes with the rush of test packages and instrument loop packages; and overall construction activities The installation of about 3 x 130 meters high flares i.e. LT, are fast converging towards completion in November 2012. HC and AG by Descon in the months of January and February 2012 has changed the sky line of the project and can be seen from as far as the E-11 highway entry to Habshan Oil and Gas Field at Tarif. To recall some memories, Habshan field is the same area where Descon did its first work around thirty years back at Thamama C.

Descon’s part of the project encompasses construction of civil, mechanical, electrical and installation work for feed gas compression & flare area and EPC works of sour water tanks and buildings, i.e. a substation (SS), Instrument & Equipment Shelter and Operation and Maintenance Shelter. The switch

UAE DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 17 HSE being the cornerstone of our operations remains the The equipment erection work has commenced at the project top priority at the project. Gasco and JT-JV (JGC -Tecnimont with the erection of furnace heater in the month of December Joint Venture) have given a number of awards to Descon. 2011. Saipem delivered the first shipment of vessels in the The most recent one is the 'Safety Milestone Award' presented month of January 2012 which have been erected successfully on the achievement of ten million safe man-hours without on their foundation. Lost Time Injury. Descon project at IGD remains an LTI free project since its inception. Three thousand workers from Descon have completed IIF (Incident & Injury Free) training. Award of PMT Camp

Descon has been awarded an extra works package of building a residential camp to accommodate company's 500 personnel. The scope entails procurement and construction activities to be completed within a challenging deadline of five months.

The PMT camp is intended to house the project management team and workforce providing a safe and comfortable environment. It will also accommodate Adco's staff that must be moved to the Shah Field due to their proximity to the drilling of Shah Gas Development Program’s sour gas wells. The camp will be located approximately 10 km east of the Shah Gas Development Project SGD plant. The camp will remain even after the project completion to Anees Sheikh accommodate staff deployed on turnarounds or other The achievement of one million safe man-hours at Shah Gas operations. Descon has completed Phase-I and Phase-II works Development Project without LTI speaks of Descon's of the camp and has also achieved an important milestone commitment to excel in harmony with Safety, Quality and on of the Civil Defense Approval Certificate. time delivery. Descon has been presented a Souvenir Shield by the client Saipem on achieving this milestone. Adco Jebbel Dhanna Project

Salim Shahid

Adco Jebel Dhanna (JD) is 250km away from Abu Dhabi City and is the critical crude oil storage terminal of the UAE. It is one of the main export terminals and upstream feed facility to Takreer Refinery. Adco JD terminal has a storage capacity of 8.35 million barrels and comprises of sixteen single and double deck floating roof tanks. The objective of the project is refurbishment of storage tanks in accordance with Souvenir presented by the client, Saipem the operational pre-schedule for major overhaul of C.O.S tanks at Jebel Dhanna as per the client's requirements. Descon carried out refurbishment of six tanks from 50~80mD. The current contract of four small and medium diameter tanks was awarded in October 2010. The first phase of two tanks was completed in November 2011, whereas the second phase of two medium 80mD tanks started in February 2012 and will be completed by March 2013. The scope of work includes de-sludging, mechanical, civil and electrical works with pre-commissioning and commissioning of tanks c/w dossier documentations.

The state-of-the-art de-sludging by decanter centrifuge techniques will help recover 90% of crude oil which is a huge Descon erecting the first vessel of SGD Project saving for the company and the UAE economy.

18 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 UAE Achieved Milestones

5 million safe man-hours at AMW

9 million safe man-hours at IGD, Habshan-5

1 million safe man-hours at SGD

1 million safe man-hours at Daewoo, RRE

HSE Activities housekeeping in order to keep the site tidy and safe. The campaign was a big success and the entire workshop's Jamshed Ahmed Satti employees from managers to helpers actively participated in the campaign. Housekeeping campaigns would now be a regular feature of AMW. Safety Culture Building Seminar

Considering the fact that the management can greatly influence its workforce to promote a safety culture within the organization, Descon Engineering AUH-HSE organized brainstorming seminars involving execution Managers and Engineers. Open discussions, group activities and exercises were the highlight of the seminars.

Medical Evacuation Drill at IGD Project

A medical evacuation drill was arranged and carried out at the IGD work site to spread awareness on how to rescue an injured person from an elevated work area. Site paramedics, first aiders and HSE staff participated in the drill.

Environmental Drill

An environmental drill was conducted by Daewoo RRE Project. The purpose of the drill was to identify the reasons of the hydraulic oil leakage while it was being shifted from store to workshop. Spill prevention and site cleanup was practically demonstrated during the drill.

Housekeeping Campaign

A housekeeping campaign was conducted by AMW-HSE. The purpose of the campaign was to highlight the importance of

UAE DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 19 Borouge P3A Project Syed Qaiser Naqvi

Established in 1998, Borouge is a joint venture between the spools and supports are continuously being transported to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Austria and from the workshop and are offloaded in Descon's lay based Borealis. Having tripled its annual production capacity down area. A dedicated tower crane has been erected to to 2 million tons in 2010, Borouge will produce an additional address the 197,000 sq. meters of painting and 153,000 sq. 2.5 million tons annually by mid 2014, creating the world's meters of surface preparation. A separate fabrication workshop largest Integrated Polyolefins Plant. Previously, Borouge was for fabrication works of 106,000 dia-inches has also been involved in manufacturing Borstar-based Polyolefin. With this erected. innovative approach in plastic solutions, they provide material solutions for pipe systems, communication and power cables, The heart of the polyolefin polymerization process comprises automotive as well as advanced packaging markets. of the gas phase reactor and the loop reactors. The deliveries of these heavy lifts equipment have already commenced. In June 2010, a major EPC LTSK contract was awarded to a Joint Venture between Tecnimont (Maire Tecnimont Group) The first heavy lift of the GPR weighing 455T was successfully and Samsung Engineering to carry out construction work on completed within four hours utilizing Demag, the 1,250 the Borouge 3 Expansion Project in Ruwais Industrial area, tons crane along with the 450 tons tailing crane. Apart from Abu Dhabi. the heavy lifts, Descon's equipment erection scope includes 1,200 static equipment, 108 rotary equipment packages, 32 In April 2011, Descon was awarded mechanical works on the silos and 42 transformers. P3A Project based on Descon's impressive track record that existed between Descon and Borouge. Descon commenced steel structure erection works with a prime focus on the interconnecting pipe and process pipe racks. As the name suggests, these massive pipe racks will carry various fluids during the numerous processes of polymerization, purification, product handling and storage units. Erection of the main interconnecting pipe rack is complete and has been handed over for piping erection. Structure works are now progressing towards the steel structure buildings with a major highlight of two 173 m high purge bin steel structure buildings of 1,500 tons each in the polymerization areas.

Piping, fabrication, erection works are on full speed on the The project comprises of around 4.3 million man-hours and interconnecting and main process pipe racks & associated Descon has successfully completed half a million man-hours scaffolding and are progressing on schedule. Pre-fabricated without any LTI.

20 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 UAE FFCEL Wind Power Project Ammad Hassan (Corporate E&P)

Descon starts the First Wind Power Project in Pakistan

“Descon is proud to have initiated Pakistan's first commercial IPP Wind Power Project in Jhimpir, Sindh. This 50 MW project for FFC Energy Ltd. called on Descon's expert leadership in Engineering, Procurement and Construction to make this eco-friendly initiative a success. To promote indigenization in the wind farm field, Descon has established the first wind tower manufacturing facility in Pakistan. With over 3 decades of experience as industry leaders in providing innovative solutions, Descon welcomes green energy in Pakistan.”

Cover Story DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 21 Winds of Change … for a Green Future

Descon makes the nation proud by commencing the first Independent Wind Power Project in Jhimpir, Sindh. This is the beginning of a green power revolution in Pakistan. The 50 MW project namely FFC Energy Ltd is an endeavor of Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited. Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited being one of the most progressive industrial groups has once again taken a lead in venturing and pioneering as a developer in the Green Energy Field. The proposed wind farm site is located in the south-eastern part of Pakistan between Hyderabad and Karachi, approximately 100 km inland from the coast in a semi-desert area. The nearest settlements are Jhimpir (2.5 km southeast) and Nooriabad (22 km northwest). This unique green power project promises to be environment friendly, with zero-carbon emissions, powering the nation towards a greener tomorrow.

Pakistan is a country with tremendous potential in the energy resources. It is not only blessed with the natural energy resources like Hydro Power and Natural Gas, but also with thousands of Mega Watt potential for Wind Power Projects. It has a coastline of 1,050 km out of which only the potential of 250 km Sindh coastline has been evaluated. Wind energy and power transmission technologies are rapidly evolving to accommodate the impressive growth of wind power. The wind corridor in which the FFCEL Project is being established carries a massive potential of energy production owing to conditions feasible for power generation.

Descon with its 3 decades' experience is the only Pakistani company who has the specialized resources to undertake such a unique project. Wind energy projects are a blend of modern technology and robust engineering. The award of this project has strategically placed Descon as a leader in the development

I feel honored to be a part of the team executing the first ever of Green Energy in Pakistan. Descon, as an EPC is providing Wind Power Project in Pakistan services from project management to engineering and which will contribute to a sizeable construction, working with the same stringent standards which quantum of electricity to the are the hallmarks of its workmanship. national grid. We fully recognize that the success of the project Descon teamed up with Nordex Singapore Equipment Pvt. Ltd is not only a matter of strategic (subsidiary of Nordex Aktiengesellshaft) for the Engineering, importance for the company, but Procurement and Construction of this 50 MW Wind Power it shall also boost up the Project. The contract for this project was signed with the owner, confidence of many other investors. We are the beginners M/s FFC Energy Limited on February 27, 2010. Our scope of in Pakistan and by Allah Almighty's Grace, hard work, dedication work included civil works, fabrication of 33 towers, EPC of of all stakeholders and the project team, we are all set to 20/132kV substation and installation of towers and nacelles. be the leading conglomerate dealing in the future Wind Energy business. Moving the turbines from the port to the site was a challenge. Therefore a comprehensive transportation plan was devised to Faisal Iftikhar move the complete set at the installation site consisting of three Project Manager, Wind Energy Projects rotor blades and one nacelle on multi-axle hydraulic trailers,

22 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 Cover Story hub on low bed trailer and containers on flat bed trailers. A safety plan was also devised to transport the 40 m long blade. BA Management and site team The equipment and rigging gears were certified by the third was enthusiastic while entering party. A comprehensive, delivery inspection was carried out by into a new business horizon of QA&QC to scrutinize damages and irregularities during onshore Alternate Energy. Good home and offshore handling. The consignment of parts was placed work, well-coordinated efforts, according to the stacking plan at Port Qasim, so that the valuable support from all BSDs components could be delivered as per the SEP (Site Erection and courageous and proactive Plan). approach of the team paved the way for timely and successful completion of the project. The purchase of Liebherr LR-1750 crawler crane was a strategic However, we believe that 'Success is a journey, not a move. Liebherr is the world's leading brand when it comes to destination'; therefore, all best practices and lessons learnt cranes. Descon acquired this crane in SL Configuration perfectly will be exercised on all upcoming projects to improve our equipped for the erection of wind turbines. LR-1750 is equipped norms and profitability. with state-of-the-art electronic control systems, monitoring screens, wind speed indicators and radio transceivers for Shakeel Ghani communication. Manager Projects, DC&S

Cover Story DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 23 The crane with a boom length of 105m was rigged in wind power configuration bearing a load capacity of 95 tons. Experts Equipment, Plant & Heavy Lift from both Liebherr and DEL carried out the first heavy lift Services Dept. took a lead role under their supervision. It was the major capital acquisition in Wind Power Project by by Descon with regards to this project (FFC Wind Turbine). initiating a look ahead program on the logistics, transportation, On January 21, 2012 Descon performed the first lift of 1.5 safety, erection and execution MW wind turbine. This 1.5 MW Wind Turbine is supplied of heavy lifts. A training by Nordex Germany and all the other equipment including workshop was arranged in April, the tubular towers is manufactured by Descon. This localization 2011 for different stakeholders. in manufacturing of Wind Towers has also made Descon the Our team took the responsibility first to embark in the field of Wind Energy equipment of off-loading the consignment and transporting it to the manufacturing in Pakistan. site through a Total Logistics & Transportation Solution. This venture was partnered with Mr. Stephen Dickel, representing This project is the first of its kind in Pakistan and shall greatly Liebherr, Germany. I, being the lead feel honoured to execute contribute to the development of wind industry in the country the first lift of Wind Turbine. where a substantial growth is expected in the coming future. Keeping in view the huge opportunity available in this sector we are determined to maintain a strong presence and lend Mushtaq Ahmed our engineering expertise to upcoming investors. This continued I/C Heavy Lift Services, DC&S commitment has resulted in the signing of EPC contracts with other major investors like Fauji Foundation, Yunus Energy, Gul Ahmed Energy and Metro Wind Power.

Keeping in view the production of wind towers at KMW, a comprehensive plan was developed. This included complete revamping of the site both in terms of infrastructure and equipment. Dual production line with column and boom welding machines in addition to CNC plate cutting and rolling machines were introduced along with separate grit blasting and painting sheds. We feel proud to be a part of this new endeavor for the company as well as the country towards a Green future. Javaid Khan Resident Manager, KMW

24 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 Cover Story Kuwait Highlights Pervaiz Iqbal

KCC 5500 TPD Line - II Expansion which has resulted in significant variance in originally planned Project schedule. Revised scope comprises of more than 15,000 tons of steel structure and plate work in addition to a supply The year 2011 ended with the remarkable achievement of of approximately 25,000 m2 of wall-cladding and roofing 1.15 million safe man-hours through the combined efforts of sheets. Approximately 12,000 tons of fabricated material has all project team members. Safety training at induction, site been delivered at site. Fabrication activities are expected to safety training, daily toolbox talks, management safety audits be completed by the end of June 2012. and HSE observation reports including, but not limited, to personal protective equipment, fire safety, unsafe acts and In the erection phase, more than 10,000 tons of steel structure conditions were strictly followed in every area for the preventive and equipment/plate work was erected. Specialized measures. activities, including Refractory and Insulation are being executed through local subcontractors approved by the Kuwait Cement It is worth mentioning that various businesses of Descon Company. Electrical & Instrumentation activities have been performed as one team on the KCC project. Be it Hamriyah accelerated to match the completion schedule of the pyroline Manufacturing Works, HR, PP&A, Commercial, CMD, by enhancing the cable tray and cable laying activities. QA&QC, HSE, Finance, E&P or AUH office, there was always The Pre-heater, 185 meter tall, the tallest ever structure strong coordination and team work in all aspects of the erected by Descon comprising of eight floors, is the most project lifecycle. Recognition must be given to Mr. Abdul critical area of the project to produce clinker. The erection Shakoor Shaheen from PPMS, who was instrumental in activities have reached the seventh floor. Other areas including providing timely cautions and raising flags during the project raw mill, kiln, CF silo, DLD tank, ESP, clinker cooler, EGC are execution. also progressing in specific sub areas.

The fabrication and construction phases of the project are going at full swing both at HMW and in Kuwait. The project comprises of approximately 0.55 million man-hours of fabrication and 2.7 million man-hours of erection. It is planned to start pyroline by May 2012. The erection of balance activities including material handling areas will be completed by the end of September 2012. A major percentage of different nationalities, has also been deployed in those areas which are directly executed by Descon.

Fabrication in Phase-I has increased substantially through gradual issuance of a new scope in the material handling area

KBA DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 25 Olayan Descon Industrial Company Waqar Ahmad

Olayan Descon and Saudi Aramco fabrication of SIP (Structure for Infrastructure Piping) is in Strategic Partnership progress and within schedule. Strong coordination with the Linde team and successful completion of the project will Olayan Descon is in communication with Saudi Aramco for ensure our success in the KSA market. a strategic partnership to design, procure and fabricate air coolers within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A formal Sasref - Shutdown 2012 understanding has been signed between Olayan Descon and Saudi Aramco to promote local industry and localize the We have a five year contract with Sasref (Saudi Aramco Shell manufacturing of air coolers. As part of this partnership, Refinery), Jubail KSA, for their planned shutdown jobs till Olayan Descon shall develop the capabilities for this type of 2013. In January-February 2012, they had planned turnarounds work and Saudi Aramco will ensure a substantial amount of on their two units and Olayan Descon successfully jobs to be executed by Olayan Descon. This will be an completed and received recognition from the client. excellent opportunity to enhance our portfolio and increase our business volume. Samref - Shutdown 2013 Samref Clean Fuel Project Samref, located at Yanbu, has planned a major turnaround in February-March 2013. We have been shortlisted to In a bid to meet US environmental regulations by 2013, Saudi participate in five different packages. In 2010, Olayan Descon Aramco has planned to upgrade all of its refineries. The new regulations make it compulsory for refiners to reduce the successfully executed Samref’s shutdown as a major contractor sulphur content of the gasoline produced. Olayan Descon and their management awarded the ‘Golden Helmet’ to has been awarded manufacturing of thirteen types of equipment Olayan Descon for successful completion and on time for the upgrade of Samref (Saudi Aramco & Mobil Refinery). completion of the job. One of the packages related to FCCU Of these, two have already been delivered. shutdown submitted in December 2011 has been awarded to us, whereas the bids for the remaining four packages are Linde AG - Cold Box Revamp Project under review by the client. at Petrokemya Electrical Emergency Power Back-Up Cold Box Revamp Project at Sabic, Petrokemya Plant located System Up- Gradation at Sabtank, KFIP in Jubail, Saudi Arabia includes structure detail engineering, fabrication, civil work pertaining to new cold box, mechanical Our scope of work comprises of design, engineering, erection works on site including system tie-ins during the construction, testing and commissioning works at ten different shutdown in May 2012. Currently site works and shop areas of Sabtank which are Petrokemya, Sadaf, Sharq, Ar-razi,

26 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 ODICO Kemya, Ibn-zahr, Al-bayroni, Gulf farabi, S-Chem, Ibn-al-baytar. while the heat exchangers are being manufactured at the 90% EDP (Engineering Design Package) has been submitted Jubail Workshop. The delivery is expected in August 2012. to the client for review. Soil investigation for civil design has been completed and shop drawings for UPS and GIS have been submitted to the client for approval. Vendor visits are scheduled with the client and procurement for long delivery items is in progress. The final project completion and complete hand over is by end August 2012.

Karan Gas Project, Khursaniyah

The project scope includes field erection of piping for a Gas Processing Plant. The project has been progressing well and demobilization is underway. This project marks our relationship with Saudi Aramco and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company. Heat Exchanger SADAF, SABIC Bulk Liquid Chemical Terminal Project, JCP, Jubail Olayan Descon has recently delivered heat exchanger and pressure vessel job for SADAF, a SABIC affiliate company. Due to the critical nature of the job and tight delivery schedule, The EPC project to build a 65,000 m3 Storage Facility at this job was executed in close coordination and involvement Jubail Commercial Port, Jubail, is under progress. This project of the client's team at all stages, i.e. design, procurement, marks our strength in building Liquid Storage Facilities on an fabrication, testing and delivery. This job has further EPC basis and is opening avenues in this area. strengthened our business relationship with our valued client.

Olayan Descon's New Office Building Storage Tanks, Hail Power Plant Expansion Project Olayan Descon's new facility comprises of office building, storage tanks workshop and E&I workshop. The office building Olayan Descon is building 2 x 20,000 M3 tanks for Saudi includes a capacity of 150 personnel and covers an area of Electricity Company for Hail Power Plant Expansion Project. 945 square metre. Construction work is on schedule. The This project is being executed on behalf of Al-Fanar expected completion date is June 2012. Construction Company and is expected to be completed by September 2012. This is our first storage tanks job for Saudi Electricity Company.

Pressure Vessels, Rabigh Power Plant No. 2

ODICO is manufacturing pressure vessels and heat exchangers for Rabigh Power Plant No 2. The client is Doosan Heavy Industries, Korea and Saudi Electricity is the plant owner. Project execution is progressing on schedule. The pressure vessels are being manufactured at our Yanbu Workshop,

ODICO DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 27 Presson Descon International (Pvt) Ltd. Syed Fareeduddin

Second Global HR Excellence Award Habib Rahi limestone gas reservoir. A three phase separator 2011 is required at the upstream of gas compression facility. PPL awarded the job for the complete design, manufacturing and PDIL was awarded the Global HR Excellence Award 2011 supply of a skid mounted three phase separator. The project for the second consecutive year by Global Media Links and was awarded in November 2011 and is scheduled to be Business Milestones in collaboration with International Human delivered at site within 26 weeks. Resource Information Management, a US based global certification and standard monitoring body. The Global HR Schlumberger Issues Basic Engineering Excellence Awards recognize organizations which have made Services LOI for Its Early Production significant contributions to Human Resource in Pakistan. Facility in Sudan

Apart from the Global HR Excellence Award, PDIL was also Schlumberger, the leading oilfield services provider, intends awarded for its focus and excellence in Training and to setup an Early Production Facility in Sudan. For this purpose, Development Strategy. The Senior Minister for Commerce, it awarded the Basic Engineering Study to PDIL. This study Mr. Makhdoom Ameen Fahim and Chairman Intellectual will involve process simulation, generation of plot plans, creating Property Organization, Mr. Hameedullah Jan, presented the a fire protection philosophy, hazardous area classification and awards to the winners in a ceremony held on October 21, equipment design basis, datasheets and corresponding 2011 at Avari Towers, Karachi. specifications.

The forum greatly appreciated the effective HR strategies of SPE-PAPG-Annual Technical PDIL that have resulted in a positive and efficient company Conference - 2011 culture and performance. The Annual Technical Conference 2011 was held on November Pakistan Petroleum Ltd Phase-3 21 and 22 at Serena Hotel in Islamabad. The event was Separator organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the Pakistan Association of Petroleum Geoscientists (PAPG). Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. is setting up a gas compression facility The Conference was attended by the well-known names of with an anticipated delivery of 30 mmscfd gas at the Sui the Oil & Gas industry. Mr. M. Aijaz Choudhry, the Secretary

28 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 PDIL of Petroleum and Natural Resources was the inaugurating Conference's Souvenir Publication. The Society of Petroleum chief guest at the two-day event Engineers, Pakistan Chapter presented PDIL with a shield due to its corporate membership status for the year. The efforts PDIL had the honor of hosting the first day’s evening tea of were highly appreciated by the management committee of the conference. PDIL and its EPCC capabilities were also ATC-2011. highlighted through the sponsored advertisement in the

HR Development Activities

To develop employee excellence and inspiration, internal trainings named 'Personal Excellence' and 'Lead by Inspiration' were conducted by internal trainers to maximize PDIL's internal training resources. External training sessions were arranged on PPRA rules, PMP Certification Exam Preparation and Advanced Piping Design.

Birthday parties for company employees were arranged by HCMD (Human Capital Management Department). Warm wishes and feelings were shared by many on this occasion.

PDIL DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 29 Descon Chemicals Limited Rafay Shahid

DCH Expands Its Paper Chemicals Sizing DeSol 300 is a light viscous liquid emulsion, used as a Pseudo- Products Range Neutral Sizing solution for the paper and board manufacturing industry, particularly used for sizing, writing and printing paper. Descon Chemicals Limited introduced two new variants in DeSol has a higher pH value (6.25 - 6.50), as compared to its line of Fortified Rosin products. FR products are generally Delta Size and DeSize. An impressive factor about DeSol 300 used as sizing agents for the wet-end process of paper is that, unlike other brands used for the same purpose, it can manufacturing. The use of Fortified Rosin for sizing purposes either be used as such or in diluted form with Alum (Feric/ is a conventional and widely utilized method for treating paper Non-Feric/PAC) to attain the desired COBB value with back across Pakistan. De-Size 500 and De-Sol 300 are the two water. This characteristic provides users of DeSol the advantage latest additions to Descon's Fortified Rosin product line and of reducing their overall Alum consumption and thereby provide enhanced versions of the products already available minimizing manufacturing costs. Just as Desize, DeSol is also in the market for the same process. soluble at room temperature and is machine friendly, causing least possible wear and tear. De-Size 500, an Anionic Rosin is an improved form of FR, modified and sponified, which provides greater economy per 'Your Solutions, Our Chemicals', Descon Chemical's slogan, unit consumption as compared to alternate brands available highlights the integrated relationship between our customers in the market. De-Size 500, also has the added advantage of and our products. This relationship is at the core of the services working better on paper process machinery; reducing service we offer; we at Descon Chemicals are committed to provide costs, minimizing machine breaks and consequently leading our customers: quality, innovation and satisfaction. to improved machine life. De-Size 500 serves the added advantage of being readily soluble at room temperature and “We don’t sell a commodity, we sell a therefore not requiring any pre-process heating or treatment. product. Our actions on how we sell it makes it Currently, this product is available in conventional packaging of 100 kg drums and is recommended for sizing purposes either a commodity or a specialty.” for craft, paper and board machines.

30 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 DCH Descon Oxychem Limited Rafay Shahid

PRODUCT RANGE INDUSTRIAL CONCENTRATION (%) APPLICATION 60 50 35 30 STANDARD DOLOX DOLOX DOLOX DOLOX 60 50 35 30 TEXTILE TEXTOX TEXTOX 60 50 PAPER PRINTOX PRINTOX 60 50 FOOD FOODOX 35 ASEPTIC ASEPTOX 35

DOL Brand Development Takes Centre all facilities. DOL's established presence at these locations Stage pays testament to the fact that these customers are investing in a brand that matches their highest standards of quality and True to its vision of becoming the ‘Leading Chemical Solutions excellence. Provider to Industry Worldwide’, Descon Oxychem Limited took another stride in establishing itself as a global manufacturer This fiscal year also saw the launch of the much anticipated of Hydrogen Peroxide, by successfully implementing its branding DOL Brands. It was a firm belief of the Marketing team that strategy to create and sustain brand value. to distinguish ourselves from other hydrogen peroxide manufacturers, we would have to market ourselves in a more A four pronged strategy has been adopted to ensure Descon unique way as opposed to marketing the generic chemical Oxychem creates visibility for itself and its product range, name. Hence we focused on marketing the brand; one that both nationally and globally. With the successful launch of the epitomizes quality, backed by technical and customer support Customer Care Centre, this year saw the induction of DOL's excellence. Descon Oxychem is now proud to have ten Branded Tanker Fleet, the successful setup of DOL Bulk different product variants, across four separate concentrations Solutions at three big volume customers and the launch of in five different grades, making us the only manufacturer of DOL's Brand Names. hydrogen peroxide in Pakistan to provide such an extensive line of product offerings. DOL's Tanker Fleet currently comprises of tankers with 20 metric tons and 25 metric tons capacities, installed with In the time to follow, we aim to build upon the value of state-of-the-art tracking systems, operated by a dedicated creation through our branding strategy and to sustain brand team specifically trained in safety and precautionary regulations equity by ensuring that the highest standards of quality are for hazardous materials. Our tankers have been branded with backed with superior technical support and a determination Descon's logo, corporate colors and Customer Care Centre's to provide the best services possible. contact details clearly visible for customers in order to reach us easily. The branded tankers serve as an excellent channel for promoting Descon's name and image, since our fleet operates across Pakistan 24/7, rendering wide exposure wherever they travel.

DOL Bulk Solutions provide a storage facility to house large quantities of hydrogen peroxide at the customer's premises. Descon Oxychem has thus far successfully installed bulk tanks at customer bases across Pakistan, including Sapphire Finishing Mills Lahore, Interloop Limited Faisalabad and International Textile Limited, three of the largest export units operating within Pakistan. These specially designed tanks also carry Descon's logo, corporate colors and are fully operational at

DOL DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 31 Descon Power Solutions Shayan Hundal

We Offer You Tomorrow combustion engines for natural gas, special gases (bio gas, syn gas, coal mine gas, sewage gas) and diesel fuel. The Pakistani industrial sector is at a take-off stage with companies having to compete globally, all the while dealing DPS Powers a Greener Tomorrow with an ever-increasing need of power. To help you achieve your goals, we adopt a global approach and put it in practice. The MWM engines maximize performance, while the extensive We, at Descon Power Solutions know that if a company is range of environmental solutions enable us to supply the to succeed it needs an uninterrupted source of electricity. cleanest power generators. MWM has been able to reduce the environmental impact of power generators by integrating Local Strength, Global Partnership, the environmental impact analysis into the design process, so Successful Solutions that all the products have minimal harm to the environment thus reducing CO2 emissions. DPS brings the cutting edge German technology with MWM gensets. DPS, the local face of MWM, provides a 12 MW Agar Textiles comprehensive range of flexible integrated customized solutions. MWM GmbH is one of the world's leading suppliers DPS has been awarded with 12 MW Agar Textiles New of highly efficient and eco-friendly energy generation plants Captive Power Plant Project. DPS will supply six units of with an electrical power output range from 400 kW up to MWM's natural gas genset model TCG 2020 V20. The project 4300 kW. Based in Germany, it has an experience of more is located at Kotri and the power generated will be supplied than 140 years in the development and optimisation of to the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company .

32 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 DPS Opening New Horizons… Shayan Hundal

Descon Power Solutions has acquired Operation & and compressors during the first half of the year 2012. This Maintenance (O&M) for Rousch Power Plant Limited (RPPL), will be carried out by Siemens AG Germany, the OEM of a 450 MW Combined Cycle Project. The O&M contract is gas turbines. effective from December, 2011 till December 2016. With the implementation of the O&M contract, Descon assumes Opportunities the first ever O&M role of a modern medium size CCGT The O&M Agreement is a win-win for both parties, ESBI Power Plant, which opens new horizons for Descon Power and DPS. Solutions. DPS got partnership of a world-class O&M service Since March 31, 1996, an Irish company ESB International provider that will help improve its standing in the O&M (ESBI) was taking care of O&M of RPPL. The O&M agreement market. was amended on September 23, 2003. ESBI has had its contract renewed and acquired more business opportunities in Pakistan. RPPL entered into the O&M contract arrangement with a consortium of ESBI and DPS effective from December 01, 2011. As per the new contract, DPS is responsible for procurement, local staffing, finance and colony maintenance. ESBI, as the consortium leader shall be handling all technical matters relating to the plant's O&M activities along with the support of DPS members. In this regard, a considerable number of ESBI employees have been moved to DPS on the same employment terms and conditions; leading to a mutually beneficial union of both parties. A family ceremonial dinner for DPS-RPP employees was Gas turbines have already completed more than 100,000 arranged followed by a communication meeting in which the equivalent operations hours and to ensure the highest level DPS-RPP team presented the working methodology and the of performance over the next 100,000 operating hours, the way forward to run the contract. The CEO of RPPL, company has planned Life Time Extension measures, which Mr. Fazal Hussain Asim and the O&M Manager of ESBI, include replacement of all major components of gas turbines Mr. Dave Shephard were also invited to grace the occasion.

DPS DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 33 Equipment and Plant Zahak Jamal

proven track record in the development of wind farms in several countries across the globe.

Revamp of American Hoist 11320

It is a matter of great pride that the Central Maintenance Shop, Lahore, has completed the refurbishment of the 450 tons crane: American Hoist 11320. A team of highly skilled technicians did the engine overhauling, restoring the hoisting mechanism, electrical rewiring, denting and painting of the crane. The crane was then successfully load tested on March 05, 2012.

Specialized Trainings & Dossiers

The department has successfully carried out the following special training sessions in coordination with DC&S and MDC:

Training of incumbents on LR-1750 in windmill configuration by Mr. Stephen Dickel from Liebherr, Germany, who visited Jhimpir from December 17 to 23, 2011.

Maintenance Management Training session for management personnel. Transportation and logistics training for top management

Following dossiers regarding E&P training and execution were “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” also issued : Benjamin Franklin The book named Wind Turbine Transportation and Over the years, the Equipment and Plant Department has Erection addresses the typical aspects of wind turbine established itself as a specialist in Heavy Lifts and Services installation procedures, starting from logistics of the (HLS). With strategic assets such as Gottwald AK-912 (1,200 equipment to final erection at site. tons) and Liebherr LR-1750 (750 tons), we have developed Rigging & Heavy Lifts is a comprehensive handbook which a competitive edge over others in the region. serves as a guide for young engineers entering in the field of rigging and heavy lifts. Wind Turbine Project

The E&P Department is proud to accomplish the successful erection of the first ever locally manufactured wind turbines in Pakistan. The Jhimpir Wind Farm consists of 33 wind turbine generators each capable of generating 1.5 MW of power giving the farm a total capacity of 49.5 MW. It will be connected to Hyderabad grid at the high level transmission line of 132 kV to furnish electricity demands for the region.

On January 25, 2012, a team of E&P professionals successfully erected the first wind turbine with the help of specialized equipment. The Liebherr LR-1750, which has a maximum capacity of 750 tons, was especially procured considering its

34 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 E&P Human Resource & Administration Aamir Iqbal

GETP - Batch 25 Salient Features of GETP-25 December 01, 2011 - January 24, 2012 A total of 9,000 training man-hours were recorded. The 25th batch of GETP trainees was welcomed into the 60 topics were delivered by various trainers. company on December 01, 2011. These 32 bright young 40 trainers rendered their services for delivering engineers were hired from a pool of 7,559 applicants through various topics. a robust selection process conducted by the Corporate R&S team. The program was spread over eight weeks and included 2 site visits were arranged (LMW and DOL). classroom training on various BA/BSD business processes, 12 days were dedicated towards learning of PMS PMS modules and soft skills, besides site visits to Descon computer-based training modules. Oxychem and Lahore Manufacturing Works. Every training day started with a brief motivational A total of 40 'subject matter experts' from various BAs and clip and discussion on the same. BSDs conducted the actual training comprising of sixty topics. Training effectiveness was checked through feedback The dedication of this faculty contributed significantly towards and quizzes at the end of each topic. the effectiveness of the program.

Upon completion of the GETP, a graduation ceremony was held on the evening of January 24. Mir Anwaar-ul-Haq, Mechanical Engineer, UAE BA, was declared ‘Trainee of the Batch’. The highlight of the event was an inspiring speech by the chief guest, Mr. , in which he traced the history of Descon's evolution from a small office in Wapda House in 1977 up to the present time and envisioned the role these young engineers would play in the years to come.

All trainee engineers have now been assigned to various local and overseas BAs/BSDs, in line with the company's manpower deployment plan.

HRD&A DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 35 Descon Institute of Technical Training Uzma Nadia

“The areas we will be focusing on would be improvement PSDF is a non-profit organization funded by Government of Punjab and Department for International Development UK, and accreditation of DITT courses from external and is funding a Skills Development Program for the agencies, ensuring international standard and acquiring underprivileged population of these four districts of Southern capability to enroll higher numbers of students.” Punjab. Tahir Majeed, Principal DITT PSDF's Hunar Mela / Skill Fair on Contract Signing with PSDF December 28, 2011

Descon Engineering Ltd. signed a contract with the Punjab PSDF launched the program by arranging a Hunar Mela in Skill Development Fund on November 24, 2011. This initiative Bahawalpur from December 29 to 31, 2011. The Chief was for the training of 1,035 persons from Bahawalpur, Minister of Punjab, Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, was the guest of honour Bahawalnagar, Lodhran and Muzaffargarh districts.

Ali Sarfraz CEO, PSDF, (centre-L) & Mr. Asim Aziz, Head MDC (centre-R) during the contract signing ceremony

36 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 HRD&A at this mela, in which selected training institutions, including to more than 5,000 students within ten years' time. An area DITT had set up stalls to explain various free courses being of 10 acres has been allocated for this future expansion plan. offered to the local youth. There was a large turnout of potential trainees, who were excited and inquisitive regarding Welder Qualification Tests details about DITT courses offerings. Quality manpower is the key to success for any project. DITT has provided valuable support by conducting the Welder Qualification Test of over 600 welders for Descon's overseas projects since August 2011.

Joining of New Team Members

We welcome the following new staff members who joined DITT recently:

Tahir Majeed, Principal

Col (R) Manzoor Hussain, Consultant

M. Imran, Junior Instructor Electrical Giving a New Look to DITT Campus M. Nadeem, Instructor Pipe and General Fitter DITT was originally established to train the workforce for the company's own expected and ongoing projects. Now, it is Jahanzeb Sharif, Instructor Safety envisioned to expand it in a broader way. The Chairman aspires to impart skills’ training to as many as possible of the Zafar Nawaz, Junior Instructor Welding unemployed and unskilled youth of the country. Accordingly, it is planned to enhance the capacity of the institute from Iftikhar Khan, Demonstrator Millwright 400 trainees to 1,000 in the next year and then progressively

Tahir Majeed Col (R) M. Imran M. Nadeem Jahanzeb Sharif Zafar Nawaz Iftikhar Khan Manzoor Hussain

HRD&A DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 37 Project Personnel and Administration Nofil Zaheer

In order to provide the best services to seek excellence in projects. This has been made possible due to the commendable all business areas, PP&A department is always up to new efforts of the team members of the department. innovations and progression. Implementation of CMPS New Counter System CMPS, an online web application program for the complete The department has introduced a new counter system within monitoring of Descon's manpower and resources, has already the department to make personnel handling more efficient. been implemented in Qatar and UAE. Now it is in the In this regard, three new counter systems have been designed implementation phase in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. and built to deal with different business areas, depending on the work load. Our Strength

Mobilization in Last Six Months Our strength is our staff. We welcome the following staff members. In the last six months, the department has mobilized almost 4,000 personnel to various UAE and Qatar shutdowns and Khawaja Nadeem Afzal : Lead, PP&A Department

Burshra Riaz : Junior Executive

Hasan Iqbal : Junior Executive

Team Building Sessions

Different sessions have been conducted in the department by In-charges to raise the team morale and to bring all team members in unison to combine their efforts and achieve milestone targets.

38 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 HRD&A Information and Communication Technology

Note From CIO the go-live. There will be teething issues. We have to collectively facilitate, resolve and move beyond them. It gives me great pleasure to communicate that the SAP Finally, I am thankful to the entire project EDGE team (Descon's Project Phase 2 of SAP Program SAP team, SMEs and end users) for its sustained and unflinching went live on February 01, 2012. dedication during turbulent & testing times and seeing them Like any major SAP through successfully. Also a note of appreciation is due to the implementation, this project senior management of Descon who remained committed posed its own unique blend of and have wholeheartedly supported us in every possible way. challenges and opportunities. SAP is a market leader in enterprise solutions and will enable Wishing you a very happy startup and a smooth transition Descon to adopt industry’s best practices in all facets of to SAP. organizational management tools, which include project management, financial management, human resources Syed Aftab Afzal management, supply chain management, sales & distribution, plant maintenance and quality assurance management. A change of such magnitude might be uncomforting or unsettling at the start, however, this is typical; we believe that with honest commitment and firmness of the execution team, success is certain.

No matter how deeply embedded or user-friendly the legacy systems might have been in the past, the real value of an ERP lies in its enterprise-wide integration, which helps achieve a greater focus on analytics, quick decision making, robust and accurate business information, improved financial reporting and simple easy-to-use interfaces. SAP will empower the workforce leading to eventual devolution of decision making. Real value will become visible a couple of months after

ICT DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 39 What Happens Next Achievements

After the go-live, business users are requested to use SAP Descon's ICT has put another feather in its cap by upgrading system in order to perform business functions. Our objective SAP ECC 6.0 from EHP4 to EHP5. This milestone will lead is to swiftly adopt new system in our business lives to avoid to enhanced functionality within the SAP system. additional cost of legacy applications. As they will now not only become redundant, but will also require additional cost Successful implementation of the support desk through a for their maintenance. solution manager as per ASAP methodology with escalation management and mobile alerts gives an edge to Descon Despite extensive trainings of the staff, some problems are among other SAP implemented companies in Pakistan. Another bound to arise, as users familiarize themselves with the new breakthrough has been the implementation of Mobile Sap system. A helpdesk has been established to assist users with Solution to facilitate the management approving SAP workflows such issues. All are requested to contact the Key Business (PR/PO) through blackberry and the web. This is an initiative Users for SAP support related issues. to achieve ICT’s vision of “right information to the right person at the right time.”

ICT’s team at the launch of SAP Go-Live

Improvement of Network’s ICT Information Systems Improvement Infrastructure The ICT Information Systems Section has managed to integrate To provide secure connectivity, Virtual Private Network (VPN) GDMS legacy system with SAP Project System (PS). This has been established between main locations through Wide would enable the end-users to avoid redundant efforts in Area Network (WAN). The network infrastructure has also managing information in multiple systems. Similarly, it would been redesigned to provide secure and reliable access to also reduce chances of data miss-match across the systems. users with central management. For cost reduction, server Fingerprint reader machines (biometric) have also been consolidation has been conducted at DHQ data centers. integrated to provide real-time attendance data to the SAP The NC Section has also established facilities like audio HCM module. The Information Systems Section has played conferencing and online monitoring through LCDs. a major role in the data migration activity of SAP.

40 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 ICT Interworld Travels Rabya Sheikh

Strengthening Relationship with PIA

IWT strengthens its relationship with PIA by being nominated as one of the Top Ten PIA Agents. This award reinforces Descon's commitment to promote our national carrier.

Training Session

A training session was conducted at DHQ by Mr. Waseem Ahmed, GM Sales, Amadeus. The focus of the training was to disseminate awareness on the usage of Amadeus, a leading Interworld Receives Best Seller Award transaction processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the travel and tourism industry. The features Keeping up the tradition of being chosen as one of offered by this user-friendly program were explained through the top travel solution providers, Interworld was again this an interesting video, detailed presentation and later discussed year, nominated as the Best Agent for 2011. Mr. Sohail Abbas, on one-to-one basis by the consultant himself. The training GM Interworld Travels, received the award from Mr. Zafar was attended by the administration and secretarial staff across Ahmad, GM Sales, Amadeus, in a ceremony held at PC, board. The session ended with tea hosted by DEL Lahore. The ceremony ended with a sumptuous dinner and administration. musical evening where the participants got a chance to converse with other agencies and stakeholders. Iman Clinches Subh-e-Nau Tennis Title

Iman Qureshi, a young talent playing under the sponsorship of Descon beats Pakistan's No. 1, Saba Aziz to win the Subh- e-Nau National Ladies Championship. She displayed brilliant ground strokes to overcome a stronger opponent. This is her second National title, but the first time she has beaten Pakistan’s No. 1 player. Iman has been a top ranked Asian under 14 player winning trophies in Syria, Qatar and Burma. She also participated in the 11th Abu Dhabi Country Club ITF Junior Championship 2012 held between January 09 - January 15, 2012. She beat Simran Kaur of India, 6-0, 6-1 and Kristina Djamalova of Uzbekistan, 6-3, 7-5. 64 players from all over the world participated in this tournament.

Making its Mark with Abacus

In continuation to delivering positive results, Interworld has strived for excellence by selling the highest number of tickets through Abacus, world's leading online platform for travel agencies to sell tickets of the leading airlines. The Highest Seller Award 2011 is a reflection of our ongoing commitment to facilitating customers promptly.

IWT DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 41 Plant Construction and Services Syed Mustafa Shah

Pioneering Construction of Coal and Furthermore, keeping in view technology advancements in Biomass Power Project the power sector, Descon has signed a Technology Transfer Agreement with Jinan Boiler Group to provide EPC solutions Descon has been awarded construction work of 6 MW Coal on coal and biomass-based projects. and Biomass-Based Power Plant at Nishat Mills Limited, which included both mechanical and electrical construction. Major Turnarounds Executed

This realization of the project is due to the confidence of FFBL ATA 2012 Nishat Group in Descon’s engineering expertise and their PARCO Turnaround 2012 mutual long term commitment, which have resulted in OMV Sawan ATA 2012 endeavors like D.G. Khan Cement and AES Lalpir maintenance services to name a few. Ongoing Long Term Maintenance Nishat Group has always been a pioneer in introducing new Contracts technologies and the initiation of this 6 MW Coal and Biomass Engro Polymer & Chemicals, Karachi Project is another laurel in its feats. Lotte-PPTA, Karachi Descon Engineering Limited, which has played a key role in the development of power sector in Pakistan and has executed 7,000 MW's in different contractual capacities, is proud to be a part of this project.

Through its manufacturing capacity, Descon has provided general industry boilers on different fossilized and non-fossilized fuels for industries including the sugar industry. It has the privilege of being in the league of boiler manufacturers providing 200 tons per hour or higher capacities at medium and high pressures.

42 DESCON NEWS | SUMMER 2012 PC&S Quality Assurance and Quality Control Imran Jamil

At Descon, QA&QC begins from the very initial stage of OHSAS 18001:2007 of UAE BA has been recertified project inception by development of Project Quality Plan and under UKAS scheme by Moody International. other documents and remains till project hand over is completed. Stage 2 Certification Audit of HMW for OHSAS 18001:2007 by TUV Nord. QA&QC Human Resource Development Achievements As to-date, 453 training man-hours have been spent on a Professional Enrichment Program at DHQ. Completion of hydro testing of two 10 KT jet fuel storage tanks for shell at Karachi. QA&QC participated in the 12th International Convention on Quality Improvement and 2nd ANQ Regional Successful completion of the Mirfa Air Separation Unit Conference. It also participated in a training program on Project at AUH encompassed critical piping works involving Leadership for Quality, arranged by PIQC. aluminium and cryogenic piping. Consultant, Mr. Guard Frade, trained KMW engineers for Acquisition of 'Easy Laser', a tool to carry out the sensitive wind towers manufacturing and welding techniques. and accurate measurement of wind towers' flanges. An Awareness Program on ASME Process Piping B31.3 Air coolers for Litwin and Takreer successfully dispatched Basics and Impact Test was carried out in UAE by Velosi. in November, 2011 by HMW. 3rd Party IMS internal auditor training by TUV, Middle LMW has been involved for the first time in the erection East was held in the UAE. and commissioning of partial stamped HRSG at Lotte PPTA Cogen Project. The boiler is fabricated for Daekyung Training for ASME Sec VIII has been carried out at HMW Machinery & Engg Co. Ltd., Korea. LMW’s scope also by Mr. Amit Palit, HSB authorised team lead, Kuwait. includes power piping (S. Stamp). Phased array ultrasonic, an advanced method of ultrasonic Audits in the Last Quarter, 2011 testing, is being used at IGD-5 Project. Contracts Management, E&P, BD, HR, LMW & KMW Public Buildings at Mangla Project PDIL An external audit of DIPL was carried out by SGS for IMS certification. DIPL has been certified against ISO 9001, 14001 and 18001 standards. The external surveillance audit of PDIL was successfully conducted by Moody Intl., based on the requirements of ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007.

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