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OFFSHOREMARINE A newsletter of Keppel Offshore & Marine May – June 2016 MICA (P) 123/03/2016 SYNERGY IN EXECUTION EXCELLENCE CONTENTS Growing presence in Russia 4 Synergy in delivery of MODEC FPSO 5 Caspian showcase 6 Leadership succession at Keppel FELS 8 Collaborating to innovate 10 Partnership for new solutions 12 Synergy spurs innovation and efficiency 20 Achieving aspirations 24 Sowing the seeds of volunteerism 29 Touching lives 33 Centrespread 3 CENTRESPREAD Spotlight on partnerships 18 Three projects from Keppel O&M were recognised as Singapore’s top 50 engineering feats. Dr Foo Kok Seng, (center) ED (Shallow water), KOMtech, receiving the award from Singapore’s Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong (right) witnessed by Er. Edwin Khew Teck Fook (left), President of Institute of Engineers Singapore. EDITORIAL BOARD EDITORIAL ADVISOR Chow Yew Yuen EDITOR Lai Ching Chuan ASSISTANT EDITOR Roy Tan COMMITTEE MEMBERS Michael Chia, Wong Kok Seng, Chor How Jat, Abu Bakar Mohd Nor, Dr Foo Kok Seng, Aziz Merchant, Hoo Yao Lin, Hayley Teo, Priscilla Chong, Alan I. Claveria, Betty Mok, Gabriela Soares, Lucienne de Jong, Li Gang, Linda Mercado, Fairuz Aledroos, Say Huan Yuan, Jayne Yeo, Lee Wan Jun OffshoreMarine is a bi-monthly publication of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd 50 Gul Road, Singapore 629351 Tel: +65 6863 7200 Fax: +65 6261 7719 / 6265 1927 Company registration no. 199900642R Keppel Offshore & Marine is a subsidiary of Keppel Corporation 2 OffshoreMarine May – June 2016 Harsh environment land rig delivered 41 days early Keppel AmFELS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) in the United States, has successfully delivered one of the world’s largest Harsh Environment Enhanced Mobility land rigs. The rig was delivered 41 days ahead of schedule and with a strong safety record. Mr Simon Lee, President of Keppel AmFELS, said, “The early and safe delivery of this rig is a result of the strong execution capabilities of the yard and close teamwork with our customer. Even though it is the first land rig of its type to be built by Keppel, we are able to leverage the experience and expertise of Keppel O&M to undertake such complex projects and deliver it to the satisfaction of our customer. It extends the track record of Keppel AmFELS as the leading rig building Keppel AmFELS delivered one of the world’s largest land rigs 41 days ahead of schedule and with a yard in the Gulf of Mexico.” strong safety record A highlight of the yard’s commitment to the quality, safety stakeholders. It is important construction of the Enhanced and execution excellence was the for us to execute well but more Mobility land rig. The building of successful load out of all barges importantly, in doing so, to ensure the land rig is a natural extension related to the project. the safety of everyone.” of Keppel AmFELS’ offshore jackup rig construction business and Mr Octavio Gomez, Keppel As part of its safety measures and reflects Keppel’s continuing drive AmFELS’ project manager, said, campaigns, the yard has also been to look for new opportunities to “While this project was a first- of- widely promoting and enforcing service its customers. its-kind for us, we were able to the Keppel Group’s 5 Safety overcome the challenges and Principles. Keppel AmFELS’ other ongoing achieved this impressive milestone projects includes the construction through careful planning, Based in Brownsville, Texas, Keppel of a KFELS B Class jackup rig communication and strong AmFELS’ work scope included the for Mexican drilling company, vigilance with our customer and engineering, procurement and Perforadora Central. OffshoreMarine May – June 2016 3 Growing presence in Russia The management and teams from Keppel FELS, Rosnett and MHWirth are looking forward to a strong partnership between the three companies during the shareholders’ agreement signing ceremony on 19 May 2016 (Photo: Rosneft Oil Company) Keppel Offshore & Marine Both the JVCO and the DEC will, and gas condensate, offshore (Keppel O&M) entered into a in the conduct of its business and developments, refining, marketing shareholders’ agreement on activities, adhere to the prevailing of oil, gas and oil products inside 19 May 2016 with Russian national US and European Union sanctions and outside of Russia. oil company, Rosneft Oil Company imposed on the Russian offshore (Rosneft), and Norwegian drilling oil and gas sector. MHWirth is a leading global equipment firm, MHWirth, to provider of first-class drilling set up a Singapore incorporated The initial projects undertaken solutions and services designed Joint Venture Company (JVCO). by the DEC will be from Rosneft to offer its valued clients with a The shareholding of Keppel O&M, for design and engineering safer, more efficient and reliable Rosneft and MHWirth in the work related to shallow water alternative. JVCO will be 45%, 45% and 10% platforms. It will also look to take respectively. on work from other Russian and Keppel’s collaboration with Russia international customers. dates back to the 1980s when The JVCO will establish a Keppel FELS and Keppel Shipyard wholly-owned Design and Rosneft is the leader of Russia’s serviced various owners in offshore Engineering Centre (DEC) in petroleum industry and the rig construction and repair, as well the Russian Federation, and its world’s largest public oil and gas as ship repair and ship conversion principal business activities will Company by liquid hydrocarbon respectively. Since then, Keppel be in relation to the design and production and reserves. The has undertaken numerous other engineering of mobile offshore Company’s core operations are projects including newbuild vessel drilling units (MODUs) for shallow in hydrocarbon exploration and construction for Russia. waters to cater to the region. appraisal, production of oil, gas 4 OffshoreMarine May – June 2016 Synergy in delivery of MODEC FPSO Keppel FELS Brasil SA’s BrasFELS and also the synergy among “MODEC is committed to support shipyard has completed the Keppel’s global network of yards. the development and growth integration and completion works We are honoured to have their of Brazil’s significant oil and gas on Floating Production Storage continued trust and support and industry, and we are glad to have a and Offloading (FPSO) unit, we are committed to sustain our good partner in the Keppel Group Cidade de Caraguatatuba MV27, position as the shipyard of choice to help us on this journey.” safely in June 2016, on time and for both MODEC and Brazil.” to the highest quality for MODEC FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba Offshore Production Systems Mr Sateesh Dev, President & CEO MV27 has the capability to process (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a MODEC, of MODEC Offshore Production up to 100,000 barrels of oil per day Inc. group company (MODEC). The Systems (Singapore) said, “We are and 177MM standard cubic feet FPSO vessel will be deployed to glad to complete another high of gas per day and has a storage support Petrobras’ operations in quality FPSO project together with capacity of 1,600,000 barrels of oil. the Lapa (formerly Carioca) oilfield Keppel. We continuously bring of the Santos Basin, Brazil. our projects to the Keppel Group BrasFELS and MODEC are presently because of their strong reliability in collaborating on a fifth FPSO The successful delivery to MODEC meeting our needs and delivering project, FPSO Cidade de Campos was made possible by the strong on time and of the highest safety dos Goytacazes MV29. BrasFELS’ synergy between Keppel Shipyard and quality standards. Leveraging work scope comprises the and BrasFELS, both subsidiaries of our complementary expertise and fabrication and integration of nine Keppel Offshore & Marine. experiences, our companies have topside production modules. The successfully collaborated on a vessel is expected to arrive at the The FPSO first arrived at Keppel number of major FPSO projects for shipyard by the first quarter of Shipyard in early 2015 for Brazil over the years. 2017 for integration. her installation of modules and integration works. Apart from the installation of 35 modules, the shipyard’s job scope also includes the fabrication and installation of a flare tower, helideck and crane column. After Keppel Shipyard’s scope of work was completed with no lost-time incidents, the FPSO vessel departed from the shipyard in Singapore and arrived safely at BrasFELS for its next phase of integration and finalisation works in 1Q 2016. Mr Kwok Kai Choong, CEO of Keppel FELS Brasil, said, “The safe and expedient delivery of FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba MV27 reflects the strong teamwork BrasFELS has established with Keppel Shipyard and BrasFELS worked together seamlessly to deliver FPSO Cidade de MODEC from past partnerships, Caraguatatuba MV27 safely, on time and to the highest standards OffshoreMarine May – June 2016 5 Caspian showcase Despite the challenging conditions built jacket transportation and accommodating scope increase in the oil and gas market, Keppel launch barge, to BP Exploration along the way... (Departments Offshore & Marine’s Caspian (Shah Deniz) on schedule, safely from) Design, planning, scheduling, Shipyard Company (CSC) in and within budget. Work on the HSE, quality, execution and project Azerbaijan has been kept busy vessel included strengthening the management all working as a team with a variety of projects and steel structure of the hull and ensured the project was delivered continues to execute them well. As Class Renewal. to expectations and more… Yet part of its efforts to ensure every again CSC has delivered on their project is well managed, the yard In a letter of commendation to the commitments and demonstrated leverages the expertise provided yard, Mr Brian Garside, General its usual proactive ‘Can-Do!’ from Keppel FELS in Singapore. Manager for Marine and Subsea of approach to all aspects.” BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) wrote, STB-1 BARGE DELIVERY “…Company would like to place on CSC was ably supported by On 12 May 2016, CSC recently record its thanks to CSC for delivering Keppel FELS which provided a delivered the STB-1, a purpose- against a tight schedule whilst team of five including a Project Manager, a Project Superintendent and a Safety officer for five months.