Profiles in Training: Ken Chapman Senior Instructor, Maersk Training
of the MN was not popular my father and he advised against it, saying the MN was a thing of the past in the UK. As it happened, he was right to a certain extent. By 1979 I was made redundant due to the downturn of the British Fleet. After trying various jobs onshore, I started work with BP as an oil and gas operator in Sullom Voe Oil Terminal. Island life suited me but not my wife, so a change was called for, and I went back to sea working on Standby Vessels and AHTS vessels.After a year or so there was a downturn in the N. Sea, and I was forced to make another change. This resulted in work onshore in
Cranes Boost For EnerMech in Malaysia
Engineering services specialist EnerMech has won its first contract to provide crane personnel in Malaysia. The company will provide training services and supply up to 70 offshore crane operators for a major oil and gas Operator on projects located offshore in the South China Sea. The five year multi-million-pound contract will see EnerMech deploy a crane simulator to its Kemaman base for the assessment and training of offshore crane operators assigned to the contract. EnerMech international director of mechanical handling services, John Morrison, said: “This is our
Florence Joins InterAct as Sr. Reservoir Engineer
Francois Florence has joined InterAct as a Senior Reservoir Engineer. Florence brings to the role 10 years of experience working with a large independent oil and gas operator in the LA Basin, with a background in reservoir engineering and production operations. His reservoir knowledge brings expertise in waterflood management, field development and reservoir simulation. As a Production Engineer, his experience includes managing well maintenance, daily production and injection with a focus on asset optimization. Florence has a great deal of experience managing large scale projects including
Harkand Appoints GM for Africa
;s continued expansion into the region working closely with its consortium partners. According to Harkand, the assignment builds on its successes in the region including the recent contract award by Technip in Ghana providing survey services and the one year contract for a major oil and gas operator to deliver ROV, project management, engineering and technical support services in Nigeria. The company said it is focused on continuing its growth in Africa to incorporate the complete Harkand solution for the clients in the region including diving, ROV, survey and inspection services
Dana Gas on Track for Growth in Egypt
. We have also secured medium- term growth potential through our successful bids for these two new exploration blocks in the Nile Delta. We see this positive momentum continuing and are excited about our exploration and development plans in Egypt.” Dana Gas is currently the 6th largest oil and gas operator in Egypt. In 2014, the Company was able to increase average production of gas, LPG, condensate and crude oil to around 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, which was an 8% increase over 2013 average production. It has surpassed the milestone of producing over 100 million barrels of oil
