Safely into the new decade

ISSUE 32
GLOBAL IMPRESSIONS FROM OUR INTERNATIONAL OFFICES
group news
JANUARY 2010
Safely into the new decade
Woodside Work
Sakhalin Success
Double Delight with QP
Strength to Strength in Saudi
AFRICA
EUROPE
MIDDLE EAST
ASIA PACIFIC
THE AMERICAS
RUSSIA
CASPIAN REGION
2
JANUARY 2010
message from your CEO
Last year was one of unprecedented turbulence in the global economy and a year that many people were
glad to bid farewell to. With this in mind, it makes me extremely proud to read in this issue about the many
Kentz successes of 2009 and the enduring commitment and resilience of our people.
At the end of October the value of our backlog stood at US $1.55bn, another record achievement for the
Group. The fact that our clients continue to award us work is due in no small part to the number one value
of the Kentz Group; Health and Safety.
And as of 30th November 2009 we delivered over
32 million man-hours of work across 26 countries with a total recordable incident rate of 0.18.
Within this newsletter you can read all about the Group’s annual HSE Calendar Competition, in which
Kentz employees and their families share what it means to them to be safe, healthy and environmentally
conscious.
I am all too aware that working for Kentz can often take us all to remote locations for extended periods of
At the end of
October the value of
our backlog stood
at US $1.55bn,
another record
achievement for
the Group.
time, but I am convinced that this commitment to the regions in which we operate is essential for our
development. Our increased focus within the Australasia region has in the recent months been very
successful. We have secured a number of LNG-related projects in the Northwest Shelf of Australia and
within Southeast Asia to support the growing energy demands from emerging economies in the Far East.
While new areas will continue to open up for Kentz, helped by the levelling of oil prices to around
US $75-80 a barrel, the resources of the Middle East remain dominant. Our continued presence in the
region for over 30 years has not gone unrewarded. In the second half of 2009, Kentz secured a multimillion-dollar EPC contract award from Qatargas for the Laffan Refinery Project at Ras Laffan Industrial
City in Qatar.
As we continue to focus on building sustainable long-term relationships with our core clients, we are
delighted to be selected as preferred contractor for several recently awarded projects with long-term
clients. These include Saudi Kayan Petrochemicals Complex Project in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, and two
further contracts with Qatar Petroleum.
Kentz’s people are very pro-active in the local communities in which they live and work, and this is never
more evident than over the Christmas period. In Ireland, Australia and South Africa, our staff yet again
generously donated toys and presents for underprivileged children.
With a reputation for achievement and success, we can look forward to the year ahead with significant
confidence of continuing to deliver for our clients.
Dr. Hugh O’Donnell
Chief Executive Officer
CONTENTS
3 Laffan Refinery Project Award
Woodside Work
15 Apprentice Appreciation
Celebrations for 7 Million Man-hours Without LTI
4 Sakhalin Success
Another Gorgon Win
16 Colouring the Safety Future
5 Growing Scope on Saudi Kayan
18 Sasol Award
8 Million Man-hours Later
6 Double Delight with QP
Phase 1 of Ericsson Ends
19 Chevron Construction
Kentz’s Rising Star
7 Aramco Contract Award
Refinery Rehabilitation
20 New Contract with RBM
Clonmel Mayor Honours Kentz
8 Pearl GTL Hosts 5th CEO Summit
Employee Profile
21 Safety Success Yet Again!
Prestigious Thebe Award Winners
9 International Entrepreneur of the Year
22 It’s a Goal!
A Long Way from Tipperary
10 Inauguration of Qatargas II
11 Super Safety
12 From Strength to Strength in Saudi
23 The Joy of Giving
24 People on the Move
14 Rompco Project Complete
Fluor goes Fifty:Fifty
ON OUR COVER...
Aerial view of Woodside's
Pluto LNG Project,
Western Australia
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QATAR
laffan refinery project award
Attendees of the Laffan Refinery Project
kick-off the meeting
Laffan Refinery Company recently awarded
Kentz the EPC contract for its prestigious
receiving and loading facility project based in
Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC), north of
Doha, Qatar.
This multi-discipline contract, worth over
US$85 million will run for a duration of
21 months. The project has been divided into
two phases, which will both be carried out
simultaneously.
Phase one consists of an eight inch carbon steel pipeline, which will
transport gasoil from the Laffan Refinery tank farm to the Qatar Fuel
(WOQOD) jetty approximately 7 km away.
Phase two has a 16 inch carbon steel pipeline, which will transport
gasoil from the Laffan Refinery tank farm to the proposed WOQOD
Gantry truck loading facility approximately 8 km away. Both pipelines
will be above ground resting on sleepers with a number of bridges
and horizontal directional drilling crossings and have fibre optic
cables running parallel to them. Work at the tank farm includes
modifications to the existing plant distributed control system and
emergency shutdown system (ESD).
The proposed Gantry truck loading facility also falls within the remit
of the project. The scope of work will include: two 5,000m3 gasoil
storage tanks; four covered loading gantries to fill eight trucks;
metering skids; a truck loading automation system; ESD and fire and
gas systems. The scope will also extend to a new control room,
substation, administration centre and ten other support buildings.
The Kentz project team, headed by Project Manager, Bernard
D’Souza, held a kick off meeting for the client project team on
28th to 30th of September at the Marriott hotel. The meeting was
highly successful with both teams contributing to the already strong
relationship.
Kentz would like to wish Bernard and his team
every success on this project.
AUSTRALIA
woodside work
Kentz, together with its Australian joint venture
partner Thiess, was recently awarded an
AUD $86m contract for the LNG processing site
on Woodside’s Pluto Project in Western
Australia. This is another great win for Kentz,
following its recent success of securing three
scopes of work on the Gorgon LNG Project in
the same region.
Woodside’s Pluto LNG Project is a “greenfield”
project consisting of a 4.3mtpa LNG plant on
the Burrup Peninsula, about 1,400km north of
Perth. It will receive gas from wells in the Pluto
gas field, which is approximately 180km away
from the onshore facility. The Pluto gas plant is
located adjacent to, but independent of, the
existing Northwest Shelf Venture gas plant.
Key elements of site B works
include:
● Substation 1
(Main Site Substation)
● Substation 3
(Process Train Substation)
● Field Auxiliary Room (FAR) 1
● Analyser Houses AH1 and AH2
● LNG Process Train
● Fuel Gas System
● Power Generation
● Heated Water
● Site Wide High Voltage Cables
Kentz’s contract involves the installation and
testing of high voltage cabling, switchboards,
transformers, UPS systems, instrument control
system cabinets, motor control stations, field
panels, lighting and small power, trace heating,
process instrumentation, fire and gas detection
and protection devices, above-ground cabling,
earthing and bonding, as well as the recovery
and termination of cables installed underground.
The work will be carried out on pre-assembled
units and pre-assembled pipe racks.
The contract will run for approximately
10 months – it started in October 2009 and will
require a total workforce of 300, of which 65 will
be management and support staff.
Back row (L-R): Derrick Munteanu (Supervisor),
Paul Hilton (HSE Advisor), Robert Pool (Foreman),
Neville Rankin (Supervisor), Sunny Phillips (HR Manager),
Dries Strydom (Inst Supervisor), Andy Ozolins (Project
Sponsor), Colin O’Donnell (Quantity Surveyor),
Allan Ralph (Elect Superintendent Substations & FAR),
Jeremias Buraga (QA/QC Manager), John Cuzzubbo
(Material Controller & Storeman), Gresley Davis
(Foreman), Michael Holsworth (Elect Foreman),
Jorge Alcorta (Project Controls), Peter Nahirny (Foreman)
Front row (L-R): Jemar Timajo (Progress Monitor CCMS),
Paulson Gonzales (Field Engineer), Rod Williams
(Construction Manager), Stephen Storer (HR/IR Manager),
John Sharp (Project Manager), Jessica Davis (Cost
Controller), Harry Sonnenberg (General Manager),
Allan Kelly (QC Inspector Electrical), Rob Bruce
(Foreman), Eddie Doyle (Inst Supervisor),
KG Wee (Commercial Manager)
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SAKHALIN
sakhalin success
Kentz is pleased to announce the award of a shutdown services and
operations support contract with Exxon Neftegas Ltd, within the
Sakhalin 1 development project, through its Russian joint venture
operating company Kentz DEM LLC.
The contract is worth approximately US $25m and includes the
provision of all personnel, permits, equipment, transportation and
front-end execution planning, as well as the management of
contractor and subcontractor resources. This project falls under
Kentz’s technical support services global business unit.
Kentz DEM LLC is a Sakhalin-based company comprising of Kentz
Russia LLC and DalelectroMontazh (DEM) – a leading Sakhalinbased engineering and construction services company for the oil
and gas industry. The venture is supported by key resources and
systems from the Maintenance & Shutdown division of Kentz’s
Sakhalin 1 Project, Chayvo-OPF
operation in South Africa. Kentz and DEM first co-operated together
in 2004 under a strategic partnership agreement before officially
incorporating their joint venture in 2008.
Mike Murphy, Chief Operations Officer for the Technical Support
Services division of the Kentz Group which
will oversee these works, said: “We are
delighted to be working with Exxon
Neftegas on the first major shutdown
associated with this development. We
now look forward to delivering a highquality, solution-driven service which will
draw on Kentz DEM’s wide range of skills
and experience. We are also pleased with
the continued growth in our successful
technical services business unit.”
Mike Murphy
another gorgon win
Kentz, alongside its joint venture partner Thiess, has been awarded
a AUD $23m electrical contract for the site preparation and
temporary construction facilities for the Gorgon LNG Project in
Western Australia.
Kentz is tasked with installing over 100km of high voltage and low
voltage cabling on Barrow Island before the main scope of work can
commence. The project includes the installation of eight packaged
substations, transformers, 25 ring main units, lighting and general
earthing, 12 transportable buildings, 60 temporary switchboards,
instrumentation and communications throughout the site.
AUSTRALIA
telecommunications (AUD $150m) on Barrow Island.
Australia is becoming an area of increased activity for Kentz, with
over AUD $200bn of major oil and gas projects planned or under
way. Kentz has been able to leverage its experience of executing
projects in remote locations across the world to secure work and is
currently bidding on a number of other contracts.
The Gorgon Project is a joint venture between the Australian
subsidiaries of Chevron (Operator), ExxonMobil and Shell to develop
the Greater Gorgon gas fields, located between 130km and 200km
off the Northwest coast of Western Australia.
John Mansfield is leading the Kentz project team which will reach up
to 150 people working on the site at full capacity. The project is
scheduled to start in the first half of 2010 and has a planned
completion date in the second half of 2011.
It is Australia's largest-known gas resource and once completed will
produce around 15 million tonnes of LNG each year for the project’s
30-year life. About 83% has already been sold.
This contract follows on from previous awards to Kentz; to build the
construction village (AUD $500m) and to supply the
The total capital expenditure on the project is estimated to be
AUD $43bn and to date AUD $10.5bn of contracts have been
awarded.
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SAUDI ARABIA
growing scope on saudi kayan
Saudi Kayan Project Management Team
Back Row (L-R): Rudy Cosilit, E/I Superintendent; Ehtesham Ali, Planner; Vasim Sadiq Ali, Projects Administrator; Choy Aldipollo, QA/QC Manager; Anthony Uy,
Project Manager; Yousuf Shaik, Commissioning Engineer; Irshad Alam, Projects Accountant; Ronan McHugh, Contracts Manager; Henry Chiu, Senior Planning
Engineer; John Rodriguez, Material Controller; Tom Healy, Construction Manager
Front Row (L-R): Edvin Dalangin, Field Engineer; Richard Lopez, HSE Manager, Vincent Raganit, Material Controller; John Orantes, Project Secretary;
Rene Tolentino, Commissioning Supervisor; Mohammed Ansari, Document Controller; Ducu Advani, Commissioning Engineer; Gareth Leyden, Lead QS Engineer
Kentz is delighted to announce a significant growth in the scope
of its work being undertaken at the Saudi Kayan Petrochemicals
Complex Project in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
Initially, Kentz was contracted by Fluor Arabia to perform the
installation and testing of equipment for the main incoming
230kV substation. Subsequent awards have now been made
by Fluor Arabia and Saudi Kayan, assigning Kentz further
scopes for an additional five 4.16kV substations.
Kentz will now undertake a number of additional tasks, including
the installation of the Process Control System (PCS), the system
integration for utilities and offsites, E&I installation, the testing
and commissioning for five substations and back-bone cabling.
The Company will also be responsible for outside plant
telecommunications to Saudi Aramco feedstock facilities,
additional E&I installation, the testing of two further substations
and finally the cable and electrical equipment installation in the
main pipe racks which will support the complex integration of
various plants.
Kentz currently has approximately 1,000 people on site. The
original project team that completed the 230kV substation will
be remaining on to complete the new contracts. Kentz recently
celebrated a milestone when it achieved one million man-hours
without a Lost Time Incident.
Saudi Kayan Safety Team
Back Row (L-R): Carlos Espino, HSE Supervisor; Mohammed Khan, HSE Supervisor; Mohammed Hassnain, HSE Officer; Marlon Salgado, HSE Supervisor;
Alvin Serrano, Junior HSE Officer; Ronald Garcia, Junior HSE Officer
Middle Row (L-R): Rexon Rom, Junior HSE Officer; Mario Canete, Junior HSE Officer; Sidney Wong, HSE Officer; Jimmy Chan, HSE Supervisor;
Natalio Liarez, Junior HSE Officer
Front Row (L-R): Dennis Dela Cruz, HSE Administration Clerk; Jefferson Boncaros, Senior HSE Supervisor; David Hannaway, HSE Manager
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QATAR
double delight with qp
The Kentz team in Qatar is delighted to announce the recent
award of two new contracts by Qatar Petroleum (QP).
The first is on the sea water filters, piping and associated
modifications at the North Field Alpha (NFA) Platform, located just
offshore from Qatar. The contract was awarded in August 2009
and is expected to be completed in June 2010.
The second project is the Engineering, Procurement, Installation
and Construction (EPIC) of a new Instrument Workshop (IWS) at
PS-2 platform. It will run for 15 months, ending in December 2010.
The scope of the first project will involve the replacement of the
existing 32-inch butterfly valves and 32-inch copper nickel header
piping modifications for sea water filter inlets and outlets at NFA
(PS-4) platform. Existing filters are being relocated to install the
new valves for positive isolation of the filters. Modification of the
existing drain, backwash, safety valve outlets, fire water, utility
piping and overhead crane monorail will also be carried out as part
of the improvement works. Associated works include relocation of
the electrical and instrumentation equipment within the skid and
skid control panel modifications to cater for the new valves being
installed. All work will be carried out during the platform shutdown
from April to May 2010.
The execution of the second EPIC
contract hinges around two objectives.
Firstly a new Instrument Workshop
(IWS) at PS-2G deck, which is 3m x
10m in dimension and will be located
next to the Local Equipment Room
(LER), and the installation of new work
benches and calibration stations.
Modifications will also be made in
associated services like power, lighting,
telecoms, LAN and HVAC.
Hari Govind, Project Manager
The second objective is the installation of a new macerator unit,
which will require an extension of the existing platform structure on
the lower deck. The unit will have its own control panel and tie-ins
for sea service water and chlorine injection. Skid control panels will
be interfaced with platform control systems including a Distributed
Control System (DCS), Emergency Shutdown System (ESD) and
Fire and Gas (F&G) systems. Site work will be performed in two
phases for each of the objectives.
Kentz wishes Hari Govind, Project Manager, and his team every
success in taking these projects through to completion and would
like to thank Qatar Petroleum for placing their trust once again in
Kentz to execute these important projects.
IRELAND
phase 1 of ericsson ends
In August 2009 Kentz was awarded the civil, mechanical and
electrical scopes of work on the first phase of the Ericsson
Communications Room Optimisation Project in Athlone, Co.
Westmeath, Ireland.
Kentz was responsible for the project management, supervision,
procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of the civil,
mechanical and electrical works. It was also responsible for
overseeing the installation of the Building Management System
(BMS), plumbing and fire detection on the project.
The
communication
room development is an
existing
stand-alone
building on the Ericsson
Ericsson Communications Room
Campus. Phase one is
2
75m and provides accommodation for at least 24 rack systems
to enable good cable management. The cooling mechanism is
chilled water which comes from the existing Westmeath chiller
farm. The electrical mains and generator supply is taken from the
Westmeath data centre network. A new 200Kw N uninterruptable
power supply is housed within an external container. The
decommissioned boiler and air handling unit plant have been
completely stripped out and removed from the site.
The consultants on the project were OBMG, and Johnson
Controls were the Project Managers for Ericsson. A special
mention goes to Pat O’Connor, Mechanical Division Manager for
Kentz Ireland, who worked tirelessly to secure the contract award
and has since overseen the successful completion of the project.
Kentz Ireland is well placed to win additional scopes of work on
the second phase of the project.
L-R: Karl Conlon (Aspect Environmental), Ray Murphy, Electrical Project Manager
(Kentz), Pat O’Connor, Mechanical Project Manager (Kentz), Gareth McGowan (OBMG)
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SAUDI ARABIA
aramco contract award
Kentz in Saudi Arabia was recently awarded a contract by Saudi
Aramco for the construction, completion and commissioning of
works in the residential town centre of the prestigious King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
The Kentz Technical Support Services business unit is working
within the KAUST commissioning team to provide them with the
necessary skill sets for finishing works and the procurement of
identified material and equipment shortfalls.
“Galleria” town
centre – this is an
area surrounded by
coffee shops, fast
food takeout stores
and is a common
meeting place for
students and
residents
The team currently consists of 860 people and will peak at
around 1,000, including management, procurement support
and all tradesmen; electricians, plumbers, carpenters, tilers,
painters, masons and labour.
KAUST, which is located in Thuwal in the Jeddah region, is the
first mixed-gender university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and
is the realisation of a decade-long vision of the Custodian of the
Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. The
graduate-level research university is dedicated to inspiring a new
age of scientific achievement in the Kingdom that will benefit not
only the Middle Eastern region, but the entire world.
View of a walkway that runs along side of the “Galleria”.
This is a view from under the canopy looking towards the entrance to the
King Abdullah Mosque
Kentz is proud to be working on this prestigious project which
strengthens its existing relationship with Saudi Aramco and
extends it into another field of infrastructure. Kentz looks
forward to maintaining and growing this excellent working
relationship.
SOUTH AFRICA
refinery rehabilitation
Kentz’s global construction business unit recently completed a
stack rehabilitation project at the Indeni Refinery located in
Ndola, Zambia.
Kentz has a presence at the refinery for several years as part of
an ongoing modernisation project and was asked to carry out
this work on an urgent basis due to the dangerous state of the
existing stack. The main scope of work included the
replacement of the top two sections of the boiler stack as well
as some maintenance work. The removal of the existing stack,
which was 45m high, proved to be extremely challenging as
Indeni Refinery prior (L) and after replacement (R)
there was almost nothing left of the main structural integrity.
Both sections were removed safely, without any incident and as
scheduled.
As part of the ongoing programme to share knowledge in
the regions in which it operates, Kentz took the opportunity
to train local employees to perform maintenance work on
heat exchangers and Fin Fan coolers. The project was
headed up by Andre Roloff, Project Manager and supported
by Raymond Jacobs, Rigging Superintendent, Ziggy Mikrut,
Mechanical Supervisor, and Sergio Direito, Safety Officer.
Well done to all involved for executing this project safely
and on a tight schedule.
The Kentz Stack Rehabilitation Project Team
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QATAR
AUSTRALIA
pearl gtl hosts
5th ceo summit
On 10th November 2009, Dr. Hugh
O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer of
Kentz, joined Andy Brown, Shell’s
Executive Vice President, Qatar and
Managing Director of the Pearl Gas to
Liquids (GTL) Project along with other
CEOs and Senior Executives of the major
contractor companies working on the
Pearl GTL Project, to review progress and
renew their commitment to safe work.
Discussions were also held on how to
work together to ensure the Pearl GTL
Project finishes strongly. This was the 5th
CEO summit held on the Pearl GTL Project
and some 62 global CEOs and Senior
Executives representing 13 companies
attended the summit.
The leadership team conducted two
extensive safety walks around the Pearl
GTL construction site, talking to workers
about how to work safely, praising good
practice and intervening to discourage any
unsafe practices. They also participated in
evening events at the workers’
accommodation, the Pearl Village, to mark
Safety Day.
Andy Brown said: “I am always
impressed by the commitment of the
global Chief Executives to deliver Pearl
GTL together. We live up to our motto
of One Project One Team.
This
co-operative approach is even more
important now to keep momentum up
all the way to the end of construction
around the end of 2010 and project
ramp-up over the following 12 months.”
Kentz won its first major contract on the
QP-Shell world-scale integrated Pearl Gas
to Liquids Project in 2006, namely the EPC
scope for the modular waste water
treatment plant for the construction camp.
This was followed by the diesel power
generation scope and the temporary
telecoms for the plant’s turnkey temporary
facilities. The more recent award of the
electrical and instrumentation scope of
work for the utility and flare areas to Kentz
cemented the Company’s presence and
status on the project.
The Pearl GTL Project has over 48,000
workers constructing the largest GTL plant
in the world. The project will produce
140,000 barrels per day of GTL products
and 120,000 barrels of oil equivalent per
day of condensate, LPG and ethane.
Construction will be complete around the
end of 2010, with production ramp-up
then taking around 12 months.
employee
profile
Jemar Timajo
Joined Kentz 2003 in Malaysia on the
MLNG Tiga Project as Instrument
Technician/Document Controller with
Sean Cremin. Then joined the Nanhai
Telecoms Project in China as QA/QC
Support and now based in Australia
working with Thiess Kentz.
POSITION
Project Controls Engineer
LOCATION
Perth, Australia
GROUP SERVICE
7 years
DATE OF BIRTH
4th December 1983
NATIONALITY
Filipino
FAMILY
Mum and Dad (Jessie & Maria Luz),
sister and brother (Joyce & Mikhail)
EDUCATION
Diploma in Instrumentation & Process
Control Technology BE –
Instrumentation Engineering (on-going)
FAVOURITE SPORT
Basketball, table tennis, squash
FAVOURITE MUSIC
Jazz, rock, R&B, indie rock
FAVOURITE FOOD
Not very fussy so I guess anything
edible!
FAVOURITE DRINK
Gin & Tonic with Lime, Baileys on Ice
with Cherry
GREATEST INFLUENCES
Dr. Hugh O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer, pictured with Kentz employees on the Pearl GTL Project
Biographical books, work colleagues,
my Dad and my family have been my
greatest drive to achieve my goals. But
the diversity and culture in my work
environment has been an even greater
motivation to expand my perspective
on people and life and appreciate more
what I have today. I would like to
express my gratitude to my friends in
Kentz and Thiess Kentz who have
always been there for me.
DISLIKES
I hate frogs and toads!
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IRELAND
international entrepreneur of the year
Turning to the present, Hugh says
the biggest challenges right now are
“factors external to our business;
global economic turbulence, the
oil price and a slowdown in
activity in the sector. Fortunately
our breadth of clients and
diversity of operations along with
our financial strength positions us
strongly to ride out the current
economic downturn and emerge
stronger than ever.”
There was much excitement across
all the Kentz offices around the
world recently as it was announced
that Hugh O’Donnell, the Chief
Executive of Kentz, received the
Ernst & Young International
®
Entrepreneur of the Year Award .
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of
the Year Award is part of a global
recognition programme to identify,
acclaim and support entrepreneurs.
Hugh graduated with a Bachelor in
Engineering degree in 1987 from
Limerick NIHE (now Limerick
University). After spending four
years with Anglo American
Corporation in South Africa, he
joined Kentz as a Project Engineer
back in 1991, hoping to work his
way back home from South Africa.
“It didn’t work out that way”, he
notes. “I set up mechanical and
maintenance
businesses for Kentz
there before being
appointed General
Manager, then
Managing Director of
Kentz Southern Africa.
I then went on to
become Group Chief
Executive in 2000.”
At the awards ceremony in front of over 1,200 people, Hugh
spoke passionately about his utmost respect for everyone at
Kentz and thanked them for their support
Hugh also believes that being Irish
has contributed to his success and
to the success of Kentz. “Being
Irish in a global context brings
with it an immediate level of
acceptance and often an entry
into new and emerging markets.
Inherently Irish values of modesty
and humour can have a great
impact on developing trust and
relationships, which
are particularly
important when
entering new markets.”
He was just 35 when he
took over the helm, and
reflecting on that now
says that “the biggest
challenge was bringing
senior management on
side and giving them
compelling reasons
why a 35-year-old was
the best option to lead
Kentz. Building the
trust and respect of the
Kentz Board, the
executive and all
employees, but
especially the ‘Kentz
elders’, has been a
learning curve and has
inspired me to make a
difference; for me, for
them and for Kentz.”
The awards evening was
held in the Citywest
Hotel, Dublin, on
Thursday 22nd October.
There was very stiff
competition in the
shortlist of eight
competitors within the
international category.
These included a wide
variety of industries such
as; fashion, animation,
biotechnology and
manufacturing. Hugh
was delighted to receive
the award and thanked
Kentz staff all over the
world for their support.
Congratulations to
Hugh from all in Kentz
across the globe –
we would like to
commend you on this
great achievement.
The President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, pictured with Hugh O’Donnell at the glittering
televised awards ceremony. Also pictured is Mike McKerr, Managing Partner, Ernst & Young
10
QATAR
inauguration of qatargas II
On 6th April 2009, his
Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin
Khalifa Al-Thani, the Emir of the
State of Qatar, inaugurated
Qatargas II in Ras Laffan
Industrial City, Qatar.
Kentz has been involved with
this project from the early
stages and was invited to
attend
the
inauguration
ceremony. Martin Walsh,
Country Director for Kentz in
Qatar, and Bob Greaney, Qatar Gas II Management Camp
Middle East EPC Manager,
represented the Company on this auspicious occasion.
Qatargas II is the world’s first fully-integrated value chain LNG
venture and Kentz is proud to have been one of the first
contractors on site at Ras Laffan. The project incorporates the
offshore production facilities, the LNG facility at Ras Laffan and the
receiving and regasification facilities at South Hook, Wales.
In 2005, Kentz was awarded the mechanical, electrical, piping, civil
and telecommunications scope for phase one of the camp facilities
at the Qatargas II Project.
The camp provides accommodation for 2,500 people, and needed
to have the ability to cater for a planned expansion of up to 4,500
people. The scope of work Kentz was contracted for included
accommodation units, mess halls, kitchens, a camp warehouse, a
mosque,
guard
houses,
switchgear buildings and
recreation facilities. The civil
scope included the site
preparation,
earthworks,
foundations, building roads,
security
fencing,
internal
fencing, landscaping, and
excavation and backfilling of
trenches for all services.
Kentz was then contracted on
phase two of the Qatargas II
Project to do the temporary site
facilities works, infrastructure
and utilities for the labour camp. This second phase involved
providing accommodation for 12,000 people, bringing the total
capacity of the camp for both phases to 16,500 personnel.
Kentz was also contracted to work on the receiving and regasification facilities in South Hook, Wales. The team mobilised to
Wales in September 2008 to execute the roles of system
completions and assist in the management of the commissioning
and turnover process. Kentz completed its work on this project in
June 2009.
Kentz is proud to have played a role in both phases of this
successful project and would like to congratulate Qatargas on this
achievement.
South Hook LNG Terminal
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AUSTRALIA
super safety
Rob Fietz, HSE Co-ordinator, pictured at Safety Cabinet,
Thiess Kentz Office, Perth
With safety as its main value, Thiess Kentz continues to look for new
opportunities to communicate the importance of safety.
At the Perth office, a centrally-placed safety cabinet is on display
which encourages employees to extend safety to all aspects of life.
Some essential safety items are on offer to encourage employees to
utilise basic safety gear whilst performing even basic household
chores.
Safety incentives have also been established for those based on site.
Employees are rewarded for their safety vigilance in the work-place
with vouchers, tool kits and merit certificates.
Below are some recipients who have been rewarded for their
safety-conscious attitudes in the workplace throughout 2009.
Raj Parshotham,
(Site Co-ordinator
QA/QC); receives
voucher from
John Gullan
(Project Manager) at
the RGP5 Project
L-R: Ben Small, Electrician; Clinton O’Byrne, Trades
Assistant; Duane Green, Electrician at the Pluto Project
L–R: Jon Montini, Electrician; Derick Munteanu, Electrical Superintendent;
Anthony Grubelich, Electrician at safety presentation on W2WA Project
Jim Solomon, Project Manager presents Sevasti Hagidimintriou,
Site Administrator/Document Controller, with Safety Award at the HNA Project
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SAUDI ARABIA
from strength to strength in saudi
On 5th October, Kentz in Saudi Arabia held a Business
1978, Kentz continues to be one of Fluor’s preferred contractors.
Development workshop at the Radisson Diplomat Hotel in the
This relationship started in Saudi Arabia and now extends to over
Kingdom of Bahrain. The meeting was led by Ross O’Muirthile,
50 completed projects with Fluor worldwide.
the Country Manager of Kentz in Saudi Arabia, with
representatives of each business unit in attendance. It was held
Chevron Phillips is another long-standing client of Kentz in Saudi
to clearly identify the way forward for Kentz in Saudi Arabia and to
Arabia. In 1998 Kentz performed its first contract with Chevron in
demonstrate how the Saudi Arabian office will embrace the
Saudi Arabia on the Saudi Chevron Petrochemical Plant on the
transition Kentz is going through from regional to Global Business
Jubail Off-plots Project. Kentz’s scope on the project was the
Units.
electrical, instrumentation and civil scope, with project duration of
12 months. More recently, Kentz performed the mechanical, civil,
Kentz has been operating in Saudi Arabia since 1977 and, in
electrical and instrumentation scope on Jubail Chevron’s Product
those 32 years, has developed and nurtured strong relationships
Distribution and Export Facilities at Jubail. Earlier this year, Kentz
with its clients. This has been achieved through living the Kentz
was also awarded the electrical and instrumentation scope for
core values of safety, reputation, tenacity, loyalty, pride, respect,
utilities and offsites on the Saudi Polymers Project at NCP. Kentz
teamwork and constantly striving to deliver excellence to
is also currently working with Chevron in Qatar on the Qatar
its clients.
Chemical II Project providing them with PMC support and in
Australia on the Gorgon Project, Barrow Island.
Kentz’s first opportunity in Saudi Arabia was given by Fluor USA in
1978 on the Shedgum and Uthimaniya Gas Oil Separation Plants
Kentz in Saudi Arabia also developed a successful relationship
(GOSP) where it carried out the E&I and commissioning works.
with Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) and
With the hard work and dedication of the team, this project
has been working with them for the past eight years. One of the
opened the door for many more contracts in Saudi Arabia, as well
projects which Kentz has worked on is the Jubail Acetyls Complex
as the rest of the Middle East.
where it carried out the electrical and instrumentation scope for a
new Carbon Monoxide Plant in Jubail. Kentz was also awarded
Kentz has developed long relationships with many key clients over
the electrical and instrumentation scope for the Vinyl Acetate
the years. Having begun working with Fluor in the Middle East in
Monomer Plant, Acetic Acid and Utilities Project on the Jubail
Saudi Business Development Workshop Attendees
Back Row (L-R}: Kevin Bonner (Country EPC Manager); John C Walsh (General Manager – Kentz Global Oil & Gas Process); Hareesh Kumar (Global EPC Proposals
Manager); Donna Gray (Regional Marketing & PR Executive); Turki Aloni (Marketing Representative); Denis Prior (Regional Procurement Manager); Keshav Kumar (Country
Procurement Manager)
Middle Row (L-R): Rory O’Donnell (Regional Development Director); Eddie Cremin (Manager of Projects); Tony McCarthy (Operations Manager); Jenny Alicante (Branding
Co-ordinator); Madhu Pillai (Country Manager – Estimating and Proposals); Yousuf Noor (Human Resources Manager); Michael Ross-Lonergan (Regional Business
Development Manager)
Front Row (L-R): Philip Larkin (BD Executive – Kentz USA); Pat Leahy (Regional Construction Proposals Manager); Noel Kelly (Advisor); Ross O’Muirthile (Country Manager);
Fadi Bijjani (Director); Noel Ivers (Regional Support Service Manager)
Missing From Photo: Seamus Malynn (General Manager – KEIL); Darren Ivers (Support Services Manager); Kaushik Sampat (Finance Manager)
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Acetyls Complex. Most
Ross O’Muirthile, appointed
recently, Kentz completed its
Country Manager earlier this
multi-discipline EPC scope for
year, has been working for
the product transfer pipelines,
Kentz for the last seven years.
port facility and export pipelines
He started out as a Site
on the Jubail Acetyls Complex
Engineer in Botswana before
Project.
moving to Saudi Arabia to work
as Project Engineer. He then
Saudi Aramco is a prestigious
moved to Kentz Russia in
company that Kentz has had
Sakhalin where he spent two
the pleasure of working for over
and half years before moving
the past 32 years. Past
back to take up the reigns as
successes include the electrical
the Country Manager in Saudi
and instrumentation for a new
Arabia.
GOSP at Qatif South in 2004;
project management, detailed
Khurais Site in Saudi Arabia where Kentz recently completed the E&I scope
design and engineering,
The Kentz team in Saudi Arabia
has many years of experience
equipment selection, procurement, logistics, supervision,
between them, Dr. Noel Kelly has been serving Kentz in Saudi
installation, testing, pre-commissioning and commissioning for the
Arabia since its inception and still has the same passion and drive
mechanical, civil, electrical and instrumentation scope for the
for the Company’s success as he did in 1977. Michael Ross-
Shaybah Gas Compression Upgrade Project in 2006; construction
Lonergan, Regional Development Director, Middle East who joined
management support services on the PetroRabigh Umbrella
Kentz in 1978, has also been instrumental in the success of the
Utilities and Offsites for PetroRabigh, a joint venture between
Kentz operations in Saudi Arabia having been involved in the
Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo in 2008. In 2009 Kentz was
country for 25 years. Some of the others who bring with them a
awarded the electrical, instrumentation and telecommunications
wealth of experience both within the Company and within Saudi
scope for the Khurais Water Injection and Utilities Project which
Arabia are Mohammed Yousuf Noor, Country Human Resources
was successfully completed without a Lost Time Incident, ahead
Manager who has 25 years of service in Kentz, Kaushik Sampat,
of schedule and within budget.
Finance Manager has been with Kentz for 15 years, and Turki
Aloni, Marketing Representative who joined Kentz in 1998.
Kentz also shares prosperous working relationships with
companies such as Linde, the Royal Commission for Jubail and
Looking back over the past 32 years, Kentz employees in Saudi
Yanbu, Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company and UHDE.
Arabia are extremely proud. The team in Saudi Arabia will continue
to constantly strive to deliver excellence to all its clients and look
Safety is of paramount importance and the safety statistics in
forward to many more years of continued success.
Saudi Arabia are another source of pride for Kentz. Over the past
number of years, Kentz’s safety record on projects is
unsurpassed. Kentz has received
numerous awards from Saudi Aramco in
their annual Contractor Safety Competition.
Among the many safety achievements,
Kentz is most proud of its contribution to
achieving 10 million safe man-hours on the
Sipchem Jubail Acetyls Project in August
2008; 30 million safe man-hours on Sharq
3rd Expansion in July 2008; 10 million safe
man-hours on the Safco-IV Project in May
2006 and 40 million safe man-hours on a
project for Fluor back in 2004.
The longevity of Kentz in Saudi Arabia
would not be possible, however, without the
commitment and dedication of all its
employees.
Kentz Project Team, working on Sipchem Jubail Acetyls Project in Saudi Arabia,
which was jointly awarded an 8 million man-hours plaque without an LTI, July 2008
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SOUTH AFRICA
rompco project complete
In accordance with ROMPCO’s
long-term gas flow philosophy for
the Mozambique-to-South-Africa
pipeline, ROMPCO proposed to
install a total of five compressor
stations to further enhance the
capacity to 252 PJ/a. The first
compressor station installed was
the Scraper Trap Station 4-STS4,
near the town of Komatipoort, 4km
from the Mozambique border. When
this station is fully operational, the
pipeline will be enhanced to deliver
a maximum of 166 PJ/a to
Secunda.
The
Kentz
Electrical
and
Instrumentation (E&I) Project Division
in South Africa is delighted to report
the successful completion of the E&I
installation to increase the capacity
of the booster compressor station
on the natural gas (NG)149 pipeline,
which runs from the Temane Gas
Field in Mozambique to Secunda,
Mpumalanga, South Africa.
The contract was awarded to Kentz
in November 2008 by managing
contractors Foster Wheeler SA, on
behalf of the owner’s Republic of
Mozambique Pipeline Investment Terence Masilela, Safety Representative, Xolani Brown, Electrical Foreman,
on the NG 149 Project, Komatipoort
The Kentz Site Manager on the
Company (“ROMPCO”) and SASOL
Project was Wonder Tshwane who reported directly to Nick
Gas, and was completed in December 2009.
McCarthy, Operations Manager for the E&I Projects Division in
ROMPCO initiated the installation of the NG pipeline in 2001 and
South Africa. Both Wonder and Nick are graduates of the Kentz
by 2004 ROMPCO was piping natural gas via a 26"- pipeline from
Executive Diploma in Leadership and Management course,
the gas fields in Temane to Secunda, from where the gas is
graduating in May 2007 and May 2008 respectively.
distributed to various customers in Mozambique and South Africa.
This pipeline was designed to transport a total of 122 million
gigajoules (PJ/a) of gas to the border of Mozambique and 120
million PJ/a to Secunda under free-flow conditions.
Well done to all involved!
THE NETHERLANDS
fluor goes fifty:fifty
In September 2009, Kentz was honoured to
followed by a Fluor/SRA networking
be among the top 50 of Fluor BV’s Strategic
reception which allowed Fluor and SRA
Relationship Agreement (SRA) clients invited
holders to mingle and chat in an informal
to celebrate its 50 years in operation in
setting. New relationships were forged and
Haarlem, the Netherlands. The exhibition
old acquaintances rekindled!
provided a unique opportunity for
“Speed Dating” sessions kicked off Day
contractors and suppliers to network freely
Two. Each SRA holder’s exhibition booth
with Fluor Supply Chain Solution’s
was visited by Fluor-nominated personnel.
personnel across a variety of disciplines and
Equipment suppliers had the opportunity to
also with fellow SRA holders from around
showcase new products, while service
the world. One of the key objectives was to
providers presented the range of services
broaden the exposure of SRA products and
offered to new and developing
services among Fluor procurement
opportunities. Peter Flynn, Business
professionals and individuals who require
Development Manager Europe, and Anna
knowledge of materials, equipment,
Brett, Group Business Development
subcontracted services and logistics.
Executive, represented Kentz at the
The exhibition was held over two days, with
exhibition and found it extremely beneficial.
Day One setting the scene through
Fluor’s commitment to their SRA clients was
informative presentations on Fluor’s
very evident during the two days. No effort
strategic focus, sales and marketing,
material management and contract
management. The presentations were
was spared by any Fluor employee directly
Peter Flynn, Business Development Manager Europe,
and Anna Brett, Group Business Development
Executive, manning the Kentz stand
or indirectly involved and Kentz looks
forward to attending future exhibitions.
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IRELAND
apprentice appreciation
Kentz Site Supervisor on the Galway Clinic Project, Michael
Brennan, has been running an Apprentice of the Month
Competition since the start of the project. Pictured below are the
two recent winners, Eamonn O’Malley (September 2009) and
Dave Duggan (October 2009).
Kentz in Ireland began work on the extension to the
accommodation wing at Galway Clinic located on the outskirts of
Galway City, Ireland, in March 2009. The contract is for the
supply, delivery to site, installation, testing, commissioning and
12-months maintenance of the complete electrical installation
and protective services. The two-storey extension will provide 46
additional bed spaces. The new third floor will be dedicated to
oncology patients, and consists of a new day care facility which
can cater for 12 patients at any one time and which opened for
patients in December 2009. The new pharmacy, radioiodine
room and treatment room were also completed in December
2009.
Many thanks go to Brendan Flynn of Curran Electric, the bulk
supplier on the project, who kindly sponsored the prizes for the
Apprentice of the Month Competition.
L-R: Michael Brennan
(Site Supervisor),
Eamonn O’Malley
(3rd Year Apprentice),
Brendan Flynn
(Curran Electric),
Dave Duggan
(3rd Year Apprentice),
Paul McGrath
(Chargehand)
QATAR
celebrations for 7 million man-hours without LTI
In October 2009, Kentz was presented with a certificate
for the great achievement of 7 million man-hours without
a Lost Time Incident on the Shell Pearl GTL site.
The certificate was presented to Katie Plummer, the
Kentz Deputy HSE Manager on the Pearl GTL site, by
Mr. Marty Schweers, JK Project Director on this project.
All Kentz employees were given lanyards with cell phone
holders to commemorate this auspicious occasion as
well as to thank them for adopting the safety culture of
Kentz.
Kentz won its first major contract on the
QP-Shell world-scale integrated Pearl Gas to
Liquids Project in 2006, namely the EPC
scope for the modular Waste Water
Treatment Plant for the construction camp.
This was followed by the diesel power
generation scope and the temporary
telecoms for the plant’s turnkey temporary
facilities.
Marty Schweers presents Katie Plummer with the award
The more recent award of the Electrical and
Instrumentation scope of work for the utility
and flare areas to Kentz cemented the
Company’s presence and status on the
project.
16
GROUP
colouring the safety future
In early 2009, Kentz HSE department launched its annual HSE
This year’s winner of Category A, which was open to all entrants,
Calendar Competition. The theme of this year’s competition was
was Neil Ivan M Mabansag, Qatar, and his artwork will appear as
slightly different to previous years. Kentz employees, their children,
the cover of the 2010 calendar pictured below. Neil will receive the
nieces, nephews and grandchildren were invited to share what it
winner’s prize of US $500 and a winners t-shirt.
means to them to be safe, healthy and environmentally aware
The winners of Categories B, C, D & E (pictured to the right with
within their own homes. Health and Safety is a core value in Kentz.
their artwork) will receive US $200 and a winner’s t-shirt. Runners-
However, the workplace is not the only place in which Health and
up of each of these categories will also receive a competition
Safety plays an important role. Off the job HSE vigilance is also a
t-shirt. Congratulations to all winners and runners-up. Keep an eye
critical element of Kentz HSE culture.
out for the 2010 HSE calendar which was distributed to all offices
Within our own homes, careless habits, simple ignorance or just
in December.
not thinking can lead to accidents or illness. It is vitally important
Winners
to be aware of what the hazards are and how we can avoid them,
plan for them and live safely, healthily and environmentally aware
Category A (Front Cover Winner):
Neil Ivan M Mabansag
Qatar
Category B: Age 6 & Under
Connor Aba
Age 6
Isabella Keogh
Age 5
Skye Manning
Age 6
Australia
South Africa
South Africa
Category C: Age 7 to 11
Sinead Kinane
Age 10
Nuttawud Nutchanant
Age 11
Philip Lyons
Age 11
Ireland
Saudi Arabia
Ireland
Category D: Age 12 to 16
Ryan Aba
Age 12
Kate Hurley
Age 12
Analee Ali
Age 16
Australia
South Africa
Trinidad
Category E: Employees
Prasad Kumar Periya
Jimmy Q Manarang
Sherizan Carissa Mohammed
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Trinidad
within our homes.
The HSE department received many entries from across the globe
with many different views and messages of Health and Safety in
the home. Some were general messages and others were more
specific, but one common element was the high quality of the
artwork across all age groups. It was not an easy task to choose
winners from each category and a “big thank” you goes to all of
those who took the time and effort to take part in the competition.
L-R: Bill Nucom (Country HSE Manager, Qatar);
Neil Ivan M Mabansag, Qatar (Competition Winner);
James Cassin (Group QA/HSE Manager)
Cover Winner
Neil Ivan M Mabansag, Qatar
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Category B: Age 6 & Under
Connor Aba
Age 6
Australia
Isabella
Keogh
Age 5
South Africa
Skye
Manning
Age 6
South Africa
Nuttawud
Nutchanant
Age 11
Saudi Arabia
Philip Lyons
Age 11
Ireland
Kate Hurley
Age 12
South Africa
Analee Ali
Age 16
Trinidad
Jimmy Q
Manarang
Saudi
Sherizan
Carissa
Mohammed
Trinidad
Category C: Age 7 to 11
Sinead
Kinane
Age 10
Ireland
Category D: Age 12 to 16
Ryan Aba
Age 12
Australia
Category E: Employees
Prasad
Kumar Periya
Qatar
Runners-up
Category B – Age 6 & Under
Davina Howard, Age 6, Saudi Arabia
Amy Barker, Age 6, South Africa
Category C – Age 7 to 11
Jonah Eapen, Age 11, Saudi Arabia
Niamh Connolly, Age 10, Qatar
Prajwal Bheemguli, Age 10, Saudi Arabia
Oveya Selvi Sadagopan, Age 7, Kuwait
Siddhartan Selvarangan, Age 11, Kuwait
Category D – Age 12 to 16
RJ John E de la Torre, Age 14, Saudi Arabia
Katríona Lyons, Age 14, Ireland
Mark Gopaul, Age 14, Trinidad
Kabilan Selvarangan, Age 14, Kuwait
Category E – Employees
Rajagopalan Arumugam Narayanan, Qatar
Maloji Bhoasle, Abu Dhabi
Reuben Rebello, Abu Dhabi
Celesté van den Berg, South Africa
Jacqui Willemse, South Africa
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SOUTH AFRICA
sasol award
Kentz Maintenance & Shutdown Division, South
Africa, recently received the Luminous Award
from Sasol Synfuels for Service Provider of the
Year 2009. Kentz was selected from over 2,000
service providers and received this prestigious
trophy at the Annual Awards Gala Dinner in
Secunda in October 2009.
L-R: Carlo Marengo, Business Unit Manager, Maintenance & Shutdowns, Africa;
Flip de Wet (MD Sasol Synfuels), Jason English, Senior Site Manager, Sasol, Secunda;
Oliver Naidu (MD Sasol Shared Services); Keith Barry, Regional Development/Country Director;
Terry Henebrey, Business Unit Manager, Technical Support Services (Maintenance &
Shutdowns), Africa
Numerous criteria was analysed to select the
winner, including the following:
■ Safety record
■ Down time due to mistakes
■ Number of jobs completed on schedule
■ Commercial and cost criteria
■ Support given to plant
■ Client relationships
■ Participation in corporate social
responsibility
All this was measured and rated in conjunction
with the end users on the plant, the supplier
relationship management team and the shared
services business department of Sasol.
Congratulations to Jason English and all members of
the Maintenance & Shutdown Team
who have contributed to its ongoing success in Secunda.
ABU DHABI
8 million man-hours later
From March 2006 to August 2008, the Kentz
employees on the OGD III Project in Abu Dhabi
completed 8 million man-hours without a Lost Time
Injury. This is the single largest number of man-hours
spent by Kentz on a project. Achieving this target of 8
million hours is down to constant communication
between management and the workforce to ensure all
HSE requirements are followed and implemented on a
daily basis. The project was under the guidance of
Steve Warlow, recipient of the 2008 CEO Safety
Leadership, from July 2008, and has completed almost
3 million of the man-hours since he took over the
project.
In the photo you can see some of the Kentz employees
who started on the project in 2006 with Steve, and
other members of the management team.
Back row (L-R): Andy McDonald, Quality Control Manager; Sharif Miah Mokter Ali, Electrician;
Ceasar Thomas, Superintendent; Sundar Singh, Senior Quality Control Engineer;
Vicente Andrada, E&I Foreman; Patrick Loftus, Telecommunications Manager;
Herminio Francisco, Quantity Surveyor; Stephen Warlow, Project Manager
Front row (L-R): Javed Iqbal, Electrician; Gerry Jovelar, Planning Engineer;
Renante Maramot, Quantity Surveyor; Jayaprakash Narayanan, Supervisor
Congratulations to Steve, the previous and
the current Kentz workforce on the project
who all contributed to making this a safe and
successful project.
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SAUDI ARABIA
chevron construction
In April 2009 Kentz was awarded a contract for the electrical and
instrumentation (E&I) construction work on the utilities and offsites of
the Saudi Polymers Project in Saudi Arabia. The project, which is
worth approximately of US $9m, was awarded to Kentz by the New
Chevron Project (NCP).
Kentz scope of work consists of the installation, termination and
testing of 18 230kv 630mm cables, medium voltage and control
cables; assembly and pre-commissioning of four prefabricated unit
substation c/w GIS switchgear; MCC, procurement, installation and
pre-commissioning of the utilities and offsites lighting and small
power; and lastly the installation, termination and testing of the plant
fibre optic cable system.
In May 2009, Patrick Fitzgerald, Project Manager, and his project
team mobilised on site to coincide with the arrival of the first delivery
of the 98MVA transformers and the prefabricated north main
substation.
The remaining sub stations were delivered mid-November 2009,
with a target completion date for construction at the North Main
Substation being set for mid-February 2010.
The overall project is expected to be completed by July 2010.
Kentz NCP Project Team
IRELAND
kentz’s rising star
Kentz Group is delighted that Brian Kelly, Country
Manager for Kentz Australia, was recently
shortlisted for the Chartered Engineer of the Year
Award in Ireland.
Brian, who is originally from Clonmel, Co.
Tipperary, was one of six finalists shortlisted from
a long list of 15, who were in turn chosen from
over 450 applicants. To be one of the six finalists
is considered to be an outstanding achievement
within the engineering profession. All finalists have
graduated within the last 10 years and have been
involved in significant projects with high levels of
responsibility.
Brian completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) in
University College Dublin in 2000. He then joined ESB International
where he worked in the power industry until 2005, executing
projects in Ireland, the Basque areas of Spain and Syria. He also
completed a diploma in Project Management at Trinity College
Dublin.
Brian joined Kentz in 2005. He has worked as a Project Engineer on
several high profile projects in the Middle East. In January 2007, he
undertook the Construction MBA at the University of Manchester
and he is now undertaking his dissertation. Brian is also a Chartered
Engineer with the Institute of Engineers of Ireland.
He was recently appointed as Country Manager
for Kentz Australia.
To be in contention, finalists must make a series of
submissions and attend an interview.
Brian performed particularly well in the initial
professional interview and was commended on
his engineering practice report and essays.
This initial performance review was conducted by
a panel of Chartered Engineers with extensive
experience in the field. Candidates are then
shortlisted by the adjudication panel who are all
members of the Board of Examiners and Fellows
of Engineers Ireland and who have made significant achievements
and contributions to engineering, both in Ireland and abroad.
Each finalist presented their showcase project on 11th November
2009 at a ceremony in Engineers Ireland, Clyde Road, Dublin. Brian
presented on Petrochemical Tank farms in Saudi Arabia.
The overall prize was awarded to Michael Quilligan, a lecturer at the
Faculty of Science & Engineering at the University of Limerick. Kentz
is very proud of Brian’s accomplishment in reaching the final and
wishes him every future success with his studies and his career
with Kentz.
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SOUTH AFRICA
new contract with rbm
Kentz in South Africa is
contractors at any one time. RBM has a positive impact on the
delighted to announce that it
quality of life of thousands of families in the communities in which
has won a 210 million Rand
it works. Since its inception in 1976, RBM has implemented a
(US $26.25m) contract in
sound environmental rehabilitation programme to restore the
South Africa with Richards
mined dunes back to their natural state after mining. The flora
Bay Minerals (RBM).
and fauna in the rehabilitating forests are constantly monitored
The scope of work includes
the supply and fabrication of
field. RBM focuses on strong HSE values.
the structural steelwork and
This contract award follows the successful completion of work
piping,
as
the
on both the QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) Project for Rio
erection,
and
Tinto and the Moma Mineral Sands Project in Mozambique for
electrical and instrumentation
Kenmare Resources. Thanks must go to both Adrian Leahy and
installation
Bouke Kooiker who successfully led the bidding effort for Kentz
as
mechanical
well
for
the
tails
in a most professional manner. Well done to the team who
treatment plant project.
The Kentz project team is in
the
Support structure for cone settlers at
RBM Project
and recorded by scientists who are respected experts in their
process
of
being
integrated into the RBM
project
team
since
September 2009 to provide assistance during the pre-planning
and preparation phase. Construction has already started with
supported Adrian and all who contributed to this success,
including Russel Gabriel, Trish Judson, Jackie Fleming, Lize
Buckle, Bouke Kooiker, Mike Davies, Ian MacLachlan, Dave
Bernardi, Dave McKenzie, Sixtus Buthelezi, Leon Jacobsz, Keith
Litten, Gerry Gleeson, Chris Dumas, Wouter Cronje, Jeeten Inder
Gagai, Les Harper, Elvis Pillay, Hayley Barker, Hugh Wood.
360 tons of steel erected, and the mechanical completion date
Keith Barry, Southern African Regional
is scheduled for August 2010.
Development Director, commented: “This is
Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) is a leading mineral sands
producer situated north of Richards Bay in Zululand, KwaZuluNatal, South Africa. Shareholding in the company is split equally
between two of the world’s largest diversified mining companies,
Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. RBM’s core business is extracting
heavy minerals from the dune sands, with beneficiation to
produce rutile, zircon, titania slag and high purity pig iron. The
company employs 1,700 permanent staff and up to 1,000
yet another great contract award for
Kentz in South Africa, where the team
has built an enviable position in the
mineral sands mining sector through
consistently delivering for our core
clients. We are delighted to be working
with Richards Bay Minerals on what
promises to be another exciting project.”
Keith Barry
IRELAND
clonmel mayor honours kentz
Kentz was recently accorded one of the
highest honours of its home town of Clonmel,
Cllr. Denis Dunne, Mayor of Clonmel, presents
Hugh O’Donnell with a Tipperary Crystal Bowl
in honour of Kentz’s 90-year anniversary
of its special anniversary. Cllr. Dunne paid
tribute to the Company for its huge success
Co. Tipperary, Ireland, in September 2009.
world-wide. He especially mentioned the
Mayor of Clonmel Cllr. Denis Dunne hosted a
number of countries in which Kentz operates
Mayoral reception at the Town Hall to mark
and its vast number of employees. He also
Kentz’s 90
th
anniversary. The occasion was
attended by many local council members as
well as close to 50 Kentz staff who had
attended the Group Development Forum in
Clonmel earlier that week. Each of the council
members spoke about Kentz and the positive
impact it was having on Clonmel.
The Mayor presented Hugh O’Donnell, Kentz
CEO, with a Tipperary Crystal Bowl in honour
complimented the number of major contracts
awarded to Kentz in recent months.
Hugh O’Donnell, Kentz CEO, commented:
“It was a great tribute for the Kentz Group
to be honoured by Mayoral Reception in
Clonmel. Kentz opened its first office in
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, 90 years ago and
we are very proud of our home town.”
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TRINIDAD
safety success yet again!
Kentz-OJ’s Conduit Installation
The
Crew currently working on the
Bechtel, Petrotrin’s agent for the
Water Treating Facilities (WTF)
WTF & CCR E&I Works, has
and
established a monthly safety
Continuous
Catalytic
HSE
Department
programme
at
Reforming (CCR) E&I Works was
reward
for
all
awarded the “Crew of the
contractors working on the
Month” for the month of May
project. Each month one crew
2009. They were each presented
is selected as “Crew of the
with back-packs, first-aid kits,
Month” for its outstanding
beach mats and air compressors
contribution to safety in the
at the award function.
work environment by Bechtel’s
HSE Department. The criteria
In March 2009, Kentz-OJ’s was
for selection is that the crew
awarded
and
must have had no incidents/
Instrumentation (E&I) contract for
accidents or near-misses for the
the
Electrical
the WTF and Steam Generation
Facilities,
Substation,
WTF
WTF
Electrical
L-R: Adesh Sumrah, Ronald Lall, Andrew Chattergoon, David Mohammed,
Anand Basdeo and Raj Bhajan (Bechtel Project Co-ordinator)
Satellite
month
in
which
they
are
nominated and must have
demonstrated adherence to all safe practices.
Building, and CCR Unit tie-ins at the Petrotrin Refinery Gasoline
Optimisation Programme (GOP), Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad.
This award is one of the many achieved by Kentz-OJ’s that has
contributed to the high calibre of safety standards developed and
maintained in Trinidad.
SOUTH AFRICA
prestigious thebe award winners
Kentz in South Africa is proud to
liberate South Africa’s people
have recently been awarded Thebe’s
through economic empowerment, a
Group Excellence Award. This
dream that continues to be fulfilled
Company Associates’ Award is
by providing individuals with financial
designed to recognise a Thebe
security through accessibility to
Associate Company that has a
affordable products that enhance
synergistic relationship with Thebe
their quality of life. Thebe invests in
Investment Corporation and its
and actively manages businesses
subsidiaries. This is in the form of
delivering innovative and relevant
positive contribution to Thebe’s
products and services, thus enabling
financial performance, successful
them to contribute to the
commercial collaboration with Thebe
improvement of South African
and subsidiaries, participation in
initiatives and programmes led by
Dany de Barros, Regional Financial Director, South Africa
pictured with Vusi Khanyile, Thebe Chairman
Thebe, and leading in the industry in
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and transformation.
people. Kentz has based its B-BEEE
strategy on the Department of Trade
& Industry guidelines.
Thebe defines empowerment beyond the concept of B-BBEE,
Established in 1992 by Batho Batho Trust, Thebe Investment
and believes empowerment to be “a process of giving people and
Corporation is Kentz South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic
organisations the opportunity to increase their ability to use
Empowerment (B-BEEE) partner. Thebe acquired a 25% (plus 2
opportunities, resources and their minds boldly and independently
shares) stake in the Kentz South African business
to improve their situation in a dynamic and competitive world; and
in 2006.
to do so without hindrance caused by previous discrimination and
B-BEEE aims at substantially increasing black participation at all
levels in the economy. Thebe is the realisation of a dream to
denial of opportunities, resources and human dignity.”
Congratulations and well done to all involved.
22
IRELAND
it’s a goal!
On Friday 9th October 2009, the employees of the
Kentz Clonmel office arrived to work wearing their
favourite jerseys, in order to support GOAL’s
fundraising event “GOAL Jersey Day”. This event takes
place in Ireland every year, when staff and students of
companies, schools and colleges around Ireland don
the colours of their favourite teams and make a
donation to GOAL.
GOAL is an international humanitarian organisation
that is in operation since 1977. GOAL ensures that the
poorest of the poor, the most vulnerable in the world
and those affected by humanitarian crises have access
to the fundamental needs and rights of life: food, water,
shelter, medical attention and primary education.
The proceeds from this year’s Jersey Day will go
towards GOAL’s many humanitarian and life-saving
projects which have been providing aid to the poorest
of the poor in the developing world for the last
32 years.
Kentz Clonmel staff pictured in their jerseys
GOAL has extended its sincere thanks to Kentz
Clonmel staff for their generous donations.
a long way from tipperary
From its relatively humble beginnings in Ireland,
Kentz has developed into a large, public
company with over 10,000 employees
world-wide.
Despite
its
Donegal
massive
NORTHERN IRELAND (U.K.)
Lough
Neagh
growth in operations to over
Lower
Lough
Erne
Donegal Bay
26 countries, Kentz is very
Leitrim
Upper
Lough
Erne
Monaghan
Sligo
proud of its Irish heritage and
Lough
Allen
Lough
Conn
Cavan
Mayo
still benefits from having over
50
staff
based
at
Many of the Kentz senior management team are Irish and
Meath
Longford
its
Louth
Lough
Sheelin
Roscommon
Lough
Mask
Lough
Ree
maintain strong links with the region despite working in very
Westmeath
Lough
Corrib
corporate office in Clonmel,
Dublin
Galway
Offaly
Kildare
South Tipperary.
Lough
Derg
Laois
Wicklow
Clare
South Tipperary, which has a
Tipperary
boasts
great
transport links and a
young,
talented
and
Kilkenny
Tipperary
Limerick
population of just over
83,000,
Carlow
Kerry
different parts of the world. Inherently Irish values of modesty
and humour have been instrumental in developing trust and
relationships particularly when entering new markets. During this
Caher Clonmel
particularly turbulent time in the global economy, it is more
Waterford
important than ever for companies to have strong foundations
Wexford
Cork
from which to take advantage of opportunities across Europe
South Tipperary
and the world.
educated workforce. This
South Tipperary has a strong, diversified business community
combined with a pro-business and tax environment and a
and offers leading International companies a prime location from
collaborative approach to the furtherance of industry makes the
which to manufacture and distribute their products and services.
region attractive to a number of international businesses
Companies wthat want guidance on setting up operations in the
including; C&C Group, the maker of Magners cider, the
region can get more information from the South Tipperary
pharmaceutical giant Boston Scientific and the world-renowned
County Development Board.
Coolmore Stud.
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GROUP
the joy of giving
As the season of goodwill approached in November and December
2009, Kentz employees across the globe embraced the joy of giving by
donating toys for children in need.
Brisbane Office
Australia
The employees of Thiess Kentz in Australia sponsored Operation Christmas
Child. Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is a unique project of Samaritan’s
Purse that brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the
world.
Last year, over 300,000 gift-filled shoe boxes were collected by teams in
Australia and New Zealand and were delivered to South East Asia and the
South Pacific. Globally, Samaritan’s Purse distributed an estimated 7.6 million
shoe boxes to children in 105 countries.
Thiess Kentz staff at the Brisbane office with their donation
Perth Office
Yandi
Crew from Rapid Growth Project 5
Thiess Kentz staff at the Perth office pictured with their donation
Ireland
Kentz employees in Ireland from the Clonmel office, the Aviva
Stadium site and the Ardkeen Hospital site continued their support
of the Secret Santa Project in association with the St Vincent de
Paul, Ozanam House Youth Group, in Dublin. Each employee chose
a boy or girl from a list of children’s names and bought them a
suitable gift.
The Society of St Vincent de Paul is a voluntary organisation in
Ireland working directly with people in need through an actionoriented programme, attempting to effect positive change through
social justice. Their work primarily involves person-to-person
contact. However, they are also involved in key social services, coordinating various community programmes and projects, believing
that access to employment opportunities, education and health
services are key determinants of social wellbeing.
The Ozanam House Youth Group operates out of the Ozanam
House Community Resource Centre and consists of 50 children
from the Northeast Inner
City Dublin aged between
6 and 12 years of age.
The Resource Centre, in
the North Inner City, has
been used by the Society
of St Vincent de Paul for a
variety of purposes over
the past 80 years. It is a
five-storey building and
includes a basement area
incorporating a crèche
and
gymnasium,
a One lucky girl receives her gift
The children performing “Cinderella” show
community hall, a computer centre, an arts & crafts and catering
centre, and several meeting and training rooms and offices.
There was much excitement in December when Santa Claus visited
the Ozanam Youth Group children with a sack full of
toys courtesy of the Kentz employees. On the evening
of Santa’s visit the children helped prepare a meal for
their parents, which they had learned to cook
throughout the year. They also made Christmas
decorations and decorated the room. The guitar group
played some songs and then the children performed
“Cinderella” before receiving their presents from Santa
which they were delighted with! Tony Rock, Manager
of Ozanam House Resource Centre, extended his
thanks to all the staff at Kentz for their kind donations
and gifts for the children.
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GROUP
the joy of giving
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South Africa
About 1,500 motorcycles arrived to
show their support for the cause.
The local motorway was closed for
the event to allow the 3kmmotorcycle procession travel from the
Motorcycle Club to the Pick ‘n Pay
Supermarket.
Kentz in South Africa recently
supported the annual Toy Run of the
Centurion Motorcycle Club which
took place on Sunday 21st
November 2009, in Vanderbijlpark,
South Africa. The Toy Run was in aid
of underprivileged children and the
purpose of the event was to obtain
donations of toys for children who
don’t have any.
Kentz showed its support by
donating toys to this worthy cause.
The motorcyclists enjoyed the day
with friends and family under the
shade of our Kentz gazebo!
Toys loaded up and ready to go
GROUP
people on the move
There have been a number of personnel additions and changes within the Kentz Group.
Brian Kelly
Brian was recently
appointed Country
Manager for Australia.
As the development
groups’ senior
representative within
the country, Brian will
be directing, with the support of group
business development, all the business
development activities which include
BD strategy, marketing and sales within
the Australasian region to ensure the
regional business objectives and plans
are met.
Brian completed a Bachelor of
Engineering (Mechanical) degree in
University College Dublin in 2000. He
also completed a diploma in Project
Management at Trinity College Dublin.
In 2005, he joined Kentz in Qatar and
worked initially as a Project Engineer on
Qatar Gas II Project and then as a
Project Manager on the Temporary Site
Facilities. In February 2006, he made
the short trip to Saudi Arabia where he
worked on the bid and the full Sipchem
Port Facilities Project until August 2009.
He held a number of positions there
from Project Engineer to Project
Manager. In January 2007, he
undertook the Construction MBA with
the University of Manchester and now
he is undertaking his dissertation.
Brian is also a Chartered Engineer with
the Institute of Engineers of Ireland.
Bryan Jones
Bryan Jones rejoined
Kentz in September
2009 as the Pacific
Regional Manager
Specialist EPC
Business Unit working
out of the Perth
Australia office. Bryan previously
managed the Kentz office in Qatar from
2000 to end 2005. He then moved to
Indonesia to work with Thiess as the
Regional Manager for their process
business and worked on various EPC
projects involving a gas processing
plant and a geothermal power plant. In
2008 Bryan moved to Bratislava in
Central Europe and was involved in
management of an EPC project for the
revamp of 3 Ethylene furnaces in the
local refinery and the completion of
engineering for a US $700m utilities
plant in Kazakhstan.
Bahrain
Shreedevi Sundar
Shreedevi joined Kentz
Middle East (Bahrain
Office) as an Executive
Secretary in May 2009.
She has been living in
Bahrain for 12 years
and had previously
worked in Ernst & Young for 4 years.
Shreedevi graduated from Pune
University in India with a Bachelor’s
Degree in Accounting. In addition,
Shreedevi holds a diploma in Computer
Programming.
South Africa
Keith Barry
Keith Barry has been
appointed to take over
the role of Southern
African Regional
Development Director.
Keith first joined the
Kentz Group in 1996.
He is a member of the Board of
Management and brings with him a
wealth and depth of international
experience, in particular from within
business development. His experience
and knowledge to date covers
assignments in Asia, the Middle East
and the Caspian region.
In his new role, Keith will have full
responsibility and accountability for the
marketing and sales function within the
region. He will lead the development of
the regional annual budget process
each year and direct all the business
development activities which include
marketing, sales and client liaison within
the territory to ensure the regional
business objectives and plan are
achieved. Keith will also assume the
role of Country Director and take
responsibility and accountability for the
functions associated with this role.
Keith is a qualified Electrical Engineer, is
a Fellow of the International
Management Association and passed
his Masters of Business Administration
degree with distinction.
Tammy Johnson
Tammy joined Kentz,
South Africa in
November 2009 as a
Human Resources
Administration
Assistant in the
Midrand Office. Prior to
joining Kentz she worked for Thynk
Finance as an Internal Accounts
Executive. She also held the position of
Personal Assistant to the Managing
Director of Advanced Voice Systems, a
telecommunications company.
Deborah-Lee Marr
Deborah-Lee joined
Kentz South Africa in
November 2009 as
Personal Assistant to
Joseph Keogh,
Construction Business
Unit Manager, Africa.
Prior to joining Kentz, Deborah-Lee was
a Forensic Investigator for Insight
Surveys, investigating medical aid fraud
committed by doctors and members.
Russia
Alun Rees
Alun was appointed to
the position of
Business Unit Manager
for Technical Support
Services (TSS), Russia,
in September 2009.
Alun is now
responsible for TSS work that is
undertaken in Sakhalin, Russia. He first
joined the Kentz Group in 1993 as
Engineer in South Africa. Alun has
worked as Project Manager on the ENL
Odoptu Project since 2008.
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