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 Since the last update, INTEC Engineering (SEA) Sdn Bhd, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has doubled staff and office space expanding to more than twenty-five personnel occupying 7,000 sq.ft. of office space. In addition to the Kuala Lumpur office staff, INTEC has fifteen personnel assigned to two FPSO/FSO project teams in Singapore shipyards, and a team of personnel assigned to a Batam, Indonesia fabrication yard.
To date, INTEC (SEA) has ongoing or completed projects in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Myanmar, Philippines and New Zealand. In a very competitive market, INTEC (SEA) is now recognized as a leading major independent engineering consultant and Kuala Lumpur has become INTEC's regional headquarters for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Rim. After three years in Kuala Lumpur, Bert Schultz has returned to the INTEC Houston office and Vural Dolen has been appointed General Manager of the INTEC (SEA) office.
NEW CONTRACTS AWARDED
INTEC's reputation for offshore pipeline engineering has resulted in the award of several new major contracts totaling almost 1,000 km of subsea pipeline. New contracts include:
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FPSO Market
With the rapidly growing FPSO/FSO market, INTEC (SEA) has attracted considerable client interest for potential oil/gas field developments in the area and future prospects appear excellent. INTEC (SEA) has strengthened its existing Offshore Terminals and FPSO/FSO Department with additional experienced personnel. INTEC (SEA) provided vessel inspection services and participated in the technical bid evaluation team for the IPC PM3 Phase 1 Development Project for the Bunga Kekwa Field located offshore Peninsular Malaysia.
The scope of work included:
Invitation to Bid (ITB) prepared by INTEC included FPSO tanker acquisition, FPSO conversion, refurbishment, life extension, subsea pipeline, and field installation on a time charter basis. | ||||
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UNOCAL THAILAND
INTEC continues to assist with the Project Management and Engineering of the FSU Erawan Life Extension Project together with additional design and analyses work on the existing SPM No. 1. INTEC has a team of naval architects, marine engineers and inspection personnel assigned to a Singapore shipyard. The INTEC team, under the supervision of Ken MacKenzie, is responsible for planning, monitoring and inspecting the FSU life extension works which include replacement and refurbishment of the tanker cargo pumping and piping system, extensive hull steel repairs, cargo tank and hull coatings and crew quarters refurbishment. The shipyard works will require approximately nine months.
While the FSU Erawan is in the shipyard, a temporary FSO has been soft-moored to a new SPM which will be used to permanently moor the FSU Erawan after the life extension is completed. INTEC (SEA) is assisting Unocal Thailand with all phases of the FSU Erawan Project from initial planning, procurement and installation of the new SPM, chartering the temporary FSO, and shipyard works through reinstallation of the FSU Erawan. In addition to the Unocal work, other INTEC personnel are in Singapore assigned to the Thaipo FPSO Project Team for the Tantawan Field, offshore Thailand. |
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MALAYSIAN REFINING COMPANY SDN BHD (MRC)
The detailed engineering of the Malaysian Refining Company Sdn Bhd (MRC) PSR-2 SPM and Subsea Pipeline Project is now nearing completion and preparation of tenders for the procurement, construction and commissioning of the offshore tanker terminal is progressing.
CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES
INTEC (SEA) congratulates Mr. & Mrs. Steve Lee and Mr. & Mrs. Anuwar Wahab on arrival of their new born baby boys.
INTEC (SEA) is pleased to welcome Norhayati Asmawi with 5 years of subsea pipeline engineering design and construction experience, and Norhayati Md Noor, Zola Yiap and Wan Suhalla who joined INTEC (SEA) as Senior Project Secretaries and Receptionist.
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| SUBSEA NEWS SUBSEA ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AT INTEC
Bill Beran is assisting Shell's activities with development of Deepwater GOM Prospects and coordinating all SOI work at INTEC under the SOI-INTEC Partnering Agreement. INTEC's task force for the Mobil Zafiro Project is actively planning Phase II work in Equatorial Guinea under the direction of Uri Nooteboom and Joe Padilla. With another INTEC Engineering task force, Charlie Burton and Bill Clark are preparing a conceptual design for the Marathon Arnold Field Development Project in the Gulf of Mexico. Over the past several months, Bill Louis has been providing significant technical assistance to two major oil and gas operators planning deepwater developments in the Gulf. Kerry Kirkland is spearheading an Ultra Deepwater Technology Assessment for BP Exploration. Bennie Coates is generating a subsea flowline hot-tap system for Mobil. Other subsea related work in progress includes:
THE OTC COMES TO HOUSTON The 28th Annual Offshore Technology Conference took place this year in Houston, Texas from May 6-9. The Conference provided a forum for the presentation of technical papers pertaining to the latest developments in offshore resource exploration and production. In addition, some 1,400 exhibitors set up booths for the exchange of product and equipment information. |
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There were 49 technical sessions at the Conference this year including one on the Oman-India Gas Pipeline which was chaired by David McKeehan of INTEC and George Montgomery IV of Delta Hudson Engineering. A total of 11 technical papers were authored or co-authored by INTEC. They included:
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 To many people, the subjects we deal with in the oil and gas business are not very exciting. Not only is most of it underwater and invisible, but the way we describe them tends to be rather prosaic. In our studies and engineering reports, we encourage the author to give a direct and factual presentation of the subject matter and avoid personal touches or flowery language. The use of the first person singular in a technical report would be inappropriate, as most of it is the result of teamwork; however, a little more daring vocabulary or syntax would often elevate the literary quality of the product, as long as it doesn't obscure the message or distract the reader. Of course, it could risk embarrassment to the writer if he falls victim to malapropisms or incorrect spelling. A well written document is stimulating to read and will enhance comprehension. I am not suggesting that we start writing reports as detective novels and let the Client guess as to the outcome till the last page, but a little more poetry and grace would improve what is often the only visible expression of our work.
That there is an interest in more creative expressions of our work product is evidenced by the popularity of the animated video representations of subsea installations we have been preparing recently, which not only are illuminating in explaining how such a system is installed and operated, but stimulate interest by attractive physical presentations. A civil engineer designing an overpass has the opportunity to make it graceful as well as functional (although some of the designers around Houston don't seem to be aware of this), and there is no reason why subsea and pipeline engineers couldn't and shouldn't display similar grace and artistry.
I am advocating that we make better use of the right half of the brain in our work; not only will it enhance the appearance of the end result, be it in steel or on paper, but it will stimulate development of new and unusual ideas which help create better project solutions and keep INTEC at a competitive advantage.
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CONGRATULATIONS
The following employees were recently promoted to new positions. We appreciate their hard work and congratulate them on their success:
INTEC Welcomes the following New Employees to the Houston Office...
IN-HOUSE LECTURES
There were six Brown Bag Lunches this summer with speakers Dave McKeehan, Mike Vine, Diego Lamacchia and Dee Stewart. The subjects included an Overviw of the INTEC Library, Pipesim, Surge SPM Natasha, Intro to Offpipe, Intro to CPS, and Design for Pipe-in-Pipe Installations.
We also had several vendors visit our office and give luncheon presentations. Among the vendors were Submar, Kvaerner National, Cal-Dive and Sepco. Charlie Burton organized two Subsea Group Luncheons this summer. | |||||
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| NEWS FROM INTEC B.V.
Enterprise Oil plc has awarded a contract to INTEC Engineering B.V., our Delft, Netherlands entity, for a field development study for the Angkor Field, offshore Cambodia. The field includes gas and gas condensate produced from several wellhead platforms, with an FPSO for processing the produced fluids, compression of the gas, and periodic offloading of the condensate to export tankers. The study considered alternatives, and included preliminary budget estimates for the field development. INTEC Houston provided support to the Delft office. This is a good example of how a client can benefit from INTEC's experience and resources from any one or all of its geographical entities as best meet the needs of a specific project. | ||||||
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 For Joint Industry Study, Russian Arctic Pipeline Cost Estimate Update
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For Mobil Exploration and Producing Technical Center (MEPTEC), Mobil Nigeria ETIM/UBIT Pipelines and Topsides Piping Design
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Charles Beck - Assistant Controller