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It's now time to say my last good-byes and turn the CEO office Third, our customers are continuing to look for new and better ways to do busi-
over to Bruce Crager. Many of you already know Bruce and what ness. We at INTEC are committed to finding ways to support our customers’
a great fit he is for INTEC. Please extend to him that same wel- needs and to be creative in both our technical and business processes. This
come I experienced. Although I am leaving INTEC, I will still be includes not only finding creative technical solutions but also looking for com-
in the Heerema family and will look forward to working with mercial models that support both operators and service companies.
INTEC in my new role at HMC.
I am excited about joining INTEC Engineering and look forward to leading
All the Best, this excellent organization as we continue to grow and serve the industry. My
door is always open; please let us know how we can support your projects.
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Our team in Lagos is seen here at their "first annual" Christmas dinner. Our team members
are Vance Williams, Mark Wieland, Ron Rayford, Frans Blaas, Lorrey Muellenberg,
Ali Zada and Mike Hamlin. Not pictured is new team member Mark Mueller.
wellhead platforms (WHP's) and has topsides Vance Williams leads our eight person INTEC
facilities including two phase separation, oil team. Included in our responsibility is training
pumping, power generation, utilities and living and sharing technology. Vance brings experi-
quarters. Oil and water are pumped to QIT via ence from previous Lagos based projects that
pipeline. There are no gas compression facili- contributes to understanding the requirements
ties; all gas is flared. and the comparatively new challenges of
delivering a world class FEED solely in
Nigeria. Vance Williams visiting a
church school in Lagos
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CRUDE OIL RECEIPT FACILITIES PROJECT by Julia Yusoff
Kochi Refineries Limited (KRL) is a sub-
sidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corporation
Limited, an undertaking of the government of
India. KRL has proposed to set up crude oil
import facilities consisting of an offshore
Single Point Mooring (SPM) System in the
Arabian Sea off Cochin, a Shore Tank Farm
(STF) at the Cochin shore and an offshore /
onshore pipeline system connecting the SPM
to KRL through the STF.
The tanker terminal and pipeline facilities SPM and Pipeline System
will basically consist of a Single Point
Mooring (SPM) and a 48-inch nominal out- INTEC Scope of Service Project Status
side diameter submarine pipeline to handle
offloading of tankers up to VLCC of 300,000 KRL has appointed INTEC Engineering as INTEC has almost completed detailed engi-
DWT including a double banking and lighter- the Project Management Consultant for the neering of the project and is now in the
age option. subsea part of the project. The project is process of floating RFQs for various activi-
planned to be commissioned in the second ties. RFQs for line pipe, SPM system, hoses,
In addition, there are two (2) 30-inch nominal quarter of 2007. anti-corrosion coating and concrete coating,
outside diameter backwater pipeline sections and third party authority (TPA) have already
linking the onshore pipeline. The sections are INTEC scope of services includes: been floated. A line pipe manufacturer has
approximately 0.6km and 3.0km long. The · Project Management Consultant for the been selected and the P.O. has been placed.
prevailing depth along the backwater sections offshore and backwater section Discussions are ongoing with the two select-
is in the range of 1m to 2m. · Detailed Engineering ed vendors for the SPM system. The offshore
installation contract is expected to be awarded
· Procurement Support in April 2007.
· Construction Management
· Pre-Commissioning
· Commissioning Services
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In October 2005, the The course was actually oversubscribed, but the numbers attend-
Australasian branch of the ing had to be kept down because of space limitations at the differ-
Society of Underwater ent offices and sites where the course was delivered.
Technology ran a Subsea
Awareness Course in One of the delegates said the high point of the course was "having
Perth, Western Australia. presenters from different companies - it kept the course dynamic
It followed the format and gave a broad overview of subsea technology and industry."
which has proved success- Most of the presenters were locally based, but some traveled from
ful in other SUT centres the UK specifically for the course. Another delegate concluded
such as Aberdeen, Houston "Nice coordination of a lot of speakers and different backgrounds.
and London. Very smooth for first time Down Under."
A session on the final after- And what did the SUT think? Well, after they had reviewed the
noon was presented by Feedback Forms over the weekend, we received profuse thanks,
Kevin Mullen of INTEC and an invitation to repeat the course twice next year!
Engineering Perth and
addressed "The Subsea
Challenge." It focused on High Temperature and Pressure design
issues, Assets in the Abyss, and Challenges of Long Distance
Tiebacks. It also took a look at the impact of computing and data NEWSFLASH
management on oil industry activities (the e-Field). Kevin compiled
his presentation with the assistance of material from Vince Vetter INTEC is pleased to announce the
and Tom Choate in Houston. continuation of the Congo River Crossing
The five-day course was attended by 18 delegates from local and
Project into Pre-FEED Completion Phase.
international oil companies, from consultancies, service companies,
and equipment providers, and from regulatory authorities.
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Technical Papers:
Monday, May 1 Advances in Riser and Umbilical Technology
2:00 pm 18202 Dynamic Analysis of Pipe-in-Pipe Steel Catenary Risers with Direct
Modeling of Structure Interaction C. Masson, J. Fang, D. Jordon, P. Hayes
2:00 pm 17912 Safety Factors for Ultra Deepwater SCR Handover Operations
S. Jesudasen, P. Olden, K. Dyson, J. Hoose
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