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Welcome to the May edition of Oil & Gas Connect, a quarterly publication available online at www.oilandgasconnect.co.uk and in print format. We hope all of our readers are continuing to find this publication a useful communication tool to bridge the gap between buyers and suppliers in the oil and gas industry. As part of our decommissioning focus this edition, we begin by talking to Decom North Sea CEO Nigel Jenkins and Clare Lavelle of Arup about the challenges for the critical supply chain elements (page 4). We hear from Duncan Manning, Business Opportunity Manager at Shell, about the decommissioning of the Brent field – including the proposed single lift of the Brent Delta topside, which is set to be the world’s biggest lift operation – and the opportunities for the supply chain (page 24). Chris Hamlet of ADIL explains why the success criteria for decommissioning projects are very different to investment projects and why these programmes should be treated differently (page 28). David Rennie of Scottish Enterprise highlights the opportunities for Scotland’s oil & gas sector on page 30. And on page 38, Burges Salmon summarise the regulatory picture. On page 52 we ask what the oil & gas sector can learn from other sectors in terms of creating a roadmap for growth through technology innovation. Gordon Drummond, Project Director of the National Subsea Research Initiative, describes on page 56 how the organisation is brokering meaningful engagement between industry and academia towards developing subsea technology. On page 44 we speak to Sky-Futures about developments in the use of drones. On page 58 we hear all about the CeraSphere project, which is opening up new field exploration using production buoyancy at depths of up to 5,000 metres. And on page 60 Alexander MacLeod of Cambla asks: are technology advances key to successful operations? Our Q&A features Graham Macon, CEO of 3Sun Group, which since 2007 has grown from a one-man operation to a 300-strong company across six divisions (page 46). Norman McLennan, Chairman of the Achilles FPAL steering group, calls for greater collaboration on managing supplier information on page 50. Paul Croucher of UK Export Finance highlights how companies can get help in competing for contracts through access to guarantees to banks, direct lending and credit insurance (page 63). In our new Young Professionals focus, Lalit Bhamare, a graduate engineer from Fairfield Energy, provides his perspective on the impact of a reduced oil price (page 61). And Mark Clarke of Frontier International looks at the current recruitment picture on page 70.

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UK offshore production up, exploration down Acona completes Perenco wells Petrofac Develops Maintenance Programme for Nexen’s Golden Eagle Field

Ithaca completes ﬁnal well test at Stella ﬁel Amec Foster Wheeler awarded £50m+ BP O&M contract

Technip awarded subseas contracts for Glenlivet and Triton Wood Group secures EnQuest and Total contracts

Jee secures contract with E.ON E&P Ramboll continues work on new Culzean jacket projects Harkand wins DSV contract with Maersk Oil North Sea

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here are over 600 offshore oil and gas installations in the North Sea, of which 470 are in UK waters alongside some 5,000 wells requiring abandonment work. When facilities end their productive life the final chapter of the asset lifecycle is decommissioning. This will be a new challenge for many operators. Over the next 25 years around £30bn is expected to be invested to meet OSPAR and UK regulatory requirements to take installations out of service, dismantle and remove equipment and secure the wells. With only 12 per cent of North Sea installations currently decommissioned, this is both a massive challenge and a huge opportunity for the industry and the supply chain. Last autumn industry body Decom North Sea (DNS) and Scottish Enterprise commissioned a comprehensive review which draws on the experience and expertise of companies operating in the sector. The report on decommissioning capacity highlights key areas – talent attraction, innovation and contracting and procurement strategies – that industry needs to address. Decom North Sea Chief Executive Nigel Jenkins explains: “A principal role of Decom North Sea is to facilitate supply chain collaboration to reduce the cost of decommissioning. This report has given us invaluable insight into the potential resource constraints and this insight will be a

significant benefit to our members and stakeholders.” Clare Lavelle, Scottish Energy Consulting Lead at Arup, who compiled the authoritative report reflects on responses to the publication.

“At the early stages of decommissioning there is a lot of scope to reduce costs but it needs industry to work together rather than as individual companies.” “The industry is well aware of the challenges they are facing, and the report was intended to highlight the issues which need to be tackled. It has also proved valuable as a single source of information for new entrants to the supply chain to help understand them understand the challenges and opportunities.”

Resource constraints affect decom capacity The report undertook a capacity health check for the critical supply chain elements looking at available capacity, investment commitment and capability, drawing on input from companies with experience in the North Sea decommissioning market.

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Key areas of the supply chain where there may be significant resource constraints include: rigs/rigless abandonment resources; removal vessels for topsides and substructure; ports/harbours/yards for recycling; skilled engineering and operational resources serving all aspects of the sector. Clare says: “We were fortunate that the report contributors were extremely open in terms of sharing their experiences of what is working well, and not so well, within the industry. These contributors, which included operators as well as supply chain, have a real diversity of views which is dependent on their perspective. What came through is an understanding that no individual operator can solve the challenges on their own. At the early stages of decommissioning there is a lot of scope to reduce costs but it needs industry to work together rather than as individual companies.”

Getting innovation into decommissioning The wide range of types and designs of structures installed in the varying conditions of the North Sea make a consolidated approach to removal impractical. Taking things apart requires different approaches and skills to those involved in putting them together. Decom is a different activity from E&P, where the explosive hydrocarbons are present and maximising production is the goal. In taking out installations the objective is to do it safely, in an environmentally friendly manner and as cost-effectively as possible. The emerging decom supply chain will draw on the E&P supply chain.

However, as it develops it must attract new entrants from outside the industry. The report highlights the need to shift procurement strategies away from focusing on providers with long-term experience within the industry to include new entrants to the supply chain who can introduce innovative methods, reduce costs and broaden the supply chain market. Clare says: “At the moment commercial constraints and the mindset of industry can be obstacles to accepting innovation. It needs a combination of a pull from operators in terms of their willingness to accept and try new methods but also a readiness from the supply chain to invest and push innovation forward.”

Timescale The industry knows that decommissioning is in the pipeline but the timescale is uncertain. Clare says: “I think a more certain programme of work, a pipeline of opportunities would enable the supply chain to respond, concentrate resources, innovate and drive down costs.” Nigel Jenkins says: “Decommissioning is a developing sector that needs incredibly detailed, collaborative planning, which is where Decom North Sea comes in. We bring effective collaborative groups together, but this rarely happens instantly. Decommissioning will be the result of the long-term, sector-wide understanding that some fields within the North Sea are inevitably moving towards the end of their lifespan.” Nigel Jenkins is confident that DNS will continue to play a vital role in the industry, driving collaboration, removing barriers and encouraging the most efficient end of asset life solution development, supporting the goals of the Wood Review and the recent OGA call to action.

If operators continue to drag their feet, then regulators could intervene. In the Gulf of Mexico US regulators introduced an ‘idle iron’ policy which meant operators had to plug and abandon wells that were not producing within a defined timescale. Clare reflects: “What we saw was that well abandonment contractors responded to that and started doing P&A more efficiently, which reduced costs.” The downside of this approach is that it could create supply chain bottlenecks, and a situation of a pipeline of work with lack of capacity would represent a risk.

Global decom market beckons? The UK is a small player in the global oil and gas market. Developing expertise and skills in removing infrastructure in hostile environments under stringent regulations could equip the emerging decom sector to win contracts across the globe. Claire is enthusiastic about the prospects for the decom supply chain. “I think decom is a really interesting market. There are some fantastic new engineering challenges to tackle. We have been operating in the North Sea for many decades now and we know a lot about how to install infrastructure, but removing things that were not designed with decom in mind is a real challenge.” It is going to take collaboration, investment and innovation to respond to this, but the industry is taking seriously its responsibility to respond to the challenge. http://publications.arup.com/ Publications/D/Decommissioning_ in_the_North_Sea.aspx

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Activity levels in the UK and Norwegian sectors have continued to diverge strongly, according to a recent Hannon Westwood (HW) report. HW estimates that in 2014 UK fields produced approximately 600 MMboe, an increase from c. 520 MMboe in 2013. A number of new large fields were brought onstream including Jasmine, Juliet, Rochelle and Golden Eagle. In addition the Government approved a restart of production from the Rhum Field, which was on hold as a result of sanctions against Iran. The UK saw a decline in the number of Exploration and Appraisal (E&A) wells spudded in 2014. A total of 25 wells spudded during 2014, comprising 12 exploration wells and 13 appraisal wells. This compares to 32 wells spudded in 2013 and is the lowest level of UKCS activity since 1970. The Central North Sea saw the most activity, with 12 spuds, followed by the Southern North Sea with six wells, four wells in the West of Shetlands, two in the Northern North and one in the East Irish Sea. Five discoveries, namely Avalon, Marconi/Vorlich, Leman SW, Romeo and Cepheus, were made in 2014 amounting to a total estimated potentially recoverable resource of approximately 50 MMboe. Whilst this resource is seemingly low, four of these discoveries are considered commercial with only Romeo understood to be non-commercial. In Norway, 15 new discoveries were made last year estimated at 700 MMboe. Worthy of note are Lundin’s Alta structure which contains an estimated 270 MMboe and the VNG-operated Pil Discovery which contains an estimated 120 MMboe. HW expects approximately 50 E&A wells to spud in Norway during 2015, whilst in the current oil price environment, the UK will see between 20 and 30 wells at best.

Acona UK have successfully completed a two-well campaign for Perenco UK in the Southern North Sea. The seven-month campaign, using the Transocean GSF Monarch jack-up, drilled a subsea well on the Leman field (Quad 53) and a platform well on the Hoton field (Quad 48). Drilling started in July 2014 and completed at the end of March 2015. The campaign operations were managed by Acona UK Drilling Superintendents Donald MacArthur and Jonathan Speed Andrews, reporting to the Perenco UK Drilling Manager, and involved a total of 12 Acona UK staff. Mr MacArthur said: “The integration of Perenco and Acona personnel created a high-quality team, delivering two producing wells in challenging fields with excellent operational and safety performance.” This is the second campaign Acona UK has managed for Perenco; the first delivered wells on the Tyne and Inde fields in 2012.

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ithaca cOmplEtES final WEll tESt at StElla fiEld Ithaca Energy has announced completion of flow test operations on the fifth and final development well on its Stella field. Ithaca said well 30/6a-A3Y achieved a flow rate of more than 8,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day boepd. The well was drilled to a total measured depth of 14,267 feet, with a 2,137foot gross horizontal reservoir section completed in the Ekofisk chalk reservoir – the secondary reservoir that underlies the primary Stella Andrew sandstone formation in which the first four Stella wells have been drilled. The well intersected a net reservoir interval of 2,073 feet, equating to 97 per cent net pay. A series of production flow tests conducted on the well over five days saw it produce at rates of up to 7,172 boepd on a 48/64-inch choke, with a gas-to-oil ratio of approximately 1,850 standard cubic feet per barrel. The average flow rate over a 12-hour period was 8,080 boepd, comprising 6,191 boepd and 11.3 million cubic feet of gas per day. Fluid samples show that the oil gravity is approximately 39-degree API.

The well is currently in the process of being suspended and operations are scheduled to be completed in the coming days. Upon completion the ENSCO 100 (350’ ILC) rig will be demobilised from the field, marking the end of the Stella development drilling campaign. The five Stella wells that have been drilled have achieved a combined maximum clean-up flow test rate in excess of 53,000 boepd. Ithaca CEO Les Thomas commented: “We are very pleased to have delivered another successful flow test on the fifth and final well in the Stella development drilling programme. The results of the Ekofisk well further de-risk forecast cash flows from the Stella field and the high oil content of the well is encouraging for maximising liquids production during the period when the FPF-1 facilities will be operating at plateau gas production rates. We are also encouraged that there is further upside potential for reserves development in the Ekofisk formation.”

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Courtesy of Maersk Oil UK

JEE SEcuRES cOntRact With E.On E&p Jee Ltd has secured a six-figure contract with E.ON E&P to deliver subsea integrity management and engineering services for its North Sea assets. The three-year contract, which was awarded in March 2015, involves Jee supporting E.ON E&P’s Subsea Technical Authority, by providing annual integrity management services for its subsea assets. The scope of work includes flowlines, risers, umbilicals and structures on EON E&P’s Huntington, Babbage, Hunter/Rita and Johnston assets. Vivek Chhabra, Senior Engineer at Jee Ltd, said: “This is a significant contract win for Jee, with the scope of work involved reinforcing our integrity management and engineering reputation and capabilities. “Effective integrity management can lead to significant cost-saving potential for companies by minimising operational interruptions and reducing downtime. At a time when cost saving is so imperative to the industry, and as subsea assets are maturing and reaching the end of their design lives, good integrity management has never been more important.”

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RambOll cOntinuES WORK On nEW culZEan JacKEt pROJEctS

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Maersk Oil UK has awarded Ramboll Oil & Gas the detailed design for the two jackets for a central processing facility platform and a separate utilities and living quarter platform for the Culzean field offshore Aberdeen. The projects are awarded following Ramboll’s successful completion of the Culzean wellhead jacket detailed design in late 2014, which marked Ramboll’s first major involvement in Maersk Oil’s Culzean field. Culzean is an ultra-high-pressure, hightemperature field located about 242km (145 miles) east of Aberdeen in the UK sector of the Central North Sea. Apart from being a key growth project for Maersk Oil, the field also has the potential to significantly support employment and energy security in the UK. The field is said to potentially deliver up to 5 per cent of the UK’s gas consumption by 2020/21. The new facilities are expected to not only support production of the Culzean discovery, but also serve as a hub for a new development cluster in the surrounding area. Ramboll’s scope of work comprises the detailed design of the jackets for the central processing facility platform and the utilities and living quarter platform and associated piles for water depth of 90m (296ft). These jackets will be the largest substructures designed by Ramboll for the North Sea.

Subsea IRM and light construction contractor Harkand has secured a multimillion pound contract with Maersk Oil North Sea Ltd for the provision of DSV services in the North Sea region. The 12-month contract will be serviced by Harkand’s two DSVs – the Harkand Da Vinci and Harkand Atlantis – supported by project management and engineering from Harkand’s Aberdeen office. The contract covers well tie-ins, structure installation, piling, flexible flowline lay, flexible riser installation, pre-commissioning, riser recovery, decommissioning and general inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) work. Harkand Europe Managing Director, David Kerr, said: “By utilising both our sister DSVs, we will provide a robust and fully flexible approach to executing both planned and unplanned interventions and we will work closely with Maersk to ensure safe and successful campaigns.” The Harkand DaVinci and Harkand Atlantis are both equipped with state-of-theart saturation diving systems, 140t active heave compensated cranes and Super Mohawk ROV spreads.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

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nEW £60m SEaRch and REScuE hElicOptER SERVicE launchEd North Sea oil and gas operators have committed to fund a search and rescue (SAR) helicopter service, supplementing national SAR cover for parts of the Central North Sea. The service will be operated by Bond Offshore Helicopters and will ensure existing rescue and recovery standards are maintained. The launch of a new UK-wide search and rescue service by the Department for Transport coincides with decommissioning plans for BP Miller platform, where the Jigsaw helicopter has been based, and which has provided additional rescue and response cover to the Central North Sea on a good will basis. The participating companies have awarded Bond Offshore Helicopters a £60m contract over five years to deliver the service which will operate out of Aberdeen and provide rescue and recovery and medevac cover for offshore workers in the Central North Sea. Robert Paterson, Health, Safety and Employment Issues Director at Oil & Gas UK, said: “Industry has worked collaboratively to deliver this new search and rescue service that will ensure we can respond when required and within the twohour criteria set by our industry. This fine example of industry collaboration underlines the fact that, at all times, the safety of the workforce is our top priority.” The industry-funded SAR helicopter and the dedicated back-up aircraft will be based at Bond Offshore Helicopters HQ at Aberdeen International Airport and cover a radius of around 160 nautical miles in the Central North Sea.

induStRy-cRitical mattRESS dEcOmmiSSiOning RESEaRch cOmmEncES Decom North Sea (DNS) has announced a partnership with Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) and subsea engineering and training firm Jee Ltd which will investigate efficient solutions for the recovery of concrete subsea mattresses and re-use, thereby contributing to the circular economy. The project involves engaging with operators and suppliers across the oil and gas industry, with both DNS and Jee’s expert engineers conducting an economic and environmental assessment of the condition of the mattresses, and identifying the best techniques for their recovery. Nigel Jenkins, CEO of DNS, looks forward to this project getting underway: “This project was implemented in direct response to our operator member requests. What to do with mattresses as part of an efficient decommissioning solution is an often discussed ‘thorny’ issue. Leaving them in situ is not ordinarily an option, although we will revisit this. Mattresses were not specifically designed to be removed. Unfortunately, they can degrade underwater over time, leading to a complicated and costly removal process during decommissioning.”

Building on previous collaboration with Zero Waste Scotland, DNS has selected Jee, through a competitive tender process, to challenge current thinking and uncover the efficient removal methods that can reduce costs and maximise decommissioning sector benefits from the implementation of circular economy principles. These principles ensure that materials are retained within productive use, in a high-value state, for as long as possible – a succinct illustration of DNS’ fundamental objective to drive effective and efficient decommissioning activity which will ultimately benefit the oil and gas industry, the environment and the UK tax-payer. Concrete mattresses provide pipelines, cables and umbilicals with protection from dropped objects, and add weight and stabilisation. Jee’s analysis will identify the potential reuse and circular economy applications for the mattresses, as well as highlighting guidance on best practice for recovery and key points for derogation cases to leave in situ. Project findings will be delivered through an industry report and presentation via DNS later this year.

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hOW big can yOu lift? the answer will be 23,500 tonnes – when the topside of Shell’s brent delta platform is removed in a single piece in a pioneering manoeuvre due to take place next year.

Words: bryony Stuart Editor, Oil & Gas Connect

he Brent field has seen a number of industry firsts – including the largest single weld pipeline and the first female offshore installation manager – and keeping to this record-breaking trend for its final life stage, the topside removal from the Delta platform will the biggest single lift the world has seen. We talked to Shell’s Business Opportunity Manager, Duncan Manning, at TotalDECOM 2015 to find out more about the decommissioning of Brent – Shell’s biggest and most complicated decommissioning project to date and one of the largest in the North Sea – and the opportunities for the UK supply chain.

End of an era

image: Duncan Manning, Business Opportunity Manager, Shell, speaking at TotalDECOM 2015

Between 1976 and 2011 the Brent field, comprising the four platforms Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta, has been a UK powerhouse, yielding around 4 billion barrels of oil equivalent – 10 per cent of the North Sea’s total oil & gas. During peak production in 1985 it was producing half a million barrels a day – enough to power half the homes in the UK. It has also provided £20bn in tax revenue and created hundreds of thousands of jobs over its lifetime.

With 99.5 per cent of the economically recoverable hydrocarbons extracted, the focus is now on the end of field life stage and decommissioning. “We looked at various options, but the distance from shore, the age of the platforms, and the cost it takes to keep these platforms going means that decommissioning is the only option on the table,” explains Duncan.

“the legs on delta are 170m tall – if you were to move the platform to shore it would be roughly the same size as the Eiffel tower.” the engineering challenge From an engineering perspective, Brent presents a complex decommissioning task. Planning began in 2006 and the project will last more than a decade. As well as the distance from shore, the four platforms are of three different designs: three are gravitybase structures and one is a more

conventional steel jacket. Not only that, they are all at different stages of their end of field life: Delta was the first to cease production in 2011; Alpha and Bravo ceased last year; and Charlie still has a few years’ operation left. Plugging of 140 wells and more than 400 bores is required to isolate the cells from the reservoir and ensure there is no chance of hydrocarbon leakage from the reservoir (‘plug and make-safe’). There are also 20 different pipelines connecting the platforms together and providing the export route to shore, ranging from 2½ inches to 30 inches in diameter. The sheer size and scale also adds to the project complexity. “The legs on Delta are 170m tall – if you were to move the platform to shore it would be roughly the same size as the Eiffel Tower,” says Duncan. The gravitybase structures themselves are over 300,000 tonnes in weight. The legs are 14m in diameter at the top and 18m at the bottom and made of 1m thick reinforced concrete. Of the 64 cells, 42 have been used for separation and storage of the crude oil before it is exported. These cells are huge: 60m tall and 20m in diameter – with the equivalent capacity of four Olympic-sized swimming pools.

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decisions in the making Plug and make-safe is the first phase of the project and the most expensive element, totalling about half of the overall cost. The next phase is topside removal, with the structure requiring to be moved to shore for recycling. There is then a requirement to remove the oil trapped at the top of the cells, and the debris that has accumulated at the base of the platform. For these project elements, Shell’s actions are determined by the regulators. “For other elements there is more uncertainty as we are required to make a recommendation as to what to do, balancing five factors set by the regulators – what is technically achievable, what has the least impact

on the environment, what has least impact on society, primarily other users of the sea, what is safe to do, and cost,” says Duncan. “We’re currently considering what to do with the two most challenging elements: what to do with the sediment that has accumulated at the base of the cells and what to do with the legs.” The OSPAR Convention assumes that the operator will remove everything, but there is a derogation for gravity-base and steel structures. “If operators need to seek a derogation, they have to justify to OSPAR why the route is necessary and get signoff.” A comparative assessment will also determine how Shell will manage the drill cuttings. Another

question is what to do with the pipelines that are entrenched as opposed to those laid on the surface. Shell’s stakeholder engagement process started in 2007 and has involved over 180 different organisations ranging from academics, to NGOs to environmentalists, to other users of the sea, to ensure that everyone’s concerns are addressed throughout the project. Consultation with industry experts is also ensuring that Shell stay in touch with the latest developments and meet the important challenge of validating their decisions. The consultation phase for the Delta topside has just been completed; the full plan is currently in development and will be submitted in the coming months.

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DECOM: BRENT PROJECT FOCUS

Image: Pioneering Spirit, the platform installation and decommissioning vessel, courtesy of Allseas

Delta topside – The big lift A platform’s topside would normally be removed through reverse installation – effectively taking it away in a manner that is not dissimilar to the manner in which it was installed. However, Shell have decided to go against that convention and remove the topside in a single lift. Duncan explains: “By doing so we think we’ll eliminate about a million hours of offshore work in a relatively high-risk environment and bring that work into a far more controlled environment. We’ll be reducing the environmental hazards and making efficiency savings as well.” A collaboration between ABLE UK, Swiss company Allseas and Wood Group PSN will deliver the groundbreaking single lift solution. Allseas’ aptly-named ‘Pioneering Spirit’ has recently completed her initial sea trials and the lifting arms are currently being fitted to her bow. Following further trials, she will be tackling the Talisman YME platform, then her attention will turn to Delta next year. “These platforms weren’t designed with decommissioning in mind,” explains Duncan. “So over last summer and this year we’ve been undertaking 100 tonnes’ worth of strengthening to the underdeck of Delta to allow the lifting arms and the crucifix underneath

the lifting arms to engage with the platform and lift it to remove it.” In parallel with this, Shell have been engaging with recycling contractor ABLE, who have a track record in decommissioning and whose Seaton Port has the required tidal range and quayside capacity for the operation.

“We think we’ll eliminate about a million hours of offshore work in a relatively high-risk environment and bring that work into a far more controlled environment.” ABLE have been preparing with upgrade work to ensure the quayside has sufficient strength to take the 23,500 tonne topside structure. This has generated over 100 jobs in the local area, and a further 100 jobs will be created when the topside arrives in Teesside.

Supply chain Many of the companies who have been involved in delivering projects

in field development and operation are primed for the opportunities and challenges associated with decommissioning activity. Duncan believes operators and those in the supply chain are also aware of the need to improve efficiency, especially given the current market conditions. “It is incumbent on all to challenge scope, improve standards and seek innovative approaches. More could be done to enhance plug and makesafe delivery through technology advances, for example,” says Duncan. “We need to harness ideas from a wide variety of sources. The better connected the industry is globally, the more it can share lessons learnt. There are a number of good forums, including conferences run by Decom North Sea and Oil and Gas UK, for example.” “There is also a balance to be struck between engaging early to ensure efficient delivery and being certain it is the correct scope,” he continues. Following a tender process, the large contracts have been signed, with more than 85 per cent of contracts going to UK companies – however there are still opportunities for SMEs. For further information, please visit:

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Words: chris hamlet Senior Advisor of Operations, ADIL

he sudden drop in the oil price to below $50 and the prospect of a slow recovery is leading operators to plan and possibly set dates for abandonment and the subsequent decommissioning of North Sea infrastructure. For some installations this will be the right answer, for others the answer may be more complex. For all, commitment to decommissioning is a decision that should be carefully taken with consideration of all factors. Many years ago I worked for an operator that decided it could see the end of field life and we restructured our maintenance and asset integrity programmes to suit, with the objective that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the handrails would fall when the last person left the platformâ&#x20AC;?. However, as is often the case, prices recovered, new fields were tied in and the platform got a new lease of life, but the operational expenditure and production efficiency for the asset never recovered from the consequence of the planned neglect. The operator now faces substantial investment to be able to decommission because of the unknown state of the facilities. In many cases the decision to decommission is the right one. Once taken, the operator must decide how to approach it and evaluate the

consequential changes in operations that are required to minimise the cost prior to decommissioning. It is surprising that decommissioning is still looked at as just another project. The reality is that these types of programmes have a whole different set of drivers compared to investment projects but for some reason we treat them similarly. Typically when we ask a project manager what the success criteria are for an investment project the answer will come back as cost, schedule and functionality. For decommissioning projects, it is more likely that the success criteria are cost, financial exposure and reputation.

the challenge All major projects have difficulties and challenges. The compensation structure, cost of delays and the need for production normally have a natural tendency to generate solutions when the success criteria are cost and schedule. These may include additional compensation, incentives, splitting and relocating some work. Generally, with rare exception, in the end the project is completed, production commences and all parties claim success. Decommissioning projects, which can in general be classed as major projects, will not have all the drivers

that encourage problem-solving. Where an investment project can be moved from onshore to offshore, with the tasks requiring specialised equipment complete, the final issues can be closed out by facility crews. This is not possible with decommissioning where the close-out activities normally require specialist equipment and facilities.

these types of programmes have a whole different set of drivers compared to investment projects but for some reason we treat them similarly. Where the operating crews may argue that an investment project is not complete, the need to close the project organisation down, curtail further costs and manage the share price by declaring success may drive different senior management decisions. In the case of decommissioning, the body that declares a project complete may be an outside agency with the operator management having

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the solution With decommissioning happening faster than some had foreseen there are a few basic tenets that may make the process a lot less painful than it could be. 1. Before cutting offshore maintenance and integrity activities make sure this is really the end of the road for the asset. If not absolutely certain ensure that the basic level of activity required to keep the licence to operate are continued. It is too expensive to go back.

little influence. This can significantly impact costs and reputation and may be beyond the direct influence of the operator. Where the operator is generally feeling that the in-house skills should be focused on value addition activities (e.g. exploration, reservoir management, A&D, etc) there will be a tendency to outsource decommissioning. It is very attractive to get away from the hassles of decommissioning and let others address the challenges; after all there will be no production dependent upon project completion so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really what an oil company should concentrate on. But while in some circumstances this will be the right decision, in others it may not be. The drivers of cost, reputation and exposure make outsourcing of decommissioning an inherently higher risk action than with investment projects. Working with old facilities that may have been modified and/or be in less than optimal condition is at least as risky as installing new. The opportunities for serious safety incidents, environmental impacts and unforeseen challenges which have significant cost and schedule impacts are at least as high as investment projects. The major contractors will have the same drivers of cost and schedule

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as in investment projects, but just as critical to decommissioning projects are the risk to the licence holder of reputation and exposure to environmental incidents and proper completion. In decommissioning projects there is less alignment between the contractor and the client. Companies generally act in a way that maximises their return. If this is centred on schedule and cost then how can the asset owner ensure that the drivers are protecting their reputation and minimising their exposure to environmental costs? One possible solution is to separate the major engineering contractor and the provider of decommissioning equipment, vessels and facilities from the owner by using a specialist project management service provider who has nothing to gain and everything to lose by injudicious contraction or expansion of schedules and costs. By engaging with a management contractor, the owner of the facilities can focus resources on their specialist value additive activities and have a managed project. This means their direct contractor, the project management company, has incentives aligned with their drivers and they in turn manage the area where the majority of the costs lie.

for decommissioning projects, it is more likely that the success criteria are cost, financial exposure and reputation. 2. Carefully consider the most important drivers of decommissioning for your company. If costs and schedule are of prime importance place contracts in a way that meet your needs. If the drivers are different and include reputation and financial exposure to a less than perfect outcome you may wish to contract in a different way. 3. Examine the benefits of splitting the outsourcing of the decommissioning between specialist management contractors and those that will provide the bulk of the engineering and equipment so that compensation can be better structured to align with the drivers. Companies must focus on surviving the upturn as much as focusing on surviving the current crisis. It would be disappointing if the decisions taken now are self-fulfilling when there were other options available.

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ScOtland’S Oil and gaS SEctOR tO capitaliSE On dEcOmmiSSiOning OppORtunitiES

Words: david Rennie International Sector Head for Oil and Gas, Scottish Enterprise

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t’s no secret that opportunities in the decommissioning market are expected to grow. By 2040, around £40bn is anticipated to be invested on decommissioning oil and gas projects in the UK sectors of the North Sea alone. To date activity is at a relatively early stage, with fewer than 60 platforms across the North Sea having been decommissioned. That said, with over 600 UK oil and gas installations, including platforms and subsea developments, 15,000km of pipelines, 15 onshore terminals and over 5,000 wells, there remains a real and significant opportunity for Scotland’s oil and gas supply chain in the future. In 2013 around £470m was spent on decommissioning projects. In 2014, this figure rose to over £1bn and is expected to continue to rise to £1.5bn next year and per year thereafter. In Scotland we’re already seeing many companies active in this market. Wood Group PSN has been working on decommissioning services for the Brent Field since 2010 and CNR

International has worked with more than 30 different contractors on the pre-planning of decommissioning the Murchison platform.

developing decommissioning ‘hubs’ in the future will rely on suitable port infrastructure and strong relationships with firms carrying out decommissioning contracts. Scottish Enterprise has had decommissioning on its radar since 2002, and in 2008 the economic development agency set up its first steering group to ensure Scotland was well placed to capitalise on the opportunities of this emerging market.

Since then a number of outcomes have been delivered, not least the setting up of Decom North Sea (DNS), a not-for-profit organisation aimed at driving the development of decommissioning supply chain capability. Scottish Enterprise International Sector Head for Oil and Gas, David Rennie, said: “Scotland’s proximity, in particular to the Northern and Central North Sea areas of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) gives it a strong competitive advantage. Our early involvement in decommissioning identified the need for an industry forum to unify the disparate clusters of bodies and initiatives involved in the North Sea decommissioning markets, and bring clarity and commonality to the emerging industry. “DNS plays a key role bringing together operators and the supply chain to share knowledge, minimise risk and encourage investment. It has gone from strength to strength and provides a forum for sharing market insight, best practice and a chance to engage with all aspects of this emerging sector.”

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Over the last few years, Scottish Enterprise and DNS have worked closely with industry to try and better understand what the opportunities and challenges are. In October 2013, a study to map out the decommissioning supply chain in the UKCS and examine industry capability and capacity found the industry in Scotland had particular strengths in areas such as topsides cleaning (the removal of hydrocarbons and hazardous materials from infrastructure), disconnection and onshore disposal. The report also identified that current average capability for the whole supply chain was 35 per cent lower than the perceived ideal level. It highlighted areas where significant opportunity for development existed such as well plugging and abandonment and infrastructure removal, while resources such as engineering staff and vessels, including heavy lift, may be limited. Last year a further study highlighted talent attraction, innovation and contracting procurement strategies as key areas for consideration going forward. David added: “As decommissioning opportunities arise, we need to ensure our supply chain is ready and able to respond to the opportunities they bring. Our recent surveys have provided a valuable understanding around Scotland’s strengths as well

as areas for development and key considerations to maximise the opportunities.” Ports play a key role in decommissioning, providing facilities such as extensive lay down areas, deepwater berths and high load-bearing quaysides, and will market their capability to those firms tendering for decommissioning work.

the lerwick port authority and international energy logistics company, peterson, are planning up to £20m of investment to secure Shetland as a global decommissioning centre of excellence. Aberdeen, Dundee, Montrose, Rosyth, Peterhead and Wick ports are all involved in small-piece decommissioning projects, whilst locations such as Lerwick, Nigg and Invergordon have capability and experience to support larger-scale projects. Developing decommissioning ‘hubs’ in the future will rely on suitable port

infrastructure and strong relationships with firms carrying out decommissioning contracts. Shetland is a great example of this. The Lerwick Port Authority (LPA) and international energy logistics company, Peterson, are planning up to £20m of investment to secure Shetland as a global decommissioning centre of excellence. LPA is to undertake an £11.95m quayside infrastructure project to extend one of its existing deep water bases, Dales Voe, which has 12.5m water depth at the quayside with 30m close by. The investment aims to increase the capability for single lift and reverse installation decommissioning projects as well as other general oil and gas work. In addition, Peterson (UK) Ltd is proposing to invest up to £8.64m in supporting and expanding its decommissioning capability at Lerwick. Working jointly with its partners in decommissioning, Veolia, the project could create around 67 high-value jobs and add around £10m to the local economy. David concludes: “Decommissioning is a key part of the industry-led oil and gas strategy which we launched in 2012 and is currently being refreshed. As such, we will continue to work closely with industry, partners, stakeholders and Government to help them maximise the opportunities in this area and create new jobs and investment in Scotland.”

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Words: Sarah purdham Prima Uno

igh-profile projects such as Crossrail, London 2012 Olympics and T5 Heathrow are under the scrutiny of the government and the world’s media. The London 2012 Olympic project, which was delivered on time and on budget, help raised the bar for the UK’s construction industry. There are many benefits we gained from the infrastructure project itself, which centred on collaborative working, communication and teamwork. It is vital that we utilise the lessons learnt, build on best practice examples and continue to innovate for the benefit of future projects. The establishment of the London 2012 baseline was a fundamental component to the successful delivery of the programme. The baseline – together with a disciplined and rigorous focus upon change control – enabled status, progress and forecasting to be reported accurately and effectively. This formed a solid basis for informed management decisions, allowing delivery strategies to be adjusted where necessary to ensure objectives were met.

The level of detail and quality included was determined by the complexity of each project and planned to the level of detail available at the time. All projects within the baseline were defined by four elements: Scope: the project’s required outcome, plus the assumptions and exclusions which defined the project boundaries.

from experience, a key to isolating the problem is the utilisation of project controls maturity assessments. Schedule: bounding all scope activities by time, duration and interfaces, within a logic network, with relationships to other activities identified and coded. Budget: an estimate of costs associated with an individual activity or a grouping of activities.

Risk: identifying the level of uncertainty/certainty in initial budget assumptions and detailing all significant externalities that may impact cost, schedule or scope during the life of the project. Key lessons learnt from the London 2012 programme were: (a) Any change process can be ‘structured’, therefore a central assurance and controls function responsible for maintaining the integrity of the baseline is required. (b) Projects with provisions in their authorised base budget can avoid rules, therefore a trending/change process was introduced to ensure effective management in this area. (c) Rules for change rely on solid governance and controlling the access to contingency; Contingency Dashboards ensured the visibility of contingency and detailed guidelines were published. (d) Earned Value Analysis relies on quality of data to feed the Schedule Performance Index; this is essential to keep the baseline reflecting current delivery strategies.

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(e) If projects fail to deliver the required performance an associated change to the plan may be necessary; Executive Management need to understand and accept the requirement for any major plan corrections and, once agreed, a change request issued. (f) A well-communicated baseline and rigorous change control was one of the fundamental parts of managing the delivery of the programme. The most significant benefits realised were: (a) Budgetary control was achieved on a well-defined and agreed scope of works. (b) Contingency management allowed flexibility within the programme to deal with cost (risk and change management being integral to this; the baseline should remain meaningful and drive delivery). (c) Savings were released at the appropriate times for the benefit of the wider programme. The nuclear decommissioning industry is a highly regulated sector under the spotlight of the government. We should foster an effective project controls environment, awareness and culture and encourage continual improvement, sharing of lessons learnt, utilisation of norms and good practice throughout the decommissioning programme.

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Our experience in controlling projects within the nuclear decommissioning arena shows that maintaining the integrity of the Performance Measurement Baseline through effective change control is fundamental to the continued delivery of relevant EV performance information. Rigorous maintenance and control of the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s baseline through a change control process that identifies, assesses, approves and incorporates change to the baseline is a requirement to successful project outcomes. From the outset, specific requirements should be adopted for a robust baseline production and management, risk and value management, change control, reporting and opportunity realisation. The appropriate processes, systems and procedures should be in place to support the delivery of the programme. Not limited to, but too often within the nuclear industry, some project controls organisations can be perceived to be failing and management unable to identify the root cause of the problem. The origin may stem from a poorly defined baseline, inadequate processes and procedures, lack of SQEP personnel, adherence to change control etc. or a combination of all. From experience, a key to isolating the problem is the utilisation of project controls maturity assessments. These assessments are best undertaken at all levels of the programme delivery organisation including subcontractors, to pinpoint and isolate any areas of weakness

and improvement. They are utilised to evaluate organisation, people, process and procedures, systems and information. The outputs are then further analysed and provide the foundations of targeted training and improvement plans. Another important facet of a successful programme delivery and providing confidence in the schedule is undertaking unbiased reviews, which provides an independent assurance to the various stakeholders.

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challenge to start the multibillion pound campaign to dismantle hundreds of redundant platforms and wells in the North Sea by the end of the year has been made to east of England companies. Decommissioning the 500-plus wells and installations in the southern North Sea alone offered an “enormous opportunity” for the supply chain in the region, a government spokesman said. But it must come up with costeffective and innovative solutions to halve the costs – estimated to be anywhere between £34bn and £100bn – to tackle the “huge amount of work to be done,” Bill Cattanach of DECC said. And new partnerships respecting individual companies’ expertise and needs must be forged to secure the work in such a competitive market, Baker Hughes Director Julian Manning told the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) Decommissioning Special Interest Group at SNS2015 conference. “If you look at the local supply chain capability, 90–95pc don’t touch wells. The majority of suppliers will be chasing the minority of the scope,” Mr Manning said, adding that recycling or re-using installations needed to be investigated. “Locally we have a wealth of skills and capabilities and are much more cost-effective than Aberdeen.” Geographically, the east of England was perfectly placed with ports to tackle the decommissioning task, he said. But Mr Cattanach said the challenge demanded a totally fresh approach to meet his target of cutting

costs by 50pc. Well plugging and abandonment accounted for 50–60pc of decommissioning costs but only a minority of companies could carry out the specialised work. “We need to find a completely new way of looking at it and true collaboration. I would like to think I could get some traction here and get a campaign running by the end of the year,” Mr Cattanach said. “We have to bring the cost down. We need to look at whether everything needs to be removed, how much can be left behind and we need to look at regulations.”

“in the future, we need to look more widely, more innovatively and look at specialist decommissioning companies coming in to take over assets and remove them.” He added: “If there is an engineering company that has a new engineering scheme for decommissioning we would like to hear from them.” The predicted costs of decommissioning were simply not sustainable, he said. It was “dead money” for operators. Tax-payers footed an average of 60pc of the cost of decommissioning so the campaign must be driven by innovative low-cost

solutions to plug and abandon (P&A) the wells to a common standard and tackle groups of wells instead of the expensive one-well approach. The CEOs of the seven main operators had already been challenged to produce a common standard in decommissioning of wells to move on to the next stage of “categorising wells and the industrialisation process,” Mr Cattanach said. “Instead of mobilising equipment to do one or two wells, have a campaign of 20-plus wells. You can see how much less expensive it will be.” Just six per cent of old infrastucture had been removed from the North Sea so far and there was a “huge amount of work to be done”. “In the future, we need to look more widely, more innovatively and look at specialist decommissioning companies coming in to take over assets and remove them. Liability into perpetuity also needed to be considered. Whose responsibility is it if something goes wrong 10, 20, 30 years in the future with the P&A, who is responsible?” The industry also needed to look at onshore scrapping involving local ports, he said. Mr Cattanach said new approaches could be considered, like wells approaching the end of their life being transferred to new owners who would decommission. “A company could come in after 90pc of production is done to finish the field and decommission. I do think that the time is right now to change to new models and we have the wells out there with no future value and need to be P&A’d.”

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EEEGR has announced its next Decommissioning SIG event to follow up on the collective issues and opportunities associated with well P&A and decommissioning. The focus of the events is to: encourage industry collaboration; drive down costs; and encourage supply chain opportunities. For more information about the SIG and the next event contact Martine Watker: martine.watker@eeegr.com or visit www.eeegr.com/events/ decommissioning-sig-1372.html

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FEATURE: LAW: dEcOmmiSSiOning fEatuRE OVERViEW

thE dEcOmmiSSiOning pictuRE Words: James philips james.phillips@ burges-salmon.com

& Rosie lord rosie.lord@ burges-salmon.com Burges Salmon

he potential market relating to the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas installations has been of significant interest to stakeholders for some time. The Wood Report (UKCS Maximising Recovery Review) cites UKCS decommissioning expenditure of £35bn (2012 values) over the next 30 years. This may increase to over £50bn based on recent well abandonment performance. The Oil and Gas Economic Report 2014 states that 475 installations, 10,000km of pipelines, 15 onshore terminals and 5,000 wells will eventually have to be decommissioned (of which 927 wells are scheduled to be plugged and abandoned by 2023 at a cost of £6.4bn). For understandable reasons, decommissioning has had a significantly lower profile within the boardroom than exploration and production activities. After all, decommissioning represents a cost, not a profit-making opportunity. Following the recent downward pressure on oil prices, however, and with many operators looking to rationalise their activities in the North Sea, there is a sense that greater focus will be placed on decommissioning. This article provides a brief overview of the legislative and contractual

framework which underpins offshore decommissioning activity in the UKCS and the protective measures introduced by Government to provide a degree of fiscal certainty to UKCS participants.

...with many operators looking to rationalise their activities in the north Sea, there is a sense that greater focus will be placed on decommissioning. fundamentals of the regulatory regime The current UK regulatory regime applicable to decommissioning of UKCS oil and gas installations stems from international legislation as currently incorporated in the OSPAR Convention and Decision 98/3. This prohibits the “dumping, and leaving wholly or partly in place, of disused offshore installations within the maritime area” subject to certain express derogations. The UK Government has embodied and expanded upon Decision 98/3 via enactment of Part IV of the Petroleum Act 1998 (Part IV).

Allocation of Part IV decommissioning liabilities (and subsequent enforcement) is triggered by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (SoS) serving a notice under section 29 requiring recipients to submit for approval a costed decommissioning programme for identified installation(s). A s29 notice can be issued on a wide range of persons including (i) the licensee(s); (ii) the company responsible for managing the installation (e.g. the operator); (iii) the installation owner(s); (iv) the parties to the Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) (or similar); and/or (v) a company associated with any of the foregoing (e.g. a parent company or other affiliates) (s30(2), Part IV). Part IV does not fetter the SoS’s discretion regarding which category of persons it holds responsible in the first instance, however, DECC has stated that a s29 notice will initially be served on all parties falling within categories (i) to (iv). A s29 notice cannot be served on a party that disposed of its interest prior to service of the first s29 notice for the relevant installation. Thereafter, the SoS can issue further s29 notices (on a joint and several basis) on any party on whom it could have served a notice after this trigger date regardless of whether their interest is current or historic. Consequently, the SoS typically

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serves a s29 notice following approval of a field development plan, thus triggering the s29 liability chain at an early stage. Part IV provides the SoS with a number of other measures to minimise the financial risk of decommissioning to the UK tax-payer including the provision of financial security (s38(2) and s38(4)) and the ringfencing of decommissioning funds (s38A).

managing liability Within the last decade, there has been a significant shift in ownership of oil and gas assets within the UKCS as smaller companies enter the market to ‘sweat’ fields nearing depletion. This has heightened focus on the extent to which an exiting party retains decommissioning liabilities and the need to ensure that new entrants are not deterred by the Government’s ability to call for the provision of decommissioning security which could have a crippling effect on a party’s balance sheet. A company which disposes of its interest may apply to the SoS for withdrawal of a s29 notice, however, any withdrawal is granted at the SoS’s discretion and will include an assessment of the financial risk of all remaining s29 participants. Notwithstanding any withdrawal, s34 (Part IV) entitles the SoS to require a previous s29 recipient (or a party that could have been

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served with a s29 notice) to implement an approved decommissioning programme in certain circumstances. DECC has indicated that this will be invoked as a last resort, however, UKCS participants now recognise that their statutory decommissioning liability could be significantly in excess of the value of their remaining participating interest (if any).

the government introduced decommissioning Relief deeds in 2013 which act as a future guarantee of tax relief. Participants therefore seek to contractually allocate liability in a manner which more closely aligns with the ownership history. This contractual allocation was previously addressed, albeit in varying degrees of detail, in the JOA. However, current practice favours entry into a separate Decommissioning Security Agreement (DSA) – a standard form of which has been developed by Oil and Gas UK for use by UKCS participants. A DSA typically applies to an entire field rather than to separate installations

and seeks to prevent a party incurring contractual decommissioning liability over and above their proportionate share. It governs the terms for (amongst other matters):

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a. allocation of decommissioning costs; b. provision of adequate security for a party’s decommissioning liabilities and the manner in which this security is held on trust; and c. preparation, approval and submission of a decommissioning programme to the SoS. OGUK’s standard form DSA identifies three tiers of decommissioning participant based on the form and scope of their interest. Fundamentally, however, it ensures that any party who can be held statutorily responsible for decommissioning can rely on the DSA’s financial provisions and security arrangements irrespective of whether they are a security provider. This provides contractual comfort in the event that a party is required by the SoS to fund a level of decommissioning liability which is over and above their proportionate share.

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tax relief Tax relief for decommissioning costs is given against ring-fence corporation tax, supplementary charge and petroleum revenue tax (PRT) where the expenditure relates to fields within the PRT regime. It is usually available via a combination of reduced tax liabilities for qualifying expenditure and a refund of tax previously paid. Critically, however, relief is only available when the decommissioning costs are incurred, which for many fields will be years in the future when the tax regime (and level of relief) is unknown. Such uncertainty has acted as a serious impediment to investment in the sector through higher than necessary sums being tied up under DSAs. To address this issue, the Government introduced Decommissioning Relief Deeds in 2013 which act as a future guarantee of tax relief. The Deed is a bilateral contract between the UKCS participant and Her Majesty’s Treasury. It identifies a benchmark level of tax relief for decommissioning expenditure against which the UKCS participant can compare the tax relief which it realises and submit a payment claim if it ultimately falls short. It therefore protects against the risk of future regulatory changes. The issue of tax relief did not escape the attention of Sir Ian Wood, who commented that the Deed provides the industry with much

needed certainty on decommissioning liability which, in turn, should facilitate a number of licence changes and drive at least £13bn of increased investment resulting in the extraction of an additional 1.7bn boe. As the Wood Report notes, however, the decommissioning liability borne by the tax-payer remains significant as, whilst UKCS participants initially bear the cost of decommissioning, more than half the cost may ultimately be borne by the Government through tax relief. There remains a need, therefore, to improve decommissioning performance and reduce costs.

future decommissioning strategy The Wood Report highlighted the need to develop a decommissioning strategy that maximises the economic extension of field life by ensuring that assets are not prematurely decommissioned (to the detriment of critical production hubs and infrastructure) whilst also ensuring that decommissioning is executed in a safe, environmentally sound and cost effective manner. Specifically, it identified a number of early priority actions including: a) establishment of a new single decommissioning forum with responsibility for delivering significant decommissioning cost reduction, promoting innovation and greater cooperation between supply chain participants;

b) development of a programme to tackle the existing backlog of well abandonment and developing best practice to reduce the decommissioning unit cost for UKCS participants and the UK tax-payer alike; c) ensuring that assets are not prematurely decommissioned and placement of greater consideration on the impact of decommissioning on adjacent field production, critical infrastructure and the exploration potential of the surrounding catchment area; d) development of new late-life models to encourage an efficient transition from cessation of production to decommissioning and the creation of a decommissioning plan at an early stage; and e) identification of ‘game-changing’ decommissioning concepts which could radically change the value proposition. The new Oil and Gas Authority (with the assistance of Oil and Gas UK, Decom North Sea and the entire supply chain) will be working hard to address these priority actions over the coming months and years.

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The bird’s eye view Words: Penny Hitchin

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n the 19th century the pioneers of aerial photography used unmanned kites and balloons to get their cameras into position. Fast forward to the 21st century and small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used to provide detailed highdefinition images of all manner of natural and man-made features. Advances in technology have seen the development of a range of new commercial roles for radio-controlled UAVs or drones originally developed to support military operations. Rapid developments have seen drones become smaller and more sophisticated while prices have dropped. UAV-mounted cameras are now deployed in a range of activities where a bird’s eye view is required in hard-to-reach locations. These include crop surveys, search and rescue operations and inspection of power lines and pipelines. A host of other applications beckon. UAVs are making their mark in inspection work for the oil and gas industry and this niche market is seeing innovative new companies entering the industry.

Drones break into oil and gas In the last few years new specialist companies are deploying drones commercially. Sky-Futures is one such company, offering onshore and offshore inspection services to the oil and gas industry in the North Sea and further afield. The company was set up several years ago by three partners with a range of military and aviation experience. Co-founder James Harrison explains: “We all have different skill sets. One is a long-haul pilot who understands aviation and legislation; our Operations Director operated UAVs in the military while I was taking UAV data and extracting more information from it.” The trio set out to turn their skills and knowledge of drones into a business. They considered a range of markets before settling on the oil and gas industry. James explains, “It played to the core strengths of the company as working in the most austere environment we could think of seemed a good fit for us given our background using the technology in tough conditions in the military.”

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FEATURE: uaVS

As many other companies have found, introducing new techniques into the oil industry can be difficult as risk-aversion can stifle the speed of innovation. Sky-Futures brought in a flare expert and targeted flare inspection work, believing that data provided by a UAV inspection could be used to avoid a shutdown, saving the operator a lot of money. It took a great deal of work to get their first contracts, but perseverance paid off.

developments in software and data processing are leading to rapid advances in the data that uaVs can provide. uaV contractors flying high An inspection drone is a small piece of kit which can fit into a medium-sized suitcase. It is operated by a team made up of a pilot and an inspection engineer. The pilot controls the flight of the battery-operated UAV while the inspection engineer operates the high-specification cameras and thermal imaging systems. In difficult flying conditions, such as an emergency inspection in high winds, the team may include two pilots. Inspection drones’ lithium battery life of 20 minutes means flights are necessarily short. But they are carefully planned and targeted and can collect a mass of information in that time. Generally the pilot brings the drone down and changes the battery after a flight of around 12 minutes and the team review the footage. The highdefinition video camera has a x30 optical zoom and a x50 digital zoom enabling it to get good imagery while standing off at a safe distance from the installation it is viewing. Developments in software and data processing are leading to rapid advances in the data that UAVs can provide. Sky-Future’s Engineering Manager works with the client to identify their requirements and the level of detail required. The company prepares a proposal which includes technical drawings and a comprehensive risk assessment and methods statements.

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Offshore UAV teams work on topside inspection of platforms where typically rope access inspection or scaffolding would be used. The drone can fly down and inspect parts of platform that are hard to get access, for example underneath a deck it captures visual and thermal data showing the condition of equipment and showing areas that need further maintenance by rope access teams. UAVs can operate in wind speeds of up to 24 knots while offshore rope access operations are halted at 21 knots. Currently SkyFutures is beta testing equipment that will fly in wind speeds of 29 knots. UAVs can climb up to 400 feet under control by a remote pilot. Onshore work includes live flare inspections, flare tip inspections and tall structures that are hard to access. This provides information about assets that can’t be seen. It helps teams identify problems, order parts and plan shutdowns. Clients benefit by reducing the number of days required for the plant shutdown. A recent online inspection in North Africa saved a client US $3.75m.

Working on uaVs At present UAV pilots typically come from a military background. Sky-Futures is one of three companies certified by the Civil Aviation Authority to runs four-week pilot training courses. Ground school is followed by flying a training vehicle before progressing to an inspection vehicle and learning about the tools that are used. This is followed by industry-specific training, focusing on how to inspect oil and gas structures. James Harrison says: “To be able to fly effectively and safely we look for people who are thorough and good at following process and procedure.” Good spatial awareness helps and people who have played a lot of play-station are often at an advantage! Inspection engineers who operate the cameras may be former rope access technicians. Their training includes how to operate the camera and how to work safely with the pilot. Out in the field the inspection engineer and the pilot operate a kind of ‘buddy system’ double-checking that everything is done correctly. Once the job is completed, a report will be prepared and checked for quality assurance before handover to the client.

Q&A: GRAHAM HACON, CEO, 3SUN GROUP

Graham Hacon started his career as an apprentice in the military before choosing to embark on a career in the oil and gas industry seven years later, as a qualified instrument technician. Now CEO of 3sun Group in Great Yarmouth, Graham has over 25 years’ experience in the industry and has grown the business from an initial team of one, to now employ over 300 people across six divisions. A specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry, 3sun Group has seen rapid growth since its inception in 2007 with several acquisitions, and has offices in Great Yarmouth, Aberdeen, Denmark and Norway. 2014 was a hugely successful year for the Group following a £10m investment from the Business Growth Fund and major contract wins with Siemens and MHI Vestas. 3sun Group was also recognised by The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 in the Ones to Watch Top 10.

Graham Hacon CEO, 3sun Group What brought you into the oil & gas industry? I initially joined the military as an apprentice but after seven years I realised it wasn’t the career path I wanted to follow. At the time, my father ran a local personnel agency and so when I was contemplating leaving the army he arranged for me to meet some key people in the oil and gas industry, which helped to inform my choice for the future. Being an apprentice myself and seeing how this helped me progress is part of the reason that 3sun Group is so involved in creating opportunities for young people through our apprenticeship programmes.

How did 3sun Group come about? I set up 3sun Group in 2007 after selling my previous company, Specialised Management Services. I ran 3sun Group myself, initially providing engineering equipment, resources and technicians until I started to build up a team which has led to us

now employing over 300 people with offices in the UK and across Europe. The name 3sun reflects my pride in my family as I have three sons. It is important to me that as the company grows we try hard to maintain the family feel that our customers and staff appreciate, as it is what makes 3sun Group different.

What key experience did you bring from your previous roles to the start-up, and how do you account for your rapid growth? My first points of action were to put in the key building blocks that every business needs from day one. These included QHSE procedures, financial reporting and other business management processes that were necessary for effective management of the company, and it was imperative to have these in place before the company’s organic growth could begin. Our growth has been driven by responding to our customers’ needs and exceeding their expectations.

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I realised very quickly that acquisition was the quickest and most effective way of growing the business whilst allowing us to offer the best possible service to our customers. My first acquisition was Dawson Energy in 2010, which allowed us to expand into the renewables industry. The last few years have seen us acquire our 3sun Academy, RRC Controls Services and in April this year we acquired AID Rope Access, which also broadened our offerings on a global platform.

being an apprentice myself and seeing how this helped me progress is part of the reason that 3sun group is so involved in creating opportunities for young people through our apprenticeship programmes. What developments do you expect to see in the next five years at 3sun group, and what will be key areas of focus in your strategy towards further growth? Geographical expansion is a key area in our strategy for the next five years. We opened our first office in Denmark in 2013, which allowed us to enhance our operations for local clients whilst also offering our products, services and engineering capabilities to a wider range of companies within the European market. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vital for us to be strategically placed within this market to ensure we can offer our specialist knowledge across an international platform and best meet the needs of our customers. Despite having already grown rapidly over the last eight years and employing 100 new staff in the last 12 months alone, I foresee the company doubling in size over the next few years. We recently launched a recruitment drive for local, experienced technicians in Denmark, which gives us the opportunity to offer the best possible service for clients in the region. We remain committed to employing a local workforce and continually developing our staff.

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We also recently acquired AID Industrial; specialist PPE providers and experts in Industrial Rope Access, Work at Height and Global Wind Organisation safety courses. This is a significant acquisition for 3sun Group and is aligned to our ambitious growth strategy for the next five years. AID Industrial holds the same family values as 3sun Group, offering customers safe, reliable and cost-effective delivery of its projects and services. Rope access and working at height are key competencies required of our technicians. Bringing this training expertise in-house to our 3sun Academy allows us tighter control over costs, which ultimately benefits our clients.

training is a passion for you personally. how are the 3sun academy and Skills development initiative contributing to growth? We have over 30 apprentices who are now integrating into every element of the Group through our training initiatives. The Skills Development Initiative was significant in the way that it offered apprentices the opportunity to gain practical offshore experience, which many companies had resisted in the past. We recently partnered with Great Yarmouth College to launch a pioneering pre-apprenticeship programme that we hope will help to remedy the current skills shortage in the industry. We’ll be sponsoring each year’s intake and offering some of those who complete the two-year course an apprenticeship

as an electrical, mechanical or instrumentation technician. It’s important for us as a company to be able to work across all areas of the energy sector and it’s fantastic that we can encourage youngsters to get involved in the industry with hands-on, practical experience.

it is important to me that as the company grows we try hard to maintain the family feel that our customers and staff appreciate, as it is what makes 3sun group different. We’ve also trained over 30 exmilitary staff and our 3sun Academy has supported them throughout the transition into the company. We are committed to continuing this support and have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and have a number of initiatives in place to support exservice personnel. From a personal perspective, having served with the Army as a young man, this is very important to me and 3sun Group will always endeavour to do the right thing by our servicemen and women.

What is your greatest career achievement to date? Last year, we secured a £10m investment from the Business Growth

Fund (BGF). The funding followed many years of consistent growth and provided us with the extra capital we required to further accelerate the business. It was an enormous achievement for the company and testament to the dedication of the entire team at 3sun Group. We were also the first business based in the East of England to secure BGF backing and so I was truly delighted with the achievement.

What do you enjoy most about your job? I thoroughly enjoy the daily variety that my role offers. I can be developing individual training plans one day, and the next I’m involved in huge amounts of planning and preparation for large acquisition deals. We have a number of long-term, strategic growth targets across all divisions and so I enjoy working with several teams to ensure effective collaboration within the Group that will allow us to achieve our overall objectives. Ultimately, I recognise that our success is powered by our people and so it’s important for me to be accessible to staff and involved with operations at all levels.

What advice would you give to someone starting out in the industry? Many people think that simply paying for training will be enough for a successful start in this industry. However, I believe that the underpinning educational and vocational qualifications are vital as a foundation, combined with practical experience.

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pROcuREmEnt bOSS callS fOR fuRthER cOllabORatiOn in induStRy Oil and gas firms are wasting $1.5bn through ‘siloed’ approach to managing supplier risk

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“The oil and gas industry is cyclical in nature and currently in stormy waters because of the drop in oil price. That could well lead to a change in behaviours, when the focus shifts to reducing immediate costs in the supply chain. “It’s important to recognise that over the longer term, there is value in having a more sustainable supplier base. But across the industry, there is still evidence of significant waste and inefficiency where companies fail to embrace collaborative working. There has never been a better time to promote the benefits of collaboration across the oil and gas industry.” That’s the view of Norman McLennan, Vice President of Supply Chain, Sasol Exploration & Production International, and Chairman of the steering group of Achilles FPAL – the UK supplier pre-qualification database for the oil and gas industry, which he considered an exemplar of how collaboration can bring benefits. He spoke after new research from Achilles showed oil and gas

firms across the world are wasting more than $1.5bn a year on managing business critical information about their suppliers – because they’re failing to embrace a joined up collaborative way to tackling the administrative burden. In total, 92 per cent of oil and gas companies across the UK, USA, Spain, Brazil and The Nordics said they, and their international affiliates, require the same standards from suppliers in terms of health and safety, environment, quality, sustainability and ethics. There is no competitive advantage in holding mandatory information on compliance. But despite this synergy – and that many oil and gas firms are reliant on the same suppliers – 60 per cent of oil and gas companies admitted they are not working collaboratively, and are tackling due diligence tasks such as pre-qualification, verification and audits on an individual basis. It comes despite repeated calls for collaborative working within the oil and gas industry, including The Wood Review,1 and the Economic report 20142 from Oil and Gas UK.

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Mr McLennan added: “I am not entirely surprised by the results of this survey. Across the sector, I continue to see significant opportunities to drive cost, waste and inefficiency out of the supply chain. However, many companies still haven’t ‘grasped the nettle’ in terms of collaborative working. The industry association Oil and Gas UK with its supply chain code of practice is a further great example of such collaborative working.

“I think there’s probably still nervousness in some quarters about working collaboratively; perhaps caused by fear that they’re giving something away tactically.” “I think there’s probably still nervousness in some quarters about working collaboratively; perhaps caused by fear that they’re giving something away tactically. But in reality, we are not talking about sharing commercially sensitive information like pricing – which would not be permissible. The collaboration we are talking about is a database which raises awareness of supplier capabilities and how they do business. Some organisations may not even be aware that opportunities exist to work collaboratively on managing supplier information. “Most upstream oil E&P companies want to try to pre-qualify and riskassess suppliers in a cost-effective way. You can either do it individually or you can do it via a community where all companies contribute to the same database and standards. “Working together creates a real advantage for buyers and suppliers. Buyers can reduce the burden of administration and by uploading information, contractors have a ‘marketing pitch’ where they show what they can do and where they can do it.”

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Research was carried out by independent research consultancy IFF, which conducted telephone interviews with supply chain professionals from 64 oil and gas companies across the UK, USA and Canada, Brazil, Spain and The Nordics – comprising Denmark, Norway and Sweden. It was commissioned by Achilles, which operates FPAL – a community used by major buying organisations within the oil & gas sector to identify, pre-qualify and assess suppliers for tender opportunities. Suppliers create online ‘profiles’ of their compliance and risk management information, which are visible to all oil and gas companies in the community. It means supplier information is only submitted, validated and audited once on behalf of the whole sector. Mike Viator, Global Director of Oil, said: “Oil and gas companies can spend up to 10 times longer than they need to on managing supplier information when they take a siloed approach. “At a time when costs are being closely scrutinised, oil and gas executives could add far more value to organisations by working on strategic activities, rather than administration about suppliers.”

About Achilles Achilles creates and manages a global network of collaborative industry communities, allowing trading partners to share high quality, structured, real-time data. Using cloud-based technology and industry expertise we act as an independent partner, providing validated data and insightful analytics to enable buyers across a sector to identify and manage risk and suppliers to increase market reach while increasing compliance and minimising costs for the network as a whole.

References 1. Wood Review: www.woodreview. co.uk/documents/UKCS%20 Maximising%20Recovery%20 Review%20FINAL%2072pp%20 locked.pdf 2. Oil & Gas UK Economic Report 2014: www.oilandgasuk.co.uk/ news/news.cfm/newsid/1066

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FEATURE: TECHNOLOGY

Developing a roadmap for growth through technology innovation Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. (Henry Ford) Words: Penny Hitchin

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hat can the oil and gas industry learn from other sectors? When it comes to harnessing investment in innovation and technology to gain government funding, it seems that the answer is: quite a lot! The audience at ITF’s Technology Showcase conference held in Aberdeen in March 2015 heard announcements of £6m new funding from Innovate UK for innovations that will lead to cleaner, more efficient conventional fuels. However this sum paled into insignificance when a couple of speakers from other sectors explained how they have accessed hundreds of millions of government money to fund technology innovation and development. When it comes to leveraging government funding, clearly oil and gas is lagging way behind. Leaders from the automotive and aerospace sectors explained how their industries have succeeded in getting government to invest on a far grander scale than is the case for oil and gas. Jerry Hardcastle, General Manager – Innovation and Performance Products at Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd and a leading light of the UK Automotive Council, the joint industry and government body dealing with strategy for the UK industry, reflected on the automotive industry’s success in gaining £500m of innovation funding. He explained, “It doesn’t just come overnight to your industry. You need to invest in a process to get

that money. We started the process 15 years ago at a time when the automotive industry was shrinking.” UK-based global automotive companies had different technology priorities – Jaguar Land Rover was interested in premium cars with big engines; Ford wanted to focus on small cars and downsizing engines; Nissan’s interest was in electric vehicles while Toyota wanted hybrid electric vehicles. The industry-wide UK New Automotive Innovation and Growth Team was launched in 2008 to facilitate a collective strategic view from the industry on the innovation and growth challenges facing it. These apparently conflicting priorities were reconciled because it was obvious that the UK automotive industry needed to talk to government with one voice. To this end it was important to identify the technology driver of change. Work by an independent consultant led to a road map and it became clear that everyone could agree that the electric vehicle power chain should be the focus for UK development work. The industry was then able to make a unified presentation to Department of Business, Enterprise & Skills (BIS) setting out the driver of change is reducing CO2 and the technology focus should be on electric vehicle power chains. Jerry Hardcastle says, “We said to Department of Business, Enterprise & Skills if you don’t invest in engines we will not have an engine manufacturing industry in this country in 10 years.”

One outcome has been the establishment in 2013 of a new Advanced Propulsion Centre to help develop, commercialise and enable the manufacture of low carbon advanced propulsion technologies in the UK. The centre is a £1bn investment shared between government and automotive industry. Other developments cofunded by government and industry include the Transport Systems and High Value Manufacturing Catapults.

“We collaborate at early stage and compete at later stages of Technology Readiness Levels. It took us seven or eight years to recognise which technologies we can collaborate on, but now we do it.” Hardcastle says that collaboration between competitors works on early-stage research that is perhaps 10 years away from market readiness. “We collaborate at early stage and compete at later stages of Technology Readiness Levels. It took us seven or eight years to recognise which technologies we can collaborate on, but now we do it.”

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UK aerospace industry – leveraging government money Aerospace is another industry which has succeeded in getting substantial government support for technology innovation programmes. The UK has a long tradition of aircraft manufacturing and technological advances. Currently UK manufacturing for civil aerospace is worth £24bn to the UK economy, providing a quarter of a million highvalue jobs. Its involvement in current generations of aircraft relies heavily on the investment in developing advanced technologies made in the 1970s and 1980s. However, ensuring future aircraft design and manufacturing capability requires continuing investment in advanced technology. The UK industry faces competition from countries including the USA, Germany and France, whose governments invest substantially in development, and ambitious new entrants such as China and Brazil. The market is currently focused on improving existing aircraft performance via noise reduction and fuel reduction. Designing aircraft for the future means being in down selection 15 years ahead. In 2013 government and the aerospace industry agreed to jointly fund the creation of the UK Aerospace Technology Institute. This works with industry, government and researchers to make best use of available investment for UK aerospace and ensure the UK’s aerospace technology strategy. Ruth Mallors-Ray is the Aerospace Technology Institute’s Chief Operating

Officer. She is very positive about how industry can leverage investment in development or innovation to get government funding. These strategies have seen the aerospace industry attract £2.1bn from the government. “In aerospace we have high-risk projects. We want to de-risk these. If you are a company that has money to invest in development or innovation you can leverage it to get government funding.”

“In aerospace we have high-risk projects. We want to de-risk these. If you are a company that has money to invest in development or innovation you can leverage it to get government funding.” Can oil and gas emulate aerospace and automotive? Aerospace’s Ruth Mallors-Ray suggests that the industry should ask really big, simple questions about what is the problem that needs fixing. She says, “Ask people do you want a slice of the pie: yes or no? Do you want to ensure growth in the UK? If yes, the industry needs to agree what the problem is it is trying to fix and then boil it down to two or three strands.

This might take a while. It’s a big question, but it should answered in simple terms with no ifs or buts. You need to get cohesion within the industry.” Jerry Hardcastle says that the key to unlocking government funding is to provide a return on investment, and government measures this in jobs. “Government is interested in jobs and we have managed to convince them is that high-value jobs are better than jobs. Once you’ve done that you’ve got the government’s attention. If you create jobs then you get funding, you can channel that funding, grow the funding and collaborate.” Hardcastle’s advice to the oil and gas industry is to understand what the mission is. “In the auto industry we are all global players but as an industry we adhere to the UK auto strategy for growth. The oil and gas industry needs a strategy for UK growth – something around emptying the UK North Sea of hydrocarbons in the most effective and efficient way and maintaining that competitiveness. The oil and gas industry needs to ask itself the question – what are we trying to do?” Ruth Mallors-Ray’s experience shows that trade bodies have an important role to play in facilitation. However they need to be prepared for a time-consuming process, with many iterations needed to get things lined up to secure vital funding. Judging by the results that the automotive and aerospace industries have achieved though it seems that patience can be richly rewarded.

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mEEting tOmORROW’S SubSEa tEchnOlOgy nEEdS tOday

Words: gordon drummond Project Director, National Subsea Research Initiative

With the focus firmly on innovation to enhance oil and gas production in the North Sea in the low oil price environment, the National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) is well-placed to speed up the process as a central focus for the development of new subsea technology. Project Director of NSRI, Dr Gordon Drummond, explains how the organisation can bring business, technology developers and academia together to get new technology to market more efficiently, helping to safeguard and extend the life of the North Sea. It is no secret that, in the current climate, oil and gas companies are much more receptive to new technology. Innovation will drive the efficiency the industry urgently needs and NSRI is in pole position to match those needs with development teams who potentially have the solution. We have an influential and pivotal role in making sure the UK’s subsea technology needs are understood and met against an increasingly complex and, often confusing, landscape.

As the focal point for the coordination of research and development (R&D) activities across the country’s subsea oil and gas sector, NSRI is facilitating the development of subsea technologies which enable increased recovery of hydrocarbons and prolong the life of the UKCS, and innovation which adds value to the UK’s subsea engineering base and helps maintain the country’s position as a world-leader in subsea. While NSRI will explore all areas of technology readiness – from concept to trials – the current focus is on the technologies nearest to market. NSRI is industry-led and industrydriven. This means that R&D activities are focused on solving real global challenges as identified by industry, ensuring any development will be relevant and adopted commercially on its introduction. This is a precise and directed approach and differentiates NSRI from other industry-led methodologies whereby a concept or application is developed in the hope there is an ultimate market for it. At Subsea Expo in February this year, NSRI launched the key areas

on which it will be focusing new subsea R&D. These themes support the need to reduce exploration and operational costs, increase efficiency and productivity and reduce decommissioning costs as outlined as the technology priorities in the Wood Review.

Within the current landscape, there is a greater need for the subsea voice to be heard and for more meaningful engagement between industry and academia. They are: environmental impact of decommissioning; decommissioning methods and techniques; enhanced oil recovery (EOR) / Increased Oil Recovery (IOR); well intervention; hardware components – including subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines and subsea processing systems; operational

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controls – including control systems, sensory technologies and data management; life of field assurance; economic appraisals; challenging environments; internationalisation; simulation and modelling; small field cluster development; work methods – including reliability, redundancy, quality, codes and standards. Our board has extensive experience in and understanding of what is required in the subsea sector. Through our technology advisory groups and in consultation with industry, we know these are the key areas where new technology and innovation are required. The leaders of these advisory groups will act as champions for our themes. The key to technology development is collaboration and we need to exploit the current environment whereby operators are much more willing to work together towards implementing tech-nology that can quickly yet effectively deliver improved efficiencies. Within the current landscape, there is a greater need for the subsea voice to be heard and for more meaningful engagement between industry and academia. NSRI provides direct links between the end-user, the subsea

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community and academia to form the best development team to take forward innovation or technology which will ensure the sustainability of the subsea industry beyond the life of the UK Continental Shelf. NSRI is now the primary source of

nSRi is focused on brokering the development of subsea technologies and working closely with all the relevant bodies to oversee maximum impact and no duplication of effort. knowledge on subsea technology for technology developers, universities, academics and centres of excellence wishing to conduct research or research-related activities. As the ‘go to’ advisory body and knowledge centre for subsea technology, NSRI is focused on

brokering the development of subsea technologies and working closely with all the relevant bodies to oversee maximum impact and no duplication of effort. Last year, NSRI came under the auspices of Subsea UK, which already has established links to subsea companies, to create an effective two-way communication with the entire subsea supply chain, from multi-national operators and subsea contractors through to innovative, small technology companies. This closer working relationship between the two organisations will see NSRI become the industry’s champion for the development of subsea technology. Together, we are in tune with the needs of the end-user, with the capabilities of the subsea supply chain and with the most relevant academic research. An initial three-year funding for NSRI, which is a not-for-profit organisation, has been secured from Scottish Enterprise, Subsea UK and industry with further industry funding expected.

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the ceraSphere project is opening up new gas and oil field exploration using production buoyancy at a depth of up to 5,000 metres – waters previously too deep to work in without failure Words: david cartlidge UK Matri

s more readily available crude oil and natural gas reserves continue to deplete, and with alternatives such as fracking continuing to court controversy, exploration in ever deeper water is becoming a more attractive and, crucially, an increasingly financially viable proposition for the oil and gas industries. While the existence and location of deeper water reservoirs is well known – over 40 per cent of gas and oil fields discovered between 2005 and 2009 were in ultra-deep water – they unfortunately cannot be exploited with current extraction technology. The reality is that existing technology is only capable of drilling at depths of up to 3,675 metres. At greater depths, the heavy deadweight and the stresses of drilling place the steel drill pipes in severe danger of breaking apart, a damaging and costly occurrence. To prevent such break-ups occurring, the traditional response has been to attach floating units to the drill pipe. This produces increased buoyancy which in turn substantially reduces the load on the deep-sea drill. By creating the buoyancy needed to hold the drills in the required position, this in theory enables drilling in deeper waters.

Syntactic foam So what exactly causes failure in what are also hugely expensive devices? Consisting of syntactic foam using many thousands of tightly packed micro and macro (effective up to 3,000m) spheres, current

designed in more than one size, these macrospheres can be packed with improved density, allowing higher compressive strength and use at far greater depths. buoyancy modules – which are about as big as a human body – may in extreme circumstances fail at the higher pressure of deeper waters as the spheres implode. This then necessitates expensive repairs, running into €100,000s, as well as the high cost of lost production and environmental damage. In answer to the challenge of delivering a robust technology that

enables exploration of important and lucrative oil and gas reserves even in deeper waters, the CeraSphere project is developing an innovative buoyancy unit which will deliver even when faced with the higher pressures of deep seas.

ceramic spheres The innovative technology under development through the CeraSphere project is creating a perfectly spherical, low-cost, ceramic macrosphere. Designed in more than one size, these macrospheres can be packed with improved density, allowing higher compressive strength and use at far greater depths than was previously possible. Led by Moulded Foams, the project coordinator, and the UK Materials Technology Institute (MATRI), a Pera Technology company, the nine company-strong consortium is using European funding to address sphere contact issues within current syntactic foams. Whereas current technology, together with inherent manufacturing inconsistencies, contributes to failure from stress concentrations, the CeraSphere solution will reduce stress and risk of failure by coating higherstrength ceramic spheres with an elastomeric resin.

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Optimised spheres Such spheres already exist, being used as buoyancy aids in submarines, and for good reason. Thanks to its stability and pressure resistance, a 10 centimetre sphere can withstand over 200 tonnes. The problem is one of price: just one ball costs around US$800 and many thousands are needed for every deep-sea drilling operation. Due to such prohibitive costs, Pera Technology and Moulded Forms asked Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Empa, for help in developing an optimised sphere with as little deadweight as possible, together with low production costs. Because the sphere should be as light and bulky as possible to generate maximum buoyancy, spheres with a thin wall and as little ceramic material as possible will be produced. The spheres are to be made from normal, low-priced ceramic powder, which is then mixed with water and chemical additives to form a substance akin to sludge – a mixture with a consistency of a thin milkshake.

precision As the project progresses, the challenges are being met one by one by the CeraSphere consortium.

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Because only perfectly round spheres will bear up against the tremendous pressure of deeper seas, the next stage is to produce a precision sphere from this mass. The ceramic spheres also need to be produced seamlessly in one go, so that every sphere retains its shape when fired in the oven.

the ceraSphere solution will reduce stress and risk of failure by coating higher-strength ceramic spheres with an elastomeric resin.

goal of the CeraSphere project is to develop a high-volume, low-cost technology and manufacturing process which will result in ‘perfect’ ceramic spheres. These can then be integrated into buoyancy units for ultra-deepwater oil and gas exploration.” “The team’s success will address current weaknesses in the sector, creating new opportunities for the SME supply chain and making improved technology available to ultimately provide greater security for the oil and gas industry. The European market is under threat from cheaper and inferior competing products, so we see this project as vital in maintaining European presence in these markets.”

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low cost Simply piecing together two halves to produce a single sphere is not an option. To make the spheres even more robust in exacting conditions, the elastomer coating will also enable the impact-sensitive ceramic spheres to be transported and installed safely. Pera Technology’s UK MATRI secured the project’s €1,111,000 funding through the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). David Cartlidge, Principal Project Manager at MATRI, said: “The overall

John Thornbury of CeraSphere’s project leader Moulded Foams added: “The task of integrating ceramic spheres into buoyancy units for ultra-deepwater oil and gas exploration sounds simple, but the pressures and technical problems are immense. It was clear very early in discussions we would have to assemble a highly competent team from many disciplines if we were to have a chance of success. We believe we have that team.”

FEATURE: tEchnOlOgy

aRE tEchnOlOgical adVancES KEy tO SuccESSful OpERatiOnS?

Words: alexander macleod Project Services Manager, Cambla

he fall in the oil price has resulted in widespread budgets cuts, which have seen many operators put a firm hold on recruitment activity and contracting work out to support companies. Despite this, the future looks bright for companies willing to seize new opportunities by developing technological advancements. Alexander MacLeod, Project Services Manager at independent project services consultancy Cambla, discusses how the company has adapted its service offering with the development of state-of-the-art software to meet the changing needs of the industry. The current downturn has affected companies of all sizes operating within the energy industry, from small start-ups to the world’s largest operators. The need for stringent cost control measures has never been more important, and recognising this, many companies have pulled back on capital expenditures since the price of oil dropped by more than 50 per cent. Many have had no other choice but to review their cost structures and take drastic measures to reduce their overheads. There is the concern that if the budget cuts are too severe, they could lead to a lack of resources on operational projects, affecting the

quality of the end result. Effective project support solutions play an integral part in the success of any project, from the initial planning stage right through to execution, and this has never been more crucial.

Ensuring the latest cost and schedule management procedures and software are in place at the initial stage of the project can give companies a competitive advantage in today’s market. The fluctuating oil price has driven major oil operators to undertake larger more complex projects with the aim of boosting production to replace ageing fields. These companies can no longer afford to risk any project oversights or delays which might once have been mitigated by the revenues made in the completion stage. Any additional costs that are unaccounted for can have a significant impact on the project success and the company’s revenue.

This rise in more complicated oilfield projects has increased the requirement for specialist project services, but with a widespread recruitment freeze sweeping the sector, internal project management teams are under extreme pressure to perform with minimal support. To ensure project teams have the resources required to achieve high-quality end results, it is important that they outsource expert project planning and schedule management support when required. This can support the project team when compiling accurate data, analysing it and help them determine what controls should be applied to mitigate the risk of projects becoming delayed and spiralling over budget. Ensuring the latest cost and schedule management procedures and software are in place at the initial stage of the project can give companies a competitive advantage in today’s market. Using the correct tools and technology will allow the team to effectively track a project’s progress, predict outcomes ahead of time and mitigate the risk of any oversights. Operating in a declining market, Cambla has faced its share of challenges. As a small company supplying a service to the oil and gas sector, we like many others have experienced substantial pressures to

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deliver cost reductions. We have been able to counteract this by offering a flexible and cost-effective service which can be tailored to suit each client’s requirements. To provide our clients with the level of support they require and save the final cost, the team work collectively on projects and ramp up and down the resources available according to demand. This is opposed to seconding a full-time project services consultant to work in-house, when they are not necessarily required for that length of time. By offering this flexible work method and agreeing costs before the project commences, we have delivered consistent cost-savings for our clients without impacting on their head count. Since the fall in the oil price, there has been a widely documented call for the government to support the industry by cutting tax rates and investing in North Sea oil. This is of course important, but companies operating within the energy industry can also take action and guarantee the future of their business by adapting their business strategies to suit this ever-changing market. Investing in the development of innovative new technology can play a key part in sustaining the energy sector for years to come. Recent reports have shown that despite the subsea industry facing considerable challenges now,

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the fundamentals remain relatively strong and the development of new technology could see significant improvements for the sector from 2017 onwards. Recognising this, Cambla developed state-of-the-art software to improve the accuracy and efficiency of planning subsea and marine operations. The declining production in mature, shallow water basins has led to an increase in deepwater operations and in operators deploying more and more vessels to support deeper, more complicated field developments. This has resulted in a significant rise in the number of vessels operating offshore at any one time, increasing the risk of multiple vessels arriving at the same location at the same time. If only one vessel can operate the other would be forced to wait to commence work or leave the field and return to port. There is a high cost to operate each vessel which can range from £100,000 to £300,000 per day; any time disruption or delay to the planned schedule can cause a huge loss in production and result in a significant cost for the operator. To overcome this issue, Cambla developed the Schedule Animation Tool (SAT), a multi-user application that provides an accurate visual representation of a vessel’s location and planned activities, making it

easier for operators to identify times when vessels are required to be in close proximity to other vessels or installations, and generates a list of relevant SIMOPs or Close Approach Risk Assessments required to be carried out in advance. Despite the negativity surrounding today’s climate, the oil and gas industry has proven to be resilient, having overcome a number of challenges over the last four decades. The team at Cambla are optimistic for the sector’s future and believe that technological innovation is the key to addressing the current issues.

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about cambla Cambla is an independent project services consultancy focused on the energy industry. The company offers expert project planning, risk assessment and cost control services for global subsea and marine projects. Operating from its headquarters in Aberdeen, the consultancy has a worldwide service offering, supporting operators and engineers with subsea and marine projects from the initial concept through to final closeout. The Cambla team currently comprises of four highly trained professionals, each with a wide range of experience and expertise, with plans to appoint a further two staff members within the next 12 months.

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FEATURE: UK FEATURE: Export FEATURE Finance

Lightening the load

Words: Paul Croucher Head of Trade Finance and Insurance Solutions, UK Export Finance

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he oil and gas industry has to steer a delicate course through economic cycles, tax changes and price fluctuations. As the UK’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance looks to help with at least one part of the solution: putting together the right finance for vital export contracts that can secure survival and growth through both good and more challenging times. We complement the private sector in providing finance guarantees to banks, direct lending and credit insurance. The oil and gas sector forms a significant part of our business, particularly through the involvement of major EPC contractors, and a good supply chain including from the hubs of Aberdeen and the North East of England. Many of these firms predominantly do business overseas, and because the UK oil and gas industry is globally renowned and has high-quality and safety standards, it has excellent opportunities to win work. Once business is secured, however, advance payment, performance and warranty bonds are usually required from the exporter. Under its Bond Support Scheme, UKEF provides a partial guarantee to a bank issuing a performance bond for a UK export contract. To qualify for support, exported goods and services

need a minimum of 20 per cent UK content, and UKEF can typically guarantee up to 80 per cent of the value of a bond. The scheme protects the bank against the risk of the exporter being unable to repay them if a demand is made on the bond.

We complement the private sector in providing finance guarantees to banks, direct lending and credit insurance. Without such a guarantee banks can often seek security for such bonds in the form of cash, or the exporter’s other banking facilities might be restricted when a bond is provided, either of which can squeeze a firm’s working capital. Last year, for example, UKEF support helped Offshore Group Newcastle (OGN) secure a multimillion-pound contract from Kvaerner for work on the Shell-operated Nyhamna onshore gas plant in Norway. We were able to guarantee a performance bond issued by OGN’s bank HSBC, allowing the firm to bid

successfully for the contract while retaining its working capital. UKEF is also able to offer working capital support directly to UK exporters, offering guarantees to banks to help them provide working capital loans to cover any extra finance required for export orders. This can be of particular benefit for small to medium-sized firms. We also offer insurance against risks such as non-payment by overseas buyers or contract bonds being called unfairly. Our insurance can facilitate finance for exporters, since banks may be more willing to provide loans for working capital if companies are insured. On the buyer side, we provide or guarantee loans to finance the purchase of goods and services from UK exporters. One example is a US $300m line of credit agreed with Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries to support the expansion of oil refineries in Gujarat state. More than 30 UK companies in the export supply chain are expected to benefit. This year, the emergence of Mexico as a key potential partner in this sector led to UKEF signing a memorandum of understanding with the Mexican state oil company, Pemex, outlining a potential line of credit of up to US $1bn, to benefit UK suppliers.

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Although the line of credit negotiations are at an early stage, UKEF and our sister department UK Trade & Investment are working with Pemex and trade associations to identify new suppliers and existing UK suppliers who may be able to expand their business. UK suppliers can be supported whether they are directly contracting with Pemex or through third-party contractors.

Last year UKEF support helped Offshore Group Newcastle (OGN) secure a multi-million-pound contract from Kvaerner for work on the Shelloperated Nyhamna onshore gas plant in Norway. As the UK oil and gas sector continues to face new challenges, we will continue to support all parts of the supply chain. There is pressure on the industry, but it has happened before. As long as businesses do not overstretch, they will survive to expand in good times. Where UK companies are cost and technologycompetitive, our national network of Export Finance Advisers and their colleagues in UKEF’s Business Group can help them seize new opportunities. Our advisers are free to consult, and can also offer pointers to other sources of government support – please contact us through our website for more information.

Case study: Techflow Marine Northumberland-based marine engineering specialist Techflow Marine started in 2005 to provide the oil and gas industry with specialised hose and dockside loading reels, up to 14 metres in diameter. The reels are used to offload crude oil from drill ships to tankers, and from tankers to onshore storage vessels. More than 90 per cent of the company’s business is overseas, mainly in the Far East and North and Latin America. In 2013 the company was awarded a contract to provide the Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) with a custom-made oil tanker offloading system, and was asked to provide a US $580,000 performance bond before starting work. In the past the company has provided 100 per cent cash cover for bonds, but the size of the CNOOC bond would have placed excessive restrictions on its cashflow.

Following discussions with the company UKEF agreed to guarantee a proportion of the bond so Techflow Marine only had to provide a reduced cash cover to secure it. Once the bond was secured, the company could ask CNOOC for the first of its stage payments. “Techflow Marine had a turnover of £4.6m in 2012, so this Chinese contract was significant for us,” says Graham Clark, Director at Techflow Marine. “It was not only significant in size, but it also represents our continued development within the Chinese market. We didn’t want to turn it down, which has happened with large contracts in the past. The help from UKEF meant that we were able to fund the contract, and use the freed-up funds to look for other international contracts. Without its help, this contract would have been too big for us.”

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The impact of a reduced oil price for young professionals Words: Lalit Bhamare Graduate petroleum engineer at Fairfield Energy Ltd, and SPE Aberdeen section young professional

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he last six months have seen the price of oil plummet by 60 per cent, which has had a significant effect on the oil and gas industry across the world. All companies operating in the oil and gas sector, or within its periphery, have had to bear the brunt of this decline and there has been much speculation as to the cause. As a result, companies have started to realign their projects, resulting in budget and job cuts across the industry. I am a young professional myself, working for a small independent company operating in the North Sea since I graduated in December 2011. Being in a graduate position, I started working as an Offshore Production Engineer and am now working in the subsurface department of the company. Like every other individual working in oil and gas, I have been affected by this dip and wanted to share my thoughts as a young professional. Since June 2014 oil prices have taken a hit, plummeting to $45 a barrel in January 2015. Currently it seems that the price has stabilised at around $60, but the market remains volatile. Companies across the world started suspending projects to reduce their overheads, creating a domino effect on employment within exploration and production companies, as well as service companies. Due to the uncertainty in the oil price, companies are understandably reluctant to invest money in projects. Planned investment has fallen from £8.5bn in last year’s Oil & Gas UK activity survey to just £3.5bn in current forecasts. Operational expenditure to keep platforms up and running is also high in the UKCS, with many brownfields which have been operated on for the last 20–30 years. Skilled offshore oil engineers who can earn up to £1,000 per day as contractors are now seeing their rates slashed by operators, however many have been advised to become permanent staff on lower total

salary packages. This reduces the operational expenditure whilst keeping skilled workers in employment. Suspending projects, cutting down contractor rates and lowering head counts are a few of the measures currently being employed by companies in the North Sea to ensure their survival. In these circumstances, young professionals with limited experience may be concerned about job security and future opportunities.

If you have worked hard and demonstrated enthusiasm and potential, [young professionals] may find they are preferable candidates compared to middle management, enabling savings on salaries. However, if you have worked hard and demonstrated enthusiasm and potential, these individuals may find they are preferable candidates compared to middle management, enabling savings on salaries. Many companies will introduce redundancies on the basis of the contribution to business, and so participating in the discussion of cost-cutting measures and suggesting innovative ideas to reduce expenditure when given the opportunity could work in your favour. The oil and gas industry is prone to introducing job cuts during a downturn, and then find that they face skills shortages when the industry recovers. Hopefully lessons have been learnt from the past, and we will not see a repeat of this situation. The oil industry is accustomed to sudden dips in oil price; many of our

senior colleagues have encountered more than one such lull in their careers. As young professionals we can take advice from them on how to survive in these market conditions. Being in Aberdeen is beneficial as we are able to speak to many industry professionals at networking events organised by societies such as the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Industry conferences, for example the upcoming DEVEX event in May, feature events including ‘How should young professionals cope during a reduced oil price?’ Industry experts will address the concerns of young professionals, whilst offering guidance on how to ‘weather the storm’. Most of the North Sea assets are mature fields with a high lifting cost; hence it is uneconomical to produce from a number of these fields. This dip in oil price has deemed these fields inefficient, with companies considering pulling out. This opens up a completely new discipline of well abandonment, generating a number of opportunities for young professionals and those still studying. This is a key opportunity for young people to create a career in the topical area of well abandonment, which could potentially become a vital area of employment in the coming years. Tax regimes also pose as an issue for the North Sea oil industry. Proposed new regulatory frameworks and tax reforms could boost investment, and maximise recovery of the 16bn barrels of oil thought to be still held in reservoirs within the UKCS. These tax reviews are also intended to safeguard 450,000 jobs across the entire oil and gas supply chain in the UK, which would keep the vital North Sea rigs pumping. As we all know, oil price variation is a cycle and this downturn will stabilise. As young professionals we need to weather out this storm, and look ahead to new opportunities arising.

FEATURE: HV ASSET MANAGEMENT

Condition monitoring technology for managing high-voltage assets

Words: Dr Lee Renforth HVPD

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he reliability of process-critical high-voltage (HV) assets within the petrochemical industry is crucial to maintaining both production and refining output. The application of On-Line Partial Discharge (OLPD) Condition Monitoring (CM) technology is now becoming more widely accepted in the worldwide petrochemical industry as a diagnostic aid to help support preventative maintenance regimes, and to avoid costly, unplanned outages. The average electrical plant outage cost for the industry is reported to be $220,000 per hour1, equating to $5,285m per day. OLPD monitoring provides continuous, diagnostic insulation condition assessment of in-service HV plant, including cables, switchgear, rotating machines and transformers, in their operational mode. OLPD monitoring is regarded as the best ‘early warning’ indicator of insulation degradation and ‘incipient faults’ within in-service critical HV assets. These faults and degradation can be caused by manufacturing defects, environmental factors and/or incorrect installation issues. The OLPD condition monitoring technique is complementary to the more traditional ‘off-line’ partial discharge (PD) test technique which requires the HV cable or plant item

to be de-energised and isolated from the network with a portable power source. The techniques of on-line and off-line PD testing are very much complementary and symbiotic, as the on-line technique can be used to pre-sort any cable/plant/machine that requires an outage for further off-line diagnostic testing and repair. There is a wide range of technology available in the marketplace now for the OLPD monitoring of HV assets, ranging from simple-to-use, handheld test units (for screening large numbers of assets quickly) to continuous, 24/7 permanent OLPD monitoring solutions. By combining these technologies, it is possible to carry out a comprehensive, step-by-step condition-based assessment of the health and the risk of failure of the insulation across an entire HV network, to allow the plant operator to take early remedial action in advance of a potentially costly failure and outage. There is a strong argument for the application of continuous, 24/7 OLPD monitoring, to allow for the measurement of PD activity of inservice cables and plant under both normal and abnormal operating conditions. Often, variations in PD activity can occur due to associated thermal, electrical, ambient and mechanical (TEAM) operational stresses that the HV plant is subjected to, this being particularly notable

with rotating HV machines including motors and generators. This is why continuous OLPD monitoring is a much better diagnostic solution than the more traditional, periodic (typically annual) on-line PD ‘spot-tests’, which can miss sporadic, time-varying and environmentally driven PD activity in the HV network. The latest developments in continuous OLPD monitoring techniques include patent-pending, Queen’s Awards for Enterprisewinning technology that is designed specifically for remote OLPD continuous monitoring of Ex/ATEX HV motors located in hazardous gas zones. This method is achieved by installing wideband OLPD sensors and monitoring units at the central HV switchboards at a facility, without having to enter the Ex/ATEX hazardous gas zone. As the innovators in this field, HVPD is the only company in the world that applies the remote OLPD monitoring to assess the condition of complete HV networks, including power cables, switchgear, transformers and rotating machines. The successful deployment of OLPD technology can provide the operator with several benefits including: Safety – many diagnostic OLPD test and monitoring projects are instigated in response to insulation faults and equipment component

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failures. In this case there is an immediate requirement to carry out condition spot-tests on ‘sister’ plant to ensure that there is no immediate risk of plant failure and thus danger to staff. Safety is of particular relevance in the petrochemical industry, due to the potential consequences of serious HV plant failure.

looking ahead, the market demand for condition monitoring technology is increasing year on year, even amidst the recent economic crisis affecting the oil and gas market. Reliable life extension – as many in-service rotating HV machines are reaching the end of their ascribed ‘design life’ (of 20–25 years) operators face an important asset management decision as to whether to extend the life of these ageing assets, or to replace the machines with new units. Saving money – by maximising HV network availability, preventing unplanned outages and avoiding ‘loss of production’ costs through the detection and repair of ‘incipient’ HV insulation faults. Looking ahead, the market demand for condition monitoring technology in the industry is increasing year on year, even amidst the recent economic crisis affecting the oil and gas market. The OLPD condition-monitoring technology described in this article is being used to support condition based maintenance (CBM) regimes in the petrochemical industry as operators start to recognise the significant cost, safety and operational benefits.

Reference 1. ABB Technical Paper, ‘Motors & Generators Optimized Cost of Ownership’, 2013.

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RECRUITMENT: induStRy pictuRE

WORKing thROugh thE cyclE

a Words: mark clarke Frontier International

s oil and gas news continues to focus on the fluctuation of North Sea oil prices, we also see continued announcements of job losses across the industry. We’ve heard about it from several perspectives and across the board the overriding message seems to be “let’s get this into context”. From an oil and gas recruitment perspective, the message is similar – but with some additional insights on offer. Back in October, when initial contractor rate cuts were grabbing the headlines, we advised those looking to move job within the UK to sit tight as we were certain that the cuts would extend across the UK industry, affecting most companies and encompassing staff personnel too. No point in jumping from the frying pan into what has turned out to be the fire. These rate cut, and now job cut, announcements are part of a cycle we’ve seen several times before, but in the midst of uncertainty – for staff, contractors and businesses – that salient point is often forgotten. Whilst oil prices will continue to fluctuate, we advise our candidates and clients to remember that this is a cycle. In the longer term, demand will overtake supply again.

However, a key question the workforce asks us time and again is this: if demand for staff isn’t there at the moment, is a potential overseas move the best course of action?

if demand for staff isn’t there at the moment, is a potential overseas move the best course of action? Firstly, remember that the North Sea industry still needs to function. In December, Oil & Gas UK, OPITO and the department for Business, Innovation and Skills published a report which continued to highlight the importance of relevant skills development in schools, colleges and universities. Ultimately, they believe that eventually demand will once again outstrip supply. There’s an important message in there for those who are already working in the industry. In our business, we know that it’s a combination of the correct skills and attitude that make the ideal candidate.

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We frequently see one without the other, and those who want to develop their skills are illustrating that vital, correct attitude to their employer. It sounds obvious, but it’s often forgotten; when cuts are being made, staff who illustrate a commitment to their current role will go a long way towards ensuring a more certain future. Secondly, at times like these it’s an obvious (albeit major) decision to consider overseas work. It can be a step too far for many, depending upon circumstances, but don’t forget this can be considered in terms of a temporary move. Sections of the current overseas market are more buoyant for drilling and wells personnel, and as this area of expertise is likely to be one of those hit the hardest in the North Sea for now, an overseas contract role can be viewed as a short/ mid-term alternative. As oil prices start to recover, we expect the option for returning to a demand-led, North Sea market to be there. Particularly if, as has happened during past downturns, skilled personnel leave the North Sea and do not return due either to early retirement or settling into long-term work overseas. From the client perspective, we’re advising that now is the time for businesses to get back to basics and learn how to best utilise the resources external recruiters have to offer. In uncertain times, the use of recruitment consultants on an ad hoc basis is by far the most cost-effective way of managing your recruitment process. Instead of dedicating inhouse personnel and a significant portion of your budget to recruitment, consultancies can manage the process as and when required, preventing any unnecessary expenditure. For example, by utilising a recruiter’s resources, clients can instantly reduce their own budget. Whilst platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter can be costly for internal recruitment departments, external recruiters subscribe to and manage this process using specialist network and market knowledge to achieve the most valuable results. Solely using a recruitment consultancy’s job boards is cost-effective and will prevent additional time wasted on duplication of job adverts and applications, as some clients advertise their own

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jobs on these sites, alongside the consultant’s advert. Specialist knowledge is particularly beneficial when benchmarking industry averages for salaries and day rates. External recruitment companies have access to this information on a daily basis and so having a recruitment consultant on board instantly offers a more thorough insight into the anticipated rates across the industry as a whole. Having access to the benchmarks allows you to monitor and compare your own rates to ensure they are competitive for attracting the optimum candidates.

When cuts are being made, staff who illustrate a commitment to their current role will go a long way towards ensuring a more certain future. Despite the clear benefits of outsourcing, many companies still avoid external recruiters due to the ‘hard sell’ approach that recruitment consultants often take. Competition can be fierce and most claim to offer similar services, so what should you be looking for in a recruitment company? Establish if your recruitment provider offers additional services such as contractor management (local compliance, insurance, logistics, payroll, pensions, travel, day rate benchmarking, general contractor welfare etc.), which can also be hugely beneficial. By entrusting this element of recruitment to an external company with contractor management capabilities, you’re allowing someone else to take on the time-consuming role of managing all payroll, administration and insurance issues as well as taking control of potential redundancies. Being part of an industry that is constantly changing means we all have to adapt with it. Clients and candidates alike need to recognise that their recruitment agency can advise on how to come successfully through this latest stage in the oil and gas cycle.

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Benoil Services Ltd......................................................................................... 01635 253412

Fluorocarbon Company Ltd.................................................................. 0845 250 5100 John Bell Pipeline Equipment Company...................................... 01224 714514 New Pig Ltd........................................................................................................... 0800 919 900 Pipex px®.............................................................................................................. 01752 581200 Regal Tags............................................................................................................. 01992 537788

Grampian Fasteners...................................................................................... 01224 772777 OAASIS Group Ltd......................................................................................... 01493 660690 Outland Safety & Industrial Products.............................................. 01493 660690

Academic Institutions Atmos Consulting Ltd................................................................................ 0131 346 9100 Barrus E.P Ltd.................................................................................................... 01869 363659 Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply............................... 01780 756777 Cornwall Energy................................................................................................ 01603 604400 Crown Estate..................................................................................................... 0207 851 5000 Earthworks............................................................................................................. 01223 248346 ITB Ltd...................................................................................................................... 01224 224598 MediPro.................................................................................................................. 0845 838 7322 Robert Gordon University......................................................................... 01224 263320

Asbestos Surveys & Removal

Access Control

R Blackett Charlton Ltd.............................................................................. 01912 635544 RPS Consultants Ltd.................................................................................. 0845 601 2388

Asset Management Services

Accommodation Aiken Group Ltd................................................................................................ 01224 244300 Aramark Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01224 214000 Ferguson Modular Ltd................................................................................. 01467 626500 Griffin Marine Travel Ltd........................................................................... 0207 814 9966 Hertel.......................................................................................................................... 01740 667200 Horncastle Executive Travel Ltd........................................................ 0191 229 2001 Mech-Tool Engineering Ltd..................................................................... 01325 355141 TAG Energy Solutions Ltd........................................................................ 01642 565500

Accountancy Services Lovewell Blake LLP........................................................................................ 01502 563921 Simpson Forsyth Chartered Accountants................................... 01224 321133

Adhesives / Sealants Champion Environmental Technologies........................................ 01224 897060 Grampian Fasteners...................................................................................... 01224 772777 Hellermann Tyton Ltd................................................................................... 01922 458151

3sun Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01493 660121 ABS Consulting Ltd..................................................................................... 01925 287 300 Attric Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01482 324558 BSI Group (The British Standards Institution)......................... 0208 996 9000 C-SAM Ltd............................................................................................................ 01224 249550 EC Harris LLP................................................................................................... 0161 245 8700 Hayward Tyler................................................................................................. 01582 731144 IMC Group Ltd, The...................................................................................... 01462 688070 Kroy Europe Ltd.............................................................................................. 0118 986 5200 ModuSpec............................................................................................................. 01224 267720 Regal Tags............................................................................................................. 01992 537788 Secure I.T. Disposals Ltd........................................................................ 0870 727 1578 Seton Group........................................................................................................... 0800 585501 Specialised Management Services (SMS Ltd)......................... 01493 655515 Terrington Data Management................................................................ 01904 567674 TIA Marine Ltd.................................................................................................... 01964 527666 Wilde Analysis Ltd......................................................................................... 0161 474 7479

ATEX Electronics Design

Air Ambulance Horncastle Executive Travel Ltd........................................................ 0191 229 2001

Air Charter / Freight Services / Supplies Bond Offshore Helicopters....................................................................... 01224 779007 Chapman Freeborn Airchartering Ltd............................................. 01293 572872 G Travel.................................................................................................................... 01277 897711 Griffin Marine Travel Ltd........................................................................... 0207 814 9966 Hunt & Palmer Plc........................................................................................... 01293 558000

Datalink Electronics........................................................................................ 01509 231023 Eztek Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01224 798832

Audio Visual / Photography Services C A Clase (UK) Ltd......................................................................................... 02392 i-3D The Interactive 3D Studio...................01493 650741 / 07899 Inuktun Europe Ltd......................................................................................... 01224 Tannahill Reay Visual Communications Ltd............................... 01942

247920 997698 200125 262424

LV Shipping Ltd (Aberdeen).................................................................... 01224 725572

Battery Supplies / Services

LV Shipping Ltd (Felixstowe).................................................................. 01394 278784

NorSea Group.................................................................................................. 01224 451 001

CellCare Technologies Ltd....................................................................... 01858 468438 Chalmit Lighting.............................................................................................. 0141 882 5555 Chloride Electronics Ltd........................................................................... 0238 061 0311 Creasefield............................................................................................................ 01460 54800 Harland Simon Power Solutions......................................................... 01908 565656 JCE Group............................................................................................................. 01224 798600 Oceantools Ltd.................................................................................................. 01224 709606 RZ Steatite Ltd................................................................................................... 01527 512400 SAFT Batteries................................................................................................. 0191 456 1451 Steatite Ltd............................................................................................................ 01527 512400 Swale Oceanographic.................................................................................. 01420 473334

Alternators

Bearings / Transmissions

Genco EEC Ltd................................................................................................. 01780 721619

BRT Bearings Ltd............................................................................................ 01224 772000 CTG Ltd................................................................................................................... 01295 220130

LV Shipping Ltd (Great Yarmouth).................................................... 01493 657755 LV Shipping Ltd (Immingham)............................................................... 01469 574392 LV Shipping Ltd (Liverpool).................................................................... 0151 649 8880 LV Shipping Ltd (London Heathrow)............................................. 0208 751 4040 LV Shipping Ltd (Middlesborough).................................................... 01642 440744 LV Shipping Ltd (Newcastle)................................................................ 0191 500 6090

ABRASIVES

Braemar Howells Ltd.................................................................................... 01646 697041 North Safety Products Europe.............................................................. 01706 693800 Pyeroy Ltd............................................................................................................ 0191 493 2600 Quill International Group............................................................................. 01332 864664 RPS Consultants Ltd.................................................................................. 0845 601 2388 RSK Environment............................................................................................. 01928 728166 Stork Technical Services........................................................................... 01224 722888 Sureclean Ltd...................................................................................................... 01651 869349

University Of Aberdeen............................................................................... 01224 272484

Zaun........................................................................................................................... 01902 796699

Asbestos Services

LV Shipping Ltd (Southampton).......................................................... 02380 612470 LV Shipping Ltd (Tilbury)............................................................................ 01375 489706 LV Valenbeck Packing & Freight Services Ltd...................... 0191 483 2290

Siemens Oil and Gas Division............................................................... 01272 696000

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CATEGORY LISTINGS DavyMarkham Ltd......................................................................................... 0114 244 9971

James Walker RotaBolt Ltd.................................................................... 01384 214442

Leeds Bronze Engineering Ltd........................................................... 0113 271 8711

James Walker Sealing Products and Services Ltd.............. 01270 536140

Power Jacks Ltd.............................................................................................. 01358 285100

Lindapter International................................................................................. 01274 521444 Motherwell Bride Ltd..................................................................................... 01698 266111

Schaeffler UK Ltd

PRD Fasteners Ltd......................................................................................... 01902 636246

Forge Lane, Minworth, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 1AP

W Christie (Industrial) Ltd.......................................................................... 01709 550088

Contact: E: T: F: W:

Karen Preston karen.preston@schaeffler.com 0121 313 5870 0121 351 7686 www.schaeffler.com

Rolevet Ltd......................................................................................................... 01902 421252

Bomb Disposal Ramora UK......................................................................................................... 08454 608 911

BOPs ADC Rig Inspection Supplies................................................................. 01224 209123 Coretrax Technology Ltd........................................................................... 01224 872020

Bespoke Battery Packs

Geoacoustics Ltd............................................................................................. 01493 600666 James Walker Moorflex Ltd.................................................................... 01274 562211

Creasefield

James Walker Sealing Products and Services Ltd.............. 01270 536140

Unit 1, Larchfield Estate, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0PF

Marin Subsea Ltd............................................................................................ 01358 722526

Contact: E: T: F: W:

Sonardyne Ltd.................................................................................................... 01252 872288

ModuSpec............................................................................................................. 01224 267720

Jason Holt jason@creasefield.co.uk 01460 54800 01460 57201 www.creasefield.co.uk

SUBC Engineering Ltd................................................................................ 01224 511670

Breathing Apparatus ASCO Numatics................................................................................................ 01695 713600

DMS Technologies.......................................................................................... 01794 525412 Harland Simon Power Solutions......................................................... 01908 565656 Swale Oceanographic.................................................................................. 01420 473334

Euro-Gas Management Services Ltd.............................................. 01803 844414 North Safety Products Europe.............................................................. 01706 693800 Scotsafe Testing Ltd – A Total Safety company................... 01224 771200 Sureclean Ltd...................................................................................................... 01651 869349 Total Access (UK) Ltd.................................................................................. 01785 850333

Bids & Tender Proposals Britain’s Energy Coast........................................................................... 01946 595285

Total Safety........................................................................................................... 01977 677937

Brokerage

Blast Cleaning Calder Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01905 723255

Craigie Engineering Sales & Services Ltd.................................... 07802 916577 MaRE Trans Ltd................................................................................................ 01224 781123

Corejet

Bulk Handling

Bankhead, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 6PP

Bosch Rexroth................................................................................................... 01480 223200

Contact: E: T: W:

ContiTech Beattie Ltd.................................................................................. 01670 528700

Brenntag UK & Ireland............................................................................... 0113 287 9227

Finlay Crocker finlay@corecut.co.uk 01506 854710 www.corecut.co.uk

EastPort UK........................................................................................... 01493 335510 / 500 EW Fuel Management Ltd........................................................................ 01763 248650 Mayflower Engineering.............................................................................. 0114 244 1353

Hughes Pumps Ltd........................................................................................ 01903 892358

PD Ports.................................................................................................................. 01642 877356 Suretank Cryogenics.............................................................................+353 41 6862022

NSG U.K. Ltd...................................................................................................... 01244 833100

Buoys & Buoyancy Products

Proserv Offshore Ltd..................................................................................... 01467 632020

Balmoral Offshore Engineering............................................................. 01224 859000

Quill International Group............................................................................. 01332 864664

Clarkwood Engineering Ltd..................................................................... 01902 710868

Richard Irvin Aberdeen Radiators Division................................ 01224 367 000

Dabbrook Services Ltd............................................................................... 01493 441711

Blast Protection

JW Automarine.................................................................................................. 01328 852308

Bohler Welding Group UK Ltd............................................................ 0121 569 7700 Solent Composite Systems Ltd........................................................... 01983 292602

Boat Services

Manuplas Ltd....................................................................................................... 01752 771740 Met Office............................................................................................................. 0870 900 0100 Ocean Instruments Ltd............................................................................. 0131 229 9586 Ocean Scientific International Ltd....................................................... 02392 488240

Alnmaritec Ltd..................................................................................................... 01665 602917

Pharos Marine................................................................................................... 0208 538 1100

Coastline Surveys Ltd.................................................................................. 01326 311220

PhotoSynergy Ltd (PSL)............................................................................. 01334 463327

Team Humber Marine Alliance.............................................................. 01482 485271

PPS Glassfibre Ltd......................................................................................... 01467 621907 RS Aqua Ltd........................................................................................................ 01730 828222

Bolting Systems Boltight Ltd.......................................................................................................... 0845 500 5556

Bursting Discs

Gee-Force Hydraulics.................................................................................. 01282 415468

Benoil Services Ltd......................................................................................... 01635 253412

Grampian Fasteners...................................................................................... 01224 772777

Elfab Ltd...................................................................... 0191 293 1273 / 07912 994136

Hire Torque Ltd (H.T.L)............................................................................. 0800 083 2202

Plansee SE Sales Office UK.................................................................... 01753 213070

Infinergy Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01202 847680

Wessington Cryogenics Ltd..................................................0191 512 0677/ 4923

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BURSTING DISCS

Forsyths Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01340 831787

CATEGORY LISTINGS Business Development Services

Cable Harnesses

Calash........................................................................................................................ 01224 637017 Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply............................... 01780 756777 Collinson Grant Ltd...................................................................................... 0161 703 5600 Colmena Associates Ltd............................................................................ 01900 810559 Decom North Sea............................................................................................ 01224 452170 Douglas-Westwood Ltd.............................................................................. 01227 780999 Forepoint Ltd....................................................................................................... 01772 511001 NOF Energy........................................................................................................ 0191 384 6464 Norwegian Collaboration Centre Ltd............................................. 0191 645 1248 OTM Consulting Ltd...................................................................................... 01483 598000 PTCI Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01763 269671 Tannahill Reay Visual Communications Ltd............................... 01942 262424 Worldwide Business Portfolios Ltd................................................. 0191 489 5205

Assembly Solutions Ltd.............................................................................. 01204 521999 Seacon (Europe) Ltd..................................................................................... 01493 652733

Cable Management Legrand Electric Ltd.................................................................................... 0121 515 0644

Cable Supplies / Services AEI Cables Ltd................................................................................................. 0191 410 3111 Agile Group......................................................................................................... 0871 700 2228 Alphastrut Ltd......................................................... 0114 233 1133 / 07767 434274 Assembly Solutions Ltd.............................................................................. 01204 521999 Bilfinger Industrial Automation Services........................................ 01942 868900 BPP-Cables........................................................................................................ 0845 217 7001 BPP-TECH........................................................................................................... 0845 217 7000

Business Performance Britain’s Energy Coast........................................................................... 01946 595285

CMP Products.................................................................................................. 0191 265 7411 glænd System UK Ltd............................................................................... 0121 502 3452 J&S Ltd..................................................................................................................... 01224 773435

Business Support Services

Kroy Europe Ltd.............................................................................................. 0118 986 5200 Legrand Electric Ltd.................................................................................... 0121 515 0644

Britain’s Energy Coast

Lindapter International................................................................................. 01274 521444

Derwentwater Pavilion, Ingwell Hall, Westlakes Science & Technology Park, Moor Row, Cumbria, CA24 3JZ

Slingco Ltd............................................................................................................ 01706 855558

Contact: Deb Lines E: info@britainsenergycoast.com T: 01946 595285 Twitter: @BritEnergyCoast W: www.britainsenergycoast.co.uk

Team Humber Marine Alliance.............................................................. 01482 485271

Support Solutions & Fabrication Ltd................................................ 01506 653708 Trelleborg................................................................................................................ 02476 464509

CAD / Draughting / 3D Design 3sun Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01493 660121

PTCI Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01763 269671

Aiken Group Ltd................................................................................................ 01224 244300 Allen Gears Ltd.................................................................................................. 01386 552211

Cable Accessories

Alnmaritec Ltd..................................................................................................... 01665 602917

A.S.P. Electro-Technology Ltd............................................................. 01455 635796 AEI Cables Ltd................................................................................................. 0191 410 3111 Alphastrut Ltd......................................................... 0114 233 1133 / 07767 434274 Balmoral Offshore Engineering............................................................. 01224 859000 BD Marine Ltd.................................................................................................... 02380 220294 Chalmit Lighting.............................................................................................. 0141 882 5555 CMP Products.................................................................................................. 0191 265 7411

Attric Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01482 324558 Axis Energy Projects Ltd..................................................................... 01224 284310 Barum & Dewar Ltd....................................................................................... 01271 375197 Castle Metals UK............................................................................................. 01254 586700 CLS Offshore Ltd............................................................................................. 01493 668730 Consteel Technical Services Ltd......................................................... 01287 623378 Consub................................................................................................................... 0208 941 4236

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Costain Energy & Process........................................................................ 01628 842444

COOPER Crouse-Hinds (UK) Ltd

Desktop Engineering Ltd........................................................................... 01993 883555

Building 2, Argosy Court, Whitely Business Park, Simitar Way, Coventry, CV3 4GA

Flowmaster Ltd.................................................................................................. 01327 306000

Contact: E: T: F: W:

ENG-CAD Ltd..................................................................................................... 01493 600400 Fugro GRL............................................................................................................. 01908 224670

Gordon Low gordon.low@cooperindustries.com 02476 308930 02476 301027 www.coopercrouse-hinds.eu

Cortland Fibron BX......................................................................................... 01224 215959 Ellis Patents Ltd................................................................................................. 01944 758395 Fairburn Engineering Ltd............................................................................ 01482 323352 Francis Brown Ltd........................................................................................... 01642 806000 glænd System UK Ltd............................................................................... 0121 502 3452 Hellermann Tyton Ltd................................................................................... 01922 458151 J&S Ltd..................................................................................................................... 01224 773435 Kroy Europe Ltd.............................................................................................. 0118 986 5200 Legrand Electric Ltd.................................................................................... 0121 515 0644 Lindapter International................................................................................. 01274 521444 Metreel Ltd.......................................................................................................... 0115 932 7010 Pipeline Engineering....................................................................................... 01748 813000 Pipeshield International Ltd...................................................................... 01502 560900 Slingco Ltd............................................................................................................ 01706 855558 Support Solutions & Fabrication Ltd................................................ 01506 653708 Trelleborg................................................................................................................ 02476 464509

Geo-Spatial Survey Solutions Ltd...................................................... 07713 160041 i-3D The Interactive 3D Studio...................01493 650741 / 07899 997698 JF Faber Ltd......................................................................................................... 01772 622200 Legrand Electric Ltd.................................................................................... 0121 515 0644

Man and Machine Ltd Unit 8, Thame 40, Jane Morbey Road, Thame, OX9 3RR Contact: E: T: W:

Kirsty Walker kirsty.walker@manandmachine.co.uk 01844 263700 www.mandandmachine.co.uk

Mayflower Engineering.............................................................................. 0114 244 1353 NIS Ltd...................................................................................................................... 01257 265656 Nuvia Ltd................................................................................................................. 01925 858200 Nuvia SITA NORM.......................................................................................... 01925 858200 OMS Optical Metrology Services Ltd.............................................. 01279 656038 Prospect.................................................................................................................. 01332 223999 SeaFab Consultants...................................................................................... 01224 797940 SP Illustrations.................................................................................................... 07715 343950

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CATEGORY LISTINGS Tannahill Reay Visual Communications Ltd............................... 01942 262424 Team Humber Marine Alliance.............................................................. 01482 485271 Tekla (UK) Ltd................................................................................................... 0113 307 1200 Wilde Analysis Ltd......................................................................................... 0161 474 7479 Wilton Engineering Services Ltd.......................................................... 01642 546611

Calibration Products & Services

Team Humber Marine Alliance.............................................................. 01482 485271

Castors / Wheels FTL Seals Technology Ltd...................................................................... 0113 220 3434 Wessington Cryogenics Ltd..................................................0191 512 0677/ 4923

Catering Services & Supplies

Beamex Ltd Newtown Grange Farm Business Park, Desford Road, Newton Unthank, Leicestershire, LE9 9FL Contact: E: T: F: W:

Leeds Bronze Engineering Ltd........................................................... 0113 271 8711 Rolevet Ltd......................................................................................................... 01902 421252

Brian Graham Brian.Graham@beamex.com 01455 821920 01455 821923 www.beamex.com

Aramark Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01224 214000 IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore Ltd..................................................... 01467 626500

Cathodic Protection Systems / Services 3sun Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01493 660121 Dabbrook Services Ltd............................................................................... 01493 441711 Hydro-Lek Ltd................................................................................................... 0118 973 6903 ISIS Technical Services Ltd..................................................................... 01651 871820

Julabo UK Ltd................................................................................................. 01733 265892 NPL Management Ltd............................................................................... 0208 943 6385 Ocean Scientific International Ltd....................................................... 02392 488240 R.U.M Consultancy Ltd.............................................................................. 01569 739066 Red Rooster Industrial (UK) Ltd........................................................... 01651 872101 Scotsafe Testing Ltd – A Total Safety company................... 01224 771200 Total Safety........................................................................................................... 01977 677937 W Christie (Industrial) Ltd.......................................................................... 01709 550088

PMAC Inspection............................................................................................. 01224 703032

CCTV Equipment / Services / Analytics Aberdeen Technical Services Ltd....................................................... 01224 573601 Assembly Solutions Ltd.............................................................................. 01204 521999 Bowtech Products Ltd................................................................................ 01224 772345 Fairburn Engineering Ltd............................................................................ 01482 323352 Imenco UK Ltd.................................................................................................. 01224 701749 Inspectahire Instrument Co. Ltd.......................................................... 01224 789692 Inuktun Europe Ltd......................................................................................... 01224 200125 JCE Group............................................................................................................. 01224 798600 Synectics Industrial Systems.................................................................. 01652 688908 Team Humber Marine Alliance.............................................................. 01482 485271 Uniqwin UK Ltd................................................................................................. 01925 286116 Zaun........................................................................................................................... 01902 796699

Chain Services

Cargo Handling

BD Marine Ltd.................................................................................................... 02380 220294

ALE.............................................................................................................................. 01889 272539 Certex Lifting Ltd............................................................................................ 0845 230 7475 Conserve Oilfield Services Ltd.............................................................. 01224 873797 David Ritchie Ltd.............................................................................................. 01307 462271 EastPort UK........................................................................................... 01493 335510 / 500 Ferguson Seacabs Ltd................................................................................ 01224 706464 Global Marine Systems Limited........................................................... 01245 702000 Hydraulic Pumps (UK) Ltd................................................................. 01709 360370 IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore Ltd..................................................... 01467 626500 NorSea Group.................................................................................................. 01224 451 001 Osprey..................................................................................................................... 01275 460 608 PD Ports.................................................................................................................. 01642 877356 R.B Ross Steel Fabrications Ltd......................................................... 01224 770577 Seafast Logistics.............................................................................................. 01394 694800

Certex Lifting Ltd............................................................................................ 0845 230 7475

Casting / Forging

Chambers of Commerce Norfolk Chamber of Commerce & Industry............................... 01603 625977 North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC)........................... 0191 386 1133 Uniqwin UK Ltd................................................................................................. 01925 286116

Chemical Pumps Bifold Fluidpower Ltd.................................................................................. 0161 345 4777 Brenntag UK & Ireland............................................................................... 0113 287 9227 BSS Group Plc................................................................................................. 0116 262 3232 Calder Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01905 723255 Checkpoint Pumps and Systems....................................................... 01224 775205 Hayward Tyler................................................................................................. 01582 731144 Julabo UK Ltd................................................................................................. 01733 265892 Northey Technologies Ltd....................................................................... 0845 260 0668 NW Pump & Valve Ltd................................................................................. 01229 811000

Bruck UK Ltd

Chemical Services

28/30 Wolverhampton Street, Dudley, DY1 1DB Contact: E: T: F: W:

Braemar Howells Ltd.................................................................................... 01646 697041 Chemoxy International Ltd....................................................................... 01642 248555

Klaus Scheid sales@bruck-uk.com 01905 796999 01905 796898 www.bruck-uk.com

Escubed Ltd....................................................................................................... 0845 838 8701 North Safety Products Europe.............................................................. 01706 693800

Chemical Technology Brenntag UK & Ireland............................................................................... 0113 287 9227

Coupe Foundry Ltd........................................................................................ 01772 338151 DavyMarkham Ltd......................................................................................... 0114 244 9971 Dean Group International Ltd.............................................................. 0161 775 1633

Corrosion Solutions Ltd.............................................................................. 01224 772694

Howco Oilfield Services............................................................................ 0114 244 6711

JWG Consulting Ltd.................................................................................... 0208 947 0052

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Escubed Ltd....................................................................................................... 0845 838 8701 Julabo UK Ltd................................................................................................. 01733 265892

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CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

Endress+Hauser Ltd................................................................................... 0161 286 5000 Eztek Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01224 798832 FW Marsh Energy Services..................................................................... 01983 615035 Gas Measurement Instruments Ltd................................................ 0141 812 3211 Geoacoustics Ltd............................................................................................. 01493 600666 Hilton Instruments........................................................................................... 01224 729990 Hire Torque Ltd (H.T.L)............................................................................. 0800 083 2202 HTL Group.......................................................................................................... 01670 700000

CATEGORY LISTINGS Chillers

HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering.................................................... 01224 707080

Julabo UK Ltd................................................................................................. 01733 265892

Civil Engineering Services

Imtech Marine & Offshore Ltd............................................................. 0191 495 4130 Industrial Technology Systems Ltd................................................... 01642 222232 JF Faber Ltd......................................................................................................... 01772 622200

Clugston Construction Ltd....................................................................... 01724 843491

ModuSpec............................................................................................................. 01224 267720

Costain Energy & Process........................................................................ 01628 842444

Mott MacDonald............................................................................................. 0208 774 2000

Currie & Brown................................................................................................ 0161 924 2620

Optimus (Aberdeen) Ltd............................................................................. 01224 264500

Deepdale Engineering Company Ltd.............................................. 01384 480022

Pipeline Engineering....................................................................................... 01748 813000

Mackinnon Construction............................................................................ 01263 512288

Saacke Marine Systems...................................................................... 02392 333900

Mott MacDonald............................................................................................. 0208 774 2000

Sick (UK) Ltd........................................................................................................ 01727 818418

Parsons Brinckerhoff................................................................................... 0161 200 5110

SMIT Subsea Africa................................................................................ +27 215 075 800

Pipeshield International Ltd...................................................................... 01502 560900

SMIT Subsea Europe BV.................................................................... +31 104 549 236

Prospect.................................................................................................................. 01332 223999

SMIT Subsea Middle East...................................................................+971 432 40404

Pyeroy Ltd............................................................................................................ 0191 493 2600

Synectics Industrial Systems.................................................................. 01652 688908

SW Global Resourcing Ltd.............................................................. 0844 692 0692

TIA Marine Ltd.................................................................................................... 01964 527666

TT-UK Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01234 342566

Communication Services & Solutions

Clamp Connectors

Converged Communication Solutions Ltd.................................. 01224 656386

Claxton Engineering Services Ltd...................................................... 01493 744500

Global Marine Systems Limited........................................................... 01245 702000

Imenco UK Ltd................................................................................................... 01224 701749

Mason (A Division of Analysys Mason) Ltd............................... 0845 600 5244

PK Hydraulics Ltd............................................................................................ 01224 249600

Tannahill Reay Visual Communications Ltd............................... 01942 262424

Schoolhill Hydraulic Engineering Co Ltd....................................... 01224 871086

WFS Technologies........................................................................................ 0845 862 6600

STATS Group...................................................................................................... 01224 772461 Wilton Engineering Services Ltd.......................................................... 01642 546611

Communications Equipment ABB Ltd................................................................................................................... 01480 475321

Classification / Certification Services

Agile Group......................................................................................................... 0871 700 2228

Cenelec Standards Inspection Ltd.................................................. 0191 250 2005

AND Group plc................................................................................................ 0191 258 1635

Special Welds Ltd............................................................................................ 01274 879867

Assembly Solutions Ltd.............................................................................. 01204 521999 C A Clase (UK) Ltd......................................................................................... 02392 247920

CNC Machining

Cenelec Standards Inspection Ltd.................................................. 0191 250 2005

Jet Engineering Plastics Ltd......................................................... 0141 958 0208

Converged Communication Solutions Ltd.................................. 01224 656386

RQT Precision Engineering Ltd

Fern Communications Ltd........................................................................ 01502 676045

Digital Angel Radio Communications Ltd.................................. 0141 558 2121 Unit 7, Wellheads Road, Farburn Industrial Estate, Dyce, Aberdeenshire, AB21 7HG

Flowtec AS............................................................................................................+47 51811200

Contact: E: T: F: W:

Global Marine Systems Limited........................................................... 01245 702000

David Scally ds@rqtprecision.co.uk 01224 774013 01224 441129 www.rqtprecision.co.uk

Hima-Sella Ltd.................................................................................................. 0161 429 4508 JCE Group............................................................................................................. 01224 798600 NesscoInvsat Ltd............................................................................................. 01224 428400 RZ Steatite Ltd................................................................................................... 01527 512400

Coiled Tubing Supplies / Services

SES Marine

Benoil Services Ltd......................................................................................... 01635 253412

Chichester House, Waterside Court, Neptune Close, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4NZ

Pipe Coil Technology Ltd........................................................................ 0191 295 9910 Sandvik Materials Technology UK Ltd......................................... 0121 504 5111 Suretank Cryogenics.............................................................................+353 41 6862022 Wellvention Ltd................................................................................................... 01224 798280

Column Maintenance Services DTEC an Engenda Group Company

CHILLERS

Innovation House, Units 1–6, Saturn Business Park, Hixon, Staffordshire, ST18 0PF

Gai Tronics Ltd.................................................................................................. 01283 500500

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Steve Colclough sales@dteccts.com 01889 270706 01889 279879 www.dteccts.com

Contact: E: T: F: W:

Jeff Dixon sales@ses-marine.com 01634 295500 01634 295536 www.ses-marine.com

Ships Electronic Services Ltd................................................................ 01634 295500 Sitelink Communications Ltd................................................................ 0191 417 4084 Sonardyne Ltd.................................................................................................... 01252 872288 Switchgear & Instrumentation Ltd...................................................... 01274 734221

Composite Materials Adrecotech Ltd.................................................................................................. 01394 382325 Aquatec Group Ltd......................................................................................... 01256 416010 CTG Ltd................................................................................................................... 01295 220130 Cutting & Wear Resistant Developments Ltd......................... 0114 257 8085

Commissioning Services

Desktop Engineering Ltd........................................................................... 01993 883555

Chloride Electronics Ltd........................................................................... 0238 061 0311

Dura Composites Ltd.............................................................................. 01255 423601

Costain Energy & Process........................................................................ 01628 842444

GlobAbility Ltd.................................................................................................... 01865 765986 Marshalls Hard Metals............................................................................... 0114 275 2282

Euremica Group................................................................................................ 01287 204020

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CATEGORY LISTINGS NPL Management Ltd............................................................................... 0208 943 6385

CMP Products.................................................................................................. 0191 265 7411

Nylacast Ltd....................................................................................................... 0116 276 8558

COOPER Crouse-Hinds (UK) Ltd................................................ 02476 308930

Pipex px®.............................................................................................................. 01752 581200

Cortland Fibron BX......................................................................................... 01224 215959

PPS Glassfibre Ltd......................................................................................... 01467 621907

Edgen Murray Europe Ltd...................................................................... 0131 333 3333 Flow-Technology Ltd.................................................................................... 01484 400880

Compressors Advanced Underwater Engineering Ltd........................................ 01502 509238 Air Technology Ltd.......................................................................................... 01509 264900 Airpac Bukom Oilfield Services............................................................ 01224 715008 Calder Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01905 723255 Coates Offshore................................................................................................ 01224 215400 Craigie Engineering Sales & Services Ltd.................................... 07802 916577 Fluorocarbon Company Ltd.................................................................. 0845 250 5100 Hiretech Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01224 791949 MSE (consultants) Ltd.................................................................................. 01224 619355

HAM-LET (UK) Ltd.......................................................................................... 01444 487555 Lokring Central (UK)...................................................................................... 01928 564640 PK Hydraulics Ltd............................................................................................ 01224 249600 Seacon (Europe) Ltd..................................................................................... 01493 652733 STATS Group...................................................................................................... 01224 772461 Subsea Supplies Ltd..................................................................................... 01224 705181 Switchgear & Instrumentation Ltd...................................................... 01274 734221 Valve & Fitting Solutions Ltd................................................................. 0191 489 1810 WFS Technologies........................................................................................ 0845 862 6600

Northey Technologies Ltd....................................................................... 0845 260 0668

Construction Services

Oilfield Machinery Ltd................................................................................... 01467 894145

Aiken Group Ltd................................................................................................ 01224 244300

Richard Irvin Aberdeen Radiators Division................................ 01224 367 000

Anglia Skills Academy.................................................................................. 01493 844224

Scotsafe Testing Ltd – A Total Safety company................... 01224 771200

CLS Offshore Ltd............................................................................................. 01493 668730

Siemens Oil and Gas Division............................................................... 01272 696000

Clugston Construction Ltd....................................................................... 01724 843491

The Lubricant Company Ltd................................................................. 0844 397 8000

Cordell Group Ltd............................................................................................ 01642 662400

Total Safety........................................................................................................... 01977 677937

Costain Energy & Process........................................................................ 01628 842444 CSL Engineering............................................................................................... 01224 285566

Computer / IT Equipment Agile Group......................................................................................................... 0871 700 2228 Inoapps................................................................................................................... 0870 112 2000 JF Faber Ltd......................................................................................................... 01772 622200 Kroy Europe Ltd.............................................................................................. 0118 986 5200 Pro Drive IT Ltd................................................................................................ 0845 507 0846 RZ Steatite Ltd................................................................................................... 01527 512400 Secure I.T. Disposals Ltd........................................................................ 0870 727 1578 Steatite Ltd............................................................................................................ 01527 512400

Donseed Ltd...................................................................................................... 0207 240 3007 EC Harris LLP................................................................................................... 0161 245 8700 EEEGR..................................................................................................................... 01493 446535 EPIC International Ltd............................................................................ 01493 660460 FoundOcean Ltd............................................................................................... 01628 567000 Knowles – a Hill International Company....................................... 01642 796610 Mackinnon Construction............................................................................ 01263 512288 Marske Site Services Ltd........................................................................... 01642 487855 North Safety Products Europe.............................................................. 01706 693800 Pipeshield International Ltd...................................................................... 01502 560900

Agile Group......................................................................................................... 0871 700 2228 Flowtec AS............................................................................................................+47 51811200 G5 Technologies.............................................................................................. 01224 443896 Inoapps................................................................................................................... 0870 112 2000 Pro Drive IT Ltd................................................................................................ 0845 507 0846

Pipetawse Ltd................................................................................................... 0191 237 6237 Pipex px®.............................................................................................................. 01752 581200 Pyeroy Ltd............................................................................................................ 0191 493 2600 Swagelining Ltd............................................................................................... 0845 180 3444 TT-UK Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01234 342566

Secure I.T. Disposals Ltd........................................................................ 0870 727 1578

Consultants

Computer / IT Training

4-sight Consulting........................................................................................... 01590 674218

i-3D The Interactive 3D Studio...................01493 650741 / 07899 997698 Inoapps................................................................................................................... 0870 112 2000 Man and Machine Ltd............................................................................. 01844 263700 Pro Drive IT Ltd................................................................................................ 0845 507 0846 Tannahill Reay Visual Communications Ltd............................... 01942 262424 Wilde Analysis Ltd......................................................................................... 0161 474 7479

ABS Consulting Ltd..................................................................................... 01925 287 300 Air Technology Ltd.......................................................................................... 01509 264900 Allelys Group........................................................................................................ 01527 857621 Assystem UK Ltd............................................................................................. 01772 645000 Attric Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01482 324558 AXIS Well Technology.................................................................................. 01224 829200 Barney Parsons Associates.................................................................... 01227 765381

Conference Equipment / Services

Bibby Ship Management Ltd............................................................... 0151 708 8000

Abandonment & Cutting Energy Services Ltd (ACES).... 0131 208 2082

BMT Cordah Ltd............................................................................................... 01224 414200

Capita Resourcing Ltd................................................................................. 07799 340791 Claremont Office Interiors (A&H) Ltd................................................ 01224 245400 Eclipse Translations Ltd.............................................................................. 01665 511036 EEZING................................................................................................................... 0207 091 4500 Matrix Composites & Engineering Ltd.......................................... 0191 206 4114 Resource Marketing Ltd...................................................................... 01229 400224 Tannahill Reay Visual Communications Ltd............................... 01942 262424

Connectors

BMT Fluid Mechanics Ltd....................................................................... 0208 614 4400 BMT Group Ltd............................................................................................... 0208 943 5544 BMT TITRON (UK) Ltd............................................................................... 0191 262 5242 BPP-Cables........................................................................................................ 0845 217 7001 Calash........................................................................................................................ 01224 637017 Caledonia Training & Consultancy Ltd........................................... 01224 708141 Capita Resourcing Ltd................................................................................. 07799 340791 CellCare Technologies Ltd....................................................................... 01858 468438 Collinson Grant Ltd...................................................................................... 0161 703 5600

Adelaide Engineering Co. Ltd................................................................ 01706 365604

Connect NDT Ltd............................................................................................. 01569 768738

Bowtech Products Ltd................................................................................ 01224 772345

Consub................................................................................................................... 0208 941 4236

Bruck UK Ltd................................................................................................... 01905 796999

Cornwall Energy................................................................................................ 01603 604400

Chalmit Lighting.............................................................................................. 0141 882 5555

Costain Energy & Process........................................................................ 01628 842444

Claxton Engineering Services Ltd...................................................... 01493 744500

Desktop Engineering Ltd........................................................................... 01993 883555

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Consultants

Computer / IT Repair

CATEGORY LISTINGS Diesel Consult..................................................................................................... 01524 811612 Douglas-Westwood Ltd.............................................................................. 01227 780999 Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd.................................................... 0207 538 0191 EC Harris LLP................................................................................................... 0161 245 8700 EEZING................................................................................................................... 0207 091 4500 EPIT Group Ltd.................................................................................................. 01224 798635 Frazer Nash Consultancy Ltd.............................................................. 0117 922 6242 G5 Technologies.............................................................................................. 01224 443896 Geo-Spatial Survey Solutions Ltd...................................................... 07713 160041 GlobAbility Ltd.................................................................................................... 01865 765986 Hambleton Risk Management Ltd..................................................... 01904 728995 Human Concepts UK Ltd......................................................................... 01392 823023 IDAC Ltd................................................................................................................ 0844 212 5900 IJS Consultants Ltd...................................................................................... 0161 237 6830 Industrial Technology Systems Ltd................................................... 01642 222232 Infield Systems Ltd....................................................................................... 0207 423 5000 Inoapps................................................................................................................... 0870 112 2000 INPIPE PRODUCTS Ltd............................................................................. 01748 834577 ITB Ltd...................................................................................................................... 01224 224598 JF Faber Ltd......................................................................................................... 01772 622200 JWG Consulting Ltd.................................................................................... 0208 947 0052 Knowles – a Hill International Company....................................... 01642 796610 Louiseville Consultancy Ltd..................................................................... 07740 844847 Man and Machine Ltd............................................................................. 01844 263700 Marex Marine & Safety Services.......................................................... 01224 894498 Marin Subsea Ltd............................................................................................ 01358 722526 Maritech Consultants Ltd.......................................................................... 01493 331822 Mason (A Division of Analysys Mason) Ltd............................... 0845 600 5244 Merchant Marketing Group..................................................................... 02380 225478 Mercury Design and Marketing Ltd.................................................. 01482 869553 MERL Ltd................................................................................................................ 01462 427850 Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd.......................................................... 01325 387480 ModuSpec............................................................................................................. 01224 267720 Mott MacDonald............................................................................................. 0208 774 2000 MSE (consultants) Ltd.................................................................................. 01224 619355 National Hyperbaric Centre..................................................................... 01224 698895 NEC Ltd................................................................................................................... 01642 660600 OMS Optical Metrology Services Ltd.............................................. 01279 656038 Optimus (Aberdeen) Ltd............................................................................. 01224 264500 OTM Consulting Ltd...................................................................................... 01483 598000 Paragon Simulation Services Ltd...................................................... 0121 550 0044 Parsons Brinckerhoff................................................................................... 0161 200 5110 Pipeshield International Ltd...................................................................... 01502 560900 Prospect.................................................................................................................. 01332 223999 PTCI Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01763 269671 Ramora UK......................................................................................................... 08454 608 911 Risktec Solutions Ltd.................................................................................... 01925 611200 Siemens Oil and Gas Division............................................................... 01272 696000

Containers Aiken Group Ltd................................................................................................ 01224 244300 Barum & Dewar Ltd....................................................................................... 01271 375197 Coates Offshore................................................................................................ 01224 215400 Conserve Oilfield Services Ltd.............................................................. 01224 873797 David Ritchie Ltd.............................................................................................. 01307 462271 Environstore Ltd................................................................................................ 01330 861016 Ferguson Modular Ltd................................................................................. 01467 626500 Ferguson Seacabs Ltd................................................................................ 01224 706464 IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore Ltd..................................................... 01467 626500 Jordan Manufacturing Ltd........................................................................ 01454 328300 Mech-Tool Engineering Ltd..................................................................... 01325 355141 PD Ports.................................................................................................................. 01642 877356 Pipex px®.............................................................................................................. 01752 581200 PPS Glassfibre Ltd......................................................................................... 01467 621907 R.B Ross Steel Fabrications Ltd......................................................... 01224 770577 Suretank Cryogenics.............................................................................+353 41 6862022

Containment Booms Braemar Howells Ltd.................................................................................... 01646 697041 Matrix Composites & Engineering Ltd.......................................... 0191 206 4114 Micron Eagle Hydraulics............................................................................. 01224 790970

Containment Systems Booth Industries Ltd...................................................................................... 01204 366333

Coolers Julabo UK Ltd................................................................................................. 01733 265892

Core Services Iron Mountain (UK) Ltd.............................................................................. 0207 939 1500 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)................... 0870 333 1600

Corporate Transport Bond Offshore Helicopters....................................................................... 01224 779007 G Travel.................................................................................................................... 01277 897711 Griffin Marine Travel Ltd........................................................................... 0207 814 9966

Corrosion Control/Protection DTEC an Engenda Group Company........................................ 01889 270706 Oxifree Ltd........................................................................................................... 0330 330 0004

PPG Protective & Marine Coatings Unit 3, Maisies Way, The Village, Carter Lane, South Normanton, Derbyshire, DE55 2DS E: T: F: W:

pmcsalesuk@ppg.com 01773 814520 01773 814 521 www.ppg.com

Simon Carves Ltd (A Punj Lloyd Company)............................ 0161 718 4400

Consultants

Sonomatic Ltd.................................................................................................... 01224 226913

Special Welds Ltd............................................................................................ 01274 879867

Corrosion Services

STATS Group...................................................................................................... 01224 772461

A & E Systems Ltd......................................................................................... 01362 694915

Survivex Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01224 794800

Advanced Coating Initiative Ltd (ACI).............................................. 01224 515320

Swagelining Ltd............................................................................................... 0845 180 3444

Arc Energy Resources Ltd....................................................................... 01453 823523

Sweett Group.................................................................................................... 0207 430 0603

Brenntag UK & Ireland............................................................................... 0113 287 9227

Thomson Ecology............................................................................................ 01462 675559

Corrosion Solutions Ltd.............................................................................. 01224 772694

Thomson Unicomarine................................................................................ 01462 675559

Cygnus Instruments Ltd............................................................................. 01305 265533

TIA Marine Ltd.................................................................................................... 01964 527666

David Ritchie Ltd.............................................................................................. 01307 462271

Total Access (UK) Ltd.................................................................................. 01785 850333

International Oilfield Drilling Supplies............................................... 01355 249224

University Of Aberdeen............................................................................... 01224 272484

Link Instruments................................................................................................ 01730 897100

Ward Hadaway................................................................................................ 0191 204 4000

Metal Improvement Company............................................................... 01332 224602

Wellvention Ltd................................................................................................... 01224 798280

NPL Management Ltd............................................................................... 0208 943 6385

Wilde Analysis Ltd......................................................................................... 0161 474 7479

Ocean IRM Ltd................................................................................................. 0845 519 3000

Worldwide Business Portfolios Ltd................................................. 0191 489 5205

Oxifree Ltd........................................................................................................... 0330 330 0004

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CATEGORY LISTINGS Lawson Engineers Ltd................................................................................. 01228 711470 MaRE Trans Ltd................................................................................................ 01224 781123 Oilfield Machinery Ltd................................................................................... 01467 894145 Rapp Ecosse UK.............................................................................................. 01779 490044 Sparrows................................................................................................................. 01224 704868

Pipex px®.............................................................................................................. 01752 581200 Proserv Offshore Ltd..................................................................................... 01467 632020 Pyeroy Ltd............................................................................................................ 0191 493 2600 Quill International Group............................................................................. 01332 864664 SGS Industrial Services.............................................................. +49 40 570 1974-20 Sonomatic Ltd.................................................................................................... 01224 226913 Spraylat International Ltd........................................................................... 01536 408409 Stork Technical Services........................................................................... 01224 722888 Sureclean Ltd...................................................................................................... 01651 869349 Swinton ElectroPlating Ltd..................................................................... 0161 794 8426 Tritex NDT Ltd.................................................................................................... 01305 257160 Whitford Ltd........................................................................................................ 01928 571 000

Bendalls Engineering..................................................................................... 01228 815350 Charles Thompson Ltd............................................................................... 01709 584011 Julabo UK Ltd................................................................................................. 01733 265892 Suretank Cryogenics.............................................................................+353 41 6862022 Wessington Cryogenics Ltd..................................................0191 512 0677/ 4923

Couplings

Cutting Equipment / Services

Adelaide Engineering Co. Ltd................................................................ 01706 365604 Aquatec Group Ltd......................................................................................... 01256 416010 CMP Products.................................................................................................. 0191 265 7411 ContiTech Beattie Ltd.................................................................................. 01670 528700 Cortland Fibron BX......................................................................................... 01224 215959 Dylan UK Ltd....................................................................................................... 01788 821080 Edgen Murray Europe Ltd...................................................................... 0131 333 3333 EW Fuel Management Ltd........................................................................ 01763 248650 Flow-Technology Ltd.................................................................................... 01484 400880 GKN Stromag UK Ltd................................................................................. 01933 675494 HAM-LET (UK) Ltd.......................................................................................... 01444 487555

Abandonment & Cutting Energy Services Ltd (ACES).... 0131 208 2082 Advanced Underwater Engineering Ltd........................................ 01502 509238 Cengar Ltd........................................................................................................... 01422 377 904 Claxton Engineering Services Ltd...................................................... 01493 744500 Cutting & Wear Resistant Developments Ltd......................... 0114 257 8085 Cutting Underwater Technology Ltd (CUT)................................ 01224 222950 Dean Smith & Grace Lathes (UK) Ltd.................................... 01535 605261 GlobAbility Ltd.................................................................................................... 01865 765986 Hydro-Lek Ltd................................................................................................... 0118 973 6903 Imenco UK Ltd.................................................................................................. 01224 701749 Maxim Power Tools Ltd........................................................................... 0141 552 5591 Moss Ltd................................................................................................................. 01539 737000 Oil States MCS Ltd........................................................................................ 01229 825080 Proserv Offshore Ltd..................................................................................... 01467 632020 Special Welds Ltd............................................................................................ 01274 879867 Underwater Engineering Services...................................................... 01358 789808 Wellvention Ltd................................................................................................... 01224 798280

Courier / Delivery Services DAP (UK) Ltd....................................................................................................... 01493 660020 LV Shipping Ltd (Aberdeen).................................................................... 01224 725572 LV Shipping Ltd (Felixstowe).................................................................. 01394 278784 LV Shipping Ltd (Great Yarmouth).................................................... 01493 657755 LV Shipping Ltd (Immingham)............................................................... 01469 574392 LV Shipping Ltd (Liverpool).................................................................... 0151 649 8880 LV Shipping Ltd (London Heathrow)............................................. 0208 751 4040 LV Shipping Ltd (Middlesborough).................................................... 01642 440744 LV Shipping Ltd (Newcastle)................................................................ 0191 500 6090 LV Shipping Ltd (Southampton).......................................................... 02380 612470 LV Shipping Ltd (Tilbury)............................................................................ 01375 489706 LV Valenbeck Packing & Freight Services Ltd...................... 0191 483 2290

Crane Services Certex Lifting Ltd............................................................................................ 0845 230 7475 Fettes Rankine Engineering..................................................................... 01224 573343 Hydraulic Pumps (UK) Ltd................................................................. 01709 360370 Micron Eagle Hydraulics............................................................................. 01224 790970 Rapid Rail GB Ltd............................................................................................ 01452 383001 Sparrows................................................................................................................. 01224 704868 SS Marine (UK) Ltd......................................................................................... 01779 841986 Survivex Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01224 794800 TRAC Oil & Gas Ltd....................................................................................... 01224 725800

Cranes

Dangerous Goods Handling / Management Braemar Howells Ltd.................................................................................... 01646 697041 Brenntag UK & Ireland............................................................................... 0113 287 9227 Falck Nutec Ltd............................................................................................... 0844 414 2142 Ferguson Seacabs Ltd................................................................................ 01224 706464 Hilton Instruments........................................................................................... 01224 729990 IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore Ltd..................................................... 01467 626500 Nuvia Ltd................................................................................................................. 01925 858200 Nuvia SITA NORM.......................................................................................... 01925 858200 Seafast Logistics.............................................................................................. 01394 694800 Tradebe Fawley................................................................................................. 02380 883018

Data Services ABB Ltd................................................................................................................... 01480 475321 AND Group plc................................................................................................ 0191 258 1635 Attric Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01482 324558 Baltic Exchange............................................................................................... 0207 369 1621 C-SAM Ltd............................................................................................................ 01224 249550 Calash........................................................................................................................ 01224 637017 Capula Ltd............................................................................................................. 01785 827000 Cenelec Standards Inspection Ltd.................................................. 0191 250 2005 Decom North Sea............................................................................................ 01224 452170 Donseed Ltd...................................................................................................... 0207 240 3007 Industrial Technology Systems Ltd................................................... 01642 222232 Infield Systems Ltd....................................................................................... 0207 423 5000 Iron Mountain (UK) Ltd.............................................................................. 0207 939 1500 Met Office............................................................................................................. 0870 900 0100

ALE.............................................................................................................................. 01889 272539

Paragon Simulation Services Ltd...................................................... 0121 550 0044

Ansell Jones Ltd............................................................................................. 0121 568 3420

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)................... 0870 333 1600

Chesterfield Special Cylinders Ltd................................................... 0114 242 7610

Saderet Ltd........................................................................................................... 01624 880366

Fettes Rankine Engineering..................................................................... 01224 573343

Secure I.T. Disposals Ltd........................................................................ 0870 727 1578

Gai Tronics Ltd.................................................................................................. 01283 500500

SeeByte.................................................................................................................. 0131 447 4200

Geoacoustics Ltd............................................................................................. 01493 600666

Terrington Data Management................................................................ 01904 567674

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John Bell Pipeline Equipment Company...................................... 01224 714514 Power Jacks Ltd.............................................................................................. 01358 285100 Rotaflow FV Ltd................................................................................................. 01663 735003 Sandvik Materials Technology UK Ltd......................................... 0121 504 5111 STATS Group...................................................................................................... 01224 772461 Stephenson Precision Components Ltd (SPC)....................... 01670 545000 Wessington Cryogenics Ltd..................................................0191 512 0677/ 4923

Cryogenic Vessel Manufacturer / Supplies

CATEGORY LISTINGS Decommissioning Services

INPIPE PRODUCTS Ltd............................................................................. 01748 834577

Abandonment & Cutting Energy Services Ltd (ACES).... 0131 208 2082

Integrated Engineering Services.......................................................... 01224 894222

Acona UK............................................................................................................... 01493 448054

John Lawrie (Aberdeen) Ltd.................................................................... 01224 871844

Aiken Group Ltd................................................................................................ 01224 244300

NSG U.K. Ltd...................................................................................................... 01244 833100

AKD Engineering Ltd..................................................................................... 01502 527821

Nuvia Ltd................................................................................................................. 01925 858200

BMT Cordah Ltd............................................................................................... 01224 414200

Nuvia SITA NORM.......................................................................................... 01925 858200

BMT Group Ltd............................................................................................... 0208 943 5544

Ocean IRM Ltd................................................................................................. 0845 519 3000

Boldman Ltd........................................................................................................ 01204 522123

Pipeline Engineering....................................................................................... 01748 813000

Caledonia Green Innovation Ltd.......................................................... 01224 430100

Proserv Offshore Ltd..................................................................................... 01467 632020

Chloride Electronics Ltd........................................................................... 0238 061 0311

Quill International Group............................................................................. 01332 864664

CHPV Offshore Energy Media Services........................................ 01502 500272

Sondex (UK) Ltd............................................................................................... 01932 333840

Claxton Engineering Services Ltd...................................................... 01493 744500

Stork Technical Services........................................................................... 01224 722888

CLS Offshore Ltd............................................................................................. 01493 668730

Sureclean Ltd...................................................................................................... 01651 869349

CSL Engineering............................................................................................... 01224 285566

Tradebe Fawley................................................................................................. 02380 883018

Currie & Brown................................................................................................ 0161 924 2620 Cutting Underwater Technology Ltd (CUT)................................ 01224 222950 Decom North Sea............................................................................................ 01224 452170

3sun Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01493 660121

ENG-CAD Ltd..................................................................................................... 01493 600400

4-sight Consulting........................................................................................... 01590 674218

EPIC International Ltd............................................................................ 01493 660460

ABB Ltd................................................................................................................... 01480 475321

Force Dredging Systems........................................................................... 02392 472710

AKD Engineering Ltd..................................................................................... 01502 527821

Fugro GRL............................................................................................................. 01908 224670

Allen Gears Ltd.................................................................................................. 01386 552211

Hydro-Lek Ltd................................................................................................... 0118 973 6903

AND Group plc................................................................................................ 0191 258 1635

IJS Consultants Ltd...................................................................................... 0161 237 6830

Attric Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01482 324558

InPro Systems.................................................................................................... 01224 244348

Axis Energy Projects Ltd..................................................................... 01224 284310

JF Faber Ltd......................................................................................................... 01772 622200

Babcock Group Plc....................................................................................... 01383 424109

Marin Subsea Ltd............................................................................................ 01358 722526

Barum & Dewar Ltd....................................................................................... 01271 375197

Met Office............................................................................................................. 0870 900 0100

Bilfinger Industrial Automation Services........................................ 01942 868900

Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd.......................................................... 01325 387480

BIS Valves Ltd................................................................................................. 01202 896322

Mon Maintenance Services Ltd........................................................... 01407 764211

BMT Group Ltd............................................................................................... 0208 943 5544

Moss Ltd................................................................................................................. 01539 737000

BMT TITRON (UK) Ltd............................................................................... 0191 262 5242

Mott MacDonald............................................................................................. 0208 774 2000

BPP-Cables........................................................................................................ 0845 217 7001

Nuvia Ltd................................................................................................................. 01925 858200

CLS Offshore Ltd............................................................................................. 01493 668730

Nuvia SITA NORM.......................................................................................... 01925 858200

Consub................................................................................................................... 0208 941 4236

Oil States MCS Ltd........................................................................................ 01229 825080

Cordell Group Ltd............................................................................................ 01642 662400

Oilfield Machinery Ltd................................................................................... 01467 894145 Optimus (Aberdeen) Ltd............................................................................. 01224 264500 Osprey..................................................................................................................... 01275 460 608 PacTec EPS Ltd............................................................................................... 01946 695005 Pipeline Engineering....................................................................................... 01748 813000 Proserv Offshore Ltd..................................................................................... 01467 632020 Prospect.................................................................................................................. 01332 223999 Pycko Scientific Ltd..................................................................................... 0115 911 0239

DECOMMISSIONING SERVICES

Quill International Group............................................................................. 01332 864664

Design Engineering Services

R.U.M Consultancy Ltd.............................................................................. 01569 739066 RAM Tubulars Scotland Ltd.................................................................... 01224 790013 Redhall Engineering Solutions Ltd..................................................... 01454 328270 Secure I.T. Disposals Ltd........................................................................ 0870 727 1578 Shepley Engineers Ltd................................................................................. 01946 599022 SMIT Subsea Africa................................................................................ +27 215 075 800 SMIT Subsea Europe BV.................................................................... +31 104 549 236 SMIT Subsea Middle East...................................................................+971 432 40404 Specialised Management Services (SMS Ltd)......................... 01493 655515 STATS Group...................................................................................................... 01224 772461 Stork Technical Services........................................................................... 01224 722888 TotalDECOM (Resource Marketing)................................................. 01229 400224 TRAC Oil & Gas Ltd....................................................................................... 01224 725800 Underwater Engineering Services...................................................... 01358 789808 Wilton Engineering Services Ltd.......................................................... 01642 546611

Descaling / Cleaning Services Calder Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01905 723255

Costain Energy & Process........................................................................ 01628 842444 Datalink Electronics........................................................................................ 01509 231023 DavyMarkham Ltd......................................................................................... 0114 244 9971 Denley Hydraulics Ltd.................................................................................. 01924 413400 Desktop Engineering Ltd........................................................................... 01993 883555 ENG-CAD Ltd..................................................................................................... 01493 600400 Frazer Nash Consultancy Ltd.............................................................. 0117 922 6242 Fugro GRL............................................................................................................. 01908 224670 FW Marsh Energy Services..................................................................... 01983 615035 Global Marine Systems Limited........................................................... 01245 702000 Hayward Tyler................................................................................................. 01582 731144 Hertel.......................................................................................................................... 01740 667200 Hima-Sella Ltd.................................................................................................. 0161 429 4508 HTL Group.......................................................................................................... 01670 700000 HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering.................................................... 01224 707080 Hydro-Lek Ltd................................................................................................... 0118 973 6903 Imenco UK Ltd.................................................................................................. 01224 701749 Industrial Technology Systems Ltd................................................... 01642 222232 INPIPE PRODUCTS Ltd............................................................................. 01748 834577 Integrated Engineering Services.......................................................... 01224 894222 JCE Group............................................................................................................. 01224 798600 JF Faber Ltd......................................................................................................... 01772 622200 Lawson Engineers Ltd................................................................................. 01228 711470 Ledwood Mechanical engineering..................................................... 01646 623600 Man and Machine Ltd............................................................................. 01844 263700 Marske Site Services Ltd........................................................................... 01642 487855

Corejet.................................................................................................................... 01506 854710

Mayflower Engineering.............................................................................. 0114 244 1353

Hughes Pumps Ltd........................................................................................ 01903 892358

Mech-Tool Engineering Ltd..................................................................... 01325 355141

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CATEGORY LISTINGS Mott MacDonald............................................................................................. 0208 774 2000 MSE (consultants) Ltd.................................................................................. 01224 619355 Neptune Marine Services Ltd................................................................ 01224 659950 NIS Ltd...................................................................................................................... 01257 265656 Nuvia Ltd................................................................................................................. 01925 858200 Nuvia SITA NORM.......................................................................................... 01925 858200 OMS Optical Metrology Services Ltd.............................................. 01279 656038 Optimus (Aberdeen) Ltd............................................................................. 01224 264500 PacTec EPS Ltd............................................................................................... 01946 695005 Parsons Brinckerhoff................................................................................... 0161 200 5110 Pipex px®.............................................................................................................. 01752 581200 Prospect.................................................................................................................. 01332 223999 Pyramid Engineering & Consulting.................................................. 0203 675 8980 R.B Ross Steel Fabrications Ltd......................................................... 01224 770577

Abermed Ltd........................................................................................................ 01224 788800 Advanced Underwater Engineering Ltd........................................ 01502 509238 Ansell Jones Ltd............................................................................................. 0121 568 3420 Ashford Instrumentation Limited......................................................... 01233 730999 Chesterfield Special Cylinders Ltd................................................... 0114 242 7610 Cortland Fibron BX......................................................................................... 01224 215959 Cygnus Instruments Ltd............................................................................. 01305 265533 Force Dredging Systems........................................................................... 02392 472710 Hiretech Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01224 791949 Imenco UK Ltd.................................................................................................. 01224 701749 Inuktun Europe Ltd......................................................................................... 01224 200125 Link Instruments................................................................................................ 01730 897100 Marin Subsea Ltd............................................................................................ 01358 722526 National Hyperbaric Centre..................................................................... 01224 698895

Reliance Precision Ltd

Professional Diving Academy................................................................. 01369 701701

Rowley Mills, Penistone Road, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0LE Contact: E: T: F: W:

Diving Services / Vessels / Equipment

Ramora UK......................................................................................................... 08454 608 911

Andrew Gibson amg@reliance.co.uk 01484 601077 / 01484 601000 01484 601001 www.reliance.co.uk

Sapa Profiles Ltd.............................................................................................. 01242 521641 SMIT Subsea Africa................................................................................ +27 215 075 800 SMIT Subsea Europe BV.................................................................... +31 104 549 236 SMIT Subsea Middle East...................................................................+971 432 40404 Special Welds Ltd............................................................................................ 01274 879867 Sub-Tech Systems Ltd............................................................................... 01229 820400

RZ Steatite Ltd................................................................................................... 01527 512400 Simon Carves Ltd (A Punj Lloyd Company)............................ 0161 718 4400 Sparrows................................................................................................................. 01224 704868 Suretank Cryogenics.............................................................................+353 41 6862022 Tannahill Reay Visual Communications Ltd............................... 01942 262424 Thermon (UK) Limited................................................................................ 0191 499 4900 Torus Supply Company Ltd.................................................................. 0844 225 2322 Total Carbide....................................................................................................... 01844 275171 Wessington Cryogenics Ltd..................................................0191 512 0677/ 4923 Wilde Analysis Ltd......................................................................................... 0161 474 7479 Wilton Engineering Services Ltd.......................................................... 01642 546611

Tiger Lifting UK Ltd........................................................................................ 01665 605130 Tritex NDT Ltd.................................................................................................... 01305 257160 Underwater Engineering Services...................................................... 01358 789808

Double Block & Bleed Valves Alco Valves Group UK................................................................................. 01484 710511

Downhole Equipment / Services Advanced Coating Initiative Ltd (ACI).............................................. 01224 515320 Barrett Steel Energy Products...................................................... 01709 386690 Caledonian Industries Ltd....................................................................... 0141 882 4691 Centronic Ltd....................................................................................................... 01689 808000 Churchill Drilling Tools.................................................................................. 01224 898848

Bilfinger Industrial Automation Services........................................ 01942 868900 Booth Industries Ltd...................................................................................... 01204 366333 Consub................................................................................................................... 0208 941 4236 Currie & Brown................................................................................................ 0161 924 2620 Datalink Electronics........................................................................................ 01509 231023 Denley Hydraulics Ltd.................................................................................. 01924 413400 Desktop Engineering Ltd........................................................................... 01993 883555 Forepoint Ltd....................................................................................................... 01772 511001 Global Marine Systems Limited........................................................... 01245 702000 JCE Group............................................................................................................. 01224 798600 Marske Site Services Ltd........................................................................... 01642 487855 Merchant Marketing Group..................................................................... 02380 225478 PacTec EPS Ltd............................................................................................... 01946 695005 Paragon Simulation Services Ltd...................................................... 0121 550 0044 Parsons Brinckerhoff................................................................................... 0161 200 5110 Pipex px®.............................................................................................................. 01752 581200 Pyramid Engineering & Consulting.................................................. 0203 675 8980 Simon Carves Ltd (A Punj Lloyd Company)............................ 0161 718 4400 SP Illustrations.................................................................................................... 07715 343950 Torus Supply Company Ltd.................................................................. 0844 225 2322 Wilde Analysis Ltd......................................................................................... 0161 474 7479 Zetechtics Ltd..................................................................................................... 01653 602020

Cutting & Wear Resistant Developments Ltd......................... 0114 257 8085 Edgen Murray Europe Ltd...................................................................... 0131 333 3333 James Walker Devol Ltd............................................................................ 01475 725320 James Walker Moorflex Ltd.................................................................... 01274 562211 James Walker Sealing Products and Services Ltd.............. 01270 536140 Laser Cladding Technology Ltd........................................................... 01909 470589 Lion Engineering Services Ltd............................................................... 01493 653642 Marin Subsea Ltd............................................................................................ 01358 722526 Marshalls Hard Metals............................................................................... 0114 275 2282 Matrix Composites & Engineering Ltd.......................................... 0191 206 4114 Oil States MCS Ltd........................................................................................ 01229 825080 Red Spider Technology Ltd.................................................................... 01224 275000 Redback Drilling Tools................................................................................. 01224 774000 Schoolhill Hydraulic Engineering Co Ltd....................................... 01224 871086 Smart Fibres Ltd............................................................................................... 01344 484111 Steatite Ltd............................................................................................................ 01527 512400 Swinton ElectroPlating Ltd..................................................................... 0161 794 8426 Total Carbide....................................................................................................... 01844 275171 Wellvention Ltd................................................................................................... 01224 798280

Dredging Services Proserv Offshore Ltd..................................................................................... 01467 632020

Detection Systems

Drilling (Consultant)

Zaun........................................................................................................................... 01902 796699

ADC Rig Inspection Supplies................................................................. 01224 209123

Disc Springs

Churchill Drilling Tools.................................................................................. 01224 898848

Bauer Springs Ltd........................................................................................... 01527 594900 WWW.THECONNECTSERIES.CO.UK

Caledonia Training & Consultancy Ltd........................................... 01224 708141 Merlin ERD Ltd................................................................................................... 01738 627922

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Design Services (Other)

CATEGORY LISTINGS Drilling (Deep) British Drilling & Freezing Company Ltd..................................... 0115 961 1250 Churchill Drilling Tools.................................................................................. 01224 898848 Laser Cladding Technology Ltd........................................................... 01909 470589 Merlin ERD Ltd................................................................................................... 01738 627922

Drilling (Services)

Stena Drilling Ltd.............................................................................................. 01224 401180

Acona UK............................................................................................................... 01493 448054 Antech Ltd............................................................................................................. 01392 440300 Artificial Lift Company Ltd.................................................................. +1 713 589 2599 British Drilling & Freezing Company Ltd..................................... 0115 961 1250 Centronic Ltd....................................................................................................... 01689 808000 Churchill Drilling Tools.................................................................................. 01224 898848 Datum Stratigraphic Associates Ltd.............................................. 0161 882 0082 Flowtec AS............................................................................................................+47 51811200 Merlin ERD Ltd................................................................................................... 01738 627922 North Safety Products Europe.............................................................. 01706 693800 RSK Environment............................................................................................. 01928 728166 Stena Drilling Ltd.............................................................................................. 01224 401180 TAG Energy Solutions Ltd........................................................................ 01642 565500 Total Carbide....................................................................................................... 01844 275171

Drilling (Equipment) Adelaide Engineering Co. Ltd................................................................ 01706 365604 Antech Ltd............................................................................................................. 01392 440300 Balmoral Offshore Engineering............................................................. 01224 859000 Bosch Rexroth................................................................................................... 01480 223200 British Drilling & Freezing Company Ltd..................................... 0115 961 1250 Carrack Ltd........................................................................................................... 01224 783100 Churchill Drilling Tools.................................................................................. 01224 898848 Claxton Engineering Services Ltd...................................................... 01493 744500 ContiTech Beattie Ltd.................................................................................. 01670 528700 Converteam UK Ltd....................................................................................... 01788 563563 Cortland Fibron BX......................................................................................... 01224 215959 Cutting & Wear Resistant Developments Ltd......................... 0114 257 8085 Environstore Ltd................................................................................................ 01330 861016 EW Fuel Management Ltd........................................................................ 01763 248650 Hydro-Lek Ltd................................................................................................... 0118 973 6903 Laser Cladding Technology Ltd........................................................... 01909 470589 Lion Engineering Services Ltd............................................................... 01493 653642 Marshalls Hard Metals............................................................................... 0114 275 2282

i-3D The Interactive 3D Studio...................01493 650741 / 07899 997698 Pro Drive IT Ltd................................................................................................ 0845 507 0846

Drilling (Underbalanced) British Drilling & Freezing Company Ltd..................................... 0115 961 1250

Duplex / Super Duplex

North Safety Products Europe.............................................................. 01706 693800

Callstain Ltd........................................................................................................ 0870 033 0783

Ray Oil Tool Company................................................................................. 01224 773313

Dust Extraction

Red Spider Technology Ltd.................................................................... 01224 275000

Rentavent............................................................................................................. 0808 178 3286

Redback Drilling Tools................................................................................. 01224 774000

Dynamic Positioning Equipment / Services

Stena Drilling Ltd.............................................................................................. 01224 401180 Techflow Flexibles Ltd................................................................................. 01670 828844 The Lubricant Company Ltd................................................................. 0844 397 8000 TT-UK Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01234 342566

ADC Rig Inspection Supplies................................................................. 01224 209123 Converteam UK Ltd....................................................................................... 01788 563563 Imtech Marine & Offshore Ltd............................................................. 0191 495 4130 Nautronix................................................................................................................. 01224 775700

Drilling (Inspection)

SeeByte.................................................................................................................. 0131 447 4200

ADC Rig Inspection Supplies................................................................. 01224 209123

SES Marine......................................................................................................... 01634 295500

Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd...................................... 01235 557700 Merlin ERD Ltd................................................................................................... 01738 627922

Ships Electronic Services Ltd................................................................ 01634 295500 Sonardyne Ltd.................................................................................................... 01252 872288

ModuSpec............................................................................................................. 01224 267720

Teledyne TSS Ltd............................................................................................ 01923 216020

SAAB Seaeye Ltd............................................................................................ 01489 898000

Ecological Monitoring / Management

SGS Industrial Services.............................................................. +49 40 570 1974-20 Stena Drilling Ltd.............................................................................................. 01224 401180

BMT Cordah Ltd............................................................................................... 01224 414200 Coastline Surveys Ltd.................................................................................. 01326 311220 Environmental Evaluation........................................................................... 01224 566159

Drilling (Measurement) Centronic Ltd....................................................................................................... 01689 808000 Marshalls Hard Metals............................................................................... 0114 275 2282 Merlin ERD Ltd................................................................................................... 01738 627922 Total Carbide....................................................................................................... 01844 275171

DRILLING (DEEP)

Drilling (Software / IT Services)

Merlin ERD Ltd................................................................................................... 01738 627922 Oilfield Machinery Ltd................................................................................... 01467 894145

Merlin ERD Ltd................................................................................................... 01738 627922 Simmons Edeco Europe Limited........................................................ 01493 653555 Stena Drilling Ltd.............................................................................................. 01224 401180 Swinton ElectroPlating Ltd..................................................................... 0161 794 8426

Drilling (Oilfield) Artificial Lift Company Ltd.................................................................. +1 713 589 2599 Assystem UK Ltd............................................................................................. 01772 645000 British Drilling & Freezing Company Ltd..................................... 0115 961 1250 Churchill Drilling Tools.................................................................................. 01224 898848

NPL Management Ltd............................................................................... 0208 943 6385 RSK Environment............................................................................................. 01928 728166 Terrington Data Management................................................................ 01904 567674 Thomson Ecology............................................................................................ 01462 675559 Thomson Unicomarine................................................................................ 01462 675559

Economic Development Calash........................................................................................................................ 01224 637017 Decom North Sea............................................................................................ 01224 452170 Norwegian Collaboration Centre Ltd............................................. 0191 645 1248

Claxton Engineering Services Ltd...................................................... 01493 744500

Engine Parts / Services

Cutting & Wear Resistant Developments Ltd......................... 0114 257 8085

Advanced Coating Initiative Ltd (ACI).............................................. 01224 515320

Earthworks............................................................................................................. 01223 248346

Bowman Power Group Ltd..................................................................... 02380 236700

Force Dredging Systems........................................................................... 02392 472710

Fettes Rankine Engineering..................................................................... 01224 573343

Laser Cladding Technology Ltd........................................................... 01909 470589

FW Marsh Energy Services..................................................................... 01983 615035

Marshalls Hard Metals............................................................................... 0114 275 2282

Oilfield Machinery Ltd................................................................................... 01467 894145

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CATEGORY LISTINGS

Engineer Manufacturing Advanced Coating Initiative Ltd (ACI).............................................. 01224 515320 Amelec Instruments....................................................................................... 01908 567003 Assembly Solutions Ltd.............................................................................. 01204 521999 Bifold Fluidpower Ltd.................................................................................. 0161 345 4777 Boldman Ltd........................................................................................................ 01204 522123 Booth Industries Ltd...................................................................................... 01204 366333 Callum Detuners Ltd..................................................................................... 01773 717341 Datalink Electronics........................................................................................ 01509 231023 Flexitallic Ltd......................................................................................................... 01274 851273 IDAC Ltd................................................................................................................ 0844 212 5900 INPIPE PRODUCTS Ltd............................................................................. 01748 834577 Lion Engineering Services Ltd............................................................... 01493 653642 Marste Engineering Ltd............................................................................... 01962 853103 Metreel Ltd.......................................................................................................... 0115 932 7010 Northey Technologies Ltd....................................................................... 0845 260 0668 Perfect Bore Manufacturing Ltd.......................................................... 01264 367929 PTCI Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01763 269671 Quadrant EPP UK Ltd.................................................................................. 01706 811000 RMIG Ltd................................................................................ 01925 839 600 / 652 / 610 Tata Steel Projects.......................................................................................... 01900 842662 Wallace Sheetmetal & Fabrication Ltd................................. 01697 342918

Engineering Software AVEVA Solutions Ltd............................................ 01246 572321/ 07881 092667

Engineering Supplies Adelaide Engineering Co. Ltd................................................................ 01706 365604 Advanced Coating Initiative Ltd (ACI).............................................. 01224 515320 ASAMS Ltd........................................................................................................... 01493 653535 ASCO Numatics................................................................................................ 01695 713600 Barrett Steel Ltd.............................................................................................. 01274 474 327 Bilfinger Industrial Automation Services........................................ 01942 868900 C Dugard Ltd...................................................................................................... 01273 732286 Cenelec Standards Inspection Ltd.................................................. 0191 250 2005 Churchill Drilling Tools.................................................................................. 01224 898848 Converteam UK Ltd....................................................................................... 01788 563563 Cortland Fibron BX......................................................................................... 01224 215959 Dean Smith & Grace Lathes (UK) Ltd.................................... 01535 605261 Fairburn Engineering Ltd............................................................................ 01482 323352 Fettes Rankine Engineering..................................................................... 01224 573343 Gas Measurement Instruments Ltd................................................ 0141 812 3211 GKN Stromag UK Ltd................................................................................. 01933 675494 Grampian Fasteners...................................................................................... 01224 772777 Hima-Sella Ltd.................................................................................................. 0161 429 4508 Imenco UK Ltd.................................................................................................. 01224 701749 Industrial Technology Systems Ltd................................................... 01642 222232 INPIPE PRODUCTS Ltd............................................................................. 01748 834577 Labtech Modular Engineering................................................................ 01224 337788 Mustang Engineering Ltd.......................................................................... 01483 717700 OAASIS Group Ltd......................................................................................... 01493 660690 Outland Safety & Industrial Products.............................................. 01493 660690 PacTec EPS Ltd............................................................................................... 01946 695005 PK Hydraulics Ltd............................................................................................ 01224 249600 Pyramid Engineering & Consulting.................................................. 0203 675 8980 Stemcor Special Steels Ltd..................................................................... 01246 458102 Vacuum Engineering Services Ltd................................................... 0161 866 8860

Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication & Construction Alphastrut Ltd......................................................... 0114 233 1133 / 07767 434274 ENG-CAD Ltd..................................................................................................... 01493 600400 WWW.THECONNECTSERIES.CO.UK

EPIC International Ltd Vanguard House, Vanguard Road, Gapton Hall Industrial Estate, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 0NT Contact: E: T: F: W:

David Rowan (MD) dave.rowan@epic-ltd.com 01493 660460 01493 660461 www.epic-ltd.com

Ledwood Mechanical engineering..................................................... 01646 623600 OGN Group........................................................................................................ 0191 295 8700 Support Solutions & Fabrication Ltd................................................ 01506 653708

Environmental Services Abermed Ltd........................................................................................................ 01224 788800 Argo Environmental Engineering Ltd............................................... 01884 258812 BMT Cordah Ltd............................................................................................... 01224 414200 BMT Group Ltd............................................................................................... 0208 943 5544 Braemar Howells Ltd.................................................................................... 01646 697041 Calash........................................................................................................................ 01224 637017 Chelsea Technologies Group Ltd..................................................... 0208 481 9000 Det Norske Veritas (DNV)........................................................................ 0207 716 6518 DNV Certification Ltd.................................................................................. 0207 716 6543 Enhydra Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01454 260060 Environmental Evaluation........................................................................... 01224 566159 G5 Technologies.............................................................................................. 01224 443896 Gas Measurement Instruments Ltd................................................ 0141 812 3211 GDF Suez Energy UK................................................................................. 0113 306 2000 Geological Assistance & Services (GASSRL)...................+39 0516 516716 HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering.................................................... 01224 707080 IJS Consultants Ltd...................................................................................... 0161 237 6830 InPro Systems.................................................................................................... 01224 244348 Integrated Engineering Services.......................................................... 01224 894222 John Lawrie (Aberdeen) Ltd.................................................................... 01224 871844 Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Limited............................. 0800 783 2179 / +2476882343 Mustang Engineering Ltd.......................................................................... 01483 717700 NPL Management Ltd............................................................................... 0208 943 6385 PacTec EPS Ltd............................................................................................... 01946 695005 Paragon Simulation Services Ltd...................................................... 0121 550 0044 Parsons Brinckerhoff................................................................................... 0161 200 5110 Process Analyser Systems Ltd............................................................. 01235 769841 Pycko Scientific Ltd..................................................................................... 0115 911 0239 Pyeroy Ltd............................................................................................................ 0191 493 2600 R.U.M Consultancy Ltd.............................................................................. 01569 739066 RAM Tubulars Scotland Ltd.................................................................... 01224 790013 Risktec Solutions Ltd.................................................................................... 01925 611200 RPS Consultants Ltd.................................................................................. 0845 601 2388 RSK Environment............................................................................................. 01928 728166 Secure I.T. Disposals Ltd........................................................................ 0870 727 1578 Tradebe Fawley................................................................................................. 02380 883018 Victor Marine Ltd.............................................................................................. 01708 899781

Equipment Testing BPP-Cables........................................................................................................ 0845 217 7001 BSI Group (The British Standards Institution)......................... 0208 996 9000 Cenelec Standards Inspection Ltd.................................................. 0191 250 2005 Certex Lifting Ltd............................................................................................ 0845 230 7475 Chesterfield Special Cylinders Ltd................................................... 0114 242 7610 Denley Hydraulics Ltd.................................................................................. 01924 413400 Gas Measurement Instruments Ltd................................................ 0141 812 3211 Hilton Instruments........................................................................................... 01224 729990 HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering.................................................... 01224 707080 Integrated Engineering Services.......................................................... 01224 894222

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EQUIPMENT TESTING

Sandwell UK Ltd............................................................................................... 01327 350205 Simmons Edeco Europe Limited........................................................ 01493 653555 TIA Marine Ltd.................................................................................................... 01964 527666

CATEGORY LISTINGS Link Instruments................................................................................................ 01730 897100

FW Marsh Energy Services..................................................................... 01983 615035

Mon Maintenance Services Ltd........................................................... 01407 764211

International Oilfield Drilling Supplies............................................... 01355 249224

MSE (consultants) Ltd.................................................................................. 01224 619355

Isleburn Ltd........................................................................................................... 01349 832000

National Hyperbaric Centre..................................................................... 01224 698895

Ledwood Mechanical engineering..................................................... 01646 623600

PAMAS Oil and Gas Products Office UK.................................... 07917 713366

Marske Site Services Ltd........................................................................... 01642 487855

PK Hydraulics Ltd............................................................................................ 01224 249600

Mech-Tool Engineering Ltd..................................................................... 01325 355141

Scotsafe Testing Ltd – A Total Safety company................... 01224 771200

Mon Maintenance Services Ltd........................................................... 01407 764211

Sub-Tech Systems Ltd............................................................................... 01229 820400

MTL Group Ltd................................................................................................ 0114 261 5728

TIA Marine Ltd.................................................................................................... 01964 527666

Neptune Marine Services Ltd................................................................ 01224 659950

Total Safety........................................................................................................... 01977 677937

NIS Ltd...................................................................................................................... 01257 265656

Wilton Engineering Services Ltd.......................................................... 01642 546611

Exhibition & Conference Organisers Resource Marketing Ltd...................................................................... 01229 400224

OGN Group........................................................................................................ 0191 295 8700 Oldham Engineering Ltd.......................................................................... 0161 627 5822 Pipeshield International Ltd...................................................................... 01502 560900 Pipex px®.............................................................................................................. 01752 581200 Portobello-RMF Engineering Ltd....................................................... 0114 251 3092

Exhibition Services Claremont Office Interiors (A&H) Ltd................................................ 01224 245400 GlobAbility Ltd.................................................................................................... 01865 765986 Norwegian Collaboration Centre Ltd............................................. 0191 645 1248 Resource Marketing Ltd...................................................................... 01229 400224 Tannahill Reay Visual Communications Ltd............................... 01942 262424

Pyramid Engineering & Consulting.................................................. 0203 675 8980 R Blackett Charlton Ltd.............................................................................. 01912 635544 R.B Ross Steel Fabrications Ltd......................................................... 01224 770577 RMIG Ltd................................................................................ 01925 839 600 / 652 / 610 Sapa Profiles Ltd.............................................................................................. 01242 521641 SeaFab Consultants...................................................................................... 01224 797940 Shepley Engineers Ltd................................................................................. 01946 599022

Exploration Services Datum Stratigraphic Associates Ltd.............................................. 0161 882 0082 Earthworks............................................................................................................. 01223 248346 Marin Subsea Ltd............................................................................................ 01358 722526 Maritech Consultants Ltd.......................................................................... 01493 331822

Explosives Products / Services

Site & Field Services Ltd............................................................................ 01670 522522 Site & Offshore Specialists Ltd.................................................... 01670 714493 Stephenson Engineering............................................................................ 01942 883046 Suretank Cryogenics.............................................................................+353 41 6862022 Tata Steel Projects.......................................................................................... 01900 842662 Wallace Sheetmetal & Fabrication Ltd................................. 01697 342918

A.S.P. Electro-Technology Ltd............................................................. 01455 635796 Bedford Opto Technical Ltd............................................................ 01899 221221

Warren Services

Ciglow Industrial Services....................................................................... 0151 709 8800

4 Fison Way, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1HT

Southern Scientific.......................................................................................... 01273 497600

Contact: E: T: F: W:

Fabrication Machinery Jordan Manufacturing Ltd........................................................................ 01454 328300

Fabrication Machinery – Welding AKD Engineering Ltd..................................................................................... 01502 527821 QA Weld Tech Ltd.......................................................................................... 01642 222831 Tata Steel Projects.......................................................................................... 01900 842662 Welding Alloys Ltd........................................................................................... 01763 207568

Fabrication Services Adelaide Engineering Co. Ltd................................................................ 01706 365604 Aiken Group Ltd................................................................................................ 01224 244300 AKD Engineering Ltd..................................................................................... 01502 527821 Arc Energy Resources Ltd....................................................................... 01453 823523 BD Marine Ltd.................................................................................................... 02380 220294

EQUIPMENT TESTING

Bendalls Engineering..................................................................................... 01228 815350

Booth Industries Ltd...................................................................................... 01204 366333 Cairnhill - Specialist Fabrications........................................................ 01236 449338 Caledonia Green Innovation Ltd.......................................................... 01224 430100 Callum Detuners Ltd..................................................................................... 01773 717341

Sophie Kelly sophie@warrenservices.co.uk 01842 760850 01842 760860 www.warrenservices.co.uk

Welding Alloys Ltd........................................................................................... 01763 207568 Wessington Cryogenics Ltd..................................................0191 512 0677/ 4923 Wilton Engineering Services Ltd.......................................................... 01642 546611

Fasteners Barrett Steel Ltd.............................................................................................. 01274 474 327 Boltight Ltd.......................................................................................................... 0845 500 5556 Clarkwood Engineering Ltd..................................................................... 01902 710868 Eastern Seals (UK) Ltd................................................................................ 01670 840529 Grampian Fasteners...................................................................................... 01224 772777 Hellermann Tyton Ltd................................................................................... 01922 458151 Hubble & Co Ltd (Great Yarmouth).................................................. 01493 440261 Hubble & Co Ltd (Lowestoft).................................................................. 01502 521901 Lindapter International................................................................................. 01274 521444 PRD Fasteners Ltd......................................................................................... 01902 636246 Righton Ltd......................................................................................................... 0121 356 1141

Charles Thompson Ltd............................................................................... 01709 584011 CLS Offshore Ltd............................................................................................. 01493 668730 Commercial Services (Scotland) Ltd................................................ 01224 774150 Cordell Group Ltd............................................................................................ 01642 662400 David Ritchie Ltd.............................................................................................. 01307 462271 DavyMarkham Ltd......................................................................................... 0114 244 9971 Deepdale Engineering Company Ltd.............................................. 01384 480022 Dura Composites Ltd.............................................................................. 01255 423601 Fettes Rankine Engineering..................................................................... 01224 573343

Rolevet Ltd Askland Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 0BN Contact: E: T: F: W:

Dave Gledhill enquiries@rolevet.com 01902 421252 01902 715585 www.rolevet.com

Stemcor Special Steels Ltd..................................................................... 01246 458102

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CATEGORY LISTINGS Fencing

Fire and Blast Protection

Zaun........................................................................................................................... 01902 796699

ABS Consulting Ltd..................................................................................... 01925 287 300 Solent Composite Systems Ltd........................................................... 01983 292602

BigHead Bonding Fasteners Ltd......................................................... 01202 574601 Bilfinger Industrial Automation Services........................................ 01942 868900 Cortland Fibron BX......................................................................................... 01224 215959 Seacon (Europe) Ltd..................................................................................... 01493 652733 Smart Fibres Ltd............................................................................................... 01344 484111

Filters Amazon Filters Ltd.......................................................................................... 01276 670600 Antech Hydraulics Ltd................................................................................ 0845 680 0897 ASCO Numatics................................................................................................ 01695 713600 Bendalls Engineering..................................................................................... 01228 815350 BIS Valves Ltd................................................................................................. 01202 896322 Bollfilter UK Ltd.................................................................................................. 01621 862180 Coates Offshore................................................................................................ 01224 215400 Enhydra Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01454 260060 HAM-LET (UK) Ltd.......................................................................................... 01444 487555 Hydraquip (Newcastle)............................................................................... 0191 414 2491 North Safety Products Europe.............................................................. 01706 693800 OLAER Fawcett Christie Ltd................................................................... 01244 535515 PK Hydraulics Ltd............................................................................................ 01224 249600

Filtration Services Airpac Bukom Oilfield Services............................................................ 01224 715008 Amazon Filters Ltd.......................................................................................... 01276 670600

Flanges Adelaide Engineering Co. Ltd................................................................ 01706 365604 Allied International UK Ltd........................................................................ 01324 667488 Bruck UK Ltd................................................................................................... 01905 796999 BSS Group Plc................................................................................................. 0116 262 3232 Claxton Engineering Services Ltd...................................................... 01493 744500 Coretrax Technology Ltd........................................................................... 01224 872020 Dylan UK Ltd....................................................................................................... 01788 821080 Edgen Murray Europe Ltd...................................................................... 0131 333 3333 Flow-Technology Ltd.................................................................................... 01484 400880 Industrial Solutions International Ltd................................................ 01224 330645 International Oilfield Drilling Supplies............................................... 01355 249224 John Bell Pipeline Equipment Company...................................... 01224 714514 Lokring Central (UK)...................................................................................... 01928 564640 MRC Global.......................................................................................................... 01274 863260 NTS (National Tube Stockholders) Ltd.......................................... 01845 577440 Oxifree Ltd........................................................................................................... 0330 330 0004 PP Plasma Ltd................................................................................................. 0161 736 9299 QA Weld Tech Ltd.......................................................................................... 01642 222831 Regal Tags............................................................................................................. 01992 537788 Righton Ltd......................................................................................................... 0121 356 1141 Sandvik Materials Technology UK Ltd......................................... 0121 504 5111 SeaFab Consultants...................................................................................... 01224 797940 Wessington Cryogenics Ltd..................................................0191 512 0677/ 4923

Antech Hydraulics Ltd................................................................................ 0845 680 0897

Flares / Services

ASCO Numatics................................................................................................ 01695 713600

Argo Environmental Engineering Ltd............................................... 01884 258812 Argo Flare Services Ltd.............................................................................. 01628 478776 Drew Marine Signal & Safety Ltd........................................................ 02392 415700 Francis Brown Ltd........................................................................................... 01642 806000 GBA Flare Systems........................................................................................ 01628 610100 Hydraulic & Offshore Supplies Ltd................................................... 0191 549 7335 Northey Technologies Ltd....................................................................... 0845 260 0668

Callum Detuners Ltd..................................................................................... 01773 717341 Enhydra Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01454 260060 FTL Seals Technology Ltd...................................................................... 0113 220 3434 Hydraquip (Newcastle)............................................................................... 0191 414 2491 RMIG Ltd................................................................................ 01925 839 600 / 652 / 610

Financial Services Calash........................................................................................................................ 01224 637017

Flow Measurement

Caunce O’Hara & Co Ltd (Insurance Brokers)...................... 0161 833 2100

Booth Industries Ltd...................................................................................... 01204 366333

ABLE Instruments and Controls Ltd.............................................. 0118 931 1188 BEKA Associates Ltd................................................................................... 01462 438301 Delta Controls Ltd........................................................................................... 01252 729140 Endress+Hauser Ltd................................................................................... 0161 286 5000 One Subsea.......................................................................................................... 01224 282000 Sick (UK) Ltd........................................................................................................ 01727 818418 Terrington Data Management................................................................ 01904 567674

Fire Products / Services / Consultation

Flowline Equipment

A.S.P. Electro-Technology Ltd............................................................. 01455 635796

Alco Valves Group UK................................................................................. 01484 710511 Balmoral Offshore Engineering............................................................. 01224 859000 Eastern Seals (UK) Ltd................................................................................ 01670 840529 Hydraulic & Offshore Supplies Ltd................................................... 0191 549 7335 International Oilfield Drilling Supplies............................................... 01355 249224 Matrix Composites & Engineering Ltd.......................................... 0191 206 4114 Pipe Coil Technology Ltd........................................................................ 0191 295 9910 RPV.............................................................................................................................. 01274 510444 Slingco Ltd............................................................................................................ 01706 855558

N+1 Singer.......................................................................................................... 0207 496 3000 Paragon Simulation Services Ltd...................................................... 0121 550 0044 PTCI Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01763 269671

Fire & Blast Equipment

ABB Ltd................................................................................................................... 01480 475321 AND Group plc................................................................................................ 0191 258 1635 Angloco Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01924 441212 Angus Fire Engineering Ltd..................................................................... 01844 265000 BMT Fluid Mechanics Ltd....................................................................... 0208 614 4400 BSI Group (The British Standards Institution)......................... 0208 996 9000 Ciglow Industrial Services....................................................................... 0151 709 8800 Eagle Technical Products....................................................................... 0161 945 1333 Ellis Patents Ltd................................................................................................. 01944 758395

Fluid Products / Services

Fairburn Engineering Ltd............................................................................ 01482 323352 Link Instruments................................................................................................ 01730 897100

Antech Hydraulics Ltd................................................................................ 0845 680 0897 ASCO Numatics................................................................................................ 01695 713600

Longworth Ltd.................................................................................................. 0161 945 1333

Calder Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01905 723255

Mech-Tool Engineering Ltd..................................................................... 01325 355141

ContiTech Beattie Ltd.................................................................................. 01670 528700

Scotsafe Testing Ltd – A Total Safety company................... 01224 771200

Cortland Fibron BX......................................................................................... 01224 215959

Total Safety........................................................................................................... 01977 677937

Denley Hydraulics Ltd.................................................................................. 01924 413400

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Fibre Optics

CATEGORY LISTINGS Hydraulic Pumps (UK) Ltd................................................................. 01709 360370 IDAC Ltd................................................................................................................ 0844 212 5900 Lokring Central (UK)...................................................................................... 01928 564640 LV Shipping Ltd (Middlesborough).................................................... 01642 440744 Marshalls Hard Metals............................................................................... 0114 275 2282 Rotary Power Ltd........................................................................................... 0191 276 4444 Sapa Profiles Ltd.............................................................................................. 01242 521641

Sick (UK) Ltd........................................................................................................ 01727 Southern Scientific.......................................................................................... 01273 Survivex Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01224 Total Safety........................................................................................................... 01977 Victor Marine Ltd.............................................................................................. 01708

818418 497600 794800 677937 899781

Gauges Manufacturer / Services

Forged Bar / Forgings

A.S.P. Electro-Technology Ltd............................................................. 01455 635796 Budenberg Gauge Co. Ltd.................................................................... 0161 777 7300 Cygnus Instruments Ltd............................................................................. 01305 265533 Seetru Ltd............................................................................................................ 0117 927 9204 Tritex NDT Ltd.................................................................................................... 01305 257160

Callstain Ltd........................................................................................................ 0870 033 0783

Generators

Forklifts / Services

Pipex px®.............................................................................................................. 01752 581200

Airpac Bukom Oilfield Services............................................................ 01224 715008 Chloride Electronics Ltd........................................................................... 0238 061 0311 Coates Offshore................................................................................................ 01224 215400 Craigie Engineering Sales & Services Ltd.................................... 07802 916577 Crestchic Loadbanks.............................................................................. 01283 531645 Diesel Consult..................................................................................................... 01524 811612 Finning (UK) Ltd................................................................................................. 01543 465165 Genco EEC Ltd................................................................................................. 01780 721619 NOV Portable Power..................................................................................... 01224 899600 NOV Portable Power..................................................................................... 01493 660412 Oilfield Machinery Ltd................................................................................... 01467 894145 Richard Irvin Aberdeen Radiators Division................................ 01224 367 000 Siemens Oil and Gas Division............................................................... 01272 696000 SS Marine (UK) Ltd......................................................................................... 01779 841986

Saacke Marine Systems...................................................................... 02392 333900

Geology / Geophysical Survey

Sparrows................................................................................................................. 01224 704868 Suretank Cryogenics.............................................................................+353 41 6862022 Total Carbide....................................................................................................... 01844 275171

Survivex Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01224 794800

FPSO Axis Energy Projects Ltd..................................................................... 01224 284310 Babcock Group Plc....................................................................................... 01383 424109 Bendalls Engineering..................................................................................... 01228 815350 Bruck UK Ltd................................................................................................... 01905 796999 ContiTech Beattie Ltd.................................................................................. 01670 528700 Edgen Murray Europe Ltd...................................................................... 0131 333 3333 Fugro GRL............................................................................................................. 01908 224670 Gai Tronics Ltd.................................................................................................. 01283 500500 Optimus (Aberdeen) Ltd............................................................................. 01224 264500

Siemens Oil and Gas Division............................................................... 01272 696000 SMIT Subsea Africa................................................................................ +27 215 075 800 SMIT Subsea Europe BV.................................................................... +31 104 549 236 SMIT Subsea Middle East...................................................................+971 432 40404

Gas Products / Detection / Services A.S.P. Electro-Technology Ltd............................................................. 01455 635796 a1-cbiss Ltd....................................................................................................... 0151 666 8300

AXIS Well Technology.................................................................................. 01224 829200 Coastline Surveys Ltd.................................................................................. 01326 311220 CodaOctopus Products Ltd.................................................................. 0131 553 1380 Cortland Fibron BX......................................................................................... 01224 215959 Datum Stratigraphic Associates Ltd.............................................. 0161 882 0082 Earthworks............................................................................................................. 01223 248346 Geological Assistance & Services (GASSRL)...................+39 0516 516716

Horizon Geoscience

ASCO Numatics................................................................................................ 01695 713600

Horizon Survey Company (FZC), PO Box 68785, SAIF Zone, Sharjah

BMT Fluid Mechanics Ltd....................................................................... 0208 614 4400 BSI Group (The British Standards Institution)......................... 0208 996 9000

FLUID PRODUCTS / SERVICES

Chesterfield Special Cylinders Ltd................................................... 0114 242 7610

Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd 172 Brook Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SD Contact: E: T: W:

Fiona Macrae fiona.macrae@crowcon.com 01235 557700 www.crowcon.com

Dasic Marine Ltd.............................................................................................. 02380 252264 David Ritchie Ltd.............................................................................................. 01307 462271

Contact: E: T: F: W:

Matthew Suchley enquiries@horizon-geosciences.com +971 5 627 51189 +971 6 557 3047 www.horizon-geosciences.com

Maritech Consultants Ltd.......................................................................... 01493 331822 NCS Survey.......................................................................................................... 01224 749499 Pycko Scientific Ltd..................................................................................... 0115 911 0239 Seaview Sensing Ltd.................................................................................. 0114 201 5705 Southern Scientific.......................................................................................... 01273 497600 Specialist Subsea Services...................................................................... 01224 569910 University Of Aberdeen............................................................................... 01224 272484

Euro-Gas Management Services Ltd.............................................. 01803 844414

Geotechnical Survey

Gas Measurement Instruments Ltd................................................ 0141 812 3211

Coastline Surveys Ltd.................................................................................. 01326 311220

Hilton Instruments........................................................................................... 01224 729990

GDF Suez Energy UK................................................................................. 0113 306 2000

Link Instruments................................................................................................ 01730 897100

Geological Assistance & Services (GASSRL)...................+39 0516 516716

Marsh Bellofram Europe Ltd.............................................................. 0115 993300

Horizon Geoscience....................................................................... +971 5 627 51189

Northey Technologies Ltd....................................................................... 0845 260 0668

Hydraulic & Offshore Supplies Ltd................................................... 0191 549 7335

NPL Management Ltd............................................................................... 0208 943 6385

MaRE Trans Ltd................................................................................................ 01224 781123

Process Analyser Systems Ltd............................................................. 01235 769841

Maritech Consultants Ltd.......................................................................... 01493 331822

S.A.T. Systems Ltd........................................................................................ 01624 878673

Parsons Brinckerhoff................................................................................... 0161 200 5110

Scotsafe Testing Ltd – A Total Safety company................... 01224 771200

RSK Environment............................................................................................. 01928 728166

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CATEGORY LISTINGS

Global Information Systems C-SAM Ltd............................................................................................................ 01224 249550 Griffin Marine Travel Ltd........................................................................... 0207 814 9966 Infield Systems Ltd....................................................................................... 0207 423 5000 Inoapps................................................................................................................... 0870 112 2000 Iron Mountain (UK) Ltd.............................................................................. 0207 939 1500

Grating / Flooring Alphastrut Ltd......................................................... 0114 233 1133 / 07767 Francis Brown Ltd........................................................................................... 01642 John Bell Pipeline Equipment Company...................................... 01224 Pipex px®.............................................................................................................. 01752 SeaFab Consultants...................................................................................... 01224

434274 806000 714514 581200 797940

Grit Blasting Metal Improvement Company............................................................... 01332 224602 NSG U.K. Ltd...................................................................................................... 01244 833100 Proserv Offshore Ltd..................................................................................... 01467 632020 Pyeroy Ltd............................................................................................................ 0191 493 2600 Quill International Group............................................................................. 01332 864664 Rentavent............................................................................................................. 0808 178 3286 Stork Technical Services........................................................................... 01224 722888 Sureclean Ltd...................................................................................................... 01651 869349

Gas Measurement Instruments Ltd................................................ 0141 812 3211 Genco EEC Ltd................................................................................................. 01780 721619 Hima-Sella Ltd.................................................................................................. 0161 429 4508 HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering.................................................... 01224 707080 JCE Group............................................................................................................. 01224 798600 K Controls Ltd.................................................................................................... 01895 449601 Lee-Dickens Ltd................................................................................................ 01536 760156 MASTER LOCK Europe S.A.S.............................................................. 01787 222027 MEDC Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01623 444400 Pycko Scientific Ltd..................................................................................... 0115 911 0239 Scotsafe Testing Ltd – A Total Safety company................... 01224 771200 Servomex Group Ltd.................................................................................... 01202 669694 Steatite Ltd............................................................................................................ 01527 512400 Terrington Data Management................................................................ 01904 567674 Total Safety........................................................................................................... 01977 677937 Yarmouth Electrical Mechanical Services Ltd.......................... 01493 854555 Yarmouth Rewinds Ltd............................................................................... 01493 854555

Health & Safety / First Aid a1-cbiss Ltd....................................................................................................... 0151 666 8300 Abermed Ltd........................................................................................................ 01224 788800 Apex Industrial Chemicals........................................................................ 01224 878420 BSI Group (The British Standards Institution)......................... 0208 996 9000 Cenelec Standards Inspection Ltd.................................................. 0191 250 2005 Ciglow Industrial Services....................................................................... 0151 709 8800

Cenelec Standards Inspection Ltd.................................................. 0191 250 2005

Det Norske Veritas (DNV)........................................................................ 0207 716 6518 DNV Certification Ltd.................................................................................. 0207 716 6543 Donseed Ltd...................................................................................................... 0207 240 3007 Euro-Gas Management Services Ltd.............................................. 01803 844414 Falck Nutec Ltd............................................................................................... 0844 414 2142 FrontierMEDEX................................................................................................... 01594 545123 heightec Group Ltd................................................................................... 01539 728866 Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Limited............................. 0800 783 2179 / +2476882343 Marex Marine & Safety Services.......................................................... 01224 894498 MediPro.................................................................................................................. 0845 838 7322 New Pig Ltd........................................................................................................... 0800 919 900 North Safety Products Europe.............................................................. 01706 693800 Nuvia Ltd................................................................................................................. 01925 858200 Nuvia SITA NORM.......................................................................................... 01925 858200 PhotoSynergy Ltd (PSL)............................................................................. 01334 463327 Pisys Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01224 672460 Pycko Scientific Ltd..................................................................................... 0115 911 0239 Regal Tags............................................................................................................. 01992 537788 Risktec Solutions Ltd.................................................................................... 01925 611200

Chalmit Lighting.............................................................................................. 0141 882 5555

Scotsafe Testing Ltd – A Total Safety company................... 01224 771200

COOPER Crouse-Hinds (UK) Ltd................................................ 02476 308930

Seton Group........................................................................................................... 0800 585501

GRP Glass Fibre Balmoral Offshore Engineering............................................................. 01224 Cooper Industries............................................................................................ 01773 GlobAbility Ltd.................................................................................................... 01865 MEDC Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01623 PPS Glassfibre Ltd......................................................................................... 01467

859000 864100 765986 444400 621907

Hazardous Equipment / Services A-Belco Group of Companies............................................................... 01670 813275 A.S.P. Electro-Technology Ltd............................................................. 01455 635796 a1-cbiss Ltd....................................................................................................... 0151 666 8300 Abermed Ltd........................................................................................................ 01224 788800 ASCO Numatics................................................................................................ 01695 713600 Bedford Opto Technical Ltd............................................................ 01899 221221 BEKA Associates Ltd................................................................................... 01462 438301 Bifold Fluidpower Ltd.................................................................................. 0161 345 4777 Bilfinger Industrial Automation Services........................................ 01942 868900 Braemar Howells Ltd.................................................................................... 01646 697041

Cooper Industries............................................................................................ 01773 864100

SGS Industrial Services.............................................................. +49 40 570 1974-20

Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd...................................... 01235 557700

Survivex Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01224 794800

Dabbrook Services Ltd............................................................................... 01493 441711

Total Access (UK) Ltd.................................................................................. 01785 850333

Datalink Electronics........................................................................................ 01509 231023

Total Safety........................................................................................................... 01977 677937

EPIT Group Ltd.................................................................................................. 01224 798635

Ward Hadaway................................................................................................ 0191 204 4000

Euro-Gas Management Services Ltd.............................................. 01803 844414

WYG Engineering Ltd................................................................................... 01228 592614

Heat Shielding Products Eztek Ltd Eztek House, Blackburn Industrial Estate, Kinellar, Aberdeen AB21 0RX Contact: E: T: W:

Mech-Tool Engineering Ltd..................................................................... 01325 355141 Plansee SE Sales Office UK.................................................................... 01753 213070

Heat Shrink Tubing

Tom McMillan sales@eztek.co.uk 01224 798832 www.eztek.co.uk

Kroy Europe Ltd.............................................................................................. 0118 986 5200

Heat Treatment Ajax TOCCO International Ltd............................................................. 0121 322 8000

Ferguson Modular Ltd................................................................................. 01467 626500

Clarkwood Engineering Ltd..................................................................... 01902 710868

Gai Tronics Ltd.................................................................................................. 01283 500500

Continental Alloys & Services................................................................ 01241 879436

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Seaview Sensing Ltd.................................................................................. 0114 201 5705 Specialist Subsea Services...................................................................... 01224 569910

CATEGORY LISTINGS Howco Oilfield Services............................................................................ 0114 244 6711 Julabo UK Ltd................................................................................................. 01733 265892 Keighley Laboratories Ltd......................................................................... 01535 664211 Rapid Heat Systems..................................................................................... 01244 670810

Allelys Group........................................................................................................ 01527 857621 Antech Hydraulics Ltd................................................................................ 0845 680 0897 Bardex (UK) Ltd................................................................................................. 01494 464138 BIS Valves Ltd................................................................................................. 01202 896322 Boltight Ltd.......................................................................................................... 0845 500 5556

Heat Ventilation / Air Conditioning Aiken Group Ltd................................................................................................ 01224 244300 Chloride Electronics Ltd........................................................................... 0238 061 0311 HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering.................................................... 01224 707080 Imtech Marine & Offshore Ltd............................................................. 0191 495 4130 Integrated Engineering Services.......................................................... 01224 894222 NIS Ltd...................................................................................................................... 01257 265656 Prospect.................................................................................................................. 01332 223999 Sondex (UK) Ltd............................................................................................... 01932 333840

Heating Exchangers

Bosch Rexroth................................................................................................... 01480 223200 Burkert Fluid Control Systems Ltd.................................................... 01285 648720 Chesterfield Special Cylinders Ltd................................................... 0114 242 7610 Clarkwood Engineering Ltd..................................................................... 01902 710868 ContiTech Beattie Ltd.................................................................................. 01670 528700 Denley Hydraulics Ltd.................................................................................. 01924 413400 EW Fuel Management Ltd........................................................................ 01763 248650 Flow-Technology Ltd.................................................................................... 01484 400880 Gee-Force Hydraulics.................................................................................. 01282 415468 Hire Torque Ltd (H.T.L)............................................................................. 0800 083 2202

Helicopters & Related Products / Services Bond Offshore Helicopters....................................................................... 01224 DMS Technologies.......................................................................................... 01794 Harran Limited.................................................................................................... 01224 Imenco UK Ltd.................................................................................................. 01224 Survivex Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01224

779007 525412 891300 701749 794800

HTL Group 45 Colbourne Avenue, Nelson Park Industrial Estate, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 1WD E: T: W:

group

Airpac Bukom Oilfield Services............................................................ 01224 715008 Allards International Ltd.............................................................................. 01382 770720 BSS Group Plc................................................................................................. 0116 262 3232 Charles Thompson Ltd............................................................................... 01709 584011 Coates Offshore................................................................................................ 01224 215400 Julabo UK Ltd................................................................................................. 01733 265892 Motherwell Bride Ltd..................................................................................... 01698 266111 NIS Ltd...................................................................................................................... 01257 265656 OLAER Fawcett Christie Ltd................................................................... 01244 535515 Portobello-RMF Engineering Ltd....................................................... 0114 251 3092 PP Plasma Ltd................................................................................................. 0161 736 9299 Richard Irvin Aberdeen Radiators Division................................ 01224 367 000 Sondex (UK) Ltd............................................................................................... 01932 333840

info@htlgroup.com 01670 700000 www.htlgroup.com

Hydraquip (Grimsby)...................................................................................... 01469 578515 Hydraquip (Newcastle)............................................................................... 0191 414 2491

Hydraulic Pumps (UK) Ltd Summit 2, Mangham Road, Barton Hall Industrial Estate, Rotherham, Yorkshire, S61 4RJ Contact: E: T: F: W:

Mark Osborne sales@hydraulicpumps.co.uk 01709 360370 01709 372913 www.hydraulicpumps.co.uk

High Performance Engineering Plastics Ensinger Group Ltd........................................................................................ 01443 678400

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Hose Products / Services

Hydro-Lek Ltd................................................................................................... 0118 973 6903 Lawson Engineers Ltd................................................................................. 01228 711470 Marsh Bellofram Europe Ltd.............................................................. 0115 993300

Coates Offshore................................................................................................ 01224 215400 ContiTech Beattie Ltd.................................................................................. 01670 528700 Cortland Fibron BX......................................................................................... 01224 215959 Dasic Marine Ltd.............................................................................................. 02380 252264 EW Fuel Management Ltd........................................................................ 01763 248650 Flow-Technology Ltd.................................................................................... 01484 400880 Fluorocarbon Company Ltd.................................................................. 0845 250 5100 Hydraquip (Grimsby)...................................................................................... 01469 578515 Hydraquip (Newcastle)............................................................................... 0191 414 2491 Metreel Ltd.......................................................................................................... 0115 932 7010 Micron Eagle Hydraulics............................................................................. 01224 790970 PK Hydraulics Ltd............................................................................................ 01224 249600 Seacon (Europe) Ltd..................................................................................... 01493 652733 Slingco Ltd............................................................................................................ 01706 855558 Techflow Flexibles Ltd................................................................................. 01670 828844 Victor Marine Ltd.............................................................................................. 01708 899781

Maxiflo Technologies Ltd......................................................................... 0191 427 4723 Micron Eagle Hydraulics............................................................................. 01224 790970 Mon Maintenance Services Ltd........................................................... 01407 764211 Moss Ltd................................................................................................................. 01539 737000 Oilfield Machinery Ltd................................................................................... 01467 894145 OLAER Fawcett Christie Ltd................................................................... 01244 535515 PAMAS Oil and Gas Products Office UK.................................... 07917 713366 PK Hydraulics Ltd............................................................................................ 01224 249600 R.B Ross Steel Fabrications Ltd......................................................... 01224 770577 Rapp Ecosse UK.............................................................................................. 01779 490044 Red Rooster Industrial (UK) Ltd........................................................... 01651 872101 Schoolhill Hydraulic Engineering Co Ltd....................................... 01224 871086 Sparrows................................................................................................................. 01224 704868 Specialised Management Services (SMS Ltd)......................... 01493 655515 Team Humber Marine Alliance.............................................................. 01482 485271 Underwater Engineering Services...................................................... 01358 789808

Hospitality Services / Entertainment

Valve & Fitting Solutions Ltd................................................................. 0191 489 1810

Horncastle Executive Travel Ltd........................................................ 0191 229 2001

W Christie (Industrial) Ltd.......................................................................... 01709 550088

Hydraulic & Pneumatic Equipment Products / Services

Hydraulic Supply / Installation

3sun Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01493 660121 Air Power & Hydraulics Ltd.................................................................... 0141 810 4511 ALE.............................................................................................................................. 01889 272539

Antech Hydraulics Ltd................................................................................ 0845 680 0897

Air Power & Hydraulics Ltd.................................................................... 0141 810 4511 Eastern Seals (UK) Ltd................................................................................ 01670 840529 Hydraquip (Grimsby)...................................................................................... 01469 578515

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CATEGORY LISTINGS Hydraquip (Newcastle)............................................................................... 0191 414 2491

JCE Group............................................................................................................. 01224 798600

Hydraulic Pumps (UK) Ltd................................................................. 01709 360370

K Controls Ltd.................................................................................................... 01895 449601

Mon Maintenance Services Ltd........................................................... 01407 764211

Lee-Dickens Ltd................................................................................................ 01536 760156 Link Instruments................................................................................................ 01730 897100

Coastline Surveys Ltd.................................................................................. 01326 311220 CodaOctopus Products Ltd.................................................................. 0131 553 1380 Horizon Geoscience....................................................................... +971 5 627 51189 MaRE Trans Ltd................................................................................................ 01224 781123 Maritech Consultants Ltd.......................................................................... 01493 331822 NCS Survey.......................................................................................................... 01224 749499 Pisys Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01224 672460 Saderet Ltd........................................................................................................... 01624 880366 Specialist Subsea Services...................................................................... 01224 569910 Valeport Ltd....................................................................................................... 01803 869292

Marsh Bellofram Europe Ltd.............................................................. 0115 993300 MEDC Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01623 444400 Nuvia Ltd................................................................................................................. 01925 858200 Nuvia SITA NORM.......................................................................................... 01925 858200 Ocean Scientific International Ltd....................................................... 02392 488240 OMS Optical Metrology Services Ltd.............................................. 01279 656038 Peli Products (UK) Ltd................................................................................. 01457 869999 PK Hydraulics Ltd............................................................................................ 01224 249600 Process Analyser Systems Ltd............................................................. 01235 769841 Pycko Scientific Ltd..................................................................................... 0115 911 0239 Reliance Precision Ltd................................ 01484 601077 / 01484 601000

Industrial Cleaning Equipment / Services

S.A.T. Systems Ltd........................................................................................ 01624 878673

Braemar Howells Ltd.................................................................................... 01646 697041

Servomex Group Ltd.................................................................................... 01202 669694

Brenntag UK & Ireland............................................................................... 0113 287 9227

Specialised Management Services (SMS Ltd)......................... 01493 655515

Corejet.................................................................................................................... 01506 854710

Teledyne TSS Ltd............................................................................................ 01923 216020

Hughes Pumps Ltd........................................................................................ 01903 892358

Thermon (UK) Limited................................................................................ 0191 499 4900

Hydraquip (Grimsby)...................................................................................... 01469 578515

Tritex NDT Ltd.................................................................................................... 01305 257160

Hydraquip (Newcastle)............................................................................... 0191 414 2491

Valeport Ltd....................................................................................................... 01803 869292

MMASS Tank Cleaning Services Ltd.............................................. 01224 894498

Valve & Fitting Solutions Ltd................................................................. 0191 489 1810

Quill International Group............................................................................. 01332 864664 Sondex (UK) Ltd............................................................................................... 01932 333840 Stork Technical Services........................................................................... 01224 722888 Tradebe Fawley................................................................................................. 02380 883018

Instrumentation Equipment / Services

Insulation Products / Services Ajax TOCCO International Ltd............................................................. 0121 322 8000 Balmoral Offshore Engineering............................................................. 01224 859000 PPS Glassfibre Ltd......................................................................................... 01467 621907 Pyeroy Ltd............................................................................................................ 0191 493 2600

3sun Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01493 660121

R Blackett Charlton Ltd.............................................................................. 01912 635544

A.S.P. Electro-Technology Ltd............................................................. 01455 635796

Stork Technical Services........................................................................... 01224 722888

a1-cbiss Ltd....................................................................................................... 0151 666 8300 ABLE Instruments and Controls Ltd.............................................. 0118 931 1188

Jet Fire Protection

Active Load Ltd................................................................................................. 01491 680123

PPG Protective & Marine Coatings.......................................... 01773 814520

Advanced Sensors Ltd................................................................................ 02893 328922

Solent Composite Systems Ltd........................................................... 01983 292602

Amelec Instruments....................................................................................... 01908 567003

Label Printing Devices And Software

Beamex Ltd........................................................................................................ 01455 821920 BEKA Associates Ltd................................................................................... 01462 438301 Bilfinger Industrial Automation Services........................................ 01942 868900 BMT Group Ltd............................................................................................... 0208 943 5544 BPP-TECH........................................................................................................... 0845 217 7000 Budenberg Gauge Co. Ltd.................................................................... 0161 777 7300

Kroy Europe Ltd.............................................................................................. 0118 986 5200

Labels Champion Environmental Technologies........................................ 01224 897060 Kroy Europe Ltd.............................................................................................. 0118 986 5200

Burkert Fluid Control Systems Ltd.................................................... 01285 648720

Laboratory Equipment / Services

Capula Ltd............................................................................................................. 01785 827000

Aiken Group Ltd................................................................................................ 01224 244300

Cenelec Standards Inspection Ltd.................................................. 0191 250 2005

BigHead Bonding Fasteners Ltd......................................................... 01202 574601

Chelsea Technologies Group Ltd..................................................... 0208 481 9000

COOPER Crouse-Hinds (UK) Ltd................................................ 02476 308930

Escubed Ltd....................................................................................................... 0845 838 8701

Cooper Industries............................................................................................ 01773 864100

Euro-Gas Management Services Ltd.............................................. 01803 844414

Cordell Group Ltd............................................................................................ 01642 662400

Ferguson Modular Ltd................................................................................. 01467 626500

Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd...................................... 01235 557700 Cygnus Instruments Ltd............................................................................. 01305 265533

Hilton Instruments........................................................................................... 01224 729990 Julabo UK Ltd................................................................................................. 01733 265892

Delta Controls Ltd........................................................................................... 01252 729140

Keighley Laboratories Ltd......................................................................... 01535 664211

EPIC International Ltd............................................................................ 01493 660460

MERL Ltd................................................................................................................ 01462 427850

Euro-Gas Management Services Ltd.............................................. 01803 844414

PAMAS Oil and Gas Products Office UK.................................... 07917 713366

Eztek Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01224 798832

PMAC Inspection............................................................................................. 01224 703032

Fairburn Engineering Ltd............................................................................ 01482 323352

Process Analyser Systems Ltd............................................................. 01235 769841

Forsyths Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01340 831787

R.U.M Consultancy Ltd.............................................................................. 01569 739066

Gas Measurement Instruments Ltd................................................ 0141 812 3211 HCS Control Systems Ltd........................................................................ 01592 770786 Hima-Sella Ltd.................................................................................................. 0161 429 4508 IMC Group Ltd, The...................................................................................... 01462 688070

Scientific & Chemical Supplies Ltd.................................................... 01224 774667 Southern Scientific.......................................................................................... 01273 497600

Legal Services

Imtech Marine & Offshore Ltd............................................................. 0191 495 4130

Bond Pearce LLP.......................................................................................... 0845 415 0000

Isensys...................................................................................................................... 01684 898099

Dummett Copp LLP...................................................................................... 01473 660600

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Hydrographic Survey

CATEGORY LISTINGS Harrison Goddard Foote.......................................................................... 0113 233 0100

Loadbanks

Hill Dickinson LLP.......................................................................................... 0207 280 9204 Knowles – a Hill International Company....................................... 01642 796610 Met Office............................................................................................................. 0870 900 0100 Uniqwin UK Ltd................................................................................................. 01925 286116 Ward Hadaway................................................................................................ 0191 204 4000 Zyda Law Solicitors........................................................................................ 01789 413949

Lifeboats / Rafts Alnmaritec Ltd..................................................................................................... 01665 602917

Crestchic Loadbanks Second Avenue, Burton on Trent, DE14 2WF Contact: E: T: F: W:

Paul Brickman sales@crestchic.co.uk 01283 531645 01283 510103 www.crestchic.co.uk

PPS Glassfibre Ltd......................................................................................... 01467 621907 Seaflex Ltd............................................................................................................. 01983 290525

Logistics Management / Services

Lifting Equipment / Services

Collinson Grant Ltd...................................................................................... 0161 703 5600

ALE.............................................................................................................................. 01889 272539

G Travel.................................................................................................................... 01277 897711

Alimak Hek Ltd.............................................................................................. 01933 354700

IMC Group Ltd, The...................................................................................... 01462 688070

Allelys Group........................................................................................................ 01527 857621

LV Shipping Ltd (Aberdeen).................................................................... 01224 725572

Ansell Jones Ltd............................................................................................. 0121 568 3420

LV Shipping Ltd (Felixstowe).................................................................. 01394 278784

Argo Environmental Engineering Ltd............................................... 01884 258812

LV Shipping Ltd (Great Yarmouth).................................................... 01493 657755

Artificial Lift Company Ltd.................................................................. +1 713 589 2599

LV Shipping Ltd (Immingham)............................................................... 01469 574392

BD Marine Ltd.................................................................................................... 02380 220294

LV Shipping Ltd (Liverpool).................................................................... 0151 649 8880

Certex Lifting Ltd............................................................................................ 0845 230 7475

LV Shipping Ltd (London Heathrow)............................................. 0208 751 4040

Cortland Fibron BX......................................................................................... 01224 215959 Ferguson Seacabs Ltd................................................................................ 01224 706464 GKN Stromag UK Ltd................................................................................. 01933 675494 Hire Torque Ltd (H.T.L)............................................................................. 0800 083 2202 Hydraulic Pumps (UK) Ltd................................................................. 01709 360370 Lawson Engineers Ltd................................................................................. 01228 711470 lift-rite engineering services................................................................... 0844 815 0085 MaRE Trans Ltd................................................................................................ 01224 781123 PK Hydraulics Ltd............................................................................................ 01224 249600 Power Jacks Ltd.............................................................................................. 01358 285100 Red Rooster Industrial (UK) Ltd........................................................... 01651 872101 Regal Tags............................................................................................................. 01992 537788 Seaflex Ltd............................................................................................................. 01983 290525

LV Shipping Ltd (Middlesborough).................................................... 01642 440744 LV Shipping Ltd (Newcastle)................................................................ 0191 500 6090 LV Shipping Ltd (Southampton).......................................................... 02380 612470 LV Shipping Ltd (Tilbury)............................................................................ 01375 489706 NorSea Group.................................................................................................. 01224 451 001 Osprey..................................................................................................................... 01275 460 608 Panalpina World Transport Ltd............................................................ 01224 661000 Paragon Simulation Services Ltd...................................................... 0121 550 0044 PD Ports.................................................................................................................. 01642 877356 Seafast Logistics.............................................................................................. 01394 694800 Team Humber Marine Alliance.............................................................. 01482 485271 UTC UK Ltd........................................................................................................ 0161 436 4555

Slingco Ltd............................................................................................................ 01706 855558

Lubricants

Spanset Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01606 737494

Apex Industrial Chemicals........................................................................ 01224 878420

Sparrows................................................................................................................. 01224 704868 SSCS Lifting Ltd............................................................................................... 01493 443380 Survivex Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01224 794800 Tiger Lifting UK Ltd........................................................................................ 01665 605130

Lifts / Elevators, Hoists & Vertical Access

Grampian Fasteners...................................................................................... 01224 772777 Griffin Marine Travel Ltd........................................................................... 0207 814 9966 Kluber Lubrication GB Ltd........................................................................ 01422 205115 Rapid Rail GB Ltd............................................................................................ 01452 383001 The Lubricant Company Ltd................................................................. 0844 397 8000 Whitford Ltd........................................................................................................ 01928 571 000

Machined Plastic Components

Alimak Hek Ltd Northampton Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 6BW

LEGAL SERVICES

Contact: E: T: F: W:

Mark Bednall mark.bednall@alimakhek.com 01933 354700 01933 410600 www.alimakhek.co.uk

Jet Engineering Plastics Ltd Unit 13D/4, Anniesland Business Park, Netherton Road, Glasgow, G13 1EU Contact: E: T: W:

Walter Clarke sales@jetengineering.co.uk 0141 958 0208 www.jetengineering.co.uk

Load Cells Active Load Ltd................................................................................................. 01491 680123 Adelaide Engineering Co. Ltd................................................................ 01706 365604 Boltight Ltd.......................................................................................................... 0845 500 5556 Gee-Force Hydraulics.................................................................................. 01282 415468 Merlin ERD Ltd................................................................................................... 01738 627922 Red Rooster Industrial (UK) Ltd........................................................... 01651 872101

Load-Outs

Machining Services Adelaide Engineering Co. Ltd................................................................ 01706 365604 AKD Engineering Ltd..................................................................................... 01502 527821 British Drilling & Freezing Company Ltd..................................... 0115 961 1250 Clarkwood Engineering Ltd..................................................................... 01902 710868 Claxton Engineering Services Ltd...................................................... 01493 744500 Cordell Group Ltd............................................................................................ 01642 662400

Allelys Group........................................................................................................ 01527 857621

Cutting & Wear Resistant Developments Ltd......................... 0114 257 8085

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CATEGORY LISTINGS DavyMarkham Ltd......................................................................................... 0114 244 9971

BMT TITRON (UK) Ltd............................................................................... 0191 262 5242

Dean Smith & Grace Lathes (UK) Ltd.................................... 01535 605261

BPP-Cables........................................................................................................ 0845 217 7001

Denley Hydraulics Ltd.................................................................................. 01924 413400

Caledonia Green Innovation Ltd.......................................................... 01224 430100

Francis Brown Ltd........................................................................................... 01642 806000

Caley Ocean Systems.................................................................................. 01355 246626

General Carbide | UK.................................................................................... 01327 300595

Champion Environmental Technologies........................................ 01224 897060

Hone-All Precision Ltd............................................................................... 0845 555 5111

Consub................................................................................................................... 0208 941 4236

Jet Engineering Plastics Ltd......................................................... 0141 958 0208

Cordell Group Ltd............................................................................................ 01642 662400

Leeds Bronze Engineering Ltd........................................................... 0113 271 8711

DPS Offshore Ltd............................................................................................. 01224 226850

Lion Engineering Services Ltd............................................................... 01493 653642

Fettes Rankine Engineering..................................................................... 01224 573343

Maher....................................................................................................................... 0114 290 9200

Francis Brown Ltd........................................................................................... 01642 806000

Marske Site Services Ltd........................................................................... 01642 487855

Imtech Marine & Offshore Ltd............................................................. 0191 495 4130

Marste Engineering Ltd............................................................................... 01962 853103

JWG Consulting Ltd.................................................................................... 0208 947 0052

Mayflower Engineering.............................................................................. 0114 244 1353

Marske Site Services Ltd........................................................................... 01642 487855

Moss Ltd................................................................................................................. 01539 737000

Oceantools Ltd.................................................................................................. 01224 709606

MTL Group Ltd................................................................................................ 0114 261 5728 Nylacast Ltd....................................................................................................... 0116 276 8558 Oldham Engineering Ltd.......................................................................... 0161 627 5822 Power Jacks Ltd.............................................................................................. 01358 285100 QA Weld Tech Ltd.......................................................................................... 01642 222831 Quadrant EPP UK Ltd.................................................................................. 01706 811000 Reliance Precision Ltd................................ 01484 601077 / 01484 601000

Pipeshield International Ltd...................................................................... 01502 560900 Pipetawse Ltd................................................................................................... 0191 237 6237 Power Jacks Ltd.............................................................................................. 01358 285100 Prospect.................................................................................................................. 01332 223999 Saacke Marine Systems...................................................................... 02392 333900 SS Marine (UK) Ltd......................................................................................... 01779 841986 TIA Marine Ltd.................................................................................................... 01964 527666

Rolevet Ltd......................................................................................................... 01902 421252

Mechanical Services

RQT Precision Engineering Ltd.................................................... 01224 774013

Adelaide Engineering Co. Ltd................................................................ 01706 365604

Shepley Engineers Ltd................................................................................. 01946 599022

Ajax TOCCO International Ltd............................................................. 0121 322 8000

Site & Field Services Ltd............................................................................ 01670 522522

Ansell Jones Ltd............................................................................................. 0121 568 3420

Stephenson Engineering............................................................................ 01942 883046

DavyMarkham Ltd......................................................................................... 0114 244 9971

Tata Steel Projects.......................................................................................... 01900 842662

EEEGR..................................................................................................................... 01493 446535

Warren Services........................................................................................... 01842 760850

EPIC International Ltd............................................................................ 01493 660460

Marine Boilers

Finning (UK) Ltd................................................................................................. 01543 465165 FW Marsh Energy Services..................................................................... 01983 615035 Hayward Tyler................................................................................................. 01582 731144

Saacke Marine Systems

Imenco UK Ltd.................................................................................................. 01224 701749

Langstone Technology Park, Langstone Road, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1SA Contact: E: T: F: W:

Stuart Rielly s.rielly@saacke.com 02392 333900 02392 333901 www.saacke.com

Ledwood Mechanical engineering..................................................... 01646 623600 Lion Engineering Services Ltd............................................................... 01493 653642 Marske Site Services Ltd........................................................................... 01642 487855 Mon Maintenance Services Ltd........................................................... 01407 764211 Moss Ltd................................................................................................................. 01539 737000 NIS Ltd...................................................................................................................... 01257 265656 Oldham Engineering Ltd.......................................................................... 0161 627 5822 Reliance Precision Ltd................................ 01484 601077 / 01484 601000

ABB Ltd................................................................................................................... 01480 475321

SeaFab Consultants...................................................................................... 01224 797940

Agile Group......................................................................................................... 0871 700 2228

TIA Marine Ltd.................................................................................................... 01964 527666

AND Group plc................................................................................................ 0191 258 1635

TRAC Oil & Gas Ltd....................................................................................... 01224 725800

C A Clase (UK) Ltd......................................................................................... 02392 247920

W Christie (Industrial) Ltd.......................................................................... 01709 550088

DPS Offshore Ltd............................................................................................. 01224 226850

Warren Services........................................................................................... 01842 760850

Fairburn Engineering Ltd............................................................................ 01482 323352

Wessington Cryogenics Ltd..................................................0191 512 0677/ 4923

FW Marsh Energy Services..................................................................... 01983 615035

Wilde Analysis Ltd......................................................................................... 0161 474 7479

Imtech Marine & Offshore Ltd............................................................. 0191 495 4130 Mon Maintenance Services Ltd........................................................... 01407 764211

Metal Components – Bronze / Alloy

Pharos Marine................................................................................................... 0208 538 1100

Leeds Bronze Engineering Ltd........................................................... 0113 271 8711

SES Marine......................................................................................................... 01634 295500

Metal Manufacture / Stock

Ships Electronic Services Ltd................................................................ 01634 295500

Marine Engineering

Barrett Steel Energy Products

ABB Ltd................................................................................................................... 01480 475321

Centurion Business Park, Bessemer Way, Rotherham, S60 1FB

ADC Rig Inspection Supplies................................................................. 01224 209123 AND Group plc................................................................................................ 0191 258 1635 Babcock Group Plc....................................................................................... 01383 424109 BD Marine Ltd.................................................................................................... 02380 220294

Contact: E: T: W:

Emma Parkinson europe@bsep.com 01709 386690 www.bsep.com

BMT Group Ltd............................................................................................... 0208 943 5544 WWW.THECONNECTSERIES.CO.UK

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METAL MANUFACTURE / STOCK

Marine Electrical Equipment Services

Redhall Engineering Solutions Ltd..................................................... 01454 328270

CATEGORY LISTINGS Barrett Steel Ltd.............................................................................................. 01274 474 327

NesscoInvsat Ltd............................................................................................. 01224 428400

Bohler-Uddeholm UK Ltd....................................................................... 0121 552 5681

Ocean Scientific International Ltd....................................................... 02392 488240

Boldman Ltd........................................................................................................ 01204 522123

Pycko Scientific Ltd..................................................................................... 0115 911 0239

Castle Metals UK............................................................................................. 01254 586700 Dean Smith & Grace Lathes (UK) Ltd.................................... 01535 605261

Monitoring / Testing

Dylan UK Ltd....................................................................................................... 01788 821080

3sun Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01493 660121

Edgen Murray Europe Ltd...................................................................... 0131 333 3333

a1-cbiss Ltd....................................................................................................... 0151 666 8300

Flow-Technology Ltd.................................................................................... 01484 400880

Advanced Sensors Ltd................................................................................ 02893 328922

Forsyths Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01340 831787

Beamex Ltd........................................................................................................ 01455 821920

Hempel Special Metals Ltd.................................................................... 0118 978 0202

BEKA Associates Ltd................................................................................... 01462 438301

Howco Oilfield Services............................................................................ 0114 244 6711 Maher....................................................................................................................... 0114 290 9200 MTL Group Ltd................................................................................................ 0114 261 5728 Nylacast Ltd....................................................................................................... 0116 276 8558 Pipetawse Ltd................................................................................................... 0191 237 6237 Plansee SE Sales Office UK.................................................................... 01753 213070 Power Jacks Ltd.............................................................................................. 01358 285100 PP Plasma Ltd................................................................................................. 0161 736 9299 Righton Ltd......................................................................................................... 0121 356 1141 Schoeller-Bleckmann (UK)...................................................................... 0121 552 1535

BPP-Cables........................................................................................................ 0845 217 7001 Chelsea Technologies Group Ltd..................................................... 0208 481 9000 Chloride Electronics Ltd........................................................................... 0238 061 0311 Cygnus Instruments Ltd............................................................................. 01305 265533 Euro-Gas Management Services Ltd.............................................. 01803 844414 Eztek Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01224 798832 flexlife.......................................................................................................................... 01224 617900 Fugro GRL............................................................................................................. 01908 224670 Gas Measurement Instruments Ltd................................................ 0141 812 3211

Stemcor Special Steels Ltd..................................................................... 01246 458102

IMC Group Ltd, The...................................................................................... 01462 688070

Stephenson Engineering............................................................................ 01942 883046

Inspectahire Instrument Co. Ltd.......................................................... 01224 789692

ThyssenKrupp VDM UK Ltd................................................................... 01372 467137

Isensys...................................................................................................................... 01684 898099

Titanium Engineers Ltd............................................................................... 01675 464200

Lee-Dickens Ltd................................................................................................ 01536 760156 MERL Ltd................................................................................................................ 01462 427850

Metal Services

Mon Maintenance Services Ltd........................................................... 01407 764211 NPL Management Ltd............................................................................... 0208 943 6385

ASD Metal Services Valley Farm Road, Stourton, Leeds, LS10 1SD Contact: E: T: F: W:

ASD metal services klöckner & co multi metal distribution

Barrie Salter enquiries@asdmetalservices.co.uk 0113 254 0711 0113 254 1689 www.asdmetalservices.co.uk

Nuvia Ltd................................................................................................................. 01925 858200 Nuvia SITA NORM.......................................................................................... 01925 858200 Olympus................................................................................................................... 01702 616333 PAMAS Oil and Gas Products Office UK.................................... 07917 713366 Parker Hannifin Ltd, Domnick Hunter Division...................... 0191 402 9000 PMAC Inspection............................................................................................. 01224 703032 Process Analyser Systems Ltd............................................................. 01235 769841 Pycko Scientific Ltd..................................................................................... 0115 911 0239

Barrett Steel Energy Products...................................................... 01709 386690 Barrett Steel Ltd.............................................................................................. 01274 474 327

RPS Consultants Ltd.................................................................................. 0845 601 2388

Castle Metals UK............................................................................................. 01254 586700

S.A.T. Systems Ltd........................................................................................ 01624 878673

Flow-Technology Ltd.................................................................................... 01484 400880

SAAB Seaeye Ltd............................................................................................ 01489 898000

Hempel Special Metals Ltd.................................................................... 0118 978 0202

Score Group plc............................................................................................... 01779 480000

METAL MANUFACTURE / STOCK

Howco Oilfield Services............................................................................ 0114 244 6711

R.U.M Consultancy Ltd.............................................................................. 01569 739066

John Lawrie (Aberdeen) Ltd.................................................................... 01224 871844 Link Instruments................................................................................................ 01730 897100 Maher....................................................................................................................... 0114 290 9200 MTL Group Ltd................................................................................................ 0114 261 5728 PP Plasma Ltd................................................................................................. 0161 736 9299 Quill International Group............................................................................. 01332 864664 R.B Ross Steel Fabrications Ltd......................................................... 01224 770577 Righton Ltd......................................................................................................... 0121 356 1141

SeeByte.................................................................................................................. 0131 447 4200 Servomex Group Ltd.................................................................................... 01202 669694 Smart Fibres Ltd............................................................................................... 01344 484111 Sonardyne Ltd.................................................................................................... 01252 872288 Southern Scientific.......................................................................................... 01273 497600 Thomson Ecology............................................................................................ 01462 675559 Thomson Unicomarine................................................................................ 01462 675559 Tritex NDT Ltd.................................................................................................... 01305 257160

RMIG Ltd................................................................................ 01925 839 600 / 652 / 610

WFS Technologies........................................................................................ 0845 862 6600

Sandwell UK Ltd............................................................................................... 01327 350205

Mooring Equipment / Services

Sapa Profiles Ltd.............................................................................................. 01242 521641 Stemcor Special Steels Ltd..................................................................... 01246 458102 Stephenson Engineering............................................................................ 01942 883046

Ansell Jones Ltd............................................................................................. 0121 568 3420 Aquatec Group Ltd......................................................................................... 01256 416010

Support Solutions & Fabrication Ltd................................................ 01506 653708 Swinton ElectroPlating Ltd..................................................................... 0161 794 8426

Axis Energy Projects Ltd

Metallurgical Testing / Support Services

Suite Nos 1 & 2, Centurion Business Centre, North Esplanade West, Aberdeen, AB11 5QH

Keighley Laboratories Ltd......................................................................... 01535 664211

Meteorological Monitoring / Survey BMT Group Ltd............................................................................................... 0208 943 5544

Contact: E: T: W:

John Baross jbaross@axis-ep.com 01224 284310 www.axis-ep.com

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CATEGORY LISTINGS Balmoral Offshore Engineering............................................................. 01224 859000

Parker Hannifin Ltd, Domnick Hunter Division...................... 0191 402 9000

Bardex (UK) Ltd................................................................................................. 01494 464138

Precision Polymer Engineering Ltd (Blackburn)...................... 01254 295400

BD Marine Ltd.................................................................................................... 02380 220294

Precision Polymer Engineering Ltd (Houston)................... +1 713 482 0123

Certex Lifting Ltd............................................................................................ 0845 230 7475

Quill International Group............................................................................. 01332 864664

Converteam UK Ltd....................................................................................... 01788 563563 Nylacast Ltd....................................................................................................... 0116 276 8558

Oceanographic Measuring

Pisys Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01224 672460

Ocean Scientific International Ltd....................................................... 02392 488240

Rapp Ecosse UK.............................................................................................. 01779 490044

RS Aqua Ltd........................................................................................................ 01730 828222

Navigation Equipment / Services ABB Ltd................................................................................................................... 01480 475321 AND Group plc................................................................................................ 0191 258 1635 Atlantas Marine Ltd........................................................................................ 01935 426000 Balmoral Offshore Engineering............................................................. 01224 859000 C A Clase (UK) Ltd......................................................................................... 02392 247920 Converteam UK Ltd....................................................................................... 01788 563563

Valeport Ltd St Peter’s Quay, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5EW Contact: E: T: F: W:

Kevin Edwards kedwards@valeport.co.uk 01803 869292 01803 869273 www.valeport.co.uk

Horizon Geoscience....................................................................... +971 5 627 51189 Imtech Marine & Offshore Ltd............................................................. 0191 495 4130 Maritech Consultants Ltd.......................................................................... 01493 331822 NCS Survey.......................................................................................................... 01224 749499 Oceantools Ltd.................................................................................................. 01224 709606 Pharos Marine................................................................................................... 0208 538 1100 Saderet Ltd........................................................................................................... 01624 880366 SES Marine......................................................................................................... 01634 295500 Ships Electronic Services Ltd................................................................ 01634 295500 Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd.................................................................. 01752 722326 Team Humber Marine Alliance.............................................................. 01482 485271 Teledyne TSS Ltd............................................................................................ 01923 216020

Oceanography BMT Cordah Ltd............................................................................................... 01224 414200 Chelsea Technologies Group Ltd..................................................... 0208 481 9000 MaRE Trans Ltd................................................................................................ 01224 781123 Maritech Consultants Ltd.......................................................................... 01493 331822 Nortek UK.............................................................................................................. 01428 751953 Ocean Instruments Ltd............................................................................. 0131 229 9586 Saderet Ltd........................................................................................................... 01624 880366 Seaview Sensing Ltd.................................................................................. 0114 201 5705 Valeport Ltd....................................................................................................... 01803 869292

Office Space / Equipment / Services

ASAMS Ltd........................................................................................................... 01493 653535 Centronic Ltd....................................................................................................... 01689 808000 Chesterfield Special Cylinders Ltd................................................... 0114 242 7610 Clarkwood Engineering Ltd..................................................................... 01902 710868 Cygnus Instruments Ltd............................................................................. 01305 265533 FW Marsh Energy Services..................................................................... 01983 615035

Aiken Group Ltd................................................................................................ 01224 244300 Claremont Office Interiors (A&H) Ltd................................................ 01224 245400 EastPort UK........................................................................................... 01493 335510 / 500 Iron Mountain (UK) Ltd.............................................................................. 0207 939 1500 LV Valenbeck Packing & Freight Services Ltd...................... 0191 483 2290 Norwegian Collaboration Centre Ltd............................................. 0191 645 1248

Hatch Energy Group................................................................................... 0845 222 0001

Official / Industry Bodies

Inspectahire Instrument Co. Ltd.......................................................... 01224 789692

Decom North Sea............................................................................................ 01224 452170

Inuktun Europe Ltd......................................................................................... 01224 200125

EEZING................................................................................................................... 0207 091 4500

Keighley Laboratories Ltd......................................................................... 01535 664211 Ocean IRM Ltd................................................................................................. 0845 519 3000

Offshore Engineering & Design

Olympus................................................................................................................... 01702 616333

Alphastrut Ltd......................................................... 0114 233 1133 / 07767 434274

PMAC Inspection............................................................................................. 01224 703032

AXIS Well Technology.................................................................................. 01224 829200

Pycko Scientific Ltd..................................................................................... 0115 911 0239

Babcock Group Plc....................................................................................... 01383 424109

Quill International Group............................................................................. 01332 864664

BMT Fluid Mechanics Ltd....................................................................... 0208 614 4400

RSL NDT Ltd....................................................................................................... 01224 822600

Callum Detuners Ltd..................................................................................... 01773 717341

SAAB Seaeye Ltd............................................................................................ 01489 898000

Frazer Nash Consultancy Ltd.............................................................. 0117 922 6242

SGS Industrial Services.............................................................. +49 40 570 1974-20

Hertel.......................................................................................................................... 01740 667200

Southern Scientific.......................................................................................... 01273 497600

Houlder Ltd......................................................................................................... 0207 337 1967

Special Welds Ltd............................................................................................ 01274 879867

IDAC Ltd................................................................................................................ 0844 212 5900

TRAC Oil & Gas Ltd....................................................................................... 01224 725800

JWG Consulting Ltd.................................................................................... 0208 947 0052

Tritex NDT Ltd.................................................................................................... 01305 257160

Malin Marine Consultants.......................................................................... 01224 288918

Wallace Sheetmetal & Fabrication Ltd................................. 01697 342918

Northey Technologies Ltd....................................................................... 0845 260 0668 Optimus (Aberdeen) Ltd............................................................................. 01224 264500

O-Rings Caledonian Industries Ltd....................................................................... 0141 882 4691 Ceetak Ltd............................................................................................................. 01224 249690 Eastern Seals (UK) Ltd................................................................................ 01670 840529 Fluorocarbon Company Ltd.................................................................. 0845 250 5100

Quadrant EPP UK Ltd.................................................................................. 01706 811000 Support Solutions & Fabrication Ltd................................................ 01506 653708 Torus Supply Company Ltd.................................................................. 0844 225 2322

Offshore Towage

FTL Seals Technology Ltd...................................................................... 0113 220 3434

Osprey..................................................................................................................... 01275 460 608

James Walker Sealing Products and Services Ltd.............. 01270 536140

TIA Marine Ltd.................................................................................................... 01964 527666

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NDT Equipment / Services

CATEGORY LISTINGS Oil Country Lathes Dean Smith & Grace Lathes (UK) Ltd.................................... 01535 605261

Opto Couplers

Edgen Murray Europe Ltd...................................................................... 0131 333 3333 MRC Global.......................................................................................................... 01274 863260 Nylacast Ltd....................................................................................................... 0116 276 8558

Pipe Drill

Bedford Opto Technical Ltd

Carrack Ltd........................................................................................................... 01224 783100 RAM Tubulars Scotland Ltd.................................................................... 01224 790013

1 Biggar Business Park, Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12 6FX

Pipe Inspection

Contact: E: T: F: W:

Bill Stott bill@bot.co.uk 01899 221221 01899 221009 www.bot.co.uk

Paint / Protective Coatings Hatch Energy Group................................................................................... 0845 222 0001 Hertel.......................................................................................................................... 01740 667200 Metal Improvement Company............................................................... 01332 224602 NSG U.K. Ltd...................................................................................................... 01244 833100 Ocean IRM Ltd................................................................................................. 0845 519 3000 PPG Industries Inc................................................................................... +1 412 820 8553

BPP-TECH........................................................................................................... 0845 217 7000 Caley Ocean Systems.................................................................................. 01355 246626 Chelsea Technologies Group Ltd..................................................... 0208 481 9000 Cygnus Instruments Ltd............................................................................. 01305 265533 Innospection Ltd............................................................................................... 01224 724744 Inspectahire Instrument Co. Ltd.......................................................... 01224 789692 Inuktun Europe Ltd......................................................................................... 01224 200125 Oceantools Ltd.................................................................................................. 01224 709606 OMS Optical Metrology Services Ltd.............................................. 01279 656038 Proserv Offshore Ltd..................................................................................... 01467 632020 SAAB Seaeye Ltd............................................................................................ 01489 898000 SeeByte.................................................................................................................. 0131 447 4200 SGS Industrial Services.............................................................. +49 40 570 1974-20 Shaw Pipeline Services, a Division of

Pyeroy Ltd............................................................................................................ 0191 493 2600

ShawCor UK Ltd.............................................................................................. 01493 600677

Rentavent............................................................................................................. 0808 178 3286

Teledyne TSS Ltd............................................................................................ 01923 216020

Sandwell UK Ltd............................................................................................... 01327 350205

Tritex NDT Ltd.................................................................................................... 01305 257160

Shepley Engineers Ltd................................................................................. 01946 599022 Spraylat International Ltd........................................................................... 01536 408409

Pipe Lining Systems

Stork Technical Services........................................................................... 01224 722888

Brenntag UK & Ireland............................................................................... 0113 287 9227

Whitford Ltd........................................................................................................ 01928 571 000

International Oilfield Drilling Supplies............................................... 01355 249224

Wilton Engineering Services Ltd.......................................................... 01642 546611

Passive Fire Protection

Nylacast Ltd....................................................................................................... 0116 276 8558 Shaw Pipeline Services, a Division of ShawCor UK Ltd.............................................................................................. 01493 600677

Solent Composite Systems Ltd........................................................... 01983 292602

Perimeter Protection Systems

Swagelining Ltd............................................................................................... 0845 180 3444 TT-UK Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01234 342566

Pipe Protection Arc Energy Resources Ltd....................................................................... 01453 823523

Zaun Steel Drive, Wolverhampton, WV10 9ED Contact: E: T: F: W:

Steve Roberts steve.roberts@zaun.co.uk 01902 796699 01902 796698 www.zaun.co.uk

Brenntag UK & Ireland............................................................................... 0113 287 9227 Corrosion Solutions Ltd.............................................................................. 01224 772694 Cutting & Wear Resistant Developments Ltd......................... 0114 257 8085 FoundOcean Ltd............................................................................................... 01628 567000 International Oilfield Drilling Supplies............................................... 01355 249224 Isensys...................................................................................................................... 01684 898099

OIL COUNTRY LATHES

Laser Cladding Technology Ltd........................................................... 01909 470589

Matrix Composites & Engineering Ltd.......................................... 0191 206 4114

Permanent Reservoir Monitoring System Installation

Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd.......................................................... 01325 387480

Global Marine Systems Limited........................................................... 01245 702000

Pipeshield International Ltd...................................................................... 01502 560900

Pigging Equipment Services

Proserv Offshore Ltd..................................................................................... 01467 632020

Assystem UK Ltd............................................................................................. 01772 645000 Benoil Services Ltd......................................................................................... 01635 253412 Brenntag UK & Ireland............................................................................... 0113 287 9227 Francis Brown Ltd........................................................................................... 01642 806000 FTL Seals Technology Ltd...................................................................... 0113 220 3434

Oxifree Ltd........................................................................................................... 0330 330 0004

Shaw Pipeline Services, a Division of ShawCor UK Ltd.............................................................................................. 01493 600677 Spraylat International Ltd........................................................................... 01536 408409 Swagelining Ltd............................................................................................... 0845 180 3444

Pipe Repair

INPIPE PRODUCTS Ltd............................................................................. 01748 834577

Ajax TOCCO International Ltd............................................................. 0121 322 8000

Nautronix................................................................................................................. 01224 775700

CLS Offshore Ltd............................................................................................. 01493 668730

OMS Optical Metrology Services Ltd.............................................. 01279 656038

Dean Smith & Grace Lathes (UK) Ltd.................................... 01535 605261

Pipeline Engineering....................................................................................... 01748 813000

Force Dredging Systems........................................................................... 02392 472710

Steatite Ltd............................................................................................................ 01527 512400

FoundOcean Ltd............................................................................................... 01628 567000 Laser Cladding Technology Ltd........................................................... 01909 470589

Pipe Casing

Lokring Central (UK)...................................................................................... 01928 564640

Carrack Ltd........................................................................................................... 01224 783100

Pipetawse Ltd................................................................................................... 0191 237 6237

Continental Alloys & Services................................................................ 01241 879436

Proserv Offshore Ltd..................................................................................... 01467 632020

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CATEGORY LISTINGS SeaFab Consultants...................................................................................... 01224 797940

Pipe Welding & Fabrication

Shaw Pipeline Services, a Division of ShawCor UK Ltd.............................................................................................. 01493 600677 TT-UK Ltd.............................................................................................................. 01234 342566 Tube Developments Ltd............................................................................. 01236 823551

Pipe Suppliers Allied International UK Ltd........................................................................ 01324 667488 Barrett Steel Energy Products...................................................... 01709 386690 BSS Group Plc................................................................................................. 0116 262 3232

Site & Offshore Specialists Ltd Unit 1E, Admiral Business Park, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 1WG Contact: E: T: F: W:

Richard Oliver sales@siteandoffshore.co.uk 01670 714493 01670 590373 www.siteandoffshore.co.uk

Caley Ocean Systems.................................................................................. 01355 246626 Carrack Ltd........................................................................................................... 01224 783100 Dylan UK Ltd....................................................................................................... 01788 821080

Pipeline & Cable Protection

Edgen Murray Europe Ltd...................................................................... 0131 333 3333

Pipeshield International Ltd...................................................................... 01502 560900

Flow-Technology Ltd.................................................................................... 01484 400880 Forsyths Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01340 831787 Hempel Special Metals Ltd.................................................................... 0118 978 0202

Pipeline & Cable Trenching Services Canyon Offshore............................................................................................... 01224 351800

International Oilfield Drilling Supplies............................................... 01355 249224

GS-Hydro UK Ltd.......................................................................................... 0191 511 2000

Lokring Central (UK)...................................................................................... 01928 564640

GS-Hydro UK Ltd (Aberdeen)................................................................ 01224 772111

MRC Global.......................................................................................................... 01274 863260

GS-Hydro UK Ltd (Grangemouth)..................................................... 01324 474242

MTL Group Ltd................................................................................................ 0114 261 5728

GS-Hydro UK Ltd (Ossett)....................................................................... 01924 271980

NTS (National Tube Stockholders) Ltd.......................................... 01845 577440 Nylacast Ltd....................................................................................................... 0116 276 8558

Plant Hire

RAM Tubulars Scotland Ltd.................................................................... 01224 790013

AW Plant Services........................................................................................... 01493 330209

Righton Ltd......................................................................................................... 0121 356 1141

Certex Lifting Ltd............................................................................................ 0845 230 7475

Sandvik Materials Technology UK Ltd......................................... 0121 504 5111

Environstore Ltd................................................................................................ 01330 861016

Site & Offshore Specialists Ltd.................................................... 01670 714493

Force Dredging Systems........................................................................... 02392 472710

Tube Developments Ltd............................................................................. 01236 823551

Gee-Force Hydraulics.................................................................................. 01282 415468 Hiretech Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01224 791949

Pipe Support Alphastrut Ltd......................................................... 0114 233 1133 / 07767 434274 BSS Group Plc................................................................................................. 0116 262 3232 Carrack Ltd........................................................................................................... 01224 783100 FoundOcean Ltd............................................................................................... 01628 567000

Mackinnon Construction............................................................................ 01263 512288 Moss Ltd................................................................................................................. 01539 737000 Sureclean Ltd...................................................................................................... 01651 869349 Underwater Engineering Services...................................................... 01358 789808

James Walker Devol Ltd............................................................................ 01475 725320

Plastic Supplies / Services

Lindapter International................................................................................. 01274 521444

Barum & Dewar Ltd....................................................................................... 01271 375197

Mott MacDonald............................................................................................. 0208 774 2000

Caledonian Industries Ltd....................................................................... 0141 882 4691

Pipe Coil Technology Ltd........................................................................ 0191 295 9910

Ensinger Group Ltd........................................................................................ 01443 678400

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James Walker Devol Ltd............................................................................ 01475 725320

ShawCor UK Ltd.............................................................................................. 01493 600677

Pipe Tubular Services / Systems / Protection Charles Thompson Ltd............................................................................... 01709 584011 Corrosion Solutions Ltd.............................................................................. 01224 772694

Jet Engineering Plastics Ltd......................................................... 0141 958 0208 MERL Ltd................................................................................................................ 01462 427850 Nylacast Ltd....................................................................................................... 0116 276 8558 Quadrant EPP UK Ltd.................................................................................. 01706 811000

Platform Access Dean Smith & Grace Lathes (UK) Ltd PO Box 15, Pitt Street, Keighley, Yorkshire, BD21 4PG richard@deansmithandgrace.co.uk 01535 605261 01535 680921 www.deansmithandgrace.co.uk

Deepdale Engineering Company Ltd.............................................. 01384 480022

Dura House, Telford Road, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 4LP Contact: E: T: F: W:

Joe Hunt info@duracomposites.com 01255 423601 01255 435426 www.duracomposites.com

Edgen Murray Europe Ltd...................................................................... 0131 333 3333 Ferguson Seacabs Ltd................................................................................ 01224 706464 i-3D The Interactive 3D Studio...................01493 650741 / 07899 997698

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International Oilfield Drilling Supplies............................................... 01355 249224

Alnmaritec Ltd..................................................................................................... 01665 602917

Laser Cladding Technology Ltd........................................................... 01909 470589

Aquatec Group Ltd......................................................................................... 01256 416010

MTL Group Ltd................................................................................................ 0114 261 5728

Braemar Howells Ltd.................................................................................... 01646 697041

Pipetawse Ltd................................................................................................... 0191 237 6237

Chelsea Technologies Group Ltd..................................................... 0208 481 9000

Proserv Offshore Ltd..................................................................................... 01467 632020

Enhydra Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01454 260060

Spraylat International Ltd........................................................................... 01536 408409

Environmental Evaluation........................................................................... 01224 566159

Tube Developments Ltd............................................................................. 01236 823551

Environstore Ltd................................................................................................ 01330 861016

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CATEGORY LISTINGS GDF Suez Energy UK................................................................................. 0113 306 2000 InPro Systems.................................................................................................... 01224 244348

Marsh Bellofram Europe Ltd

Integrated Engineering Services.......................................................... 01224 894222

Unit 9 Castle Park, Queens Drive, Nottingham, NG2 1AH

Process Analyser Systems Ltd............................................................. 01235 769841 R.U.M Consultancy Ltd.............................................................................. 01569 739066 Victor Marine Ltd.............................................................................................. 01708 899781

Port Authorities / Facilities / Services

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Chris Reynolds sales@marshbellofram.co.uk 0115 993300 0115 993301 www.marshbellofram.co.uk

Aberdeen Harbour Board......................................................................... 01224 597000 EastPort UK........................................................................................... 01493 335510 / 500 Euro-Gas Management Services Ltd.............................................. 01803 844414 PD Ports.................................................................................................................. 01642 877356 Port of Milford Haven.................................................................................... 01646 696100 Team Humber Marine Alliance.............................................................. 01482 485271 TIA Marine Ltd.................................................................................................... 01964 527666

Metal Improvement Company............................................................... 01332 224602 NPL Management Ltd............................................................................... 0208 943 6385

Total Carbide....................................................................................................... 01844 275171 Valve & Fitting Solutions Ltd................................................................. 0191 489 1810

Arc Energy Resources Ltd....................................................................... 01453 823523 Bendalls Engineering..................................................................................... 01228 815350 BSI Group (The British Standards Institution)......................... 0208 996 9000

PPS Glassfibre Ltd......................................................................................... 01467 621907

Budenberg Gauge Co. Ltd.................................................................... 0161 777 7300

Power Systems

Certex Lifting Ltd............................................................................................ 0845 230 7475

Bowman Power Group Ltd..................................................................... 02380 236700 Converteam UK Ltd....................................................................................... 01788 563563 Crestchic Loadbanks.............................................................................. 01283 531645 Dabbrook Services Ltd............................................................................... 01493 441711 Denley Hydraulics Ltd.................................................................................. 01924 413400 Fairburn Engineering Ltd............................................................................ 01482 323352 Harland Simon Power Solutions......................................................... 01908 565656 Nordex UK Ltd................................................................................................. 0161 445 9900

Charles Thompson Ltd............................................................................... 01709 584011 CTG Ltd................................................................................................................... 01295 220130 DTEC an Engenda Group Company........................................ 01889 270706 Forsyths Ltd.......................................................................................................... 01340 831787 Lawson Engineers Ltd................................................................................. 01228 711470 NIS Ltd...................................................................................................................... 01257 265656 Northey Technologies Ltd....................................................................... 0845 260 0668 Oceantools Ltd.................................................................................................. 01224 709606 OLAER Fawcett Christie Ltd................................................................... 01244 535515 Pipeline Engineering....................................................................................... 01748 813000

Precision Engineering Advanced Coating Initiative Ltd (ACI).............................................. 01224 515320 Allen Gears Ltd.................................................................................................. 01386 552211 Artificial Lift Company Ltd.................................................................. +1 713 589 2599 Boldman Ltd........................................................................................................ 01204 522123 Budenberg Gauge Co. Ltd.................................................................... 0161 777 7300 Jet Engineering Plastics Ltd......................................................... 0141 958 0208 Leeds Bronze Engineering Ltd........................................................... 0113 271 8711

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Portobello-RMF Engineering Ltd....................................................... 0114 251 3092 QA Weld Tech Ltd.......................................................................................... 01642 222831 Rentavent............................................................................................................. 0808 178 3286 SeaFab Consultants...................................................................................... 01224 797940 Sub-Tech Systems Ltd............................................................................... 01229 820400 Suretank Cryogenics.............................................................................+353 41 6862022 Wessington Cryogenics Ltd..................................................0191 512 0677/ 4923

Marshalls Hard Metals............................................................................... 0114 275 2282

Process Control Products / Services

OMS Optical Metrology Services Ltd.............................................. 01279 656038

3sun Ltd.................................................................................................................. 01493 660121

PP Plasma Ltd................................................................................................. 0161 736 9299

ABLE Instruments and Controls Ltd.............................................. 0118 931 1188

PRD Fasteners Ltd......................................................................................... 01902 636246

Amelec Instruments....................................................................................... 01908 567003

PRD Precision Engineering Ltd............................................................ 01902 639211

ASCO Numatics................................................................................................ 01695 713600

Quadrant EPP UK Ltd.................................................................................. 01706 811000

Bilfinger Industrial Automation Services........................................ 01942 868900

RMIG Ltd................................................................................ 01925 839 600 / 652 / 610

Burkert Fluid Control Systems Ltd.................................................... 01285 648720

RQT Precision Engineering Ltd.................................................... 01224 774013

Capula Ltd............................................................................................................. 01785 827000

Stephenson Precision Components Ltd (SPC)....................... 01670 545000

Chelsea Technologies Group Ltd..................................................... 0208 481 9000

Wallace Sheetmetal & Fabrication Ltd................................. 01697 342918

Cordell Group Ltd............................................................................................ 01642 662400

Warren Services........................................................................................... 01842 760850

Presentation & Communication Skills Training Britain’s Energy Coast........................................................................... 01946 595285

Pressure Control Products / Services

Endress+Hauser Ltd................................................................................... 0161 286 5000 Fairburn Engineering Ltd............................................................................ 01482 323352 Geological Assistance & Services (GASSRL)...................+39 0516 516716 HAM-LET (UK) Ltd.......................................................................................... 01444 487555 Hima-Sella Ltd.................................................................................................. 0161 429 4508

A.S.P. Electro-Technology Ltd............................................................. 01455 635796

Industrial Technology Systems Ltd................................................... 01642 222232 Julabo UK Ltd................................................................................................. 01733 265892

Alco Valves Group UK................................................................................. 01484 710511

K Controls Ltd.................................................................................................... 01895 449601

ASCO Numatics................................................................................................ 01695 713600

Lee-Dickens Ltd................................................................................................ 01536 760156