Manpower

ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC)

Country: Abu Dhabi

Services Provided: The provision of recruitment services covering recruitment of senior personnel for ADNOC and sister companies

ADGAS

Country: Abu Dhabi - Das Island

Services Provided: Provision of Instructor Personnel

ADMA-OPCO

Country: Abu Dhabi - Das Island

Services Provided: Provision of Instructor Personnel

HUFFCO (NOW VICO)

Country: Indonesia

Services Provided: Provision of Technical Manpower and Support

Services for production of Gas and Condensate Onshore.

Gas is produced at wellhead pressures of 5000 psi. from over fifty wells. The total production ranges from 7,500 to 150,000 MMSCFD. The gas flows through fin-fan air cooling banks and then via chokes, gas exchangers and separators where water and condensate are extracted. The dry gas is further cooled and compressed for onward transmission to the Liquid Natural Gas Plant via a 24" pipeline.

Delton’s Indonesian partners with a proven record of providing manpower contract services supplied personnel or a wide range of disciplines including engineers, supervisory, safety, design staff & administrators covering

  • Administrative Management
  • Camp Supervision
  • Civil/Structural & Electrical Engineers
  • Corrosion Technicians
  • Electrical/Mechanical Piping Design
  • Logistics Management
  • Laboratory Technicians
  • Materials/Warehouse Supervision
  • Production/Process Supervision
  • Transportation Supervision

These personnel were supported by Area Management and local administrative staff from base headquarters in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.

The involvement with this facility ranged from pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up through to the operation and maintenance of the installed plant and equipment.

KODECO ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED

Country: Indonesia

Location: Batam Island

Services Provided:  Provision of personnel

  • Welding Inspectors
  • Equipment Inspectors
  • Electrical Inspectors
  • Non-Destructive Examination Inspectors

Through our joint venture company Delton provided personnel to carry out Gas Project Consultancy Services. The nature and scope of work included:

  • Planned construction of modules, jackets, process pipe and equipment of KE-5 gas project.

Inspection services for and in connection with the materials and/or equipment manufactured in-country.

LASMO OIL (MALACCA STRAIT) LIMITED

Country: Indonesia

Location: Jakarta and Operations area at Malacca Straits

Services Provided:  Provision of Personnel:

  • Production Technical Development Specialists
  • Senior Maintenance Advisors
  • Civil Construction Superintendents

The personnel assisted in the following tasks:

  • Road and site maintenance and construction of new well locations
  • Acceptance of new Selatan field
  • Upgrading and implementation of preventive maintenance programme

LASMO OIL (MALACCA STRAIT) LIMITED   

Country: Indonesia

Location: Jakarta and other locations as designated

Services Provided:  Provision of Production Consultancy Services personnel:

  • Senior Maintenance Specialists
  • Senior Production Specialists
  • Construction Superintendents
  • Senior Production Advisors
  • Senior Maintenance Advisors
  • Construction Supervisors
  • Construction Advisors

The personnel assisted when and as required with maintenance, fabrication and construction in the company’s field Jakarta office and other locations as required.

MARATHON PETROLEUM INDONESIA LTD

Country: Indonesia

Name of FPSO: Kakap Natuna

Marathon Petroleum Indonesia Ltd, Kakap KH Field is one of the most remote locations in the world being situation approximately 1,000 miles north of Jakarta in the South China Sea.

The field is situated in a water depth of 277 feet and came on stream during March 1986 with a flow of 12,000 bpd, rising to 22,000 bpd by the end of the year.

First stage separation is carried out at wellhead on the platform before transfer to the tanker which is connected to a SBM yoke, CALM mooring system allowing rotation through 360 degrees.

The vessel is a 136,000 DWT tanker with a storage capacity of 760,000 bbs of crude. The FPSO barge facility is the first in the world with complete production facilities including the flare on board one facility.

Marathon would only consider specialist personnel possessing the highest qualifications and the most relevant experience in this highly specialised type of FPSO project. The company were awarded the contract to provide the specialist personnel against intense competition.

The company’s involvement is this project commenced during the latter half of 1985. At this stage the tanker was undergoing final modifications at Mitsubishi’s shipyard, Yokohama, Japan. At Marathon’s request our Marine Superintendents first joined the vessel in Japan to advise on certain modifications then being carried out.

On completion of the tow from Japan to Malaysia , for the final fitting of the yoke, additional procurement and engineering personnel worked on board the tanker. The tanker was finally towed into Indonesian waters and positioned approx 300 kms north west of Natuna Besar in the South China Sea. The towing operation was under the captaincy of our Marine Superintendent throughout.

Expatriate personnel recruited for Marathons’ requirements for the tanker and support services included:

  • Marine Superintendents
  • Ship’s Engineers
  • Mechanical Advisors
  • Procurement Specialists
  • Construction Superintendents (Base/Facilities)
  • Civil Engineers (Base /Facilities)
  • Training Manager
  • Technical Training Instructors (Instrumentation)
  • Technical Authors
  • Materials Development Specialists

The Technical training instructors were directly involved in the preparation and production of training materials and the implementation of Marathon’s Kakap Field Training Programme under the supervision of the Training Manager. The Technical Author was instrumental in the preparation of training materials and introductory information for use by Indonesia personnel working on/offshore, however, his prime function was the re-writing of manuals directly relating to the Kakap project including:

  • Terminal Rules and Regulations
  • Safety and Environmental Policies
  • Contingency Plans
  • FPSO Marine Operations/Procedures
  • Kakap Operating Procedures
  • MPI Aircraft Safety Procedures
  • Kakap Safety Booklet

The organisation was also directly involved in assisting Marathon Oil in the screening and the recruiting of middle management direct hire staff who at a later stage became actively involved in the Kakap project.

PETROMER TREND CORPORATION    

Country: Indonesia

Location: Jakarta and client’s area of operations

Services Provided:  Provision of Electrical Power Engineering and Operations Specialists

The services included:

  • Support client group in engineering and construction activities

Consulting, reviewing and installation of special projects.

PT ARUN NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION CO LTD

Country: Indonesia

Location: North Sumatra

Services Provided:  Provision of Manpower:

  • Technical Manpower and Support Services for LNG Production

The Plant receives high pressure gas from the field, the company performs complete processing of the feedstock, including condensate recovery, propane and butane removal, de-ethanising and liquefaction of the remaining methane. The processes are supported by a large utilities complex, including steam and electric power generation.

Delton’s Indonesian partners provided highly skilled manpower to support a broad spectrum of Technical Manpower and Support Services covering:

  • Machine Shop Advisory Services
  • Transport/Heavy Lift Specialists
  • Telecommunications Specialists
  • Mechanical/Electrical Maintenance Engineers
  • Mechanical/Electrical Construction Project Engineers
  • Mechanical Maintenance Planning Systems
  • Data Input Technicians

The line personnel were supported by Area Management and local administrative staff from base headquarters in Medan, North Sumatra.


PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD

Country: Malaysia

Location: Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia

Services Provided:  Provision of personnel as follows:

  • Production Advisors
  • Maintenance Advisors
  • Platform Superintendents
  • FSO Masters
  • Shift Production Supervisors
  • Cargo Supervisors
  • Lead Cargo Operators
  • Maintenance Supervisors
  • Mechanical Supervisors
  • Electrical Supervisors
  • System Supervisors
  • System/Electrical Supervisors
  • Lead Mechanical Technicians
  • Lead Electrical Technicians
  • Lead System Technicians
  • Lead Production Technicians

PETROMER TREND CORPORATION

Country: Indonesia

Location: Jakarta Office and Clients Area of Operations

Services Provided:  Provision of Electrical Power Engineering and Operations

Specialists

Support client group in engineering and construction activities. Consulting, reviewing and installation of special projects.

RAYONG REFINERY COMPANY

Country: Thailand

Location: Map Ta Phut, Rayong Province, Thailand

Services Provided:  Provision of commissioning, Start-Up and Operating Personnel as follows:

  • Operations OJT Process Instructors
  • Operations OJT Mechanical Instructors
  • Operations OJT Instrument Instructors
  • Operations OJT Electrical Instructors
  • Operations Start-Up Supervision
  • Commissioning/Operations Personnel - process
  • Commissioning/Operations Personnel - Panel
  • Commissioning/Operations Personnel - Utilities
  • Commissioning/Operations Personnel - Oil Movements

The RRC refinery is located in Rayong province about 200 kilometres southeast of Bangkok.

The refinery has a capacity of 145 MB/SD.  It is designed to process Middle East crudes, but will incorporate adequate flexibility to process a wide range of crudes and feedstocks, including Far East and indigenous crudes.  The refinery will produce a full range of products such as LPG, unleaded motor gasolines, jet fuel, low sulphur automotive diesel and fuel oil.

The refinery configuration is selected to permit product yields to be highly slated towards middle distillates, to as much as 54% of total products, to meet the Thai market demand.

Delton, through its Thai Company Delton KSP, operates a contract to provide Commissioning, Start-Up and Operations and training Support Services, supplementing RRC’s own incumbent organisation.

SARAWAK SHELL BERHAD/SABAH SHELL PETROLEUM CO LTD

Country: Malaysia

Location: Sarawak and Sabah

Services Provided:  Provision of Project Materials Coordinators

Coordinators worked in Materials Department in maintaining detailed control of materials required for Engineering projects both onshore and offshore. Close involvement with project engineers and planning stage through installation, commissioning and start-up including attendance at coordinating meetings, provision of materials status reports, handling materials queries and the identification, utilization and disposal of surplus materials.

SANTE FE ENERGY RESOURCES JABUNG LIMITED

Country: Indonesia

Location: Jakarta and client’s area of operations

Services Provided:  Provision of manpower

  • Engineering Consultant
  • Senior Reservoir Testing Engineer

The basic functions were to co-ordinate and supervise drill stem testing of new exploratory and appraisal wells. Conduct reservoir studies on existing fields as required. Assist in the training of national engineers.

Specific Primary duties were:

  • Assist in conducting and analysis of tests on development wells
  • Analyse and prepare reports on the results of well testing activities
  • Conduct reservoir studies on newly discovered fields to determine reserves and depletion mechanisms
  • Develop national personnel through on the job training.

SARAWAK SHELL BHD/SABAH SHELL PETROLEUM CO LTD 

Country: Malaysia

Location: Sarawak

Services provided:  Provision of manpower:

  • Planning and Study Engineers

Responsible for initiating and carrying out studies related to client company’s operations department’s activities including drilling, production, petroleum engineering, materials, transport and logistics.  The Engineers were required to liaise with various government agencies and ministries and monitor operations, prepare reports and comply with government requirements and legislation.

SHELL REFINERY PULAU BUKOM

Country: Singapore

Services Provided:  Refinery Study Manpower

Delton’s Singapore partner provided on-the-spot expertise for comprehensive studies on efficiency for one of the largest Refineries in South East Asia, processing approximately 500,000 bpd of crude by primary distillation and catalytic reforming. The study and follow-up action thereon will covered facets of operational efficiency such as:

  • Process/Utilities
  • Engineering
  • Contractors
  • Quality Control (Laboratory)
  • Overall Refining Organisation

Included were quantification of operator workloads, analysis of refinery organisational aspects, revision of operating procedures, investments in labour saving technology and operator training requirements.

TOTAL

Country: Indonesia

Services Provided:  Manpower for the provision of:

  • Marine Operations Support personnel
  • Offshore Storage Vessels personnel

In this remote area, to assist in storage and export of the crude oil, an oil tanker was chartered by the Oil Company to act as their storage facility.

Crude from the onshore wells was pumped offshore through a 12” pipeline via a SBM installation to which the storage vessel was permanently moored, through a prefabricated meter bank onboard the vessel into the tanks for storage.

A Yokahama fender was attached around the storage vessel to prevent damage during the loading of export tankers which moored alongside.

With the exception of the senior Barge Master, all the other expatriate personnel including Barge Masters, Electrical, Mechanical, Instrument Technicians, Oil Movement Controllers and Boatswains together with the indigenous deck crews were supplied on contract.

TRITON INDONESIA INC

Country: Indonesia

Location: Jakarta

Services Provided:  Manpower provision for:

  • Personnel Policy/Contracts
  • Procurement Procedures Consultants

Consultancy Services in connection with the evaluation of company policies relating to personnel/ procurement/contracts administration and policy implementation within the organisation structures of the company.

UNOCAL

Country: Indonesia

Services Provided:  Manpower provision for:

  • Technical Support Services

Production of crude at these fields is from free-flowing wells. The oil passes through separators on the platforms and is then pumped via 18” and 24” pipelines to the shore installations.

The separated gas is compressed in stages on the compression platform from 115 psi. to 600 psi. and then pumped ashore as feedstock for the LPG plants.

Delton’s Indonesian partners, personnel  were engaged in all stages of these offshore operations including the production from wellheads to pipelines, maintenance of all pumps, generators, instruments and equipment. The operating personnel ensure the safe and efficient day-to-day running of these platforms.

UNOCAL

Country: Indonesia

Services Provided:  Manpower provision for:

Technical Support Services

Natural gas is imported from the offshore field via a 24” pipeline and collected in a surge tank where it is mixed with solution gas brought in from a crude stabilizer producing 110,000 barrels of feedstock per day.

After treatment of these gases, the products are sent for storage and export. The total throughput of the plant is 300 MMSCFD of propane, butane and condensate.

Delton’s Indonesian partners provided diagnostic teams of electrical, instrument and mechanical engineers together with technicians, welding inspectors, warehouse co-ordinators, laboratory personnel and corrosion engineers.