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OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTIONS - CONTRACTS OF MORE THAN 400 MILLION USD FOR GSP
PIPELAY CONTRACTOR OF OLYMPIA PROJECT - 269 MILLION USD CONTRACT
GSP INVESTS APPROXIMATELY
12 MILLION USD FOR THE UPGRADE AND RECLASSIFICATION
OF GSP ORIZONT
THE 1800 TONS CRANE
ON ITS WAY HOME
GSP NEPTUN
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december 2009
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4 NEWS
8 THE TURKEY’S ROLE IN ENSURING THE
ENERGY SECURITY IN THE BLACK SEA
REGION
12 UPETROM GRUP, among the supporters and participants at the Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum, Bucharest, 2009
13 THE FIRST PARTICIPATION OF A GSP
REPRESENTATIVE AT THE IWCF EUROPEAN
REGIONAL BRANCH MEETING
14 OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION REPORT, 2009 GSP’s offshore constructions management and investments
20 GSP - KEY OFFSHORE SERVICE PROVIDER
24 GSP TRAINING CENTRE
Training sessions for the crewmembers onboard GSP Prince
26 GSP REGISTERS A ROMANIAN FIRST - A unique welding facility will train the welding personnel for subsea pipeline installation
28 BLACK SEA, key region for the European energy security
30 GSP INVESTS APPROXIMATELY 12 MILLION
US DOLLARS for the upgrade and reclassification of GSP Orizont
31 HUMAN RESOURCES 2009 REPORT
32 HSEQ: culture, awards and milestones in 20099
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2009 WAS FOR A
CHALLENGING YEAR FOR
UPETROM GROUP! As companies within our group registered excellent results being awarded by the Romanian Chamber of Industry, Agriculture and Commerce, we may say we did well. We are proud to be able to say now that our determination to further continue the investment and development program confirmed the management good decisions. Another confirmation of the good path we are on is the series of offshore services contracts Grup Servicii Petroliere concluded, mainly in the offshore constructions area. We may say that together as a strong team, we’ll continue our march toward business consolidation. The rational and sincere partnership with our employees has led us to the position we hold in the regional market. When we stated we’ll support the career development of individuals and teams, that was a solid contract with our professionals and, as proven, we immediately confirmed we are ready to bring to live our engagement in sustaining human resources development, by offering them possibilities to train at the highest levels. Therefore I address my thanks to those professionals determined to team up, to advance to a new level in their career here, within Grup Servicii Petroliere. I also feel I must publicly underline the capital role our contractual partners play in our success. There was a time when clients challenged us to rapidly understand and learn the industry logic; we continued learning, we continued expanding the services offer as our competencies develop, and, due to our well learned lessons we took along the time, we managed to transform the names of companies within Upetrom Group in solid patrimony/asset. Therefore I address our thanks to those business partners who have shown trust in our capacities and registered, due to the partnership with us, they managed to register excellent economical results. I must address our thanks to those contractual partners we already count among traditional clients as well as to the new clients. We pride ourselves as we received appreciation from the heavyweight offshore industry players in our regional market, both privately owned and national petroleum companies. We are regular presence in the Romanian, Bulgarian, Turkish and Russian oil and gas services market. We consider every one of them equally important. Every contractual partner comes on the first place as importance and we respond to the contractual demands with equal seriousness, competence and dedication. I feel I must clarify for the readers the reasons I have to thank to so many: of course we could manage better at the end of 2009 without challenges the global market inflicted on us; we also could fail if not the trusted partnerships and coherent strategies. I shall not say the word so many times the financial market brought up as redundant theme of our personal lives and business analysis. And I shall avoid it not in fear, but as it couldn’t confirm its validity on our territory: we concluded significant investments such as GSP Saturn upgrade and refurbishment and GSP Training Centre; we continue investments such as GSP Bigfoot 1 and 2, GSP Neptun, GSP Shipyard; we have designed the newbuild strategy steps as well as the technological modernization to sustain our further growth. These are only a few of the reasons we must consider 2009 a challenging and yet a good year for Grup Servicii Petroliere. Let’s expect together the best from 2010!
FOREWORD
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GSP NEPTUN, THE 1800 TONS FLOATING CRANE REACHED CONSTANŢA SUD – AGIGEA PORTGSP operates the largest heavy lift
floating crane in the Black Sea to carry
out the company offshore construction,
installation and removal operations.
GSP Neptun, the 1800 tons floating
crane, concluded the voyage reaching
Constanţa Sud – Agigea port on
Saturday, the 2nd of October. GSP
Queen performed the transport of the
1800 tons floating crane towing it from
Tuzla, Turkey at the end of September
across the Bosporus Strait into the Black
Sea towards GSP Shipyard.
October
GSP NEPTUN COMPLETES GSP’S TECHNICAL VESSELS FLEET. GSP Neptun heavy lift floating crane, in
length (L.O.A.) of 83 m, with the gross
tonnage of 6,557 tons, may reach the
maximum lifting height of 76.00 meters,
1.8 meters / minute / load, respectively
3,6 meters / minute / unload lifting speed.
GSP Neptun is transported to Constanta
Sud - Agigea by GSP Queen, AHTS,
classified under ABS register, towing, fire
fighting and antipollution vessel Class 1
offshore support vessel, built in 2005.
October
GSP SATURN ENTERED UNDER A NEW CONTRACT WITH TPAOThe offshore drilling rig GSP Saturn,
located on the Turkish continental shelf of
the Black Sea, drills for TPAO.
TPAO continues the development of the
Akçakoca subsea gas reserve and MODU
GSP Saturn will drill under the present
contract one firm well (and one optional).
October
GSP LICORN PROVIDES OFFSHORE SUPPLY SERVICES IN THE BLACK SEA UNDER A TPAO CONTRACTGSP Licorn, tug and supply vessel
classified under BV register, entered a
new contract. GSP’s vessel operates
in Akçakoca field, in the Black Sea.
The vessel provides services for GSP
Saturn offshore drilling rig under a TPAO
contract.
GSP Neptun, the largest floating crane in the Black Sea, 1800 tons lifting capacity
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October
GSP PRINCE ARRIVED IN CONSTANTA PORTGSP Prince completed on the 13th of
October the voyage from Aalesund,
Norway to Constanta Port. The ROV
Survey / Diving and Intervention Support
Vessel is operated by GSP under
a bareboat contract with purchase
option. GSP announces the availability of
the newly build DP 2 specialized vessel
on the offshore spot market.
GSP Prince, built in 2009, is outfitted for
sub-sea duties such as ROV operations
(pipeline/route survey), bottom mapping,
sub-sea installation works, diving and
intervention support, mother vessel for
AUV/UUV operations, geo-technical
investigation survey. GSP is operating
the only ship of this type in the Black Sea
area. The new GSP vessel is classified
under DnV register (+1A1 SF, E0,
DYNPOS AUTR, CLEAN, COMF c3-v3,
HELDK. NAUT OSV, Ice C ERN 99,99,99).
October
GSP WAS AWARDED THE CONTRACT FOR SUBSEA GAS PIPELINES ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION IN GALATA FIELDGSP will perform under the present
contract engineering, procurement,
fabrication and installation of pipelines,
8,5 km x 6’’ from Galata platform to well
head Kavarna 2, and 14,5 km x 10’’ from
Galata platform to well head Kaliakra 2
with associated piggy backed liquid lines
in the Bulgarian continental shelf.
The company will mobilize for the
contract a fleet including GSP Bigfoot
1 – the shallow water pipe lay and heavy
lift barge, GSP Prince – the new diving
and ROV support vessel, specialized
vessel for anchor handling assistance
of the pipelay barge, two PSVs – GSP
Licorn and GSP Perseu, and the crew
vessel GSP Lyra. GSP is in charge of the
GSP Prince, vessel approaching Constanta port
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GSP Prince. The naming ceremony, a moment of intense emotion and great expectations
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procurement, engineering, fabrication
and transport to the offshore location by
offshore supply vessels as well as the
offshore install and tie-in of the facilities
and components of the project.
October
GSP PRINCE NAMING CEREMONY TOOK PLACE ON THE 24TH OF OCTOBER IN CONSTANTA PORTGSP hosted the naming ceremony of
DSV IMO 9489651 on Saturday the 24th
of October.
The day marks both the official naming
for the newest GSP vessel, GSP Prince,
and the extension of the company
fleet with another specialized vessel to
answer the new offshore operational
needs of the market in the region. GSP
Prince is the only one DSV & ROV to
operate in the Black Sea.
GSP hosted the naming ceremony of
DSV IMO 9489651 on Saturday the 24th
of October. The ceremony was held in
the passengers’ berth of Constanta Port.
A great number of guests attended the
naming ceremony: representatives of
the Norwegian companies Volstad and
Baatbygg, of the Romanian Parliament
and local administration, foreign
petroleum and shipping companies,
harbor authorities, navy, as well as
Romanian business representatives.
The ceremony was held in the sounds of
the Romanian Military Navy Brass Band.
The vessel will be outfitted for the
following duties: ROV operations, SAT
diving, sub-sea installation works,
geo-technical surveys / works, light
construction works, crane operations.
GSP Prince is designed to operate in all
weather conditions, presenting excellent
maneuverability and station keeping
capabilities. The most modern survey
equipment is installed and the systems
have full plug and play interconnectivity.
GSP Prince has accommodation for 64
persons, segregated over 34 single and
15 double cabins.
November
BULGARIA CONFIRMS COMMERCIALITY OF MELROSE’S KAVARNA GAS FIELD Melrose Resources announced
last November that the Bulgarian
Government has issued a Certificate of
Commerciality for the Kavarna gas field
and the Company has now submitted
an application for a similar Certificate
of Commerciality for the Kaliakra field.
The approval effectively commences
the development of the Kavarna field,
which contains estimated reserves of
24 Bcf and is located 8 kilometers east
of Melrose’s Galata field platform. The
field will be produced using a single
subsea well completion tied back to
the Galata facilities using a 6 inch flow
line and is expected to be on stream by
July 1, 2010. The Kaliakra field, which
contains 57 Bcf of reserves, is located 14
kilometers east of Galata and will initially
be developed using a single subsea
well with a dedicated 10 inch flow line
to allow for future expansion. First gas
is expected from this field by 1 October
2010. The two field flow lines will be laid
by Grup Servicii Petroliere, using GSP
Bigfoot 1 shallow water pipelay & heavy
lift barge, GSP being also responsible
for the subsea completion activity. The
total capital expenditure for the two
developments is expected to be $59
million (including historic well completion
costs) equating to $0.73/Mcf. With
respect to other project approvals, the
Company is also in active discussions
with the Bulgarian Ministry for Economy
and Energy to finalize the terms of an
Amendment to the Galata Production
Concession which is required for the
Galata gas storage project.
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THE TURKEY’S ROLE IN ENSURING THE ENERGY SECURITY IN THE BLACK SEA REGION
GSP Shipyard Agigea became a hot spot for the development of international offshore construction projects
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The Atlantic council and the Romanian
Ministry of Economic Affairs were the
organizers of the Black Sea Economic and
Energy Forum. The Turkey’s energy supply
attracted once more with the occasion of
the summit in Bucharest the interest of the
oil and gas industry, as well as of the states’
high representatives taking part in the event.
Representatives of all the countries in the
Bucharest Economic and Energy underlined
the importance of the Turkish oil and gas
reserves as well as of the oil development
strategy drawn up and coherently observed
during the recent years.
Ensuring the oil and gas supply through
increased internal production in Turkey
results in increasing the energy stability in the
entire region.
The Black Sea Economic and Energy Forum
was a successful opportunity for Grup
Servicii Petroliere, as the company stated
once more its determination to contribute to
the Turkish offshore oil and gas production.
GSP builds the jacket and the double deck
modular production platform designated to
double the Turkey’s actual gas production.
TPAO, the Turkish Petroleum awarded the
offshore construction EPIC for the Akçakoca
gas field to GSP in Q4, 2008. The fabrication
works started in 2009, and GSP developed
the technical fleet in the same time to
support the offshore operations.
The Bucharest regional energy summit
gave the opportunity to TPAO and Turkish
state representatives to visit the fabrication
facility in Constanta Sud Agigea. As the
platform construction and commissioning
will lead to a double gas production
in Turkey, it is considered a strategic
investment. Metin Kilci, the Energy and
Natural Resources Ministry Undersecretary,
stated the importance of the project for
the Turkish press: “Doubling the internal
Turkish production is an effort which has to
be appreciated. The Akçakoca natural gas
deposits will be productive at the completion
of this offshore platform”.
Mehmet Uysal, General Director of Turkish
Petroleum (TPAO), provided information
regarding the value of the offshore
construction project and the scheduled date
for the production facility to enter service:
“The largest production platform in the Black
Sea is scheduled to enter service in 2010,
the costs risig up to the amount of 100 USD
million. This is the second development
stage of Akçakoca natural gas reserve.
TPAO started the activities in the region in
2003. The newbuild platform will lead to a
new development stage, as TPAO plans 6
new production wells to be drilled on the
location.”
Mehmet Uysal, General Director of Turkish
Petroleum (TPAO), also added that within the
scope of the offshore construction project
there is the installation of 7 kilometers of
pipeline. The subsea pipeline will connect
the production platform to the existing main
pipeline trunk, ensuring the connection of
the offshore production facility with the gas
plant onshore. “The current natural gas
production reaches 1 million cubic meters
per day. We are expecting the completion
of the new offshore construction to raise the
gas production up to 2.5 million cubic meters
per day” concluded the Turkish Petroleum
General Director.
The Turkish delegation taking part in
Bucharest Energy Summit, “Black Sea
Economic and Energy Forum”, accompanied
by Turkish media, visited GSP Shipyard
- the offshore construction site in
Constanta Sud – Agigea Port and
at GSP’s headquarters and Training
Center in berth 34, Constanța port.
The delegation, visited the offshore
construction site and the shipyard where
GSP Bigfoot 1 project is carried out, in
GSP’s operational base, in Constanta
GSP builds the jacket and the double
deck modular production platform
designated to double the Turkey’s
actual gas production. TPAO, the
Turkish Petroleum awarded the offshore
construction EPIC for the Akçakoca gas
field to GSP in Q4, 2008.
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Sud – Agigea Port. The shipyard
represents a 2009 GSP’s investment
of 10 million USD, a new development
of an operational base covering the
area of 38.600 m2 having a 372 meters
long quay opening, including a 700 m2
administrative building with 17 offices,
conference hall, a fully equipped hospital
and modern social facilities. The shipyard
includes a 2720 m2 multipurpose
workshop, a heavy duty opened platform
as well as the necessary infrastructure
and utilities allowing GSP to perform
extended offshore prefabrication and
construction works. The multipurpose
workshop is equipped with two 20 + 5
tons gantries running on a range of 130
meters. The shipyard operations are
sustained by a newly acquired fleet of
onshore heavy lift cranes and modern
welding stations. The Turkish officials
have visited the shipyard they assessed
the progress of the steel works within the
jacket fabrication process as well as the
topside. The delegation has also checked
the progress made during the upgrade,
refurbishment and reclassification project
for the heavy lift / pipelay barge GSP
Bigfoot 1.
Mr. Gabriel Comănescu, President of
Upetrom Group - GSP, presented the
progress GSP has registered since the
establishment of the shipyard and the
commencement of works. He also made
reference to the results GSP recorded
during the last audit performed by the
beneficiary, the Turkish Petroleum.
He stated during the visit: “GSP is
committed to confirm once more it
become the leading offshore services
provider due to the high professional
standards. The 100 USD million offshore
EPIC contract concluded in 2008 with
TPAO is the beginning of an important
offshore constructions series GSP will
complete, bringing its contribution to the
energy security in the Black Sea region.
The fabrication process continues as
previously planned and the company
simultaneously with the technical fleet
development process. The scheduled
activities are sustained by human
resources recruitment program to supply
both the extension of the onshore
fabrication and the technical vessels
crews”.
The visit continued at GSP’s
headquarters in berth 34, Constanta port.
Here, the official representatives of the
Turkish presidency and government, as
well as the representatives of the main
Turkish oil and gas companies, have
visited the new Training Center GSP
established in 2009, a 6.5 million euro
investment. GSP Training Center uses
the latest DrillSIM 6000 simulator. The
Training Centre offers well control training
- Surface BOP Stack Operations – Driller
level; Surface BOP Stack Operations
– Supervisor level – offshore drilling
personnel evaluation and certification, as
well as Cyber Based control training of
the X – COM drilling equipment using the
latest simulation technology.
GSP Shipyard Agigea. The official delegation at the jacket fabrication site
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UPETROM GROUP AMONG THE SUPPORTERS AND PARTICIPANTS AT THE BLACK SEA ENERGY AND ECONOMIC FORUM, BUCHAREST, 2009
The Black Sea Energy and Economic
Forum (BSEEF) is an event bringing
together world leaders and key
stakeholders in energy policy and
business for unofficial consultations on
global energy security. Set in the broader
Black Sea-Caspian region due to its
position as a nexus of global energy
security and geopolitical instability, the
Forum provides an exclusive setting
for high-level representatives from
government and industry around the
world to discuss relevant issues and
develop recommendations for the future.
The event took place in Bucharest
between the 30th of September and the
2nd of October. Among the inaugural
forum featured speakers, there were:
Traian Băsescu, President of Romania,
Mircea Geoană, the President of the
Senate, Romania, Crin Antonescu,
Vice President of the Senate, Romania;
Adriean Videanu, Minister of Economy,
Romania; Cristian Diaconescu, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Romania; Mr. Fabrizio
Barbaso, Deputy Director General,
DG TREN, European Commission;
Ambassador C. Boyden Gray, Former
U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy
and European Affairs, Gray & Schmitz
LLP; Senator Chuck Hagel, Chairman,
Atlantic Council; George Maior,
Director, Romanian Intelligence Service;
Ambassador Richard Morningstar, U.S.
Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy; Mr.
Dinu Patriciu, Chairman, DP Holding
SA; Mr. Paolo Scaroni, Chief Executive
Officer, Eni S.p.A.
Mr. Bruno Siefken, Vice President of
Upetrom Group gave a speech within
the section “Oil for the 21st Century:
Prospects and Challenges” of the Black
Sea Energy and Economic Forum.
The mission of the Black Sea Energy and
Economic Forum is to foster multilateral
cooperation between stakeholders in
the Atlantic Community, the Black-Sea-
Caspian region, and around the world
on energy policy issues. It promotes
The mission of the Black Sea Energy
and Economic Forum is to foster
multilateral cooperation between
stakeholders in the Atlantic Community,
the Black-Sea-Caspian region, and
around the world on energy policy
issues. It promotes energy security,
market-based solutions, and an energy
industry compatible with sustainable
development. The Forum strives to meet
the needs of countries producing and
consuming energy through increased
flow of capital, technology and
collaboration in the energy sector.
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energy security, market-based solutions,
and an energy industry compatible with
sustainable development. The Forum
strives to meet the needs of countries
producing and consuming energy through
increased flow of capital, technology and
collaboration in the energy sector.
BSEEF provides an exclusive setting
in which energy policy and business
leaders, professionals, and those
concerned with energy and sustainability
can interact and generate ideas for future
action.
„No area is more important to global
energy security than the Black Sea-
Caspian region. The combination of
vast oil and natural gas fields and
flights, and the crucial need for diverse,
stable sources of energy for European
and global markets makes this region
central to any conversation about the
geopolitics of global energy security.
In order to promote dialogue and
multinational cooperation in this area of
increasing geopolitical significance, the
Atlantic Council has initiated the BSEEF
through our new Eurasia Energy Center.
By bringing together key regional and
global energy security stakeholders from
governments and business, we hope to
help transform the Black Sea-Caspian
region into a more stable and cooperative
platform that grows more closely linked
to the European Union and the U.S.“
declared in his inaugural speech Mr.
Chuck Hagel, Chairman, Atlantic Council.
BSEEF registered the participation of
CEOs and Executives from: Areva,
BOTAS, DEPA, DP Holding SA, Egypt
Gas, Eni S.p.A., ExxonMobil, Hunt
Oil, OMV, Sabanci Energy Group,
Schlumberger, SOCAR, TEIAS
and TPAO as well as Energy and
Economy Ministers and Senior Officials
from: The Republic of Azerbaijan, The
Republic of Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania,
The Russian Federation, The Kingdom
of Sweden, The Republic of Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, The United
States of America, and The Republic of
Uzbekistan.
Between the 30th of September and the 1st of October 2009, OMV Austria
hosted the IWCF European Regional Meeting at Gansendorf. The event was
attended by representatives of the IWCF European Branch. The International
Well Control Forum is an oil industry Membership Organization established in
Europe in 1992. Its primary purpose is to develop and administer well control
certification programs for personnel employed in oil well Drilling, Workover and
Well Intervention operations. IWCF well control certification programs have been
used by 50,000 persons at 173 locations in 54 countries since January 1993.
The European Branch was constituted on the 6th of February 2001. The IWCF
European branch includes Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Romania,
and Turkey. The IWCF European Branch meets in technical meetings once or
twice a year, to discuss new procedures and/or revisions of procedures being
proposed by the IWCF secretary, the assessors’ points of view being carefully
taken into consideration. The IWCF technical meeting was attended by IWCF
accredited instructors working within the IWCF training centers in Europe. The
meeting agenda included the interventions of Dr. I. Federer (Miskolcz-Hungary),
Wilhelm Sackmaier, Dr. T Szabó (Miskolcz-Hungary). The speakers reviewed
past decisions of international board, presented the progress state. The technical
meeting agenda offered the opportunity to overview themes such as:
øPractical Assessment Quality Assurance,
øPractical Assessment Well Design Rules,
øPractical Assessment Exercises
øAccredited Assessor Pack
øPrinciples & Procedures and Equipment Question Comments
øDiscussions
øAn OMV land rig visit.
Constantin Gheorghe, GSP’s HSEQ Executive Officer, represented our company at
the IWCF Technical meeting. During his intervention, Constantin Gheorghe took
opportunity to present the new training facility established in 2009 by GSP and
proposed Constanta as a future location for an IWCF meeting. As our company
entered the training services market just a few months ago, the meeting also
presented itself as an opportunity to deeper familiarize with offshore staff
training issues, networking with representatives of the training centers from
Spain, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Romania (Oil and Gas University,
Ploiesti), and Turkey.
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OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION REPORT, 2009
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GSP Shipyard, Agigea. Steel jacket onsite fabrication stages
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GSP Neptun crossing under the Bosporus bridge. The largest floating crane in the Black Sea heading to GSP Shipyard in Constanta Sud Agigea
GSP’S OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTIONS MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENTSThe Offshore Constructions Department
manages from 2008 engineering, project
management, operational coordination,
analysis and design of fixed offshore
platforms, jackets, topsides, subsea
pipelines. The offshore constructions
offer includes procurement, fabrication,
load-out, sea fastening, heavy lift,
transportation, installation services,
commissioning, and maintenance. GSP
Shipyard located in Constanta Sud –
Agigea harbor, an investment amounting
10 million US dollars to be further
developed, is the onshore operational
base designated for steel-structure
and fabrication to support the offshore
construction activities. A fleet of 10 heavy
lift crawler and all terrain cranes sustains
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the fabrication onshore, the acquisition
value summing up to 8,646,000 euro.
GSP also developed the fleet of
technical vessels: heavy lift, pipelay,
semisubmersible and sliding barges,
tender assist, in order to successfully
answer the offshore industry demands
in the Black Sea area. The technical
fleet development represents a strategic
program of major investments and
acquisitions including: 70 million USD for
GSP Bigfoot 1 (pipelay/heavy lift/tender
assist barge) conversion, reclassification,
equipment acquisition; 27 million USD for
the acquisition of the 1800 tons heavy lift
crane barge GSP Neptun and 750,000
USD for its modernization; 3,500,000 euro
for the reactivation and reclassification
of GSP Bigfoot 2, the semi-submersible
barge. The company also operates GSP
Prince, DSV/ROV offshore support vessel
built in Norway in 2009 and reaching the
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market value of 100 million USD. GSP
supported the offshore construction
activities by creating 80 new workplaces
so far. Taking into account the necessary
workpower both for the extension of
the fabrication works and the technical
vessels crews, the number of newly
created workplaces will rise up to almost
300.
OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PORTFOLIOTPAO Project – Akcakoca Field Western
part of the Black Sea
In September 2008, GSP signed
a contract with TPAO to provide
Engineering, Procurement, Construction
and Installation (“EPIC”) services related
to the development of the Akcakoca field
drilling/wellhead platform and offshore
pipeline in the Western part of the Black
Sea. The fabrication process has already
started with expected completion in 3rd
quarter 2010. GSP ensures the project
management as well as procurement
of the jacket materials, fabrication,
erection, assembly, load-out and sea
fastening of the jacket, piles, risers and
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clamps, GSP will design, purchase,
build and install a 4-legged steel jacket
platform of 101 meters height with an
approximate total weight of 1600 tons.
The drilling-production platform will be
located in the Akcakoca gas field, above
the two existing wells, AKC – 3 and
AKC – 4. The top side of the platform
will have two decks, GSP having also
the task of purchasing, installing and
commissioning the facilities for the first
deck. GSP will also install a subsea
pipeline, approximately 7 kilometers
long, 12” in diameter, also realizing the
connections to the existing 12” offshore
trunk pipelines, for transportation of the
produced gas to the Cayagzi Plant, near
Akcakoca, through the offshore pipeline.
Galata Project – Bulgarian Continental
Shelf Black Sea
In October 2009, GSP signed a lump
sum contract with one of its core
customers, Melrose Resources, for
offshore construction work to be
performed in the Bulgarian Continental
shelf. The total project is divided into
two stages with a total value of about
Euro 24 million. GSP will perform
Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication
and Installation of an 8.5 km 6” pipeline
from Galata platform to well head
Kavarna 2, and a 14.5 km 10” pipeline
from Galata platform to well head
Kaliakra 2, in 80 meter water debt. Both
pipe line routes will include associated
piggy backed liquid lines. According to
Melrose Resources public data (March
09) the Galata filed development holds
ultimate reserves of about 74 Bcf with
production of 20.2 MMcfpd in 2008.
The Galata block exploration potential
include Kaliakra (47 Bcf) and Kavarna (24
Bcf). GSP will use multiple assets in its
offshore fleet for this contract, including:
Bigfoot 1 which will perform pipe laying;
GSP Prince will be used to conduct
pre-lay survey and for installation, ROV,
and saturation diving; GSP Perseu will
do the pipe haul; GSP Licorn will supply
consumables and GSP Lyra will handle
crew transport.
OLYMPIA PROJECT - DZHUBGA-LAZOREVSKOE -SOCHI GAS PIPELINE BLACK SEAGrup Servicii Petroliere S.A. (GSP
S.A.) has been awarded the 150 km
20 in. and 4.5 km 6 in. subsea pipelay
contract along the Caucasian Black
Sea coast within the Olympia Project.
GSP and Stroygazmontazh signed
the contract on the 19th of November.
Grup Servicii Petroliere will install in a
window of eight months the subsea
pipeline along the Russian coastline.
The pipeline will ensure the gas
connection Dzhubga – Lazorevskoe –
Soci. The Olympia project will include
the connection of the Dzhubga-
Lazrevskoe-Sochi gas pipeline to the
active intercontinental gas pipeline
Russia-Turkey in the town of Gorsky
in the Tuapse region. The objective of
the project is to ensure a stable and
reliable gas supply for the Krasnodar
Territory’s Black Sea coast area.
The value of the contract amounts
to 269 million USD. Grup Servicii
Petroliere is the contractor of the
offshore works package including:
pipelay, welding, NDT, survey, as well
as the marine logistics to support
pipelay operations, such as supply
vessels, and crew boat.
The Company will also carry out all
the subsea survey activities related
to Olympia project. The fleet GSP
will mobilize for Olympia project one
technical vessel, GSP Bigfoot 1, the
heavy lift & shallow water pipelay barge
for pipeline works including
welding/NDT/FJC/survey equipment
as well as several specialized offshore
vessels. The fleet mobilization list
includes GSP Prince,
for DSV/ROV survey and trenching,
GSP Phoenix, for crew transport and
supply, GSP Vega, the pipelay barge
support vessel, three PSVs, GSP
Licorn, GSP Orion and GSP Perseu
and one anchor handling tug supply
vessel (AHTS).
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GSP Jupiter. One of the Black Sea drilling rigs with a positive operational history.
The Mediterranean and Black Seas
have not always been global hot spots
for offshore oil and gas exploration.
However, drilling in these two areas has
increased substantially. With multiple
projects upcoming and prolific production
existing, both the Mediterranean and the
Black Sea are logging more rig time every
year. Grup Servicii Petroliere is one of
the offshore industry players developing
the oil and gas offshore projects in the
Black Sea region. Two of the company’s
MODUs, assets in which the company
invested 130 USD for the technological
upgrade, GSP Jupiter and GSP Saturn, to
them adding GSP Prometeu – with a very
positive drilling results history - contribute
the exploration and production drilling
as well as workover and tender assist
on the Romanian, Bulgarian and Turkish
continental shelves. GSP is determined to
extend its activities in the region, as major
oil and gas subsea reserves are going
to enter the well drilling, completion and
production in Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey,
the Ukraine and Georgia, as well as on
the Russian shore.
Right now, there are 16 offshore rigs
working in the waters of both the
Mediterranean and the Black Sea. The
offshore industry is already familiar
with intense rig operations in the North
African region. Furthermore, the drilling in
these regions is not restricted to shallow
waters. The recent drilling data registers
the movement of the drilling activities
from the shallow water parts of the
two Seas, to the deepwater oil and gas
reserves, Libya registering two contracted
deepwater rigs, the third one being
registered in the Mediterranean waters
offshore Egypt. The Black Sea access of
the offshore drilling installations is limited
by the Bosporus Strait, the bridges height
and existing subsea cables in the strait.
The increased drilling rates in the Black
Sea resulted mainly from GSP’s activities
Currently there are four offshore rigs
drilling in the waters of the Black Sea;
three of them being GSP Jupiter, GSP
Saturn and GSP Prometeu. A relatively
unexplored area, the Black Sea has
become more of a reality in the last
decade. The current number of GSP’s
rigs has helped to boost production in the
region.
In a recent announcement, Petrom
informed upon the production results
of the offshore shallow water wells
drilled by GSP Jupiter. The two wells are
expected to add more than 4,500 barrels
of oil equivalent per day to Romania’s
production.
With a concerted focus on exploration
and production in the Black Sea, Melrose
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reserves in the Black Sea
The oil & gas company Melrose
Resources plans for 2010 an investment
of 20,6 million dollars in Doina and
Ana subsea reserves in the Black Sea,
the main investment being focused in
exploration activities, 33% of the budget
being directed on seismic aquisitions and
drilling operations, according to the press
release.
„In 2010 we expect the cash flow
to offer a platform to re-direct
towards exploration and business
development initiatives. The key-areas
for our investments in 2010 will be our
development projects in the western
Black Sea region“ declared David
Thomas, the executive director of the
company.
The company also plans to initiate the
gas deposit project in Galata field,
Bulgaria; 27n million dollars represent
the investment for the first stage of this
project, in the company’s Thursday press
release.
In March, Melrose Resources acquired
from Sterling Resources 32.5% of
XIII Pelican and XV Midia offshore
fields for 90 million dollars. The British
Company Melrose Resources holds
32.5% shares within the petroleum
agreement of Sterling Resources in the
Black Sea holding 32.5% shares, while
Petroventures holds 20% and Gas Plus
15% of the shares.
Melrose Resources is a company
specialized in oil and gas exploration,
development and production, carrying
out operations in Egypt, Bulgaria,
United States of America, France and
Turkey.
The company registered 97.6 million
dollars income for the first semester
of 2009, decreased compared to the
income of the same period of 2008,
when it amounted 234 million dollars.
The operational profit registered by
the company during the first half of the
current year was 32.1 million dollars, five
times smaller than the operational profit in
2008, when it was 151.8 million dollars.
Resources contracted drilling services by
employing GSP Prometeu jackup in the
Black Sea waters offshore Bulgaria. In
2004, Melrose successfully brought on-
stream the first offshore gas development
in Bulgaria, the Galata field. In 2008, the
company made two nearby discoveries,
the Kaliakra and the Kavarna fields, which
will be developed as subsea tie-backs
to the Galata infrastructure in 2010.
Exploratory drilling continues on the
block.
Melrose Resources intends to invest 20.6
million USD in Doina and Ana subsea
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GSP Prince. The knuckleboom crane
As GSP Prince prepares for contracts,
onboard are carried out operations for
the equipment installation and members
of the crew attend dedicated training
sessions.
Between the 23rd and the 29th of
November, the personnel onboard
occupying positions such as Master
Mariner, Chief Officer, Deck Officer,
attended the dynamic positioning
familiarization training session conducted
by Thomas Solevaag, from Rolls Royce.
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of theoretical lessons and practical
exercises. The course was delivered in
English.
The training included dedicated
maintenance teaching targeted to the
vessel’s electricians, engineers and
maintenance personnel, responsible for
the daily maintenance of the Icon DP
system. The selected crew members
took part in practical exercises on how
to download log files, export log files to
DP support, reboot icon DP calibrate
position- and joystick device, recalibrate
touch screen. The customer’s training
objective was to give the participants
a basic understanding of the Poscon
Joystick System. The participants
practiced on the Poscon Joystick System
being introduced to operating functions
on the system.
The course included: system concept,
system description, general description
of the Poscon joystick system, system
operation covering the function and mode
of operation of the system (operation
principles, system operation, signal
processing functions, joystick device,
graphical user interface - GUI).
Rolls Royce will also provide specialized
maintenance training for GSP Prince
crewmembers.
Within the 24th and 29th Trevor Dear from
SPAROWSOFFSHORE trained selected
crane operators for the Knucleboom
Crane onboard the vessel. They also
took part for two days in practical training
sessions programmed with the vessel
performing sea trials in the open sea
at a waterdepth reaching 200 meters.
The competence assessment could
be carried out only in the opened sea,
where the observation of dynamic lifting
is possible. The offshore crane operator
competence training and assessment is
compulsory as the crane operator plays
a safety critical role that demands a high
level of skills. The SPAROWS Training
for crane operators, delivered in three
stages, has been internationally adopted
as the offshore industry standard.
The program has been designed and
presented giving due consideration
to the recommendations contained in
S.I. 2307 Lifting Operations and Lifting
Equipment Regulations 1998, HSE
Training Guidance Note No.5 “Selection
& Training of Offshore Crane Drivers”
and British Standard 7121 Part 11 “Safe
Use of Cranes Offshore.” The content
incorporates requirements associated
with the operation of cranes on platforms,
semi-submersibles, jack-up rigs, drill
ships and FPSOs.
The program is designed to build
competence. Operators with evidence
of past experience such as the GSP’s
selected team could enter an advanced
stage of training or assessment.
The Dynamic Positioning Customer
Familiarization Training aimed to give the
participants a basic understanding of the
Icon DP System.
The selected crewmembers practiced
on the Icon DP Graphical User Interface
(GUI). Course content included:
introduction in dynamic positioning,
system concept, system description,
general description, system operation.
The training blended in a combination
The competence assessment could
be carried out only in the opened sea,
where the observation of dynamic lifting
is possible. The offshore crane operator
competence training and assessment is
compulsory as the crane operator plays
a safety critical role that demands a high
level of skills.
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GSP’s new training & certification pipelines welding facility
GSP sets up the new welding facility in
the berth 34 operation al base, Constanta
Port.
The project will be operation al in the first
term of 2010. The development of the
new facility is connected to the offshore
construction activities GSP carries out.
In order to generate welding procedures
and to train welders, the facility will
provide, registering a Romanian first,
welding capacities for training in order
to supply certified workforce for subsea
pipeline installation operations.
The welding facility will include the
following:
øSpace for mock-up trolley and manual
stations;
ø10 tons gantry/overhead crane;
øOffice spaces;
øGeneral offices facilities;
øStorage space for welding supplies/
consumables;
øStorage space for full length pipe joints;
øLocation for the bevel station.
GSP has allocated a 400 square meters
space for the welding facility, and will
also supply the project specific and non
specific equipment.
A UNIQUE WELDING FACILITY WILL TRAIN THE WELDING PERSONNEL FOR SUBSEA PIPELINE INSTALLATION
GSP REGISTERS A ROMANIAN FIRST
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General view of the regional oil and gas fields. Courtesy of Deloytte free maps
It became a common place while talking
about regions with a fast growing
economic potential to speak about the
Black Sea area as well. Black Sea tends
in the first decade of the 21st century
to enter the short list of energy tigers,
in times when discussions mention,
besides the resources, the political
and financial aspects of the countries
in the region. And, while Europe and
world remained focused on slow speed
democracy, on cultural stereotypes, on
centuries’ perpetuated territorial conflicts
or disagreements, it became easy to
generate general astonishment simply by
mentioning facts that do not comply with
the general stereotypical representation
of the region. Here below I’ll mention one
such fact contradicting general opinions:
when talking about the offshore industry
BLACK SEA, KEY REGION FOR THE EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY
big and rapid steps forward, the situation
is just the opposite of the common
representation. The countries bordering
the Black Sea prove the capacity to
identify common start points to initiate
profitable economical projects to
develop, no matter what the analysts say.
The 21st century is yet to demonstrate
how the economical advancement may
positively influence the geopolitical
balance.
While waiting for the general climate to
change in favor of foreign investments in
the Black Sea region, under the pressure
of stereotypes referring to historical
tensions, the energy market is surprised
to discover daring local initiatives may
succeed. The local business focused
on development, on workforce market
development, on securing the energy
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supply, could identify solutions that prove
to go beyond historical and transition
opinion and approach differences.
The offshore industry businesses in the
area together with national petroleum
companies, with other stakeholders of the
domain, find themselves at the very origin
of the cooperation and balance between
states in the region.
The Black Sea represents for the
economic players a rich development
resource. This brings together people.
While waiting the foreign investors to
change their perception of the region
as a perilous investment climate and
the growth of their trust in venturing,
the region fast identifies and stimulates
its own investment & development
capacities. The local business
understands better and adapts faster to
the specific legislation and conditions.
The local businesses contribute to the
region development, to the energy
resources exploitation while others
expect political proclamations. History
never changes; the future is changing
now by building economical bridges
to link regional economies, to ensure
constant energy supply.
The foreign investment at increased levels
is perceived as the best way to achieve
development. Offshore industry players
in the Black Sea region discovered a new
development way, as their interest grew
in each other market opportunities: to be
one step forward political agreements,
to strengthen the present ties in order to
build an economically stable future.
The financial outlook of the region
shows signs the western investors
find rather discomfort generators:
economies marked as for five or more
years’ contraction, the GDP gross
erosion for more than a decade, the
downturn of the formal economy in
conjunction with the substantial shadow/
grey economy extension are among the
foreign investors’ rational discomfort
reasons. Year 2000 marks for the region
a regional climate change - a speed up of
the reform process and other few signs
of recovery. Maybe from the inside of
these economies one can better feel the
vibration of the implemented reforms, can
better see the recovery signs. And it may
be for the better to support each other,
to identify development resources for
the economical growth. Here also comes
the standards’ theme: low standards
levels were reported at the beginning
of the 90s and they continued to be
presented this way. But insiders know
things have changed. Natural resources
and workforce represent interesting and
inviting investment sectors.
Black Sea plays a critical role in ensuring
the energy security of Europe. Major oil
and gas reserves yet to be developed,
both shallow and deep water, as well as
oil and gas from much further regions
will be delivered to the continent through
Black Sea strategic pipeline projects.
Only the regional economy players
may change general perception. Being
steps ahead in terms of standards and
technological development from other
economical areas, the energy field players
in the region will incline the balance in
favor of transforming the Black Sea, in
positively changing the regional picture.
Supplier countries, consumer countries,
transit countries, all may find themselves
economically involved in sustaining the
regional growth and favoring Europe’s
energetic security.
The first choice of the offshore business
players in energy exporting, energy
importing and transit states in the
Black Sea region is to pave the way
for reciprocal upstream-downstream
investments. Europe’s energy needs
require expanding import capacities,
respectively expanded imports.
Competitiveness, sustainability,
security of supply, and affordability
are the common goal characteristics.
The comprehensive energy dialogue
begins in the region and on its basis are
generated the investment, infrastructure
development strategy and programs
in a context of increasing stability and
predictability.
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The upgrade and reclassification of GSP
ORIZONT Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
(MODU) is a project that enrols within the
Grup Servicii Petroliere upgrading and
refurbishment programme of the drilling
units.
Paul Nichiforov, the Executive Officer
of the Investments, Development and
Repairs Department put at our disposal
a series of comprehensive information
regarding the new project he will
coordinate:
„Upgrade and reclassification of GSP
ORIZONT MODU is a Grup Servicii
Petroliere important project due to the
fact that its main objective is to obtain a
new GL Class Agency Certificate which
will permit it to continue operating and
performing services under new drilling
contracts, meeting the international market
standards as well as GSP’s contractual
obligations. GSP ORIZONT upgrade
scope of work consists in improvement
of main technical platform parameters
and safety operating process by renewal
the equipments physically and/or morally
aged. The upgrade project will take
into consideration the electrical power
generation and supply system, the
drilling equipments, under main deck
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naval equipments, and the radio system.
Another modernization scope stays in
increasing the hook load capacity up to
450 To. MODU GSP Orizont upgrade
and reclassification project also includes
among the stated scopes checking,
identifying, repair and overhaul operations
of all existing equipments and plants which
will be not subject of replacement in order
to eliminate any technical unconformity.
All verifications and works will be done as
per GL Classification Agency requirements
and rules and under GL surveillance.”
In order to meet all the above
mentioned project goals, the following
main work packages will be developed:
ø The existing Ward Leonard system
will be replaced with a new SCR and
Power Management System; the existing
cc and ac main diesel generators
type 6LDSR and 12 LDSR (Romanian
fabrication) will be dismounted and
5 new main Diesel generators will be
newly mounted; the adjacent systems
(fuel, air launching, exhaust, cooling
water, etc.) will be replaced too. A
new insulated compartment will be
designed, manufactured and mounted as
transformers room.
ø The existing mud pumps will be
removed and replaced with 3 new 5000
Psi Triplex pumps;
ø The high pressure mud pump discharge
piping modifications together with valves/
strainers and High pressure pipes &
Demco valves for mud manifolds will be
designed, manufactured and mounted;
ø The new LIDAN WICHITA draw works
brake system will replace the existing;
ø The existing travelling block and crown
GSP ORIZONT upgrade scope
of work consists in improvement of
main technical platform parameters and
safety operating process by renewal the
equipments physically and/or morally
aged.
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block will be replaced by new ones;
ø Other derrick modifications will be done
in order to increase hook loading capacity
to 400 to and travelling block from 320 to
400 to, based on the results of EURONED
study and detailed design. UPETROM 1
MAI Ploiesti – Romania will manufacture all
those new equipments.
ø An electric Top Drive will replace
the existing hydraulic one and a new
Driller’s Cabin with one chair delivered
by UPETROM Ploiesti Romania will be
mounted too;
ø Steel plates and structural hull thickness
measurements will be done and all
unconformities will be eliminated; a piping
and cables traces optimization will be
done as well; submerse and above sea
level legs inspections and NDT checking
will be performed under Class Agency
surveillance; welds and thickness of legs
elements, including structural and auxiliary
tanks will be inspected and checked.
ø All three cranes (starboard side, port
side and aft side) will be technically
inspected and overhauled by platform
crew specialists; the weighing systems will
be repaired or replaced if necessary.
ø A general refurbishment of the existing
accommodation will be performed in order
to replace the old furniture pieces, the
insulation of the walls between rooms,
ceilings and wall panels where needed,
new flooring, lighting lamps and doors.
Project work package activities will be
done in LAMPRELL ENERGY Shipyard in
Sharjah – Hamriya – UAE. Traditional GSP
goods and services suppliers (EURONED,
UPETROM 1 MAI, ICPE ACTEL, etc.) will
be involved in project execution.
The entire project will be managed by GSP
specialists. The designers, services and
goods suppliers, local UAE authorities,
Lamprell Energy and Germanischer Lloyd
Agency were identified as stakeholders
impacting the project. The GL rules and
regulations and the special requirements
imposed by IMO, MODU CODE, SOLAS,
MARPOL documents will be carefully
observed during the 2010 programmed
modernization project of GSP Orizont.
GSP is, at the moment, among the few employers constantly offering jobs to the
HR market in Constanta. As in every bad situation there may arise a series of
advantages, the actual downfall of the regional human resources market, and lead
for GSP to the advantage of performing a selection of the best the market had to
offer.
Businesses such as shipyards have fallen under the financial crisis influence;
GSP has had the possibility to attract the very best of the workforce market. We
also have proven to play a significant role in retaining professionals ready to leave
Romania in their international career quest as well as in attracting experienced
professionals from the international market. The projects GSP is carrying out attract
both Romanian and also foreign specialists.
The demanding attitudes towards work, safety at work, environmental protection,
occupational health, as well as towards the quality helps us in attracting the most
ambitious workforce. They do not consider difficult to adapt and respond to the
standards we set; they find a very clearly drawn straight line sustaining their
individual career goals.
The internal workforce market evolved to chronically lack of training facilities
and certification programs, internationally accredited trainers for the offshore
industry. GSP considered the company must compulsory involve in maintaining
the international certifications. GSP Training Center is the first step the company
performed in this direction, entering the offshore training services market.
GSP continued to further develop the human resources capital. In 2009, only within
the offshore constructions department, almost 80 professionals have found a newly
created workplace, in project management, cost control, engineering, welding, non
destructive testing, fitting and crane operation, subsea survey and many others.
Once the technical vessels will become operational, in the first quarter of 2010,
the number of newly created workplaces will rise up to 300. The human resources
department mobilizes to identify the professionals fit to occupy the open positions
and the company will sustain their training and certification. Stelian Grasu, the
Human Resources Executive Officer, declared for our magazine: “The above
mentioned job opportunities have only the value of examples; as within the
company the selection program is constantly carried out, it weekly brings new
specialists ready to sustain the company development, proving themselves a highly
skilled workforce.”
“The Company assists each employee in acquiring the individual career goals, as it
is focused on attracting, developing, motivating and retaining excellent employees
who meet our selection criteria”, Stelian Grasu continued.
The Human Resources Executive Officer also added: “GSP’s goal is to continue
attracting valuable, ambitious, and highly motivated personnel. The Company
is committed to develop and strengthen the core competencies from which
sustainable competitive advantages emerge. GSP favors blending knowledge,
experience and ambitious individual career goals in a constant pursuit for
excellence. GSP offers all the job seekers the opportunity to work in within a
company with an excellent reputation as well as the privilege of interacting in a
motivating work climate, together with the long-term commitment. The Company
ensures a friendly and stimulating environment as well as challenging jobs. We’ll
remain devoted to our goal of developing a strong professional culture, as well as
we are determined to never abdicate developing and enforcing a code of conduct by
prescribing clear policies, procedures, professionalism. GSP will continue its pursuit
for professional excellence, sustained by its long term partnership with employees
and by highly competitive salaries.”
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2009 approaches its end with excellent
HSEQ results.
The department’s core activities are:
øsafety case assessment
øverification
øinspection
øinvestigation
øenforcement
øproduce guidance
øtake part in research
øhelp to produce standards
øactively engage with Stakeholder
groups
Constantin Gheorghe, the HSEQ
Executive Officer and the company
DPA declared: „The critical areas of
performance where we consider there’s
still room for improvement in our both
offshore and onshore activities are
health and safety. We have developed
supporting guidance to facilitate delivery
of objectives in these areas.
The priority areas are:
øLeadership
øAsset integrity
øCompetence
øSafety culture
HSEQ CULTURE, AWARDS AND MILESTONES IN 2009
We are committed to increase the role of
effective HSEQ management in such a
way as to lead to major understanding of
accident risks and their control. We also
would like to meet another goal, to ensure
our assets integrity and exploitation meet
the performance designed standards for
more effective risk control.“
The HSEQ manager continued: „The very
high level of activity worldwide of the
oil/gas industry places great strains on
companies that already have to cope with
an ageing offshore industry population.
Challenges include: high competition for
the trained workforce resource and the
introduction of a new, younger generation
to the offshore industry. It is in our
intention to see effective competence
assurance and real time management of
competent workforce. We’ll partly realize
this objective by inspecting and auditing
more frequently the offshore drilling rigs,
by carefully monitoring the professional
performance and the maintenance
activities. Our analyses have led to
creating a new supervising position,
that of flying superintendent. The role
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the senior experienced professionals
in this position are assuming is that of
keeping track of the crews’ performance
onboard.“
„As the safety culture remains at the
heart of effective management risks
offshore, the company takes pride in
the development of work safety culture
issues, in the empowerment of the
personnel and the measures they feel free
to apply in order to keep LTI free work
environment. The „NO BLAME“ policy the
company enforced, the safety procedures
have led recently to excellent results,
and these changes were perceived as a
strengthening of the safety culture not
only within our company but they were
also highly appreciated by the company
clients such as Petrom OMV and Turkish
Petroleum.“ We enjoy seeing individual
and corporate culture developing in the
increase safety direction. We just want
to ensure the right things are done at the
right time, all the time. The company and
individuals must try to do the right thing.
We received lately significant messages
that the changes have been made in this
respect and the personnel is more and
more involved in improving health and
safety“, Constantin Gheorghe concluded.
A positive work culture is essential for
the wellbeing and the performance at
work. Culture is the context for behavior
in communities and is made up of
The „NO BLAME“ policy the company
enforced, the safety procedures have
led recently to excellent results, and
these changes were perceived as a
strengthening of the safety culture not
only within our company but they were
also highly appreciated by the company
clients such as Petrom OMV and Turkish
Petroleum.
(amongst other characteristics) values,
rules, routines, structures, and norms.
These are the foundations of culture.
In addition, the signals we pick up
from people may include atmosphere,
dress, symbols of various kinds, even
the time of day. They inform the way
we are expected to behave, effectively
exposing the culture for all to see. These
are the displays of culture. Our company
clearly stated which are the performance
and safety expectations by enforcing
company policies and action instruments
through procedures and work instructions
the HSEQ department continuously
improve together with the operational
departments.
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And the results do not wait long before
appearing. There were a series of
such results our contractual partners
highly appreciated. GSP registered
the rapid advancement from the rules’
enforcement to their opened and rational
internalization. An important role is
played by the significance of the personal
choice, of the personal values one carries
and shares within the team. The results
we’ll further cite are the proof of a strong
psychological contract the employee
concluded with the HSEQ goals, as
well as the commitment and trust in the
company. HSEQ continuously stressed
the processes that build commitment,
for example job security, performance
appraisal, job challenges, and training.
In addition, openness and team working
have lead to commitment.
STOP WORK PROCEDURE APPLIED BY A GSP’S CRANE OPERATOR HIGHLY APPRECIATED BY THE CONTRACTUAL PARTNER, PETROM:The Petrom representatives highly
appreciated and awarded the onboard
personnel applying the stop work
procedure when it was necessary. The
crane operator Vodita Florin became the
man of the week as he used the Stop
Work policy in order to avoid a possibly
high risk work situation. He reminded
through his action that the stop work
card can be life saving. Mr. Vodita
signaled a potential hazardous situation
when noticing wrong slinging of tubulars
onboard the supply vessel, ready to be
loaded onboard the rig. The offloading
operations have ceased immediately and
the rig Barge Engineer informed. After
assessing the situation, the operation was
considered too risky and so the vessel
has been sent ashore for allowing the
people to correct the tubular slinging.
100.000 WORKHOURS LTI (LOST TIME INJURY) FREE AT THE OFFSHORE FABRICATION FACILITY IN AGIGEA: As the participants have declared at the
celebration of 100.000 workhours LTI
free milestone in GSP Shipyard, „safety
is the common language the offshore
construction department speaks“. The
next goal is to register the 200.000
workhours LTi free. The key performance
indicators leading to the result are as they
follow:
ø122 safety observations;
ø15 HSE weekly meetings;
ø14 client weekly inspections;
ø216 onsite HSE inductions;
ø492 pre-shift daily meetings & toolbox
talks;
ø8 varied trainings, fire alarms, boom lift;
ø12 management visits.
These are the displays of culture. Our
company clearly stated which are the
performance and safety expectations by
enforcing company policies and action
instruments through procedures and
work instructions the HSEQ department
continuously improve together with the
operational departments.
And the results do not wait long before
appearing.