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Bonatti leads the energy industry’s evolution towards sustainability

The wide experience acquired and a highly organized global team factor into Bonatti making a difference when offering integral and EPC services for the energy industry by providing a sustainable and dedicated approach

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Translation by María Murgui

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Gustavo Blejer, General Manager for the Americas at Bonatti

Bonatti is an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) company providing services to the energy industry, created in Italy in 1946. In its early days, it provided services mainly to ENI (National Hydrocarbons Board, Italian oil company founded by the government).

In 1979 Bonatti crossed international borders by being allocated a project in Libya, thus spreading its presence abroad during the 1990s as it earned contracts throughout Europe, strengthened its presence in Northern Africa and also entered into the Latin American market.

Bonatti’s growth is not only limited to its geographical presence but it also has widened its services portfolio by including civil works and EPC agreements.

In the 21st century, Bonatti continues growing sustainably in the regions where it has been established.

MEXICO: WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES

During the 2010s, Bonatti spread its presence to new territories, being Mexico one of these countries. In 2012, the Morelos Gas Pipeline project was the starting point for Bonatti in this country, where the company has become a leader in the midstream industry within the energy sector.

The bulk of Bonatti’s portfolio in Mexico includes large gas pipelines, compression stations, metering stations, and storage terminal projects in the EPC modality.

Since its arrival in Mexico, Bonatti has executed works in which more than $2,000 million have been invested and has installed 1,243 miles worth of pipelines, five compression stations, 12 metering stations, and three storage terminals for refined products.

Among attributes distinguishing Bonatti, we could include a wide knowledge of the territory and of current

am honored to work with our teams in Canada, Mexico, and Chile, besides seeking to grow our presence in other countries in the continent

regulations in the industry, working in association with contractors and committed suppliers, and having an excellent relationship with labor unions, which is the result of a mainly local workforce preserved through every project.

For Gustavo Blejer, General Manager for the Americas, Bonatti possesses the “strength of a top- level international company combined with the flexibility and efficiency of a mainly local company”.

EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TO LEAD THE COMPANY

Gustavo Blejer graduated from the Engineering School at the Rosario National University in his native country, Argentina, in 1999. Afterwards, he enhanced his

skills earning a Master’s Degree in Administrative Sciences from Stanford University (USA) and a Diploma in Project Planning and Management from the University of California, Berkeley. He recently completed the Diploma in Energy Law at the “Escuela

Libre de Derecho” school of law in Mexico City.

Blejer joined Bonatti in 2021, where he currently acts as the General Manager for the Americas.

“I am honored to work with our teams in Canada, Mexico, and Chile, besides seeking to grow our presence in other countries in the continent”, the executive commented.

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EXPERIENCE AND A GLOBAL NETWORK OF COLLABORATORS

Bonatti’s extensive experience, along with a career in execution forged through more than 30 different countries, allows the company to offer a large services portfolio, thus providing what every project requires from its knowledge base and relying on its professional staff and its own machinery fleet to be able to move

anywhere when considered necessary.

The main services offered by Bonatti include:

• EPC for ‘oil & gas’ and ‘power’ industries plants (processing plants, power, and petrochemical plants, among others).

• Port infrastructure

• ‘In-house’ construction of large-capacity storage tanks.

• On-site services for gas and crude oil production.

• Operation and maintenance for the oil & gas and power generation industries.

• EPC for water pipelines, refined products and hydrogen, among others.

• EPC for renewable energy plants (wind and solar) and for transition technology (hydrogen, carbon capture).

• Services for the mining industry.

ATTRIBUTES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE, EVEN IN FAST-TRACK PROJECTS

Bonatti’s best arises before the challenges some projects present, being a leader in fast-track execution. Bonatti has got the personnel, machinery, and organization to carry out this kind of projects, even in emergency situations when having to substitute another contractor’s company. In Mexico, Bonatti has completed EPC projects before the deadline by working in this “emergency” modality.

The traits making a difference and making Bonatti stand out include:

• A broad EPC direct execution skill, eased by relying on a hired staff in accordance with labor law.

• A large fleet of own equipment, key when issues such as logistics and availability become a challenge to supply chains at an international level.

• Proprietary technology, featuring:

i) an in-house welting which is highly scalable, with no maintenance difficulties and with trained staff involved on its operation; ii) “side boom” pipe-laying machine developed by the company with a 130-ton capacity, but a low total weight, offering the possibility of

installing large-diameter pipes in reduced spaces or along with already existing installations; iii) an automatic joint coating system, able to increase efficiency and reducing material waste.

• Its own workshops, located in the vicinities of the city of Queretaro, providing repair and

maintenance services to the equipment fleet, as well as the capacity of prefabricating equipment, structure, and metal pipes.

• A leading engineering team developing all the design, implementation, and launching stages of the most demanding projects.

‘ONE TEAM APPROACH’, ALL TOGETHER TOWARD THE SAME GOAL

Considering its integral operation as an EPC contractor, Bonatti executes most of its projects directly. Still, there are specific tasks requiring outsourcing, recurring to companies that have earned Bonatti’s trust based on their execution level, thus

becoming strategic partners.

Processes such as directional drilling (HDD) execution, cathodic protection, and metal structures, among others, are accurately supervised by Bonatti, thus adjusting such companies to its quality standards and the common goal along with the end client, sharing the ‘One Team Approach’ philosophy to complete the projects in due time and form.

“With the passing of time and the acquired experience acquired and

developed through different projects, we can actually say that our main purveyors can be defined as true allies”, Blejer added.

SUSTAINABILITY AS A DEDICATED FOCUS

After its creation as a company mainly focused on the oil & gas industry 75 years ago, Bonatti has evolved as a general contractor providing services to the energy sector.

As part of this evolution, the company developed a business unit

dedicated to renewable energy and transition technologies, which has been operating since 2021, confirming its commitment to sustainability. This business unit oversees e-fuel, wind and photovoltaic energy, as well as carbon capture.

Bonatti is also involved in hydrogen projects, becoming part of important hydrogen associations at a global level and developing initiatives regarding this issue with the goal of becoming a

high added value player in this kind of projects in Mexico and Chile.

Another field being developed is marine water transportation, either through desalinization processes or as salt water. In Chile, this activity is being prioritized, supplying mainly the mining industry, and which will spread to benefit other activities, including agriculture and human consumption. It is considered that Mexico presents a number of opportunities for

- Gustavo Blejer, General Manager for the Americas at Bonatti

Bonatti’s idea is to go on being a supplier of high added value in the market for energy projects

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the development and use of this specialized activity.

FIRM STEPS TOWARDS THE FUTURE

Thanks to a well-structured, coordinated at a global level, and extremely active sales department, and also thanks to an excellent production capacity and tight team, Bonatti is after a good number of projects in Mexico. With the

understanding of the important role that natural gas plays in energy transition, large-diameter gas pipelines and their associated compression stations currently represent a great part of the activity in the country, and it is foreseen that it will continue to be Bonatti’s main business in Mexico in upcoming years. Also, the company is involved in the development of different projects for

exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), which are positioning Mexico as a key player in the new energy reality of its business partners.

Bonatti keeps operating, serving current and to-be clients with estimations, engineering and project feasibility research to become a solid ally from the first stages of each project.

“Bonatti’s idea is to go on being

a supplier of high added value in the market for energy projects. We can and we want to support our clients during the whole investment cycle of their projects, thus contributing to making them a reality”, concluded Gustavo Blejer, General Manager for the Americas at Bonatti.