SapuraAcergy

COMPANY PROFILE

2015

SAPURAACERGY

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Deepwater giants Editorial: Harriet Pattison

Formed from a joint venture, SapuraAcergy has only been in the offshore oil & gas industry for just short of ten years but has already established a recognised and leading position, specialising in the deepwater production, development and installation market. Utilising the Sapura 3000 vessel in many of its offshore contracts, the company places health and safety standards at the forefront of its operations – rewarded with a prestigious award for HSE excellence in 2013.

“Since its inception on 9 May 2006, SapuraAcergy has seen tremendous development as a young company [...] establishing itself as a regional company capable of multiple projects. All our projects are a true reflection of the versatility of our company. We are committed in delivering successful projects to

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our client’s satisfaction. This belief stems from our passion to excel and desired to be the leading solution provider for deepwater construction in the Asia Pacific region,” explains Richard Leetham, CEO of SapuraAcergy.

A joint 50/50 venture between Subsea 7, a global leader in

seabed-to-surface engineering and construction and SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd, which stands as one of the world’s largest integrated oil and gas service providers, SapuraAcergy is now, nearly ten years on, a leading engineering and construction contractor for the regional offshore oil and gas

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Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, SapuraAcergy holds a strong, leading position in deepwater construction development across Asia Pacific regions and with involvement in many high-profile and complex projects, it has secured a steadfast reputation.

DEEPWATER PRODUCTION Ventures into deeper and more remote offshore areas are becoming far more frequent with fewer remaining easy access oil fields in production. With further investment from the oil industry into these harsher locations in the search for lucrative hydrocarbons, resulting discoveries are helping to create major opportunities for offshore oil and gas producers.

The depths that investors are now looking to have reached a staggering 3500m, with distances of up to 650km from shore. Of course, managing such depths and distances will inevitably

create challenges in the design, deployment and operation of subsea facilities, deepwater platforms and in the reassurance and continued necessity of strict health and safety standards.

While historic deepwater locations have primarily focused on the offshore ‘Golden Triangle’ – basins located in Brazil, West Africa and the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) - new and prolific regions are now starting to crop up as a result of technological advances, higher oil prices and recent deepwater exploration successes.

East Africa, the Mexican side of the GOM and Brazil’s pre-salt region are all new, exciting and emerging markets within the oil & gas industry, helping to increase demand in investment for future deepwater field development projects.

Of course, with new advancements in technology and continued commitment to these deeper, more remote

regions, companies will need to employ continued innovation, a strategic outreach and sustained investment.

One such region starting to engrain its mark within the deepwater industry in recent years, is Malaysia.

DELIVERING DEEPWATER ENERGY The Gumusut-Kakap Field, first discovered in 2003, is operated by Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Limited (SSPC) which owns a 33% stake in partnership with ConocoPhilips Sabah (33%), Petronas Carigali (20%) and Murphy Oil (14%).

Using advanced technology to safely produce and pipe oil from the field, it stands as Shell’s first deepwater project in Malaysia.

Set to dramatically impact on the country’s energy needs, it sits 1200m beneath the surface and is located 120km off the Sabah coast.

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With an annual peak oil production of 135,000 barrels a day, the platform will contribute up to 25% of Malaysia’s oil output.

Built entirely in Malaysia, the Gumusut-Kakap field hopes to boost regional companies and help in the government’s ongoing aim to create an offshore industry hub within the country. With oil production now under way, work on the gas injection facilities will continue with an expected start-up this year.

In November 2008, SapuraAcergy was awarded the contract for the development of the deepwater field in blocks J and K – largely due to its deepwater and J-laying expertise.

In a contract worth a reported $800 million, it included the engineering, procurement, transportation and installation of an oil export pipeline using J-lay and S-lay methods, catenary risers, flowline jumpers and mooring arrangement for the semisubmersible Floating Production System (FPS), including towing to the offshore location and installation.

Covering a duration of more than five years, the installation works were finally completed in November 2013 and due to the magnitude of the project, were undertaken in three phases; 2010, 2011 and 2013.

Using six Wartsila 32 4000kw engines, the Sapura 3000 was the perfect vessel and was utilised throughout the Gumusut-Kakap Field project. Spending a total of 460 days offshore, it was used to install the subsea facilities including the pipelines using both its S-lay and J-lay capabilities.

The vessel’s role also extended in helping with the wet storing and recovery of the SCRs, with six of

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the ten stored on the seabed in preparation of the arrival of the FPS (Floating Production System) to site.

SapuraAcergy explains: “HSE Performance throughout the project was given the highest attention. This applied not only to the Sapura 3000, but to all suppliers, fabrication sites and support vessels. The Sapura 3000 had an excellent record of zero lost time injuries throughout the 460 offshore days. In addition, the safety performance was recognised by Shell, with a prestigious award for HSE excellence being received in 2013.”

“In all our projects, we ensure and emphasise the highest standards and safe project delivery SAPURA 3000 An innovative and state-of-the-art piece of equipment, the Sapura 3000 is a dynamically positioned, heavy lift and pipelay construction vessel, standing as the most advanced deepwater construction vessel in the Asia Pacific region.

At 151m long and 38m wide,

it uses a 3000-ton main crane and is supported and recognised by a 240t S-lay system and 400t J-lay system. Equally suited for conventional shallow water platform installations too, its operation capabilities are enhanced further though the installation of two workclass remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV) – the Acergy Core Vehicle, one of the most advanced ROV systems available.

Able to house up to 330 people with deck areas of 3275m², Jean Cahuzac, Chief Executive Officer at Acergy explained: “The GumusutKakap Project represents an important development for the deepwater market in Malaysia and for our Joint Venture. Building upon the recent operational successes of the Sapura 3000, we are confident that this high specification asset, will perform strongly and enable our Joint Venture to deliver for us and our client.”

KIKEH GAS PIPELINE SYSTEM Discovered in August 2003, the Kikeh Gas Pipeline System stands as the first offshore deepwater development in Malaysia - with first oil production released five years following commercial discovery of the block.

Located 110km off the north-west coast of Sabal, Malaysia, the field reaches depths of 1450m – making the Kikeh Gas Pipeline the deepest rigid pipeline installed in the Asia Pacific region to date.

SapuraAcergy was awarded the EPCIC (engineering, procurement, construction, installation, commissioning) contract by Murphy Sabah Oil Co. for the Kikeh development which was successfully completed in 2008. Recognised as a milestone, for both SapuraAcergy and for Malaysia, one of the more noteworthy installations was the PLET

SAPURAACERGY (pipeline end terminations) which, at both the maximum water depth and with a weight of 83MT, was the first of its kind in Malaysia and a significant installation achievement for the Sapura 3000.

MUMBAI HIGH SOUTH REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS In a bid to support the redevelopment of the field, the project – Phase 2 – was launched by the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation. Initially discovered in 1974, production on the Mumbai field began two years later in May 1976.

The Mumbai High South ReDevelopment Project Phase 2 (MHSRP-2) was awarded to Larsen & Toubro for the construction and installation of laying the pipelines and subsea cables, installation of the new platforms and modification of existing platforms.

With water depths at the site

reaching 78m, SapuraAcergy was awarded sub-contractor for the offshore installation of the three wellhead platforms for the project which ran from 2000-09. In the company’s first project outside of Malaysian waters, the installation of the three wellheads included main piles, jacket, straight and curved conductors, jacket appurtenances and topsides – all completed with the Sapura 3000.

Under its contract, SapuraAcergy undertook various roles including; project management, engineering, pre and post–construction debris surveys and installation.

Earlier this year, it was announced that SapuraKencana has been awarded a turnkey contract by the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation for Phase 3 of the Mumbai High South Redevelopment Project, off India’s west coast.

In a deal valued at $212 million,

the Malaysia-based integrated oil and gas services and solutions provider will undertake surveys, design, engineering, procurement, fabrication, transport, installation, hook-up and the commissioning of three new wellhead platforms, an estimated 116km of submarine pipelines, 7.5km of submarine cable, medication work on existing platforms at the project site, subsea repair work on three jackets and D1C pile remedial work.

With an extensive workload to complete for Phase 3 of the project, SapuraKencana’s contract is due for completion in April 2017.

INDUSTRY INNOVATION In April this year, the global leader in navigation, positioning and imaging solutions, iXBlue celebrated a milestone in sales for its innovative acoustic products. Offering a variety of acoustic and inertial technologies fully

Services Include: • • • •

Pipeline and Flowline Services Decommissioning and Abandonment Umbilical Systems Pipeline optimisation services

Far East Regional Headquarters: Baker Hughes Process and Pipeline Services Division 11th Floor Menara Tan & Tan 207 Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Mobile: +60 19 218 3079 Office: +603 2730 3158

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owned and mastered by the company, it offers inertial navigation, USBL (Ultra Short BaseLine) and synthetic LBL positioning and tracking, and inertialacoustic metrology solutions for both civil and defence underwater and oceanographic activities.

A general strategy for both iXBlue’s GAPS and POSIDONIA products is to keep things simple – to deploy and operate - pre-calibrated or autocalibrating, and open to the external world.

Introducing GAPS – the pioneering single-enclosure USBL-INS – in 2004, the latest 4th-generation GAPS, with L/USBL and DP features was delivered to the deepwater giants, SapuraAcergy, to be installed on the Sapura 3000.

USBL is an underwater positioning system that uses a vessel mounted transceiver in a bid to detect the range and bearing to a target using its acoustic signals – this technique is based on two principles.

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Firstly, that an accurate range can be determined by knowing precisely the time taken for an acoustic signal to travel between the target and the transceiver and the speed at which the signal travelled. Secondly, that the bearing can be determined by knowing the discreet difference in phase between the reception of the signal at the multiple transducers present in the transceiver. The USBL then calculates the angle of the arriving signal by determining a time-phase difference for each transducer.

USBL can be used in water depths of up to several thousand metres, without needing to alter any of the components.

Many USBL systems operate in and around the MF frequency spectrum (18-36 KHz), providing the potential to achieve good ranges to targets and a reasonable degree of range resolution. Once the USBL systems have been commissioned and calibrated, it is

simple to operate, requiring little to no operator training.

SapuraAcergy needed USBL with a higher accuracy than previous versions, using inertialacoustic metrology systems for both ROV and DP positioning.

Robbert Veldkamp, Senior Survey Engineer of SapuraAcergy, explained: “Precise tracking in shallow waters is always a challenge. SapuraAcergy has come to recognize the advantages that the iXBlue GAPS can bring.

The GAPS performs well in both deep and shallow-waters and excels in difficult and challenging environmental conditions. The GAPS is no doubt a welcomed investment for the state-of-the-art Sapura 3000.”

ROVINS - a survey-grade full featured inertial navigation system which is suitable for water depths up to 3000m – are designed specifically for offshore survey and

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construction works. iXBlue ROVINS help to provide robust and high quality positioning, data processing and attitude sensing at a rate of 200Hz. Fitted with an advanced Kalman filter, this helps to improve the efficiency of all operations where accurate position, heading and attitude are key benefits – critical for the long layback pipelay operation.

SapuraAcergy currently owns a number of ROVINS, MT9 beacons on top of the newly installed GAPS 4th-generation USBL it acquired from iXBlue.

MAINTAINING HIGH STANDARDS Maintaining its leading role specialising in deep-water installation, decommissioning, and conventional activities for the Oil & Gas industry in Asia Pacific region, SapuraAcergy is proudly committed to an incident-free workplace and

in particular, ensuring the Sapura 3000 adheres to the highest quality and safety standards (ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001).

“SapuraAcergy is committed to zero tolerance of injury to personnel, damage to assets and threats to the environment. In all our projects, we ensure and emphasise the highest standards and safe project delivery. This is supported by a ‘hands on’ management approach, and people who are duty-bound to embrace and comply with the HSEQ standards,” the company explains.

“Our HSEQ system is certified in accordance with the International Standards of OHSAS 18001:2007 for Occupational Health and Safety and is based on ISO 14001 for Environmental Management.

SapuraAcergy is the first deepwater construction contractor in Malaysia to be accredited with the ISO 9001:2008 for Quality

Management and the best practice standard for Security Standards.

“We were awarded the document of compliance; the International Safety Management Code (ISM), for the safe operations of ships and for pollution prevention. Our vessel, the Sapura 3000, has recently received acknowledgment from the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA) of Australia for the Vessel Safety Case (VSC) for heavy lifting, which is being extended to pipelaying and diving operations.”

With such a focus on safety and technological innovation a c ro s s i t s p r a c t i c e s , i t i s n o surprise that SapuraAcergy is, and will continue to be re c o g n i s e d a n d v a l u e d a s a key industry leader within t h e d e e p w a t e r o ff s h o re o i l & g a s m a r k e t a c ro s s t h e A s i a P a c i f i c re g i o n s f o r t h e f o re s e e a b l e f u t u re

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