GSP Magazine August 2013

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BRIEF

NEW STRATEGY FOR GSP’S DRILLING DEPARTMENT

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS New Drilling Operations in the Aegean Sea

GSP Organized the First Edition of the „HSE for Offshore Operations in the Black Sea Forum”

GSP Moscow, a closer view upon a company’s key market

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Meet the Contributors

Jean Patrick Nicaud

Răzvan Popescu-Mirceni Claudiu Georgescu

Magazine Coordinator – SANDA GABRIELA MURTAZA sanda.murtaza@gspoffshore.com Contributing Editor – CORINA MIHAELA SAMOILA corina.samoila@gspoffshore.com CONTRIBUTORS:

JEAN PATRICK NICAUD, Drilling Human Resources Manager RAZVAN POPESCU-MIRCENI, PhD in Biology, Coordinating Director of the Society for Oceanographic Exploration and Marine Environmental Protection Oceanic Club CLAUDIU GEORGESCU, Naval Architect, Development of New Projects Let us know what you think about the content of the new issue of GSP Magazine!

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THE NEWBUILDING LABORATORY

DSV Construction Vessel A new Diving Support & Construction Vessel will reinforce our leading capabilities and enable us to continue to serve our clients in an efficient, costeffective and safe manner on many future projects.

The customized VS 4705 design has been created by Wartsila Ship Design and the main features consist of seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor to the offshore energy industry.

With accommodation for 138 people, the vessel will incorporate an 18-man saturation system supplied

by Drass and rated for 300m with two moon-pool deployed three man diving

bells and two 18-man hyperbaric life-boats.

Under this configuration, the systems relating to the generator sets, propulsion machinery, thrusters, electrical controls and all related auxiliary equipment, are divided into three sections. In addition to the excellent redundancy, this also ensures a high ERN (Environmental Regularity Number) score, while limiting the failure risk. In a worst case failure scenario, most of the generator sets and thrusters will remain in operation.

The vessel will be equipped with six main engines in three separate

engine rooms designed to maximize performance in Dynamic Positioning (DP) Class III. The vessel shall have a monohull configuration and shall be designed with double bottom and double skin, with accommodation and helicopter deck forward. An offshore knuckle boom crane with heave compensation has an SWL (safe working load) of 150 tonnes.

The 131.8m-long and 27.0m-wide DSV achieves a speed of 14,5 knots with its diesel-electric propulsion system, which includes two (2) steerable thrusters under the stern, one (1) retractable thruster under the foreship and

two (2) tunnel thrusters forward.

Stability is also enhanced by an active anti-heeling system and three (3) passive tanks. Underwater work is supported by two ROV’s, launched from a centre moon pool or one of the two sliding side ports with LARS (launch and recovery system).

The DSV Construction Vessel is designed for below multi-mission and/or purposes: • Deep sea emergency surveillance • Diving surveillance • Sea surface Fire Fighting Operation • Deep sea engineering support

DRASS 100 SERIES SATURATION DIVING SYSTEM The main features are:

• 10 Diving Decompression Chambers with 4 living and sleeping chambers, 4 vertical toilet pots and 2 horizontal transfer TUPs • 2 X 18-Man Self Propelled Hyperbaric Lifeboat • Double Hydraulic Launch and Recovery System for the 2 Diving Bells with 5 meters significant wave operation achievable • I100 Drass Automatic PLC Control • Advanced Diver Gas Reclaim and Chamber Gas Recovery System • Modern and ergonomic living quarters for the divers equipped at the North Sea standard • Full Split Diving design for maximum operational flexibility • The Chambers Complex is connected to the Hyperbaric Evacuation System with two separate escape trunks • Fully Redundant Hydraulic Launch and Recovery System for the Diving Bells • Main Winch, Guide Wire Winch and Umbilical Winch configuration with shock absorbers

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Mirela SPRANCEANA, Alex TREFIL, Marius GRIGORAS, Aurelian IRIMESCU, Alexandra DOXAN

The Engineering and new Project Department Meet the team! You’ve already had the opportunity to meet two of the seniors of the department and, as promised, we continue presenting the new members of the team in charge with the development of the newbuild projects in GSP. We’ve met the team the same day they took over the last upgrade phase of a heavy lift and pipelay barge. The team is waiting for electrical and mechanical specialists to join them in the near future.

AURELIAN IRIMESCU, Naval Architect

Aurelian graduated in 1996 from the Faculty of Shipbuilding and Electrical Engineering; group: Hull Building, within “Dunarea de Jos” University in Galati. He specialized while working for companies such as: Aker Shipyard – in Tulcea, Romania, member of Aker Yards Group, within the Hull Design Compartment,

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„GSP gave me the chance to swim against the market current: I work what I know best, I bring valuable knowhow, I feel appreciated and there are no discriminating employment practices. I like the corporate culture GSP has developed and I already have two projects here: the transport barge GSP has built in SNC for MODUs transportation and a project for GSP Britannia.“ Aurelian IRIMESCU, Naval Architect

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Technological Design and Production Support Departments, and Maritime Industrial Services Co. LTD Inc., Port Khalid, Sharjah, United Arabian Emirates (2006 – 2012), holding the position of Construction Manager for seven new build projects and for seven upgrade projects.

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keen knowledge about the workforce market. When asked what determined him to come towards GSP he told us: “Firstly, I feel better with a Romanian employer. My last working experience before GSP, in terms of teams was not a satisfactory one: the international market approaches Romanian professionals because we managed to build a serious reputation as good professionals, and we owe that to the Romanian pioneering professionals who left the local market in search of better employment opportunities.

It is well known that we are hard working people.

Even so, the Romanian high skilled work force is sometimes considered too expensive when paid half of the salary a British citizen gets for the same work. GSP gave me the chance to swim against the market current: I work what I know best, I bring valuable knowhow, I feel appreciated and there are no discriminating employment practices. I like the corporate culture GSP has developed and I already have two projects here: the transport barge GSP has built in SNC for MODUs transportation and a project for GSP Britannia. GSP Bigfoot 1 is the third one for me.

The ocean going transport barge will enter service by performing GSP Jupiter transportation from Tunisia

GSP and then I found out „“I am so excited to have joined about the job opportunity and applied. I put passion this newly created department and in my academic studies I am highly interested in the career and enjoyed each project opportunities I’ll have here. The last I took part in. I hope it career experience brought me closer will be just the same to the industry while I was in the team if not more interesting here, as I’ll definitely in charge with offshore support and the opportunity to offshore construction vessels projects. In have approach the offshore oil fact these last experiences brought me and gas through extensive closer and closer to GSP...“ design works for the Mirela Iulia SPRINCEANA first new drilling rigs to be build by a Romanian company after the short to Murmansk. The barge Coordinator, she was in series developed in Galati may be employed for the charge with pipes, HVAC Shipyard in the 80s. The transportation of MODUs and electrical systems project we are involved in the same class, and the modelling for passengers’ in now is interesting. It project was completed in ships superstructure for has all the components 90 days and I am proud to Assystem Romania S.R.L. to suit the competencies say that this was the only – Naval Department of all our team members challenge the barge project Constanta, PSV vessels and it is good to start with has had for me.” pipe systems 3D it, to strengthen us as a modelling, isometrics and team. And there are yet MIRELA IULIA production information many projects to come: SPRINCEANA using TRIBON, FORAN multipurpose offshore Mirela graduated in and AutoCAD at AJA support vessels, deepwater 1994 from the Faculty of Ship Design. Mirela also drilling, offshore Shipbuilding and Electrical worked as Senior Designer construction vessels, Engineering, group: Naval – preparing production upgrade projects for systems and equipment’s, information using offshore drilling rigs and withn the “Dunarea de Jos” AutoCAD and TRIBON one will start very soon.”

University in Galati, and for SNC Ship Design. specialized by SOLUCAD “I am so excited to have ALEXE TREFIL Saint Nazaire, France, in joined this newly created Alexe graduated from 2006, in Microstation and department and I am “Ovidius” University in Plant Space V8.5. highly interested in the Constanta in 1992, the Mirela started working career opportunities I’ll Welding Technologies as an outfitting designer, have here. The last career Faculty. He also developed being responsible, among experience brought me skills by completing other, with cable tray 3D closer to the industry training with international modelling and installation while I was in the team training providers such drawings using TRIBON. in charge with offshore as Daewoo Maritime She was she Design support and offshore Engineering and Project Manager in charge construction vessels Shipbuilding, Okpo – with 2 Mini Bulker for projects. In fact these South Korea, Fincantieri Constanta Shipyard; last experiences brought S.P.A. for piping design, After that, as Outfitting me closer and closer to Microstation, and

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„I’ve worked in three of the seven United Arab Emirates, in Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The most important projects I’ve worked for were: a tanker into FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) conversion project – I was the principal engineer for the piping works, and an LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) barge into a FSU (floating storage unit) conversion project and the third, the upgrade of a semisubmersible drilling rig, Scarabeo 8.“ Assystem France (Saint Nazere), PlantSpace V8.5. Alexe has extensive experience overcoming 20 years on various international shipyards such as Navol S.A. Harsova, where he worked as Engineer Production Coordinator; Daewoo Maritime Engineering and Shipbuilding, Okpo Shipyard, South Korea and Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries where from the total of seven years he spent the last four as Deputy Manager & Section Chief of the Steel Outfitting Design Dept., Mangalia Shipyard; Larus SA (Piraeus, Greece) where he held the position of Assistant Superintendent (for M/V “NIKI” 100,000 TDW); he carried out project based activities for Marine Engineering Group (Mestre, Venezzia, Italy) as Piping Design Leader and for Assystem Romania S.L.R. in the same position

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semisubmersible drilling rig, Scarabeo 8. I’ve teamed in these projects with two Romanian engineers and with three Ukrainians.”

IULIA ALEXANDRA DOXAN

my career; I was laid off and re-employed by SNC in 2011 again, full time after graduation. I am the newest member of GSP’s team. The company caught my attention as I attend a master`s Degree within the Ovidius University and the advanced specialization courses I take come closer my new employer’s speciality: Onshore & Offshore Operations Technologies and Techniques. The way workforce market goes, I consider myself lucky to have the opportunity to meet the theoretical education with the current employment. And good signs continue to appear, the University in Constanta is going to extend its offer in order to answer the needs of the offshore industry, let’s hope for the best from the market and see the growth of the demand in the field.”

Iulia has graduated from “Ovidius” University, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Maritime, and continues her pursuit in Alexe TREFIL becoming a complete specialist by attending of Piping Design Leader Master Degree studies (Project based). Alexe within the same academic continued acquiring institution. “I’ve worked valuable professional previously in SNC experience while working (Constanta Shipyard): it for Saipem SpA., Sharjah was my first professional Branch (U.A.E.) between experience as an 2009 and 2012 as a Senior engineering designer.

Principal Engineer - Lead Determined to approach Engineering Discipline, my profession as soon as I Piping & Layout could, I worked part time Department and for Gulf during my studies. The Piping Company L.L.C. downsizing of the naval (U.A.E.) as Head of Piping industry had influenced Engineering.

“I’ve worked in three of „I am the newest member of GSP’s the seven United Arab team. The company caught my attention Emirates, in Sharjah, as I attend a master`s Degree within the Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The most important Ovidius University and the advanced projects I’ve worked for specialization courses I take come were: a tanker into FPSO closer my new employer’s speciality: (floating production, Onshore & Offshore Operations storage and offloading) Technologies and Techniques. The conversion project – I was the principal engineer for way workforce market goes, I consider the piping works, and an myself lucky to have the opportunity to LNG (Liquefied Natural meet the theoretical education with the Gas) barge into a FSU current employment.“ (floating storage unit) conversion project and Iulia Alexandra DOXAN the third, the upgrade of a

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THE NEWBUILDING LABORATORY

GSP Titan – Multi Purpose Offshore Construction Vessel

GSP Titan is a state-of-theart J-lay, Reel-lay, Flex – lay, PLET – PLEM installation mode vessel for pipelay projects in deep to ultra-deep water all around the world.

Our customized vessel is based on well-proven design and provides excellent sea-keeping capabilities, lifelong cost efficiency and, not least, she is constructionfriendly despite the vessel’s complexity.

The MPV is a versatile and highly capable vessel which combines the highest technologies for the installation of all types of flexible and rigid

risers (reeled and J-lay), flowlines and umbilicals, and support developments in water depths up to 3,000m (9,842ft). The vessel is designed for DP 3 capabilities large accommodation, classed under the DNV rules. The vessel and its equipment fully comply with the ‘Clean Design’ environmental class notation, in particular regarding emissions. It has also provided a high DNV Comf-V notation due to low noise and vibration levels.

The MPV will be also be equipped with a fully Active Heavy Compensated (AHC)

offshore crane rated at 900 tonnes safe working load (SWL), a knuckleboom crane of 120 tonnes SWL and a fully integrated vessel management and control system. The capacity and equipment of the vessel’s accommodation is 240 persons in 159 cabins..

WARTSILA DESIGN:

The designer of this project is Wartsila Ship Design Norway, a leading supplier specialized in the design of advanced offshore vessels and special vessels; the company has been

responsible for the design and engineering of over 400 vessels constructed at ship yards all over the world.

The propulsion (thrusters, main generators engines, controllable pitch propeller system etc.) and the electrical and automation system are assured by Wartsila Finland.

The service speed of 17,0 knots is provided by the following propulsion which consists of: Stern: Two (2) of 9,000 kW CPP conventional main propeller, electrically driven Two (2) of 2,600 kW fixed pitch variable speed tunnel

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thrusters Bow: Two (2) of 2,600 kW fixed pitch variable speed tunnel thrusters Two (2) of 2,000 kW retractable azimuth thrusters

WARTSILA POWER SYSTEM:

The vessel is powered by a diesel-electric set-up using six Wartsila 8L32 engines, each rated at 4,150kW. The diesel-electric machinery and the azimuthal / tunnel / retractable thrusters system gives excellent maneuverability and handling in DP3 operations.

MULTI-LAY BY HUISMAN

The Dutch company Huisman is the main supplier for 570mt Multi-lay system.

Pipe-lay and construction activities are supported by two identical advanced work class ROVs. Both systems

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are 3,000m rated, are cursor deployed and are fitted with active heave compensation devices. Each system is configured with a 200hp hydraulic power and can accommodate any industry standard work package.

1. Multi-lay System: The Multi Lay System (MLS) mainly consists of an adjustable ramp equipped with two tensioners, an aligner wheel with straighteners, A&R beam and Module guide wires and frame. The ramp is installed over a moonpool and kept upright by two adjusters.

The MLS is capable of installing flexible and reeled rigid pipelines, as well as modules.

• Rigid Reel Lay

Steel pipes up to 16” can be laid with the Reel-lay method. The pipe is spooled from a reel over the aligner and then straightened by the straightener, before entering the tensioners. There are two

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tensioners, the top one has a 170mt capacity and the lower one 400mt (in rigid pipe mode), leading to a total capacity of 570mt. A 600mt friction hang off clamp can be mounted underneath the moonpool hatches to hold the pipe when it is not held by the tensioners, e.g. during PLET installations.

Abandoning or recovery operations can be performed by reeving the 600mt Deep Water Deployment winch system over the A&R beam at the top of the ramp, the Deep Water Deployment System can also be used for the A-Frame and the module lowering. The big advantage of the Rigid Reel-lay method is that the pipe joints can be welded into long strings on shore, saving valuable vessel time.

as the rigid pipe, however the straighteners are not used in flex mode. The 25mt service crane is used to move the end connectors of the flexible pipe over the aligner wheel. Pipe centralizers are installed to ensure that the pipe stays centralized when it is entering the tensioners.

The top tensioner still has a 170mt capacity in flex mode, but the lower tensioner has 260mt in flex mode (due to reduction in friction coefficient of flex pipe), so total capacity is 430mt.

The seagoing flexible pipe can be suspended with its collar from the hang off hatches on the moonpool.

A deflector is integrated in the hatches to control the bending radius of the product when it leaves the rolling and pitching vessel.

• Flex Lay

• Retractable tensioners

The flexible pipe is fed from a basket, carousel or reel and is guided over the tower top by the same aligner wheel

The tensioners can open and retract while a pipe is present in the firing line.

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items (diameter greater than 1.8m) can pass the retracted tensioner instead of passing through the tensioner. The tensioner structure can therefore be smaller and lighter. There is also a safety benefit, because with the tensioners retracted there is no change of headache balls or end connectors hitting the tensioner track pads, turning them into falling objects. • Module Handling

The retractable tensioners also allow the lowering of large modules through the ramp/moonpool. For this purpose a heave compensator is integrated in the Deep Water Deployment System and additional guide wires and a travelling guidance frame are installed on the basic 570mt MLS to turn it into a true Module Handling Multi Lay System.

2. PLET Handling System A PLET handling system

is provided to bring PLETs (Pipe Line End Terminations), ILSs (In Line Structures) and Modules into the firing line in a controlled way, avoiding the use of a crane and therefore avoiding slinging loads.

3. 2 off 2500 mt Reels, incl. drive system and spooling tensioner Like mentioned above, the reel serves to store and carry the rigid pipe, which is laid down on the seabed by the MLS. The pipe is spooled from shore onto the reel at a spoolbase, using a spooling tensioner to guide the pipe onto the reel and to prevent uncoiling. The reel is driven and synchronized with either the spooling tensioner or the ramp to maintain the required backtension. For initiating (and finishing) the pipe onto the reel and later into the MLS a 137.5mt initiation winch is provided.

4. 900mt Pedestal Mounted Crane (PMC)

The 900mt PMC is equiped with a deepwater package consisting of a traction winch with a heave compensation cylinder and a storage winch.

In single line mode the SWL is 450mt, the 900mt is dual fall.

The crane is fully electrically driven with frequency controlled drives and therefore uses fewer components than hydraulic driven cranes. This reduces the required amount of maintenance, and it creates a higher reliability level.

The crane is equipped with a Deep Water Lowering System. The storage winch is spooled on low constant tension. Therefore the risk of wire damage due to cutting in and drum crushing is minimized. This increases the wire lifetime compared with heave compensation direclty on the drum.

5. 120mt Knuckle Boom Crane (KBC) The 120mt KBC has a deepwater (1500m)

capability as well, but contrary to the PMC it uses a drum winch with hydraulic drives, which also take care of the heave compensation.

6. 5000mt Carousel below main deck The 5000mt basket consists of five different modules. The main module of the basket is the center ring which is placed in the center of the basket and connects the separate modules together. Furthermore this center ring provides the propulsion of the basket by means of a gearing located at the inside of the center ring. The basket is driven by six drive units which are suspended to the center ring by means of several guiding wheels. Because of the vertical orientation of the drive units, the motors and gearboxes are easily accessible for inspection and maintenance procedures.

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GSP Offshore carries out drilling operations in the Aegean Sea In July 2013 Energean Oil & Gas was announcing the commencement of the drilling operations in the Prinos field with GSP Fortuna. The three legged drilling jack up GSP Fortuna entered operation under the new contract after the completion of an over 12 USD million dollars refurbishment project in Kavala/Nea Karvali / Fillipos Port. GSP FORTUNA: In August 2011 GSP Offshore was extending the fleet with two more mobile offshore drilling units and a construction vessel, GSP Fortuna being among the acquisitions. GSP Fortuna upgrade project was carried out by GSP Shipyard under GSP management included the following compartments of the MODU:

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Fire fighting system (the piping system was rebuilt, new pumps installed, the electrical connections realized, the fire monitors were installed together with the fire boss and the CO2 system for the emergency generator room, and ABS inspection performed)

Water curtain / Sprinkler lines for flare booms (lines construction, pumps installation) Drill floor (replacement & installation of the NOV Elmago Break, Replace three x 5 T air winches, installation of Iron Roughneck ST 80, derrick man escape evacuation system, pressurized driller cabin and driller’s cabin gratings installation, replace all HP and LP drilling and service hoses and drilling line replacement) Choke and Kill Manifold ( install second hydraulic choke valve and new Dual Choke Control Panel ) Machinery space (installation of the following: water maker, sewage treatment plant, lathe machine, oily, water separator, fuel transfer pump to pits, fuel flow meters, drill water pump, the sanitary pumps were replaced and the silos weight indicator was inspected & adjusted)

The new Shale Shaker VSM 300 was installed Zero Discharge System was installed (conveyor, aft cuttings platform, centrifuge and feeding pumps, lift shakers platform) Texas Deck (install new platform and connecting accessories) Cranes (the starboard and bow cranes’ engines were overhauled; cameras, monitors and AC units were installed)

Building Dry food Store Tanks (cleaning & painting the ballast tanks, scoopers, repair and painting works below the main deck and applying the color code) Flare booms (repair works of the support, connection

GSP Fortuna carries out the drilling operations in Kavala Gulf, the Northern Greece, in the Prinos oil field with GSP Licorn under contract of providing offshore support services to the rig. GSP is a familiar presence offshore Greece. The previous campaign included both offshore drilling and well

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intervention services. GSP has carried out operations offshore Greece during 2010 - 2011 with GSP Saturn, and the rig carried out drilling operations in the Prinos oil field and interventions in the Epsilon oil field.

The Prinos oil field located offshore Greece in the Aegean Sea was confirmed the commercial

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manifold and sprinkler head) Spider Deck (air winch and connecting accessories were installed) Communication and IT (installation of the following: TV System for accommodation, hardware - computers, printers, scan, etc., VOIP / Wellgate / Iridium, CCTV System and replacement of the existing central phone system, Internet antenna, telephones, and synchronizing system) Radio and monitoring Equipment (installation of the following: unit fire alarm and sensors, public address system, alarm lights (semaforo), gas detection system, helicopter communication, alarm synchronization and priority. All the new equipments installed were tested and adjusted) Life Boats (the third starting system was installed)

Unit Certification (Koomey Unit, Pressure testing mud line/manifolds, Helideck Inspection, NDT Control)

MD TOTCO Instrumentation AC Unit Inspection Safety (Marking and labeling) Additional Jobs (clearing observations in the life boats compartment, window gratings and new glass installation at the cranes, extensive crane’s painting and marking works, observation clearing for the helideck section)

Lifting equipment certification and miscellaneous works (installation of food macerator, garbage compactor, wilden pumps, galley new equipment, modification of the access way to bow offices and certification of the crane indicators - Mipeg 2000) Accommodation (the floor and the sanitary lines were replaced, shower taps installed, new washing machines and dryers were installed)

oil reserve back in 1973 when Prinos-1, the first exploration well was drilled in the area. After that, the structure was confirmed by five more exploration and appraisal wells. The field was developed during the period 1974-1980, whilst well intervention projects and infill wells were repeatedly performed

in an attempt to sustain oil production, up to date.

Crude oil production in Prinos commenced in early 1981 at initial rates of 8,000 to 10,000 bopd and peaked at more than 27,500 bopd in 1985. Production has been declining since then, and on June 2009 the average gross oil production rate reached 1,200 bopd.

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A total of 51 wells have been drilled in Prinos Oil Field, with an average total depth of 3,000 m, including original producers and water injectors, sidetracks and infill wells. Nowadays, there are 12 producing wells and 2 injectors active.

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press that the company’s objective is to drill four new wells in Prinos oil field.

The current production of the Prinos field ranges between 1600 and 1800 barrels per day and the license holder expects the volume to double by the end of 2013. Energean has evaluated the remaining recoverable reserves of

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Prinos Field with the aim of optimizing production.

A dynamic model of the field has been generated, based on which a number of bypassed oil targets have been identified. Although Prinos is a relatively mature oil field, there is significant potential to increase reserves recovery. Energean is an international oil & gas

Exploration & Production company currently focusing on the Mediterranean and North African region where it operates oil & gas assets in Greece and Egypt. Energean is the only operator of Oil and Gas in Greece operating the development areas of Prinos and South Kavala, where it holds a 100% interest.Â

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GSP`S „Petite France“ Presents the New Strategy for the Drilling Department GSP`s French team is ready to prove its importance in the company`s development. The “newly redesigned” équipe has clear goals for GSP`s strategy in the drilling field.

“Today the drilling personnel identification and development are the worldwide challenges for an International Drilling Contractor. We are witnessing the following fact: while many new operations have started throughout the world, an entire generation of drilling workforce has gone or is ready to go to retirement (baby boomers).

Thus, there are many competitors on the market and a different vision of their future from the new generation of employees entering in the oil field business. In these conditions, in order for an employer to attract new personnel and retain the existing workforce, it is essential to offer the following: perspective of new projects, careers plans, personnel competences plans, social packages, KPI objectives and succession plans”, explains Jean Patrick Nicaud, Drilling Human Resources Manager

at GSP Offshore.

Jean Patrick is convinced that with all the possibilities and resources GSP has, the team can develop his own Human Capital Development Business Model as the strengths are: “- The full support and commitment of the management to develop new projects, to reinforce our workforce excellence and to create an International Drilling Contractor identity - We have conventional and high technology units and future projects where we can develop the competences of our Company workforce.

- We are operating in

different countries where we can identify potential workers and integrate the most skilled ones; they will be an essential asset in promoting our own staff to higher positions within fulfilling our needs and our contractual obligations within our international clients.

- The Company has invested in a very high technology and competitive Training Centre in Constanta equipped with various training simulators and this also a part of our business model, our force is to not be dependent from external training centers where we can

Benoit Carayol has joined GSP`s Board of Directors in November 2012.

train our workforce and our future employees.

- Romania has a long past history in Oil and Gas; also, there are well recognized Romanian Petroleum Universities, technical high schoolsthis means we have the sources to identify and recruit our new generations of “Drillers” for the growth of the Company.”

The team`s objective for the next years is to be comparable to the major drilling contractors. In order to achieve this goal, the GSP`s Drilling team intents to reinforce the company`s existing initiatives, such as the development of QHSE and excellence plans, the recruitment and the integration of young graduates, the training of the older employees to the new technology and on new assets, as well as creating a harmonious multicultural work environment.

L’ÉQUIPE BENOIT CARAYOL – Drilling Managing Director

Benoit Carayol has joined

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GSP`s Board of Directors in November 2012. He began his career in the drilling industry immediately after graduating from École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers in 1993, as rig manager trainee. Two years later he became rig manager. He developed his managerial skills in SPS and turnkey wells project Management. His experience includes a wide of span of managerial positions in Operations & Project Management, Onshore and Offshore experience, Branch Management, from drilling and tender assisted rigs, semi/submersibles and deepwater drill ships to site management. Benoit has worked 15 years within Foramer/Pride International and four years within KS Drilling. Starting with 2008 Mr. Carayol has held the Vice President Operations at Atlantic Oilfield Services until 2010, when he was nominated Chief Operations Officer at KS Drilling, being responsible for the outgoing company business and implementation of procedures. He holds an MS degree in mechanical Engineering from ENSAM Paris.

JEAN PATRICK NICAUD Drilling Human Resources Manager

Jean Patrick Nicaud has joined GSP as Drilling Human Resources Manager.

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KAOURANTIN DUPLENNE Quality Superintendent for the Drilling Department

Before joining GSP Kaourantin Duplenne (left) was HSE Regional Manager for Indonesia and Singapore for KS Drilling.

Olivier Marius Crespin (right) is responsible for operational support services to business units and corporate functions.

He graduated from HEC (French University) with a Master`s Degree in Strategic Human Resources Management.

Jean Patrick has worked both in the administrative and in the operational side of drilling, holding various positions such as QHSE Manager, Training Manager, New Project Manager and Human Development Manager. He spent 12 years within Forex Neptune Schlumberger, 20 years within Pride Foramer, few years as consultant and 1, 5 months with KS Drilling. During his career, he participated in the integration of national personnel and multicultural team within worldwide

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various Units and Areas”.

RICHARD RAYMOND BORRELI Floater/Subsea Drilling Specialist Richard has been working in the drilling industry for the last 32 years. He began in 1979 as a floorman for Forasol/Foramer then he advanced as Assistant Driller, Driller, Tool Pusher, Superintendent, Base Manager, Operations Manager and Rig Performance Manager. He worked on sites in France, Tunisia, Italy, Egypt, Venezuela, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, South Africa, Algeria and Romania.

Professional since 2005, after two years of QHSE studies, Kaourantin started working for the Ultra Deep Water Drilling Industry for Pride International and KS Drilling in Dubai, Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Indonesia, Angola, Cameroon, South Korea and Singapore.

Before joining GSP he was HSE Regional Manager for Indonesia and Singapore for KS Drilling.

GERARD GUY SUDRAUD - North Sea Operations Manager

Born in Tunisia in 1951, Gerard works in the drilling field since 1975. Until 1982 he trained from roughneck to night pusher on various land and offshore rigs.

From 1982 to 1988, he was company representative for Total in India, North Sea, Algeria and Gabon. Gerard was also a tool pusher from 1988 until 1990 on sites in Kuwait, Brunei, China and Philippines.

He started working for Pride International Inc. in 1990 where he was Drilling Superintendent until 1992 when he became the company`s Country Manager/Base Manager/Rig Manager and took care of the operations in Scotland, Paris, Angola, Bangladesh, Dubai,

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Indonesia, Algeria, Nigeria and Congo. He then became Country Manager at Atlantic Oilfield Services ltd.

OLIVIER MARIUS CRESPIN - Operation Manager

Prior to joining GSP, Olivier worked for Forasol-Foramer/ Pride International and KS Drilling. For 23 years he occupied Rig positions on all type of units, land rigs, jack up and floating units, worked for 12 years as a Rig manager, Country Manager and Operation manager with Onshore and Offshore operations. As GSP`s Operation Ma he is responsible for operational support services to business units and corporate functions.

JEAN-PIERRE FRANCOIS RIERA - Vice President Business Development

Jean Pierre Riera has joined GSP Team in April 2013, becoming Vice President Business Development Drilling for GSP Offshore.

In this position, he is responsible for GSP’s Drilling Department business development, as a key member of the executive team that sets Company’s strategic direction in relation with drilling. He has worked 35 years within Foramer/ Pride International group giving him a considerable

experience in the Oil and Gas sector and a strong background in Marketing and Business Development worldwide for all range of projects, from land rigs to ultra deepwater.

YVON RAYMOND DAVID - Rig Manager

He started as a floor man for Foramer in 1975 and advanced to derrick man, assistant driller, driller, night tool pusher, tool pusher, rig manager, senior tool pusher, drilling supervisor, rig superintendent, OIM and rig manager. Yvon worked for the following companies: Foramer, Atlantic Oilfield Services, Pride Forasol and KSDrilling.

FILIPPO FILIPPI – Procurement Manager Drilling Department Born on November 28th,

1955, Filippo was, for two years, a mathematics teacher in a secondary school. In 1979 he became a sergeant in the Italian Army as artillery specialist and one year later was employed by Dowell Schlumberger as storekeeper. Attended a Drill Steam Test Course in 1983 and promoted Service Engineer 2 (DST’s). Transferred to Waha (Libyan Sahara) in August 1983 and participated successfully to an Acid & Frac Stage held in Den Haag in mid 1984 and promoted to Service Engineer 3. In 1986 got employed by Forasol-Foramer as Base Manager Assistant in Italy (8 years), Kazakhstan (1 year) and Angola (3 years). Until October 2004, Filippo was appointed OFE (Owner Furnished Equipment) Procurement & Logistic Manager of Petrodrill Engineering NV in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Yannick Monty is a specialist in the field of risk analysis and investigation of incidents.

for four years and Portland, Maine for the other three, since October 2001. Then he established his own Procurement, Expediting & Inspection Consulting Company.

YANNICK MONTY - QHSE Manager, GSP Offshore, The Netherlands

Experienced practitioner in the field of quality management systems ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001, familiar with implementing and auditing processes of Integrated Management Systems, HSE. Yannick Monty is a specialist in the field of risk analysis and investigation of incidents.

Throughout his career has demonstrated fully that has the ability to lead teams and offer specialized support from all levels of an organization. Prior to joining GSP Offshore from Rotterdam, Yannick has occupied the position of HSE Manager at its headquarters in Dubai al KS Drilling; previously held the position of Director for HSE 10 drilling rigs operating onshore and offshore in Nigeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Kurdistan, Pakistan and Indonesia. He worked as a specialist HSE aboard marine operating platforms for Canadian National Resources International in Gabon, for International and Pride Aegide International.

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Drilling GSP has developed a strong customer base which gives the company a dominant position on the Black Sea region with the neighboring Marmara, Azov, south east of the Mediterranean Seas and an upward position for the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea markets. The results are the consequence of a competent professional body, a diversified fleet including offshore and onshore assets, a top training facility, a comprehensive logistic support operating globally and effective procurement support services.

GSP has recently been caring out drilling operations on the Bulgarian and Romanian continental shelves in the Black Sea, on the continental shelf of Tunisia, in the Gulf of Mexico and gets ready to commence the drilling campaign in Pechora Sea. The wide geographical span of operations in all the important offshore oil and gas markets is doubled by the overall HSE results onboard the offshore assets and onshore, at all the workplaces throughout the entire company. In

this respect, GSP Saturn came into our attention with a recent newsworthy milestone when achieving one year LTI free operation in the North Sea:

GSP SATURN: 1 YEAR LTI FREE OPERATION IN THE NORTH SEA

GSP Saturn operates in the North Sea under a long term contract for Wintershall Noordzee B.V. The offshore drilling crew and onshore support team have achieved one year of operation without LTI (Lost Time Injury). Mr. Niels Torgau, Drilling Manager and Mr. Ed Mol, Operations Manager, addressed GSP a cosigned letter, on behalf of Wintershall Management and the Wintershall Drilling Department, thanking all GSP personnel involved in the North Sea drilling project for individual contributions and awareness. And the letter continues: “Please keep the spirit and maintain a positive atmosphere in order to provide a safe working environment for

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everybody on board of GSP Saturn”.

Constantin Gheorghe, GSP’s Chief HSEQ Officer, has also addressed a message to the rig’s crew: “My compliments and thanks to all crew members who have contributed in achieving 1 Year LTI free operations. It is a very important milestone and this will increase the confidence of our Client but also the overall perception of the way GSP conducts its business”.

GSP was awarded the first North Sea Drilling contract in March 2012, for GSP Saturn. The rig entering the contract was previously subject of an extensive upgrading and reclassification project carried out in GSP Shipyard, Romania.

GSP FORTUNA ENTERS THE FIRST CONTRACT AFTER UPGRADE COMPLETION

programmed by the client on PN2, PB-23 ST-1, PB 34, PNB H4, and PA 37.

The offshore operations are expected to be carried out in 220 days.

GSP Licorn will enter contract to provide offshore supply services for GSP Fortuna during the drilling operations.

GSP OFFSHORE TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS IN WESTERN BLACK SEA WITH GSP PROMETEU GSP Offshore is the drilling contractor for

GSP Offshore is the drilling contractor for exploration drilling offshore Bulgaria, the campaign being carried out under a contract with Petroceltic International plc.

GSP Fortuna will provide offshore drilling services for Energean Oil & Gas. GSP’s Friede & Goldman L-780 type drilling rig, ABS classified, was subject of an upgrade and reclassification project carried out under GSP’s management.

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exploration drilling offshore Bulgaria, the campaign being carried out under a contract with Petroceltic International plc.

GSP Prometeu has completed the drilling operations on the Kamchia-1 exploration well offshore Bulgaria and the Client is currently analyzing the well data with a view to updating the regional geologic model and deciding whether to enter into the final two year extension of the exploration license later this year. GSP Prometeu is scheduled to relocate for the completion

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of the suspended Kaliakra discovery well for gas production. This well will be used to supplement production from the existing single Kaliakra field development well and is expected to be brought on stream in August when the subsea tieback operations have been completed.

GSP Offshore will continue operating for the same Client with the same MODU, GSP Prometeu. The rig will move to Romania to drill two exploration wells on the Est Cobalcescu (Block 28) and Muridava (Block 27) offshore concessions.

The first well will be Cobalcescu South-1 and the second well is Muridava-1. The two wells are expected to reach depths of approximately 3,100m Cobalcescu South-1, respectively 3,300m Muridava-1. The drilling campaign on the Romanian continental shelf is expected to take approximately two months.

Muridava and Est Cobalcescu awarded under the Romanian 10th Licensing Round in 2010, are located in the shallow waters of the Romanian Black Sea and have proven exploration plays and attractive prospectively.

Petroceltic holds working interests of 40% in each permit.

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GSP’s Team in Moscow

GSP Moscow, a closer view upon a company’s key market Economy in general, and more specific for the case the oil and gas industry, is the catalyst of international relations. From this point ahead it is easy to understand the strategic orientation of the Romanian companies, GSP included, toward foreign horizons. The Russian Federation market has been a focal point of the development strategy as drafted at the establishment of Upetrom Group and there’s no mystery behind but only pure economics: strong players develop in strong markets where both resources and competition stimulate growth!

Just about everything in the oil and gas industry connects with Russia.

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Just about everything in the oil and gas industry connects with Russia.

UPETROM Group companies, especially GSP Offshore and UPETROM 1 MAI focus their activities on the challenging and competitive markets worldwide: to the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico and to the Russian territory, from the extreme Sakhalin region and the Black Sea to the arctic frontier.

The above mentioned companies are present on the Russian Federation market since 2000, through representative offices and their objective is to answer both the services contracting demand and the oilfield equipment requests.

Just recently, GSP Offshore branch in Moscow has been officially registered (see the included certificate). GSP is a worldwide provider of integrated services for the oil, gas and renewable industry and over the last few years the commercial relations on the Oil & Gas market in Russian Federation have intensified as GSP considers the Russian Federation market a strategic one, given the constant favorable outlook from economical point of view (rich resources and steadily developed reserves both offshore and onshore, the need of infrastructure development including offshore constructions, growing oil and gas demand for both the domestic and international markets, and

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prices stability).

The companies member of UPETROM Group plan to increase their presence in the Russian economic landscape together with the increase of financing of core operations – trading of oilfield equipment and providing integrated services for the oil, gas and renewable energies, to sustain the eastern operations and to answer this region needs in terms of exploration, production and infrastructure development.

We have invited Alexandra Luca, Vice President - Corporate Business Development in Russia, Ukraine and Caspian Sea region, to open the door of GSP Moscow, and to introduce for GSP Magazine readers strategic objectives of the Moscow official branch together with a few highlights on their and short term priorities: “GSP completed several successful large scale projects in the Russian Federation by providing

offshore construction services such as the Dzhubga – Lazarevskoye – Sochi project in the Black Sea, where our company was the general contractor for the offshore operations (159.5 km of subsea pipeline complete installation and commissioning works) and the subsea survey and welding training & services provided within the Sakhalin III project developed in the Sea of Okhotsk, the Northern Pacific.

UPETROM Group is present on the CIS oil & gas market through UPETROM 1 MAI with top class oilfield equipments designed to work in extreme arctic environment.

I was recently nominated in command of GSP’s officially registered branch in Moscow, which is 100% owned by Grup Servicii Petroliere S.A., Romania.

The main objective we have to meet here is to support and localize the long term

„GSP completed several successful projects in the Russian Federation by providing offshore construction ser­ vices such as the Dzhubga – Lazarevs­ koye – Sochi project in the Black Sea, where our company was the general contractor for the offshore operations and the subsea survey and welding training & services provided within the Sakhalin III project developed in the Sea of Okhotsk, ​​ the Northern Pacific.“

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strategic development plan to ensure a more consistent presence of UPETROM Group member companies on the oil and gas market in the Russian Federation, to better support operations GSP and all the other companies member of UPETROM Group carry out on this resourceful market.

It is not news that the oil and gas industry in Russia is one of the largest in the world or that Russia has the largest reserves, being the largest exporter of natural gas.Moreover, Russia produces 12% of the world’s oil, maintaining the same share in global oil trade. And here’s another sound argument: while other strategic markets are at the start with drafting their development strategies in the field of energy resources and energy security or balance or haven’t yet decided to have a strategy in this domain, Russia already benefits of an Energy Strategy, the document being confirmed by the Government in 2003 already and setting out the policy in our field up to 2020: the main provisions are outlined here and this allows all the market players in the field to adapt their strategy, thus leading to improved effectiveness and competitiveness altogether.

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I mention here only a few: Gazprom, Rosneft, Lukoil, Novatek, but the list may surely be extended.

One of our priorities, as resulted from the overall objective, is the one of developing a professional body capable of sustaining a more intense CIS presence of GSP operations. Such a team as the one we aim to form here shortly will possess the full capacity to perform a thorough analysis of the Russian oil market, and collection of business information about the initiation, development and implementation of major oil and gas projects, about competitors, to spot the best business opportunities on the Russian market to best meet both our and client companies’ objectives.

GSP Moscow carries out various activities in order to further raise

public awareness of our presence and the business opportunities we offer; therefore representatives of the company take part in various important Russian oil and gas industry events, such as Neftegazshelf 2013 or the Moscow International Oil & Gas Exhibition (MIOGE) where we became one of the regular participants of the biennial event which took place on 25 – 28 June 2013 at the Expocentre in Moscow; or the events housed in Moscow by the International International Pipe Line & Offshore Contractors Association (IPLOCA), such as the IPLOCA Regional Meeting which took place at the beginning of June at Radisson Royal Hotel.

The last event I mentioned was dedicated to different aspects of the Russian

pipeline industry and on new technologies.

From the operational point of view, GSP Moscow short term task is to provide full support for the drilling operations in the Barents Sea as GSP was awarded by Gazprom Neft the contract for drilling, logging, completion and testing of North-Dolginskaya № 3 well. The operations to be carried out by MODU GSP Jupiter in Dolginskoye oil field, located in the Pechora Sea, in the south eastern part of the Barents Sea, on the continental shelf of the Russian Federation employ as well a fleet of four offshore support vessels under GSP management.

The OSV includes two vessels owned by GSP. It is important to note that the launch of operations and projects in major fields in the Barents Sea, Baltic

Sea, Sea of Okhotsk and Caspian Sea marks stepping into a new development stage of the proven reserves of oil and gas on the Russian shelf. Oil and gas still remain the most important reserves for the development of the national industry of the Russian Federation and a huge opportunity for the oil and gas contractors such as GSP Offshore. It is our task to prove on the largest oil & gas market worldwide the value GSP may add to any project entering the fields of GSP’s competency.

Thus, the set-up and development of GSP’s branch in Moscow has, more than ever, an important strategic role, as this fact has allowed the company to work more closely with partners and key customers of Russian oil and gas industry.

MEET THE TEAM OF GSP MOSCOW BRANCH ALEXANDRA LUCA - Vice-President for Business Development in RF, Ukraine and Caspian Sea region (Moscow Branch General Director).

Responsible for overall Russian branch administration and contacts with key Client executives IGOR YUDIN - CFO. Responsible for all financial and bookkeeping operations of Russian branch DANIL ZHEREBTSOV - Head of Business Development Department in RF. Responsible for development, expansion and generation of new business opportunities as well as operational management of existing projects MARINA IBAMA - Chief Accountant VLADIMIR SINITSIN - Head of Legal Department.

Legal support of Russian GSP branch VALERYAN NAZARENKO - Head of Murmansk Devision VASILIY KUDRYASHOV - Head of Contracting

Activity and Pricing Division.

Responsible in drilling program fulfillment in RF ANASTASYA ABDURAZEAKOVA - HR Manager MAKSUD ALIEV - Manager of Business Development Department in RF. Tender support, ongoing projects obligations fulfillment

VLADIMIR POGORELENKO

Chief of Production and Technical Department.

Responsible for technical supervision associated with the realization of ongoing and possible projects ALEKSANDER KRASNOV - Health and Safety Executive Coordinator.

HSE policy implementation within the Russian branch and at construction facilities in RF OLEG GAZDAROV - IT Support Manager ANDREY ILKO - Sales and Technical Consultant for Upetrom 1 MAI. Responsible for drilling equipment sales.

ANASTASYA RYBAKOVA - Protocol Officer

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GSP joined the Russian Association of Drilling Contractors From April 2013 GSP Offshore is a fully fledged member of the Russian Association of Drilling Contractors.

GSP is a worldwide provider of integrated services for the oil, gas and renewable industry and over the last few years the commercial relations on the Oil & Gas market in Russia have intensified as GSP considers the Russian market a strategic one.

Over the last few years the commercial relations on the Oil & Gas market in Russia have intensified as GSP considers the Russian market a strategic one. The

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company carries out at the moment the preparative campaign for the drilling campaign with GSP Jupiter, the rig being employed by GazpromNeft. Operations will be carried out in Dolginskoye oil field, in

the south eastern part of the Barents Sea, the continental shelf of the Russian Federation.

The Russian Association of Drilling Contractors was established in 1991.

Its main objective is to

Over the last few years the commercial relations on the Oil & Gas market in Russia have intensified as GSP consi足 ders the Russian market a strategic one.

The company carries out at the moment the preparative campaign for the dril足 ling campaign with GSP Jupiter, the rig being employed by GazpromNeft.

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unite the drilling industry through individual and collective memberships.

All the drilling contractors, geologists and drillers in CIS, Azerbaidjan, Kazakhstan, the republics that lie beyond the Caucasus and across the Steppes of central Russia, to the fringes of the frozen Arctic in Siberia. In 1993, the Russian Association of Drilling Contractors became collective members of IADC as an Affiliated Association.

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contractors operating on the Russian market to improve contracts, technology and safety of the industry.

The Association issues operational documents such as the Daily Drilling Report and submits them to the State regulatory authority, Gazgortechnadzor, which recognizes them and enforce their use across the Russian market as official ones.

The recent GSP affiliation underlines the importance of the Russian oil & gas market for our company, this being the second major organization GSP becomes member of. GSP is from 2012 GSP member of the Russian Noncommercial Partnership “Self-regulated organization Association of gas and oil complex builders” (NP “SO AGOC”).

The Self-regulated Organization Association of Gas and Oil Complex Builders (NP «SO AGOC») certifies that GSP, as member of the organization, is entitled to carry out operations in the oil and gas field. The self regulated organization was established in 2009, following the common initiative of a number of major companies operating in the oil and gas sector in order to constitute a key self-regulatory organization in line with the industry trends.

NP «SO AGOC» has over 560 members, construction companies in the oil and gas sector. The

noncommercial partnership SO AGOC performs audits and, as a result, the member companies are confirmed compliance with the requirements of the self regulated organization standards and rules.

AMONG THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE NONCOMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP „SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATION OF BUILDERS OF GAS AND OIL COMPLEX BUILDERS” THERE ARE:

u Prevention of harm to life or health of individuals, property of individuals or legal entities, state or municipal property, the environment, life or health of animals and

plants, objects of cultural heritage (monuments of history and culture) of the Russian Federation as a result of defects of the work of construction, reconstruction, repairs that affect the safety of the building and executed members of the Partnership. u Improvement of the quality of the construction, reconstruction, repair of capital construction projects in the field of gas and oil systems, residential, industrial and special construction. u Creation of the proper environment for the development of selfregulatory frame in the field of construction, reconstruction, and repair of capital construction of gas and oil systems. u Assistance in the training, retraining and advanced training of specialists in the field of construction,

GSP Bigfoot 1 operating offshore Russia

reconstruction, repair of capital construction of gas and oil systems.

The Nonprofit Partnership „Self-Regulatory Organization Association of Builders of Gas and Oil Systems“ has developed and approved the: u Licensing requirements; u Documentation in regards of safety, studies and result of the assessment studies/control; u Establishment of the sets out rules for monitoring the observance of the Partnership licensing requirements by the members; u Establishment of a system of measures for nonmembers of the Partnership in regards of licensing, admission, control, as well as the requirements for technical regulations and standards; u Control over the compliance of the member companies with the requirements established by the members of the Partnership; u Establishment of the set of disciplinary measures envisaged by the legislation of the Russian Federation and by the documents of the Partnership to be applied to its members; u Transparent management over the register of the Partnership; u And performance of other functions consistent with the legislation of the Russian Federation and the Partnership objectives.

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GSP Training Center. Our training professionals

GSP Training Center Authorized To Conduct Marlins TOSE Exams GSP Training Center has recently entered the Marlins Approved Test Centers list. The training facility holds the full authorization to conduct Marlins TOSE assessment of personnel.

GSP’s own training facility has made the first steps towards becoming one of the 9 Marlins accredited centers in Romania in 2012:

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starting with September 2012, GSP Training Center certified four Marlins TOSE (Test of Spoken English) language assessors: Cristiana Crivat, Curriculum Leader; Angela Dumitrescu, English Language Assessor; Maria Garofil, Psychologist; and Andrei Mocanu, Training Coordinator.

The English language

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GSP Training Center. Theoretical drilling module

competency assessment based on Marlins TOSE supports the implementation of complete assessment and training systems throughout companies, both our own and client companies.

GSP Training Center, as a Marlins Approved Test Center, agrees to maintain minimum testing standards as agreed with the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA). Passing the Marlins Test at Center is acceptable evidence of competency in English and candidates who pass

the minimum English language requirements will be able to satisfy the MCA’s language requirements for Certificates of Equivalent Competency.

The evaluation process of the English language competencies based on the Marlins TOSE solution started in September 2012 and included all the marine and offshore personnel.

GSP Training Center, as a Test Center in the Marlins worldwide network, offers standardized assessment and training services, as well as

comprehensive reporting systems. Assessment ensures that the English language proficiency for professionals in marine and offshore industries is in line with ISF (International Shipping Federation), Marlins and UK MCA (UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency) standards or equivalents.

Assessment is regarded as standard test, judging the spoken English skills amongst seamen and offshore personnel of all nationalities and

positions. The design of the tests allows the use for recruitment, as well as training purposes, verifying the English language comprehension. The results serve as a highly valid instrument.

The new Marlins TOSE accreditation is added to the list of existing international accreditations: GSP Training Center holds the IWCF (International Well Control Forum) and IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors) accreditations.

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Offshore Operations: Offshore Construction The Safety Observations Program has continued onboard GSP Falcon during the operations performed under the E.ON contract, which included pipelay and trenching for the Hunter Pipeline Replacement Project by E.ON E&P UK LIMITED. The scope of work comprised installation of 8 km 8’’ pipeline

between Hunter well head and Murdock K well, trenching and backfilling, survey, project management and engineering. Offshore operations commenced in March 2013, in the Hunter field, located in UK Southern North Sea. Once again the onboard personnel proved that actions and habits have

a significant influence towards the offshore performance. Using this important safety tool and participating to the program, all the rewarded personnel together with the entire crew have contributed to the improvement of the safety culture, which eventually lead to the successful accomplishment

of the main preset objective: maintaining the accidents rate to zero.

As mentioned several times, safety cannot be bought. The incentives the winners receive come as the expression of the management high regards on the program and a boost of morale for the proved involvement.

Andrei Ghitescu

Lucian Simionov

George Ciolache

Andrei Jitariu

Alexandru Moga

Marcel Pavlov

HERE’S THE LIST OF AWARDED PERSONNEL:

1st place: Andrei Ghitescu, ROV Operator 2nd place: Lucian Simionov, Rigger 3rd place: George Ciolache, Steward 4th place: Andrei Jitariu, Trainee Field Engineer 5th place: Alexandru Moga, Trainee Field Engineer Special Award for Greatest Number of Safety Observation Cards: Marcel Pavlov, Rigger The vessel’s management would like to extend the most sincere gratitude to the participants in the Safety Observations Program carried out onboard GSP Falcon!

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„10 Golden Rules for Safety“ Handbook Out Now! Safety is an ever-present concern throughout the company and all operation sites.

The new internal publication encourages and enforces all personnel to fully assume the individual responsibility for ensuring optimum safety. It outlines the key safety rules that everyone should be aware of.

The 10 Golden Rules for Safety is available in three languages, English, Russian and Spanish, in both digital and hard copy at all the workplaces throughout the entire company. The handbook expresses the care for everyone’s safety, the need to take action, to have a proactive approach and avoid all unsafe predictable situations.

Checking and following the safety procedures is already component of GSP’s work culture, the purpose of this internal publication being that of providing quick and constant access to a safety reminder.

The 10 Golden Rules for Safety addresses all GSP personnel as well as all contractors’ personnel throughout the company.

The handbook summarizes lessons learned from millions of work hours and the most varied onshore and offshore operations and projects.

Designed to meet the overall company objective of preventing occupational accidents of any kind, the booklet clearly explains the basic rules that everyone should know and apply.

10 Golden Rules for Safety will strengthen prevention by encouraging all personnel, both GSP’s and contractors’, to step in and act by taking all the appropriate measures whenever they see something being done wrong.

Ask for “10 Golden Rules for Safety”! Available now at HSE Department!

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GSP Organized the First Edition of the „HSE for Offshore Operations in the Black Sea Forum“ Gabriel Comanescu, President and CEO of GSP, has declared in the opening of the HSE Forum: “GSP proves every day that we are a responsible company, interested in the safety and well being

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of our employees, in the environmental protection and safety of all our operations as well as the sustainable development of the communities where we live and work. But this is not enough. It is

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not enough for a company or two or three to care about the environment, sustainable development and communities the way we do, while others pay not enough or no attention at all to these fundamental

aspects of their business. I hope that the today’s event, which is intended to be as honest and open as possible, will be the signal to the legislators and all the other stakeholders, that we have to ensure the best regulatory

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solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry in the Black Sea, to ensure and enforce the safest operations for any operator covering both personnel and environment aspects.�

The Forum proceedings were held in the Vega Auditorium on the 18th of June, 2013.

The event, intended to trigger a discussion between all the stakeholders involved in the offshore oil, gas and renewables industry, starting from the

exhaustive presentation of the existing status and regulatory frame in the black Sea. Among the topics discussed at the forum, there were: - The responsibilities of the contractors and license holders of offshore oil and gas industry; - The increased interest and the perspective of enhancement of the offshore operations, mainly for the deepwater explorations and exploitation;

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- Interventions in emergency situations; - An in depth analysis of the regulatory frame in the North Sea, already worldwide considered a benchmark from the safety and environmental measures in force; - The possibility to use dispersants in western Black Sea; - The involvement of NGO’s in the preservation of biodiversity in the Black Sea, in educating communities in respect of the environmental protection, and in initiating and/or supporting legislative initiatives to ensure sustainable development of the region.

Among the speakers at the forum there were experts in offshore oil and gas engineering, HSEQ professionals, representatives of NGOs operating in the environmental field, for the conservation of the environment, for sustainable development and conservation of the endangered species.

The event attracted the attention of a large and diversified audience: the discussions following the presentations and speeches were highly animated by representatives of the Romanian Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Ministry of Transport, representatives of companies holding exploration licenses in

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the Black Sea, offshore oil and gas, marine, and constructions services contractors, academic representatives from the Petroleum Engineering, Naval Architecture, Mechanical and Electrical Faculties from the “Ovidius” University, the “Mircea cel Batran” Naval Academy, the Maritime University in Constanta, as well as representatives of the students organizations such as the International Association of the Students of Economic Sciences (AIESEC). The Romanian Naval Authority (RNA), Constanta Port Administration, Constanta Labor Inspectorate and the Environmental Protection Agency in Constanta, Dobrogea – Litoral Water Basin

Administration, Romanian Civil Aviation Authority, “Mihail Kogalniceanu” International Airport, Tuzla airport, Romanian Agency for Saving and Recovery of Life at Sea, the Dobrogea Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, Romanian Energy Center.

Also classification societies such as Germanischer Lloyd, proved the high interest for the subject of the forum by sending their top representatives to the event. All the national and regional authorities’ representatives assumed active roles in the discussions, adhering to the invitation of the organizers to commonly contribute to the elaboration of the best suited solutions for the safe future of the offshore operations in the Black Sea.

NGO’s in the preservation of biodiver­ sity in the Black Sea, in educating com­ munities in respect of the environmental protection, and in initiating and/or sup­ porting legislative initiatives to ensure sustainable development of the region.

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As expected, the NGO’s representatives proved again within this specialized forum their engagement and their dialogue openness. It resulted that the economic activities carried out offshore and the environmental protection and sustainable development are not conflicting issues as long as responsible operators and environmental organizations serve the common purpose of creating the most appropriate frame to meet their common objectives in the service of the safe future the communities need. Oceanic Club, Eco Watch, Let’s Do It Romania and Mare Nostrum teamed up with the representatives of the National Institute of Research and Development for Marine Geology and Geo-ecology (GeoEcoMar) and the “Grigore Antipa” Institute, and with the representatives of the Romanian Association of the Practitioners in the Environmental Protection.

The forum proceedings concluded with the invitation addressed to all participants to take part in bilateral discussions in order to establish the initiative task force in order to design and sustain the new and exhaustive regulatory frame necessary for the safe and sustainable development of the offshore industry in the Black Sea, meeting all the stakeholders’ objectives.

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The Society of Oceanographic Exploration and Marine Environmental Protection Oceanic Club took part in the HSE for Offshore Operations Forum Oceanic Club partnered with the organizers of the HSE for Offshore Operations Forum. The subject approached within the event was one of utmost importance for the environmental specialists and not only.

An informed presentation of the biodiversity in the Black Sea, the status, programs and measures to be taken in short, medium and long term was highly necessary in order to let the participants learn and openly discuss all aspects of offshore operations. The reputation of SOEMEP Oceanic Club together with the high profile projects carried out both at national and international levels has fully validated the presentation sustained by Razvan Popescu-Mirceni, PhD. It reached its purpose as well, stimulating the contributions of all the participants in the discussions during the opened session of the Forum. Established in February 1992 by a group of natural studies

enthusiasts, SOEMEP Oceanic Club is the first nongovernmental organization in Romania, currently with branches in many countries, among which France, Morocco, the United States of America, Germany, and Angola.

Oceanic Club led out so far a series of exploration, preservation, and ecological preservation programs and projects.

In 1992 Oceanic Club made the documentary “Pleading for the Danube Delta”.

The film resulted as part of the required arguments for defining the Danube Delta status as Biosphere Reserve.

Oceanic Club has continued the educational direction targeting young people in Constanta, however without limiting only to the regional

public: in this respect they established the first subsea reserve in the Black Sea, the “Coastal Marine Aquatory 2 May – Vama Veche”, they carried out sanitation works of subsea perimeters or in natural reserves perimeters, and initiated the first Romanian scientific expeditions across the national borders, putting dedication and passion in exploration of the natural environment serving the cause of sustainable development.

SOEMEP Oceanic Club follows two main objectives: - The protection of the natural and cultural heritage - The development of the field research in Romania.

Ever since their establishment they carried out a series of programs

Oceanic Club is the first nongovernmen­ tal organization in Romania, currently with branches in many countries, among which France, Morocco, the United States of America, Germany, and Angola.

in these two directions.

Although the work in these two mainstream directions entails efforts and perseverance, it proved to be the most effective both in the medium and long term.

The Oceanic Club Strategy is structured in two action strands: the national and the international ones.

At a national level they have developed four operational programs:

B-WATCH is designed

for the monitoring of the biodiversity onshore in Dobrogea and offshore, on the Romanian Black Sea shelf, focusing on two groups of species: the invasive and threatened ones and we prepared and implemented intervention projects.

DOLPHINS IN DISTRESS! is a program designed to carry out research on the three species of dolphins in the Black Sea, the assessment of the population and the development and

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WOBI focuses on

implementation of systems/ mechanisms/projects for restocking the population.

E – 2000 entails all the environmental education projects developed by Oceanic Club and the mapping and classification process of the chemical and physical pollution sources of the environment.

CEST XXI is the program

within which Oceanic Club provides support for the field research, both for the natural and cultural heritage of Romania, together with museums, research centers and institutes, specialized academic centers. The program promotes this type of activities to the young publics as well.

In addition to the above four programs, the team of Oceanic Club carries out specific projects limited in scope, time and area, based on incidental scientific research, development or environmental needs, for the preservation of the environmental and cultural heritage.

Outside the Romanian boundaries, The Society for Oceanographic Exploration and Marine Environmental Protection Oceanic Club has developed three operational programs:

EXPLORER is a

monitoring program for the attached to the substrate marine species as a versatile indicator of the evolution of the marine environment; it assesses the impact of

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Razvan Popescu- Mirceni has led 52 scientific expeditionary missions in Romania and abroad, in Africa and the Middle East, in partnership with representatives of the most prestigious research institutions in Romania such as the “Grigore Antipa” Museum, the Speleological Institute of the Romanian Academy, the Bucharest University and the University of Veterinary Medicine in Cluj. the climate change on the distribution of terrestrial species in an area where three great bio-geographic regions interfere, i.e. the Mediterranean. The changes have potential impact on society, economy and environment in our country as well. The program includes an educational objective we meet by organizing for

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pupils and students from Romania training camps abroad.

TRANSAFRICA is the program Oceanic Club designed to allow the Romanian researchers the possibility of carrying out field studies in Africa, in the fields of environment, geology, geography and archeology.

providing support to the Romanian individual and team research and exploration initiatives in the field of biodiversity worldwide, in partnership with foreign collaborators.

Razvan PopescuMirceni, PhD in Biology, Coordinating Director of the Society for Oceanographic Exploration and Marine Environmental Protection Oceanic Club, founded SOEMEP Oceanic Club on February 28, 1992.

Razvan Popescu-Mirceni is the initiator and member of project teams for various research & biodiversity protection projects both for marine and terrestrial areas.

His good knowledge of the cetaceans in the Black Sea and of the ecology of the seas serves the most visible projects and campaign in our region. Razvan Popescu- Mirceni has led 52 scientific expeditionary missions in Romania and abroad, in Africa and the Middle East, in partnership with representatives of the most prestigious research institutions in Romania such as the “Grigore Antipa” Museum, the Speleological Institute of the Romanian Academy, the Bucharest University and the University of Veterinary Medicine in Cluj. He is also the producer/co-producer of documentaries and more than 100 educational movies especially for children.

AUGUST 2013

First-time event in the Black Sea The first „tall ship” regatta in the Black Sea will take place in Constanta next year, between 24th and 27th of May. The event is organized

by Navigator Yacht Club (NYC) under the aegis of SCF Black Sea Tall Ships Regatta. The participating tall ships’ copetition in the Black Sea will compete between the 30th of April and the 27th of May on the route Varna– Novorosiisk – Sochi – Constanța. At the end of the race, the entire participating fleet will remain in the Port of Constanta between 24th and 27th of May and the ships will be open to the public. At the same time, Constanta will host the prize ceremony.

At the first „tall ship” regatta organized

exclusively in the Black Sea, Romania will compete with the training vessel Mircea, which will be celebrating in 2014 75 years of activity in the service of the Romanian Navy.

Moreover, Mircea has participated in such events and its performances are highly appreciated internationally. The regatta is open to any kind of saling ship with which fulfills the specified conditions published on the web

site of STI (Sail Training International); the same website makes available the application form. Until now, four ships were registered in the competition: Adornate (Romania), Mir (Russia), Mircea (Romania), Nedezhda (Russia) and Tamara (Ukraine).

The „tall ships” regatta is organized in Romania by the Navigator Yacht Club (NYC) in partnership with the Naval Academy and the Constanta Port

Here`s the list of the participating vesels (*up to July 2013)

Vessel Name ADORNATE GRANAT MIR (Ship) MIRCEA NADEZHDA RAH NAWARD ROYAL HELENA TAMARA

Nation Romania Ukraine Russia Romania Russia Pakistan Bulgaria Ukraine

Class B D A A A A A D

Administration.

STI is a British not-forprofit organization which, for over half a century, is undertaking activities related to „sail training“.

Thus, young people face many challenges, both physical and emotional, but, under the guidance of experienced instructors, they are able to learn the skills of discipline, teamwork, and responsibility. Most of those who engage in this activity, consider it an experience that profoundly changed their life.

The STI Regatta’s main sponsor is Sovcomflot, the largest shipping company in the Russian Federation.

NYC is a non-profit organization in Romania, which promotes and undertakes water sports activities.

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Vega Hotel Mamaia, GSP’s collaborator of Choice Vega Hotel in Mamaia is one of GSP’s favorite collaborators and trustworthy partner in the field of the corporate events, i.e. conferences, award ceremonies and corporate parties. Vega also provides high class services to GSP’s business partners’ representatives and some of the expat employees.

Named after the brighter star in the Lyra constellation, Vega has a true story behind it, as the one linked to the Nea Marin ˘ Miliardar movie, one of the box office successes in Romanian cinematography.

Vega is more than just a fivestar hotel in Mamaia, it is a luxury resort in miniature, the place where you will discover the perfect blend of beach fun and seaside relaxation, as well as shopping for famous brands only available on the coast at

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the Vega Hotel.

And, in the past years, Vega has been the place where all the GSP’s internal events took place. Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties, Mothers Day celebrations and even some of our colleagues’ weddings. So, all the happy moments of the GSP family were housed by Vega.

But Vega is not only a place for fun, but for work too. Many of the company’s events took place there, as the HSE for Offshore Operations in the Black Sea

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Forum and GSP`s Operational Excellence Day. The events were a success and not only for the good organization, but also because Vega Hotel provides complete business solutions at five stars standards, ensuring the necessary facilities, atmosphere, logistics and services for highclass corporate events.

And, we cannot forget the restaurants and bars of Vega Hotel, with exquisite cuisine and fine liquors. In all, Vega Hotel offers an excellent place for all the GSP`s events. More than that, some of the company’s expat employees are housed by the five stars hotel and they are very pleased with the living conditions they are offered. In fact, Vega makes them feel like they are at home.

For more information you can visit www.hotelvega.ro.

JULY 2013

Discover

the pleasure of sailing on the

Adornate

Adornate sailing ship, the pride of Vega Hotel, sails this summer every Saturday and Sunday between, 9.30 and 13.00, in good weather.

GSP employees get the special offer:

20% off the standard price.

Now, prices of only 45 â‚Ź for adults and 25 â‚Ź for children under 14!

Book your trip at sales@adornate.ro or by phone (+4) 0241607607

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