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LamprelltimesWinter 2007/8

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We see the current high level o

drilling and Floating Production,

Storage and Ooading Vessel

(FPSO) related projects

continuing into 2009 and

beyond. This is particularly so

in the Middle East and India

region and this will undoubtedly

have the eect o ensuring that

Lamprell continues to play asignifcant role in the ongoing

rig reurbishment activities

and the ever increasing

new build activities.

During this busy period we have

also given pause to reect on

how ar we have come as a

company with the celebration

o the 25th anniversary o our

Vice President o Engineering,

George Jacob, having joined

the company in 1982. The

celebration caused us to

reect on the act that 25

years ago, when George

joined the company, there

were only 25 tradesmen in theemployment o Lamprell, and

o those we still have eight

still working with the company

today. However we are now a

company which has grown to

a workorce o over 4000. This

growth has been built upon

the loyalty and commitment

o our long term employees.

As we continue to grow and

develop as a company we

are still seeing this long term

commitment and loyalty o our

key workorce as being at the

heart o our ongoing success

and confdence in the uture.

As always I would like toexpress the thanks o the Board

o Directors, the Lamprell amily

and my own personal thanks

to our people or getting us to

where we are today.

LAMPRELL ENERGY LIMITEDC/o PO Box 5427 Dubai United Arab EmiratesTelephone: +971 6 528 2323 Fax: +971 6 528 4325

JEBEL ALI FACILITYC/o PO Box 17642 Dubai United Arab EmiratesTelephone: +971 4 887 2323 Fax: +971 4 887 2416

Email: lamprell@lamprell .com Website: www.lamprell .com

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Contents

A Word rom the Chairman

Jonathan Silver trained and

qualifed as a solicitor with a

leading City o London law frm,

working frst in London and later

in the United Arab Emirates. In1981, he started his own practice

in the United Arab Emirates and

merged that practice with Clyde &

Co in 1989. Jonathan has headed

up Clyde & Cos operations in the

region since then, overseeing a

period o dynamic and continued

growth. Silver has over 27 years o

experience working in the Middle

East in the areas o international

banking and fnance, mergers

and acquisitions, private equity,

project and construction work.

This work has involved him in most

sectors o commercial activity

including international trade,

energy, construction, shipping,

commodities and insurance.

Silver, through Clyde & Co,

has been associated with the

Lamprell Group or more than

17 years providing legal advice on

numerous matters including the

recent Initial Public Oering (IPO).

We are delighted to welcome

Jonathan Silver to the Board o the

Company, Jonathans experience

and knowledge o the Middle

Eastern regions legal regime and

his association with the Group over

a number o years through Clyde

& Co, one o the companys legal

advisers, will be a great advantage

and we look orward to working

with him as Lamprell continues to

grow. Stated Lamprell Chairman

and CEO, Peter Whitbread.

Appointment o Director

As we now approach the end o another year we can look back at what has, once again, been a record

year or the company. We have seen another year o exceptional growth both in terms o turnover and in

manpower. This ongoing expansion and development puts us in a very strong position going orwards into

2008, which we see as being another extremely busy year in all o our acilities.

We are pleased to announce that Jonathan Silver has now been appointed as a

Non-Executive Director o Lamprell

Peter Whitbread, Chairman andCEO o Lamprell plc

3 A word rom the Chairman

3 Appointment o Director

4 Aban VII

5 Saipem Perro Negro 2

5 Rowan Hank Boswell

Tarzan Class

6 Rowan rig Scooter Yeargain

Tarzan Class

7 Nabors Pool Arabia rig 145

8 Nabors Ocean Master VIII

(rig 240)

9 Nabors rig 691

(ormerly named

Rig Ahmed)

9 Noble Roger Lewis

10 Nabors 660

11 Noble Kenneth Delaney

11 Global Santa Fe GSF 103

12 Noble George Mcleod

13 New emergency vehicles

14 FPSO Frade Modules and

Maniold Deck

15 FPS Ocean Process Modules

16 Gimboa

17 AFP Reliance

17 Olowi

18 Ensign rigs 31 and 49

20 VIP visits

20 Murray Walker events

21 A Shearing Good Day

21 Nepal visits

22 Annual Gol Day

24 Awards season

25 Work2livE

26 Under-19s rugby

26 UAE Desert Challenge 2007

27 Jake celebrates 25 years


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Aban VIIWe were pleased to welcome a new client to Lamprell with the arrival o the Aban VII

o our Sharjah acility in mid April ater a heavy-lit voyage rom the USA

The main elements o work

undertaken were to provide

reinorcement to the leg bracesand removal o the existing

helideck, and abrication and

installation o a new helideck

with supporting structure.

The new helideck was installed in

compliance with the requirements

o American Bureau o Shipping

(ABS) and the locally applicable

CAP 437 regulations.

A number o other upgrade

and reurbishment works were

completed whilst the rig was in the

yard, including, but not limited to,

fre water/bilge water piping, and

various structural abrication

repair works.

The project was successully

managed by Abans Project

Manager, TJ Karmakar with the

support o the Operations Manager

Jayarajan K and the Deputy General

Manager Maintenance

K Radhakrishnan.

We are now in discussions

with Aban regarding the total

reurbishment o the rigs existing

accommodation with the work

being planned or the frst quarter

o 2008.

Saipem took the opportunity during

a break in their contract with Saudi

Aramco to bring the Perro Negro 2

into our Sharjah acility or general

reurbishment works including the

replacement o approximately 120

tonnes o hull steel.

Upon the rigs arrival a UWILD

survey was commenced. This had

the eect o delaying the start o

steel replacement works.

However, considering the amount

o steel to be replaced, combined

with a daily expanding scope

o work, the project wascompleted successully.

Apart rom the extensive steel

replacement, works were carried

out on all o the rigs major

piping systems.

Our rotating machinery division,

Lamprell Oilfeld Engineering

was also involved in this project

providing the required qualifed

expertise or the overhaul o the

drawworks, crown block and

traveling block.

The Hank Boswell arrived the same

day as the Scooter Yeargain earlier

this year with much the same

work scope, to get ready to drill in

the Kingdom o Saudi Arabia. The

Hank Boswell is a new rig but at

the time had not drilled its frst wel l.

However all the commissioning

had been completed beore the rig

reached Sharjah.

Prior to the arrival o the rig, a series

o meetings were held between the

client and our dierent departments

to settle amongst other things,

the scope o work, the bridging

documents, fnalising o contracts,

together with a wide range o

documentary requirements.

Induction meetings were also held

with all the workers assigned to

the project. When the rig arrived

on the 26th February, a kicko

meeting was held at which all the

key personnel rom both sides were

introduced and the various project

roles defned.

Although there was no painting

required to the hull or leg wells or

helideck there was additional work

required to the deluge system,

pump and piping. Again the

timescale was tight or all these

scopes to be completed on time.

The Hank Boswell let the same day

as the Scooter Yeargain and is now

working on a long term contract or

Saudi Aramco.

Saipem Perro Negro 2

Rowan Hank Boswell Tarzan Class


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Nabors Pool Arabia Rig 145

A number o meetings

were held with the

client and our dierent

departments prior to the

arrival o the rig to put in

place and agree the scope

o work, the bridging

documents, fnalising

o contracts, etc.

All workers assigned to

the project also attended

induction meetings.

Pool Arabia 145 arrived at Lamprell Hamriyah yard acility on Sunday 29th April

The Pool Arabia 145

was completed on the

6th July, but due to

weather did not leave

until Sunday 8th July

Included in the work scope were:

Inspection o the spud cans

and legs, using Lamprells

alse leg

Hull steel replacement,

replacement o various

piping systems

High Pressure (HP) Koomey

piping, seawater cooling piping,

HP mud maniold,

Low Pressure (LP) mud

maniold piping,

accommodation hot and

cold water main maniolds

were replaced

Inspection, reurbishment and

repainting o crane booms

Mast removal and Non

Destructive Testing (NDT)

o modifed platorms

with re-painting and

reinsertion in situ

Installation o a new helideck

escape walkway, repainting

and installation o helideck

topside and underside and

load-testing o helideck Fabrication o new raw water

tower and raw water

tower maniold

Repainting o hull sides,

hull bottom and various

internal tanks

The construction and

installation o a new

skimmer tank

Replacement o all obstruction

lighting and the relocation o

the condenser units

Rowan Rig Scooter Yeargain Tarzan Class

The Rowan Tarzan class jackup rig

Scooter Yeargain made a maiden

visit to Sharjah Port this year,

arriving rom the Gul o Mexico to

undergo schedule G compliance

upgrades and modifcation beore

mobilising to Saudi Arabia.

The timescale was very tight

and allowed only 28 days to

complete the scope. Works

included abricating and installing

a new mosque, installation o

king posts and are booms, andan accommodation upgrade to

provide Asian ablution acilities.

Also included was the relocation o

the blowout preventers and diverter

set backs, mud tank conversions,

bulk take-on lines and high

pressure cement lines.

New wireline oundations and

a new water-maker unit were

also ftted. The underside o the

helideck, leg wells and hull bottom

were also painted.

The rig departed Sharjah on the

morning o the 26th March and

arrived on location ahead o time.


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Nabors Rig 691(ormerly named Rig Ahmed)

Following the recent acquisition o

the three Nabors accommodation

rigs, Millennium Oshore Services

awarded Lamprell the frst contract

to upgrade the rig Ahmed or its

upcoming contract with Gupco in

the Egyptian Red Sea.

The main scope was to upgrade

and reurbish various areas o the

internal accommodation and its

associated systems.

Thorough inspection and testing

was carried out on all rig cranes

and machinery space equipment.

With the tow to its new l ocation

on a heavy lit ship, the warranty

surveyors insisted on extensive

checks to be made on all critical

welds on the legs and structures

associated with the legs.

This is a newly-built Friede &

Goldman designed JU 200E.

The rig arrived on a heavy lit on the

25th September and was moored at

the Sharjah acility. Although a new

rig, built in Dalian shipyard China,

there were some additional works

to be added and some unfnished

commissioning. The main scope

o work or Lamprell was the

manuacture o a stair tower which

will be installed at the at outboard

o the cantilever end. It is required

as access to the wellhead due to an

air gap requirement o 120 eet. The

tower has already been completedand will soon be installed onto the

rig hull. Inside the tower there will

be a stairway and elevator, which

Lamprell will electrically hook up

and commission. Other additions

include a WellBay runway beam

which will be attached to the

underside o the cantilever and

once skidded out will acilitate liting

assistance to the wellhead area.

A ten man accommodation module

will be manuactured and added

to the upper deck as a Shell

requirement and will be installed

and hooked up by Lamprell. Several

other operational requirements

will be designed and built/

installed by Lamprell to meet

Shell requirements.

There will also be a requirement or

the hookup o electrical, mechanical

and abrication disciplines or

third party equipment, such as

the cement unit, wireline unit,

mudlogging system and low-

pressure shaker system. This is

a state-o-the-art rig, which gives

Lamprell a good idea o what

to expect rom other worldwide

acilities and a good benchmark to

show what we can achieve, now

that we have are entered the new

build market.

Noble Roger Lewis

Nabors Ocean Master VIII(Rig 240)

Nabors OM8 arrived in

Hamriyah Port on the

31st July, duration

72 days

A series o meetings took place with

Nabors Project team headed by

Red Carter and Ian Green prior to

the rigs arrival. As the largest scope

was to reurbish the completejacking system, our mechanical

department was under considerable

pressure to complete the work in

a timescale o 72 days. However,

the mechanical department were

to prove us all wrong. Due to their

efciencies, the jacking system

scope was completed and tested

15 days early. This was also

helped by the assistance o the

rig managers, Ted Catchpole and

Steve Hayes. They were o great

help not only with the jacking

system but throughout the

whole project.

As a result this project was a great

success or Lamprell.

The rest o the scope included a

UWILD survey o spud cans, hull

steel replacement, installation o

new docking plugs, overhaul o

both mud pumps, replacement

o the Koomey unit and skidding

piping systems, abrication and

installation o a new draw-works

shed, along with new handrails

around the rig oor, plus steel

replacement on the drill oor itsel,

replacement o lieboat platorms,

removal o water-makers and

reurbishment. Replacement o all

helideck netting and load testing.

Removal o travelling block along

with crown block and top drive

which was sent out to Lamprell

Jebel Ali or inspection and

reurbishment. All the mud pit oor

plates were renewed along with

new fbreglass gratings. Paintingo hull sides and hull bottom were

also completed. Again due to good

teamwork and efciencies o all

team members, this scope o work

was also completed seven days

early, ater which we were given

additional works until the OM8 let

Hamriyah and returned back to its

contract or Occidental in Qatar.


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Noble Kenneth Delaney

The Noble rig Kenneth Delaney

arrived in Sharjah in mid May or

extensions/conversions to the

accommodation, removal o the

bow crane and renewal o the port

and starboard cranes.

The installation o a new drag

chain system and the installation

o the cantilever extensions were

successully completed.

The helideck was upgraded to

comply with CAP 437 requirements.

The shale shakers, de-sander pump

and piping were renewed.

A new bulk air system and

generators were installed.

The project was successully

completed as per the planned

completion date with no recordable

injuries and good quality

was achieved.

GSF 103: third mud

pump installation

August heralded the return

o GSF 103 to Sharjah or the

installation o a third mud pump.

The project window was very

tight allowing only 25 days

to complete the works. The

tight schedule incorporated a

number o additional challenges

such as a compact scope o

work in the derrick area, and a

comprehensive rebuild o the

existing raw-water tower. All o the

work was completed within the

schedule and the co-operative

Lamprell Global Santa Fe project

team racked up almost 100,000

man-hours with no lost-time

incidents whilst executing the

work. GSF103 has now returned

back to station.

Global Santa Fe GSF 103

Noble Kenneth Delaney reurbishment project

Nabors 660Nabors 660 progress

Progress is continuing at a ast

pace on the Nabors 660 with

he substructure, drill oor,

errick and the third round o

egs being installed, the latter

wo items all being done in

hree days using a 750t crane.

First to go up was the derrick

ollowed by the leg sections

which now brings the total

ength o the legs to 220t.

The ourth and fth sections

are nearing the completion

tage, ready or installation

Having jacked up out o the

water, work started on the steel

eplacement under the hull. This will

e completed in December.

ull painting o the hull underside

nd the side shell will be completed

y December.

he emergency generator has been

nstalled along with the electrical

anels and the diesel tank and the

ccommodation is now starting

he fnal phase with the ooring

eing laid and the galley equipment

tarting to be installed.

n the machinery spaces most o

he equipment has been installed

ncluding the oily water separator,

mud mix pumps, mud charge

umps, air receivers/dryers and

ompressors, new bulk cement

anks and reurbishment o the

xisting mud pumps, which were

ommissioned by Lamprell Oilfeld

ngineering Services in Jebel Ali.

Commented Nabors Project

Manager Keith Conatser, The

ommitment shown by the

amprell workorce, supervisors

nd engineers on a project o this

omplexity and magnitude has

een tremendous and to be at the

nal stages o the project, right on

chedule, is quite remarkable.

Nabors 660 construction team


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New Emergency VehiclesLamprell drives towards a saer environment

With Lamprell Managements

continuing eort and commitment

to improve the health and saety o

its employees, the Lamprell Health,

Saety and Environment (HSE)

department has recently purchased

three Toyota Hiace state-o-the-art

emergency vehicles or its sites in

Sharjah, Jebel Ali and Hamriyah.

These provide onsite emergency

response in the unortunate event

o an injury that requires evacuation

to hospital.

The vehicles have been modifed

to accommodate a ully equipped

medical response service that

would rival any emergency

response team. To urther

enhance these vehicles and the

emergency intervention on-site,

the entire saety department

team have been certifed in

advanced frst aid to enable

quick and proessional medical

response. They will be trained in

the use o all the equipment that

the vehicles are equipped with,

including defbrillators and other

lie-sustaining equipment to ensure

that the best medical support is

available to the Lamprell workorce

at all times.

Lamprell management have also

commissioned two emergency

response trailers to enhance

the response capability on the

company sites. These are equipped

with a comprehensive array o

equipment that will enable the

emergency response team to react

quickly to any eventuality anywhere

in the yard, quayside or rig rom

a fre, to an injured person working

at height, in confned space or an

environmental incident.

Noble George McleodThe Noble George Mcleod was one

o the three rigs to arrive at Sharjah

in the month o October. The base

scope o work called or additional

helideck and accommodation

modifcations. The base scope

was planned and developed into

a defned work scope and an

aggressive schedule was drawn

up that called or completion o the

works within a

19 day time rame. We pulled out all

o the stops once again to ensure

that the planned and defned

schedule o work as well as

class related works were completed

on time. In act the rig departed

Sharjah two days ahead o the

planned schedule. We consider

this to be a urther example o the

outstanding perormance on the

part o the project team under the

direction o Andy Edmonson, the

Lamprell Project Manager.

Emergency response team


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FPSO Frade Modules andManiold Deck

During December the

company will achieve

one million man-hours

expended on the project

Construction activities areroceeding on all seven modules

s well as the maniold deck.

tructural, piping, E&I and pressure

essel works are all taking place,

ogether with the installation o

lient ree-issue equipment. Upon

ompletion o the Lamprell scope

work the modules and turret

maniold deck are to be handed

ver to SBM or transer to Dubai

Drydocks where the units will

e integrated onto the ongoing

essel conversion. Load-out o the

modules and turret maniold are

lanned to take place during the

rst quarter o 2008.

The works being undertaken by

Lamprell include two separation

modules; two compression

modules; two power generation

modules and one module or gas

treatment, as well as the turret

maniold deck.

We express our appreciation to

all members o the FPSO Frade

project team including our specialist

sub-contractors and suppliers or

their eorts and support throughout

the project.

FPS Ocean Process Modules

The construction, at Lamprells

Jebel Ali acility, o the M20

separation module, M80 power

generation module and M90

electrical module or FPS Ocean is

nearing completion with a delivery

date in mid February 2008. This

will mark the completion o the

topsides or the companys frst

FPSO and Lamprell have been

pleased to help this newcomer

to the market achieve its frst

major milestone. In addition to the

topsides, Lamprell will complete the

design and abrication o a purpose

built accommodation module now

nearing completion at the Sharjah

acility, a detachable riser buoy

(DRB) and gantry structure which

will be delivered in the early part o

next year.

Kevin Leigh and Glen Edwards o Chevron, Olivier Isaac SBM,Albert DSouza and Gary Scott HSE Advisor and Saety Manager

Kevin Leigh Chevron Frade Project

Kevin Leigh, Gary Scott


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Gimboa

The Gimboa FPSO

Topside project is now

complete, with the project

successully loading out

all o the modules on

time in November with a

small quantity o works to

be concluded onsite at

Dubai Drydocks

During the fnal months o

onstruction, an accelerated

chedule was agreed to satisyroject delays caused, in the main,

y late delivery o a number o

apital equipment items.

he accelerated works wereompleted on time and this

elivery success has been

ecognised by our client. The

roject also managed to maintain

n exemplary HSE record,

ventually achieving over 1 million

man-hours without a lost-time

ncident (LTI).

Project Engineer Varun Gupta was

responsible or the completion

o all works at Dubai Drydocks,mobilising with a team o

50 Lamprell workers and

sub-contractors.

The modules are now beingintegrated with the FPSO vessel

which is under conversion in Dubai

Drydocks and is expected to sail

mid 2008 or the Gimboa feld o

Angola, West Arica.

A management group rom

Reliance Industries accompanied

by a high-level delegation rom Aker

Kvaerner Projects, Oslo visited the

Jebel Ali acility on 8th November

2007 in preparation or the

scheduled load-out o module P10.

The group was astounded at the

progress, level o completion and

the quality o work achieved by

Lamprell on all three modules.

On the 15th November 2007 the

P10 separation module was 100%

complete at a total weight o

620mt and was moved to

berth no. 42 in Jebel Ali on

hydraulic trailers in advance o

loading onto the heavy-lit ship

Happy Buccaneer.

The sea-astening activities continued

around the clock and the ship sailed

away on the 17th November 2007.

Module P11 was ully complete and

loaded-out on the 14th December

2007. Final hydro testing on

module U30 was completed on the

12th December 2007 and this

module was ully complete when

loaded-out on the 15th December

2007. The heavy-lit transporter ship

Happy Buccaneer let or Singapore

on schedule later that day.

The topside modules or the Knock

Allen, the FPSO hull assigned

or the Olowi feld development,

are currently under construction

at Lamprells Jebel Ali acility or

Kana AS Norway. The project

has now grown to the abrication

o ten modules o various sizes,

including the M02 process module

and the M01 pig receiver module;

all the modules are due or delivery

to Dubai Drydocks by Lamprells

barge, the Hamiryah Pride, in mid

March 2008 or integration onto

the vessel.

AFP Reliance

Olowi


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Ensign Rigs 31 and 49

In the month o

November we

witnessed the

double departure o

Ensigns rigs 31 and

49 rom the acility.

Both units are now

in transit destined

or operations in

Qatar and Oman

respectively

Lamprell Project Manager

Darren Kileen and rig 31 Ensign

Project Manager John Weldon

worked tirelessly to achieve the

completion date, which involved the

development o many engineering

solutions. These solutions ormed

the template or rig 49 in an eort

to achieve an incredibly

aggressive schedule.

All in all this has proven to be the

largest complete reurbishment

program that Lamprell Oilfeld

Engineering Services has

experienced to date.

Darren Kileen commented, The

Ensign site management team is

to be commended or maintaining

an efcient ow o inormation

enabling Lamprell to achieve the

production targets demanded o

this aggressive schedule.

The two rigs were our

frst major reurbishment

projects conducted or

Ensign, and we look

orward to being able to

maintain the relationship

on uture projects.

November also saw the

departure o KCA Deutags

rig T202, a 3000HP land

rig, which was returning

ater a gap o two years or urther

reurbishment. With a ast-track

schedule o 14 weeks, due to a

secured contract or the rig, the old

ethos o preparation, planning and

teamwork came to the ore, with the

rig departing or Libya

on time.

Project Manager Derek Yates

commented, The constant contact

with KCA Deutag Project Manager

Klaus Altmann, his team and Shell

onsite representatives helped to

ensure that key decisions could be

made quickly to enable the works

to progress efciently. To achieve

the level o works that we did in

such a limited timerame, but most

importantly without any accidents orlost time incidents, is a testament to

the proessionalism and dedication

o both the KCA Deutag and

Lamprell teams.

This fnal quarter o 2007 has

seen measurable progress on

the reurbishment o Nabors rig

143, a 3000HP land rig. The mast

and substructure have now been

raised to the vertical position, and

a new mud system installed, in

preparation or commissioning

during December. This will allow

or the departure date o Q1 2008

to be achieved. This is proving to

be a busy period or Nabors and

Lamprell alike, with land rigs 622

and 218 expected to arrive at the

end o 2007, to be ollowed by rig

326 in January 2008.

A amiliar Nabors site team o Keith

Conatser, Alred Gopalan, and

Jordan Kuntz will again oversee our

operations, and we look orward to

their continued support.

We are pleased to announce that

we have now begun our frst new-

build land rig, a 2000HP lightning

design rig. In partnership with

LeTourneau, who are the designers

and equipment manuacturers or

this build.

We have embarked on a

competitive delivery schedule andwe currently orecast completion

o this within Q3 2008. Led by

Project Manager Darren Kileen, and

assisted by LeTourneau personnel

both here in Dubai and in Houston,

we look orward to updating you on

the new-build program progress in

uture issues.


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A Shearing Good DayIn November Jebel Ali based

Jason Pollock, Jamie Cartwright

and Darren MacDonald set about

raising unds and awareness or

breast cancer to coincide with the

international awareness day, a

campaign they decided to christen

Shave an Aussie Head or Cancer.

The intention was to allow the three

highest contributors to the appeal

the honour o shearing each o the

heads on oer.

Word soon spread

and the number

o donations

started ooding

in. The Seajacks

subcontractors

(possibly motivated

by the act that two o

the three victims are

actively involved in

that project) provided

second and third place

through Scandinavian

Electric Systems

and Noble Denton

respectively, with

frst place going toLamprells own CEO

Mr Peter Whitbread. Unortunately

due to work commitments Peter

was unable to attend and asked

Fiona Douglass to represent him on

the day.

The guys made good on their

promise and or a great cause

managed to raise AED 50,000 or

the local breast cancer society o

Dubai as well as providing much

amusement and entertainment to

their colleagues who assembled at

the Jebel Ali reception to witness

the event.

VIP Visits

Murray Walker Events

In October 2007

we were extremely

pleased to receive

a visitation rom

Madame Ambassador

Anna Rikter Svensen

Norwegian Attach to

the UAE and Werner

Karrlson, Government

Trade Representative

rom Intsok, Norway.

In recognition o this public relations

visit a lunch was organised to allow

our Norwegian clients to visit and

share their experiences o Lamprell

and the UAE in general with

the Ambassador.

At the time o going to press seven

dierent Norwegian companies are

present on the Jebel Ali acility, a

complement represented by over

22 Norwegian nationals. The

exchange o inormation was

positive and the discussion was

upbeat during the lunch.

Impressed with our acilities and

how well settled the contingent are,

the Ambassador expressed a keen

desire to return to Jebel Ali in the

new year to witness frst-hand the

load-out o various Scandinavian

projects and we

look orward to her

welcome return.

Murray Walker is a

name synonymous with

Formula One racing

around the world and he

has played a key role in

he shaping o the sports

elevised coverage and

mages or over

hree decades

The commentator who is attributed

with the quote:

Do my eyes deceive

me or is Sennas Lotussounding rough?

Has long hung up his headphones

but even though he is now in his

eighties, he remains hugely popular

with the sports afcionados and

in great demand as an ater-

dinner speaker.

In November, it was a great

pleasure or Lamprell to host Murray

Walker in Dubai or a range o

organised events where both our

clients and employees had the

opportunity to talk to this legend

on a one-to-one basis and discuss

the ins and outs o the motor racing

world at large.

The week was capped o with a

gentlemens dinner held at the

Grosvenor House Hotel in Dubai

where the legend captivated the

audience with his wit, knowledge

and enthusiasm. We look orward to

welcoming him back.

Anna Rikter Svensen

The legendary Murray Walker the voice o Formula One racing

Dan Wibberley, Elvis Rigby, Steven Wilson, Tony Wilson,Murray Walker, Ted McCauley

Peter Whitbread, Daragh Horgan,Steven D Lamprell

Fiona Douglass, Jason Pollock

Darren MacDonald, Jamie Cartwright,Tariq Qureshi Director Edgen Murray, Jason Pollock

Nepal VisitsAn Eid trip to Katmandu in Nepal took place in October 2007

The trip was a result o a charity

based drive to raise much needed

unds or the New Youth Childrens

Development oundation who

administer an orphanage located

three hours drive rom the capital. A

group o 30 UAE-based expatriates

set o with amilies in tow, laden

with gits, sports equipment and

clothing destined or the pupils.

Pictured are representatives rom

the group including Jebel Ali

based Simon Macdonald and Lela

Palacpac who ormed part o the

visiting party.

It was a great initiative, a

beautiful country and a truly

rewarding experience

commented Macdonald on his

return to Dubai. Lela Palacpac and one o the orphaned children Group photo at the orphanage

Children rom theNew Youth oundation

Jason Pollock, Jamie Cartwright


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Annual Gol DayFor this years annual

Lamprell Gol Day a

welcome return was made to

the Montgomerie Gol Club

and with over 120 golers

teeing o on the day, this

November gathering was

heralded as our largest to

date. The event took the

orm o a Texas scramble

with mens and ladies

teams teeing o on all

18 tees simultaneously.

The mens team honours on the

day went to the Noble Drilling team

rom Qatar with Nobles captain

Jim Shetter securing the coveted

Lamprell Red Jacket on behal o

his team. Tradition demands that

this is worn by the incumbent or

the duration o the next working

day! The ladies competition

was won by Dianne Taylor and

Sheena Holscombe.

The days competition was topped

o with a buet dinner in the

evening, with a prizegiving hosted

by Executive Vice President Colin

Jones ably assisted by Fiona,

ollowed by entertainment provided

by Richard Digance. Everyone

we have spoken to agrees that the

Lamprell Gol Day has to be the

best in the region. stated Peter

Macdonald one o the

prizewinning golers.


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Awards SeasonOur many achievements,

developments and initiatives have

been recognised in 2007 in our

successul nomination in multiple

awards events, honours bestowed

upon us by our peers and the

institutions that have a vested

interest in the energy industry.

In November 2007 we were voted

Best Newcomer to the London

Stock Exchange at the London

Annual AIM Awards evening. This

was ollowed by the Seatrade

Maritime nomination as Oil & Gas

Contractor o the year, a trophy that

now has pride o place in the Jebel

Ali conerence room.

At a spectacular event in

December hosted by Sir Mark

Tully and Chris Mayer o Lloyds

List in the world-amous Taj Palace

Hotel, Mumbai, Doug Benson Vice

President Jebel Ali, stepped up to

receive the 2007 Lloyds List Energy

Award Middle East and India,

marking our success in winning

this accolade or an unprecedented

third consecutive time.

This year we ound ourselves short-

listed in the company o Oil and

Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

and Bharat Petroleum India, both

worthy and deserving candidates

vying or this award.

Lamprell Chairman and CEO

Peter Whitbread was invited

to the stage to hand the

Newsmaker o the Year

award to the representative o

Mercator Lines, SM Rai,

Vice President Technical,

but added, regarding the third

consecutive Lamprell nomination:

This is an incredible result or

the company, truly rewarding

and an accurate reection o

the dedication and commitment

o our people

yds List Energy Award Mark Tully, Mohie Patel Lloyds List, Doug Benson Vice President Jebel Ali

ter Whitbread handing over the Newsmaker o the Year Award Mark Tully, SM Rai Mercator Lines, Peter Whitbread, Chris Mayer

ris Mayer Senior Editor,ter Whitbread Chairman and CEO

As part o our Corporate Social

Responsibility programme,

Lamprell, in conjunction with Don

Bosco Maritime Academy (DBMA),

has initiated a technical training and

development programme or the

underprivileged street children in

Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh

and Maharashtra.

Five centres in Alirajpur, Narukot,

Virar, Chinchwad and Borivli will

take part in the programme and

will annually select 30 o those

youngsters eligible to enter thecourse. The frst year will cover

basic multi-skills training and

or those with ability, training

can continue into a second year

with the aim to acquire sufcient

skills to enter the existing training

programme at the Don Bosco

Maritime Academy in Kurla.

Each centre is at a dierent state o

readiness and it is expected that all

will be ully unctional within a six-

month period.

In addition to the above, Lamprell

is unding a shelter in Baroda at the

Don Bosco Snehalaya. This shelter

is a halway house and provides

reuge or young street children. The

normal residency period or such

children is about six months and

during this time they are assessed,

counselled and encouraged to

reunite with their parents.

Through this programme and

our close association with Don

Bosco, Lamprell will be able to

make a signifcant contribution

to the welare and uture well-

being o these children.

In conjunction with our upgraded

training acility at DBMA, Kurla,

the Work2livE programme was

inaugurated by Mr Peter Whitbread

on the 30th November 2007.

Doug Benson, George Jacob and

Stephen Smith also attended

the unction.

Learn2worK

Our existing abricators course

at DBMA has been upgraded

with the establishment o a new

outdoor heavy steel training

acility. The concrete slab has

been laid, encing complete and

lighting installed. Mobile gantry

cranes are in the process o being

abricated. All o the work to date

has been carried out by our Batch

5 abricators during their last our

weeks o training. Work will continue

with Batch 7 abricators to complete

the cranes and begin abrication o

the acility itsel.

Further news on Batch 5; their

graduation ceremony was held on

the 26th October and they are in the

process o relocating to the UAE.

These trainees will be the frst to joinour Jebel Ali acility.

Our frst long term welder training

(Batch 6) commenced on the

6th August and continued through

to their graduation

on the

15th November.

As Lamprell intend

to increase the

usage o the

Flux Cored Arc

Welding (FCAW),

these trainees

have concentrated

on perecting

their skills on this

process. Whilst it is important that

welder trainees must be capable

o gaining a 6G qualifcation

in this process, their training

encompassed a wide range

o exercises designed to re-

create conditions which will be

encountered in their uture daily

work at Lamprell. Such exercises

included a range o dierent joint

confgurations set at dierent

heights and angles in all o the

standard positions. The aim is to

produce a welder both capable and

confdent o producing high-quality

work in any situation and ready to

join the Lamprell workorce ater

graduation, ready to commence

productive welding.

Work2livE

Stephen Smith, George Jacob, Doug Benson, Peter Whitbread with the Brothers o the Don Bosco Maritme Academy

Father Mario addressing the students

Seatrade Trophy

Kevin Alcock, Gary Scott, Stephen Smith

Lloyds List Trophy


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Under-19s Rugby

UAE Desert Challenge 2007

he Lamprell sponsored under-

9s rugby squad commenced the

007/2008 season with a brace o

wins against strong competition.

he English College squad lited

he trophy in the inaugural Al Ain

ugby tournament held in October,

y beating Doha Rugby club 12-5

n a closely contested game. These

winning ways continued into the

Abu Dhabi competition staged in

November, with the squad emerging

as champions ater a convincing

21-7 win against Dubai College.

This provided the team with much

confdence heading into the

International Rugby 7s tournament

held in Dubai in December.

Once again the squad acquitted

themselves

admirably with

a succession

o good results

against Kuwait,

Dubai Hurricanes

and a fercelycontested match

with Dubai Exiles

that was

won 16-5.

Having made it to

a semi-fnal spot,

the squad were

to ace Doha Rugby Club who theyhad beaten earlier in Al Ain. Ater a

physical 12-all tie the game entered

the extra period with Doha scoring

the golden try in the dying seconds.

This brought an end to the game

and secured Dohas passage to the

televised fnal.

Whilst the squad were disappointedto exit the competition in this way,

we are immensely proud o their

collective achievements whilst

sporting the Lamprell shirt.

or those o you who are unaware,

he challenge is a fve-day desert

ndurance race held in Abu Dhabis

empty quarter that hosts bikes,

ucks and cars. In the fve days

he entrants cover 2500km o

ome o the harshest desert terrain

n the world. This race pushes

your physical, mental and riding

strengths to the limit. It is also a

leg o the world cross-country

championships, which attracts the

best drivers and riders in the world.

Justin Taylor qualifed 34th in the

super special stage out o 66 bike

entrants. On the frst day he brought

his position down to 19th, which he

held throughout most o the race.

The fnal result was 4th in the 450cc

class and 16th overall.

An outstanding eort considering

that until six months ago he had not

ridden a bike or many years, and

his only goal was to fnish the race.

Justin joined fve other riders to

make up the Sandstorm/Aggreko

motorcycle team. One o his

ellow team riders is an employee

o Aggreko and negotiated a

sponsorship deal with them, which

they would give

AED 12,500 to

each rider or

costs. The riders

then had to the

raise the same

amount which

Aggreko would

then give to three

local childrens

charities. Lamprell Management

generously donated the money on

Justins behal, so well done to the

riders, Aggreko and Lamprell or

supporting local childrens charities.

As or Justin, he is enjoying a very

well deserved rest beore training

starts or several large endurance

events next year.

From all at Lamprell we wish him

well in his uture motorcycling

ventures and congratulations on the

2007 Desert Challenge result.

Justin has just successully fnished the 2007 UAE Desert Challenge

sh College squad lited the trophy inural Al Ain rugby tournament

The English college squad lited the trophyin the Abu Dhabi competition

lor Operations Manager ornd Hamriyah at the fnish line

Morning start no. 60 Justin Taylor

I Remember...

Samuel Thomas Kutty and Alex Vaidyan joined Lamprell in April 1980 and were joined

by Archie Fernandes in May of that year. Sadashiv Acharya and Zia Ullah Bons arrived in

February and May 1981. To be followed by George Jacob (Jake) in 1982.

Lamprell: the early years...When we frst came here in the mid

1970s we shared an ofce with our

then partners, Jumeirah Marine

and Trading in Al Fahidi Street,

Dubai-side as it was then known.

Steven and I had waved goodbye

to our boat the Rescue 1 in Great

Yarmouth, England and waved hello

to her on arrival in the Dubai Creek

six weeks later.

With the exception o Tim Lamprell,

who was still in college, the wholeamily had shared the journey,

Henry and Dolly Lamprell, Alan and

Robert Lamprell (Stevens parents

and brothers). Stevens Uncle Alred

Elton and his Cousin Malcolm

Lamprell, were also on board.

Henry and Dolly stayed on

board the Rescue 1 where

she was moored, close to the

Intercontinental Hotel beore

ollowing the rest o the amily

back to the UK and we then ound

ourselves on our own.

We parted company with Jumeirah

Marine and Trading soon ater and

our at in Nai Road soon doubled

as our ofce. Alan and Robert set

about working a two-month and

one-month rotation or about two

years beore fnally settling herewith their amilies. By then we had

secured a yard in Al Hamriyah

Port in the Deira Corniche and

established an ofce near Hor

Al Anz. I was receptionist, come

secretary, come

bookkeeper

until others

were employed.

We then added

the yard in Deira

near Galadari

roundabout,

and it was here,

when the yard

and ofces were

ooded, that

Alan Maskery appeared dressed in

ull diving gear to lighten the mood.

It was at this point that we moved to

our present location in Sharjah Port.

All o our named colleagues above

were working with us by this time

and their ortitude, dedication and

loyalty have contributed enormously

to the success o Lamprell.

There are so many memories, ups

and downs, things going wrong,

impossible situations that had to be

overcome beore things could go

right. All o these memories were

brought to the oreront o our minds

on Sunday, 28 October 2007 when

George Jacob our Naval Architect

and now Vice President Engineering

celebrated his 25 years service and

presentation. A big thank you rom

Steven Lamprell and I goes to Jake,

our long term colleagues and all

o the other hard working sta o

Lamprell or making the company

as successul as it is today.

Tim Lamprell Vice President Oilfeld Engineering Services,

Steven D Lamprell President, George Jacob Vice President Engineering,Gillie Lamprell, Peter Whitbread Chairman and CEO

George Jacobs, Gillie Lamprell

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Gillie Lamprell

An article by Gillie Lamprell


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