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Magnum Intercompany Newsletter 2013

August - December 2013 | Issue 06

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Table of Content

Research & Development Find a New Home at WOM’S Headquarters, Houston .............................................

New Canemont Shop Machines Boast a Custom Touch........................................................................................ Page 3

Transfusion to the Heart Walk of Houston ............................................................................................................ Page 3

WOM India Infrastructure Improvements.............................................................................................................. Page 4

MSS Delivering Engineered – Solutions................................................................................................................... Page 6

Successfully Certifying Quality – MSS ..................................................................................................................... Page 7

MSS Organizational Structure (With Shared Resources) ....................................................................................... Page 7

WOM S.E.A and MSS Fire Safety Awareness ........................................................................................................... Page 8

Celebrating Service Improvements .......................................................................................................................... Page 9

P.T. WOM Jakarta O�ce Opens New Horizons .................................................................................................... Page 10

Exhibiting Excellence ................................................................................................................................................. Page 11

Research & Development Find a New Home at WOM’s Headquarters, Houston

WOM Inc. is proud to announce the opening of a state-of-the-art Research and Development facility. The new facility will allow WOM to perform in-house testing that will greatly speed up the new product development and qualification testing.

“Having this facility will allow us to complete projects in the span of a few months that would otherwise take years to complete,” Engineering Director Anand Kalimuthu said. “And owing to the fact that the testing will be done in-house, it will also significantly decrease the cost of developing and qualifying of our equipment.”

The new lab was designed from the ground up by R & D Manager Chad Chadwick. This lab includes two state-of-the-art environmental chambers for extreme temperature testing and three testing booths for room temperature testing. The temperature chambers are some of the most advanced in the world and offer WOM a testing capacity that is unrivaled by any other oilfield equipment provider in the world. The environmental chambers are capable of reaching temperatures from -100°F to 600°F.

The lab also includes an advanced control room from where the testing can be monitored remotely, providing a safe environment away from the actual product testing. This is possible by the several high definition remote controlled cameras installed in various locations in the lab. Safety was the number one priority while designing the lab. This being said, access to the lab is extremely limited and anyone who is allowed must go through the safety orientation before they enter the lab.

“Above all, safety is my #1 priority. Results don’t matter if someone gets hurt obtaining them. My goal is to operate a highly controlled testing environment that will allow WOM to make advancements to our products while maintaining an impeccable safety record,” Chad said.

Chad Chadwick, Testing Manager Anand Kalimuthu, Engineering Director

Left to Right: Chad C., Chad P., Carlos and Cruse. R

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Along the lines of safety and time saving, the process of automating the entire API 6A PR2 test procedure is being untaken. With this automation, the product is manually setup in the environmental chamber. Then, the program will take over, perform the complete testing and update the results as the tests progresses. This allows testing to be performed continuously through the nights and weekends.

The new R&D lab represents WOM moving forward in technology, commitment to produce superior products and to comply with standards and regulations. Many customers are demanding stringent tests and our new lab provides a means to perform such tests.

“Being part of the oilfield industry, many products we build have to be custom-built for each customer. A R&D department that can prove a product’s capabilities and that it can meet specifications & standards is necessary to be an industry leader that delivers products that exceed industry standards. Many of these standards are becoming mandatory, so having our own R&D department allows us to perform all of our own qualification testing and deliver them to the industry,” Anand said.

Anand and Chad would like to personally thank Mr. Sudhir Puranik for the tremendous support

that he gave this project- “Mr. Puranik accommodated all our requests & suggestions and has given us a facility which truly makes WOM a world-class company.”

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New Canemont Shop Machines Boast a Custom Touch

This year, WOM made a donation to the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk, held on November 16th. The American Heart Association is an organization that focuses on promoting healthy lifestyles and raising awareness of cardiovascular diseases and strokes, their warning signs and how

to prevent them. The current mission is to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20% while reducing deaths from cardiovascular disease and stroke by 20% by 2020.

The 5K Heart Walk, held at Reliant Park, set a goal of raising $2,800,000. The Heart Walk surpassed its goal, raising $2,883,968 which will go towards completing the American Heart Association’s mission. While WOM did make a donation to the walk this year, no company team was directly sponsored or entered for the walk. Next year, look for a WOM team walking in the 2014 Houston Heart & Stroke Walk.

WOM’s Canemont manufacturing facility in Houston has expanded its capacity with the recent addition of several new state-of-the-art machines.

The first, a custom-built thermal welding machine, allows for rapid and efficient hardfacing of valve gates. Previously, the process required much more human input and only four gates could be coated at a time. Now, with the new thermal welding machine, up to 20 gates can be processed at once. The thermal welding machine uses three torches to apply the coating. A first torch heats the gates’ surfaces up to the temperature needed to apply the hardfacing. Next, two more torches follow close behind and blast the surface of the gates with the coating, permanently adhering them to the gate.

Additionally, two new CNC machines were purchased which will increase the total manufacturing capacity of the facility. A DBC 130 Doosan, CNC Boring Mill and a Puma 300LC CNC Turning center both bring sophisticated technology that will ensure the precision of the manufacturing process as well as boost the overall production rate exponentially.

Transfusion to the Heart Walk of HoustonDBC 130 Doosan CNC Boring MillPuma 300LC CNC Turning Center

Custom-Built Thermal Welding Machine

Hardfacing of Valve Gates



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WOM India Infrastructure Improvements

• Canteen BuildingA three-story canteen building is in the final stage of

completion and will be ready by January 2014. The canteen will be used for lunch or dinner with a capacity for 380 persons at one time. On the ground floor it will have the kitchen and dining area, a full dining area on the first floor and a training room on the second floor. The total area of the building is 19,000 sq. ft. The area of the training hall is 6,000 sq. ft.

• Finish Inventory StoreAdditional room for storage of finished components is in

process. The total storage area will be about 17,000 sq. ft. The flooring work is completed and the fabrication work of the shed is in process. With this storage area, all finished components will be under the roof.

• New Assembly and Testing ShopTo keep up with the increased work load it is

becoming difficult to manage the assembly and testing activity in the present area. Hence, we will be expanding our assembly and testing facility. The area of the shop will be 14,200 sq. ft. The shop will have two 20 ton overhead cranes with additional jib cranes for sub-assembly stations. Eight hydro test booths will be used for all the testing activity for equipment already ordered from Houston. The shop will also have a gas testing pit. The initial structural design of the shop is ready and will be completed midway through 2014.

• New Heat Treatment Facility■ Electrically operated fix hearth batch type, hardening ( quenching ) furnace. Capacity - 10 tons■ Electrically operated fix hearth batch type , Tempering furnace - Capacity 15 tons■ Charging machine capacity - 5 MT with two quenching tanks of 100000 liters capacity

(one each for water & polymer quench ) & quenching cradle.■ Magnum forge’s current heat treatment capacity is 260 tons per month. With the installation of the new furnace, the

additional heat treatment capacity will be 520 tons per month - double the present capacity.■ The manufacturing of the furnace and construction of the heat treatment shop will be completed by May 2014.

Canteen Building

Training Hall


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• Internal Concrete RoadsAll internal roads are being done in concrete. The work is halfway completed and the entire project will be completed by early February 2014.

• Additional OfficesThe present office will be reconstructed and additional space of 4,000 sq. ft. will be created to accommodate offices for Executive, Engineering and Finance departments.

• New Machines Installed■ Okuma 600 HB Horizontal Machining Centre installed at

WOM in October.■ CNC turning machine with 350mm diameter chuck installed in

WOM in October.■ HBM and VTL installed at Magnum Forge in July.■ 2 Hardness testing machined installed.

• Proposed New Machines■ CNC Horizontal Boring Machine with 3x3 meter twin pallet

and loading capacity of 20 Tons with ATC.■ CNC Turn mill 400mm chuck diameter.■ CNC drilling machine.■ 1600mm Bandsaw machine for Magnum Forge will be installed

by April 2014.

WOM India will be celebrating 25 years in 2014. There will be various activities which will be planned over the year for the employees and their families.

• We are going to get the NABL accreditation for lab at Magna Casting.Internal Concrete Roads

Finished Inventory Store Flooring

WOM India



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In October, Magnum Subsea Systems (MSS) successfully completed and delivered subsea production equipment to DOF. The equipment was custom-designed for the Galoc Phase II project taking place in the South China Sea, south of Manila in the Philippines at 290 meters (951 feet) below sea.

The MSS subsea equipment which consisted of a pipeline end termination (PLET), jumper spools with flow-line connectors, a gooseneck connector and a subsea riser base are to be installed by the DOF construction vessel, Skandi Skansen. The construction vessel completed the installation activities and connected two wells into the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, Rubicon Intrepid, on December 2013.

The design of the MSS subsea production equipment was detailed and customized to fit the requirements of the project. Positive remarks expressed by the DOF-Galoc Project Fabrication Coordinator included, “The quality of your workmanship in all facets of the project, in my opinion, has been outstanding.” The success of the project is credited to the hardworking MSS team that ensured every measure was taken to satisfy customer requirements.

Jessielito, Service Engineer, with DOF Local Contractors

A WOM Group of Companies

MSS Delivering Engineered-Solutions


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Successfully Certifying Quality-MSS

In November, Magnum Subsea Systems (MSS) successfully completed and passed another round of API Q1, API 6A, API 17D, ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/TS 29001 audits, certifying our continued ability to meet the technical requirements identified in the applicable API product specifications. With the introduction of the new API Q1 9th Edition, MSS will be incorporating three new sections into the present quality systems procedures: Risk Management, Contingency Planning and Management of Change. These additions are projected to enhance the existing quality management system, taking MSS to a higher level.

Freddy Yiow, QA/QC Manager of MSS, is thankful to management and all staff for their relentless effort, uncompromising teamwork and support in maintaining the Quality System in API standards. Mr. Yiow strongly believes that each employee contributes to the growth and success of the company and all should take pride in being part of the team making API certification a success.

Beginning 2014, MSS API audits will be conducted based on the API Q1 9th Edition and all API monogram licensees are also expected to be upgraded in accordance with the new standard.

Mr. Yiow strongly believes that each employee contributes to the growth and success of the company and all should take pride in being part of the team making API certification a success.

MSS Organizational Structure (With Shared Resources)



Magnum Subsea Systems and WOM’s Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T) organized a Fire Safety Awareness Week from July 29 to August 2, 2013, geared towards training employees on general fire safety precautions. The week was filled with a variety of activities and demonstrations aimed at spreading awareness and response techniques through the simulation of scenarios. Employees practiced situations such as an employee suffering an injury while evacuating to the assembly area and a small fire outbreak in the workshop. Posters, case studies on fire prevention and safety guidelines were displayed in common areas and fire safety awareness videos played continuously in the reception area.

Additionally, to help boost the confidence needed to respond in an emergency situation, employees were given AED/CPR and extinguisher demonstrations by qualified instructors. The fire extinguisher demonstration, which was led by Singapore Civil Defense Force Officers, provided hands-on training on how to operate fire extinguishers as well as educating staff on the different types of extinguishers available in the office and workshop.

At the end of the week, employees were quizzed on the information they received to evaluate their understanding of fire safety and prevention.

WOM S.E.A and MSS Fire Safety Awareness

Adrian Soh, Lucy Khoo, Ieane, Amelia Gunawan, Denise Lim, Christina Aw, Pankaj Padhiyar, Tay Keen Wee, Victor Wong, Damien Lim, Dennis Chan , Mohd Yusdi Front row: Jessielito (Fire Responder)

Fire Extinguisher Practical Sessions

Fire Drill Assembly Area

Fire Extinguisher Display First Aid Box DisplayFire Safety Quiz Winners From left to right: Ng Lay Beng, Grace Wong, Adrian Soh, Mahesh Puranik, Chew Wei Xiong, Benedict Seetoh

First Aid Demonstration

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Celebrating Service Improvements

Offering quality service and operational excellence are top priorities at WOM. For that reason, WOM would like to congratulate Pongsakorn Cherdchaipan, WOM SEA Service Representation, for his contribution to the M-3 Exploration Campaign for PTTEP in Myanmar. Pongsakorn suggested and assisted in implementing a process improvement which successfully reduced time and cost during the installation of the 13-5/8” SPII Compact Wellhead.

While aboard the jack-up rig Hercules 208, Pongsakorn identified an area of improvement in the way the wellhead assembly was being run and installed. In the normal procedure, the wellhead is attached to a running tool, goes through the rotary table and placed in position. Once the wellhead is in the final position, the annulus valves are attached to the wellhead. In analyzing this procedure, Pongsakorn recommended to attach the annulus valves prior to the start of the operations and then have the wellhead lowered into position underneath the

rotary table with the help of a crane and winch. The rig team adopted the suggestion and successfully completed installation of the wellhead, saving 2 hours of critical path time.

Pongsakorn Cherdchaipan, WOM SEA Service Representation

WOM is proud to have Pongsakorn as part of the team and is thankful for his ideas and suggestions on improving efficiency.

13-5/8” SPII Wellhead

A Total of 137 Joints of Casing were run to a depth of 1569m



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WOM has expanded its worldwide footprint to the capital of Indonesia with the opening of a regional office in Jakarta. On October 1st, 2013, WOM registered a branch at One Pacific Place, a premier business and commercial complex at the heart of Jakarta. Having an office in such a prestigious location truly shows WOM’s drive to become a world-class industry leader. While the Jakarta branch will be starting out small, it does so in one of the most rapidly growing economic climates in the world. Over the past decade, Indonesia has the 3rd largest GDP growth in the world. The country is also among world leaders in terms of total GDP, low inflation rates and national debt. By 2030, Indonesia is projected to have the 7th largest economy in the world.

“While this a humble start for us right now, the only direction is up and the long term potential of operating in the region is tremendous,”said Hendro Hoo, Business Development Manager of the Jakarta office.

P.T. WOM Jakarta Office Opens New Horizons

Most of the major oil & gas companies have a presence in Indonesia due to its economic climate and political stability, and now WOM is no exception. The Jakarta office will allow customers in the region to be serviced quickly and will provide rapid response to any issues that need immediate attention. The new branch will be called P.T. WOM.

Ronald Indarto (P.T. Budi), Hendro Hoo (MSS), Mahesh Puranik

Jakarta, Indonesia

P.T. WOM Jakarta Office



O�shore Europe Show - Aberdeen, UK This year, WOM participated in the Offshore Europe Show by staging its largest exhibition of the year. From September 3-5, 2013, in Aberdeen, Scotland, WOM showcased in a 76.5 square meter booth displaying various products such as magnum gate valve, IRS, capping stack, and compact wellhead. The show was a success capturing the attention of many potential and current prospects.

Exhibiting Excellence

Left to Right: Adriana Lua, Mahesh Puranik and Shehroz Maredia

Bruce Gordon Demonstrating the Magnum Gate Valve Model Front Row Legft to Right: Mahesh Puranik and Mahesh MithranBack Row Left to Right: Hendro Hoo, Myron Ballard, Lisa Bowler, Jay Conley, Adriana Lua, Emma Turrell, Lincoln Ong, Shehroz Maredia, Joshua Small, Neil Gordon, John Dodsworth

Left to Right: Jay Conley, Mahesh Mithran and Lincoln Ong

Sudhir Puranik and Willie Kinnear with Helix CEO and COO Left to Right: Joshua Small, Emma Turrell, and Lisa Bowler

Offshore Europe 2013 Booth

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ASCOPE at Ho Chin MinWOM SEA exhibited for the first time in the Ascope Conference and Exhibition during November 28-30, 2013 in Ho Chin Min, Vietnam. Displaying WOM’s world-leading products and services, WOM SEA reinforced its market presence in Vietnam.

CIPPEWOM partnered with Landy Energy Services to exhibit at the CIPPE Show during September 3-5, 2013. The show took place at the China Karamay Expo Center highlighting the relationship between Landy and WOM. The CIPPE show is one of China’s top petroleum and petrochemical shows geared towards professionals in manufacturing, upstream, natural gas market, and alternative energy.

IIT 2013 Global ConferenceThe IIT conference is a bi-annual, global conference that aims to bring together the best and brightest graduates of the Indian Institute of Technology, many of whom have been responsible for advances and innovation in engineering, science and technology throughout the world. Over 1600 people, many of which were IIT graduates, attended the conference. WOM is proud to have the opportunity to be a gold sponsor of the IIT 2013 Global Conference held in Houston during December 6-8, 2013.

Lincoln Ong, WOM SEA Manager Left to Right: Ameliana Gunawan, Mahesh Puranik and Devita Tripermanasari

From left to Right: Grant Watson, Devita Tripermanasari, Ameliana Gunawan, Don Prasard, Hendro Hoo and Mahesh Puranik

Alex ‘Marc’ Marcantel, Special Projects DirectorLandy and WOM Booth

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