KCA DEUTAG

  1. Oil and gas companies of the United Kingdom
  2. Companies based in Aberdeen
  3. Oilfield services companies
  4. Drilling rig operators


KCA DEUTAG is an international oil and gas services company with headquarters in Aberdeen, United Kingdom. It has approximately 8,000 employees and operates in more than 20 countries worldwide[1].

Background

KCA DEUTAG is the merger of KCA Drilling and Deutag AG in 2001.[2] The company has regional offices in Germany, Russia, the Middle East, the Caspian region, North and West Africa, Asia, Norway and across its wider operations.[3] It has 61 land rigs and 39 offshore platforms with a long-established history across its operations[4]

The company was awarded a Queens Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category for the second time during 2010.[5]

Operations

The company has seen continued growth, securing major contracts around the world, including multimillion dollar contracts in Libya[6] and a multimillion Euro contract in France[7]

Europe more than 100 years[8]
Libya more than 50 years
Oman more than 40 years
Nigeria more than 15 years[9]

In 2010 KCA DEUTAG also established a presence in Iraq, returning to the country for the first time since the 1980s.[10]

KCA DEUTAG also has its own facilities and engineering services group, RDS[1], which itself has 500 personnel and 30 years experience in the industry.[3] In June 2008 it won two contacts in Southeast Asia worth an estimated US$4 million[11] RDS reportedly won a drilling facilities design contract for BP's Clair Ridge during 2009.[12].

KCA DEUTAG also owns and manages DART (drilling and advanced rig training) simulators in six different locations for bespoke training.

Personnel

In March 2008, Holger Temmen became CEO of KCA DEUTAG[13] whilst Neil Stevenson was appointed as Director of Business Development and Commerce of KCA DEUTAG in June 2008.[14]

Holger Temmen – Chief Executive Officer
Brian Taylor – Chief Operating Officer
Ross Richardson – Director, Support Services
Mark Walker – Director, Finance
Neil Stevenson – Director, Business Development and Commercial
Ian MacKenzie – Director, Projects and Technical Services[15]

On 1 April 2009 the company lost ten employees aboard the April 2009 North Sea helicopter crash.[16]

Business Development

In 2010 KCA DEUTAG secured a number of key contracts:[17]

KCA DEUTAG awarded significant North Sea contract for CNR
KCA DEUTAG awarded contract extension by Statoil
KCA DEUTAG awarded several significant drilling contracts in Libya
KCA DEUTAG awarded a multimillion dollar contract by TAQA Energy B.V., the Dutch subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA)
RDS awarded the contract for the Chirag Oil Project 'Execute' phase by the Azerbaijan International Operating Company, operated by BP
KCA Deutag won a multimillion Euro contract from NAM, a joint venture of Shell and ExxonMobil, for the provision of KCA Deutag's Bentec-built T-700 heavy land drilling rig.
KCA DEUTAG awarded a contract by HESS Oil France S.A.S with a total firm contract value in excess of €6.5 million

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rigzone (online) Accessed 9th December, 2010
  2. ↑ "Deutag Referenzen", Europetrotec.com Accessed 15th June, 2008.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "About Us", KCA Deutag, UK. Accessed 20th October, 2009.
  4. ↑ "CSR Report 2007", Abbot Group Limited, UK. Accessed 12th June, 2008.
  5. ↑ Aberdeen City Council news (online) Accessed 3rd December, 2010
  6. ↑ Scandoil (online) Accessed 3rd December, 2010
  7. ↑ Silobreaker (online) Accessed 3rd December, 2010
  8. ↑ KCA DEUTAG website Accessed 9th December, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Annual Report 2007", Abbot Group Limited, UK. Accessed 12th June, 2008.
  10. ↑ Iraq Business News online Accessed 3rd December, 2010.
  11. ↑ “RDS receives $4 million in contracts” EnergyCurrent (online), 10th June, 2008. US. Accessed 16th June, 2008.
  12. ↑ "Western Europe - Petroleum Economist - October 2009", Petroleum Economist (online) Accessed 20th October, 2009.
  13. ↑ Findlay, Keith “Former Deutag Europe MD named Abbot’s new Chief”, Press and Journal (online). 25th March 2008. UK Accessed 15th June, 2008.
  14. ↑ “KCA DEUTAG appoints Director of Business Development and Commerce” EIC Accessed 15th June, 2008.
  15. ↑ Management Team, KCA DEUTAG website Accessed 3rd December 2010.
  16. ↑ "Memorial Service", News Archive, KCA DEUTAG website
  17. ↑ News Releases, KCA DEUTAG website Accessed 3rd December 2010.

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